Marion County, Missouri: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+53 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,4572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,9032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Shelby County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Marion CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Marion County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +25.1% |
| 1896 | +19.4% |
| 1900 | +22.0% |
| 1904 | +12.0% |
| 1908 | +21.1% |
| 1912 | +30.1% |
| 1916 | +24.0% |
| 1920 | +17.8% |
| 1924 | +2.7% |
| 1928 | −14.9% |
| 1932 | +42.5% |
| 1936 | +40.9% |
| 1940 | +24.5% |
| 1944 | +30.5% |
| 1948 | +41.1% |
| 1952 | +15.7% |
| 1956 | +9.7% |
| 1960 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | +39.5% |
| 1968 | +6.0% |
| 1972 | −26.6% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −1.2% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | −13.3% |
| 2004 | −26.1% |
| 2008 | −23.9% |
| 2012 | −32.0% |
| 2016 | −50.2% |
| 2020 | −50.2% |
| 2024 | −52.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,032 | 9,991 | 13,153 | ||
| R | 3,202 | 9,915 | 13,376 | ||
| R | 2,994 | 9,419 | 12,787 | ||
| R | 4,031 | 7,923 | 12,158 | ||
| R | 4,703 | 7,705 | 12,553 | ||
| R | 4,568 | 7,815 | 12,453 | ||
| R | 4,993 | 6,550 | 11,712 | ||
| D | 4,924 | 4,653 | 10,721 | ||
| D | 5,156 | 4,762 | 11,783 | ||
| D | 5,617 | 5,034 | 10,674 | ||
| R | 4,666 | 6,831 | 11,497 | ||
| R | 5,890 | 6,036 | 12,186 | ||
| D | 6,124 | 5,501 | 11,663 | ||
| R | 4,171 | 7,197 | 11,368 | ||
| D | 5,416 | 4,732 | 11,369 | ||
| D | 8,314 | 3,605 | 11,919 | ||
| D | 6,758 | 6,431 | 13,189 | ||
| D | 6,874 | 5,657 | 12,531 | ||
| D | 8,457 | 6,162 | 14,637 | ||
| D | 9,122 | 3,802 | 12,944 | ||
| D | 8,575 | 4,560 | 13,149 | ||
| D | 9,723 | 5,892 | 15,660 | ||
| D | 11,068 | 4,628 | 15,747 | ||
| D | 10,293 | 4,123 | 14,519 | ||
| R | 5,679 | 7,664 | 13,367 | ||
| D | 5,739 | 5,408 | 12,297 | ||
| D | 6,719 | 4,660 | 11,545 | ||
| D | 4,534 | 2,759 | 7,401 | ||
| D | 3,471 | 1,693 | 5,909 | ||
| D | 3,982 | 2,554 | 6,772 | ||
| D | 3,127 | 2,433 | 5,762 | ||
| D | 3,927 | 2,490 | 6,526 | ||
| D | 4,008 | 2,699 | 6,759 | ||
| D | 3,634 | 2,154 | 5,907 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.9%
English
14.4%
Irish
9.5%
American
8.7%
Italian
3.4%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.1%
African American
3.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,903
Marion County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marion County$62,903
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Marion County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)13.8%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Marion County anchors Missouri's northeastern corner along the Mississippi, where a shrinking small-city population and deep agricultural roots have pushed presidential margins from competitive to lopsided since the early 2000s.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A population of 28,457, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,903 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shelby County and Gentry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Marion County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marion County, Missouri voted Republican by 52.9 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,153 votes cast, 3,032 went Democratic and 9,991 went Republican.
What is Marion County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Marion County, Missouri in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Marion County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marion County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Marion County, Missouri?
Marion County, Missouri has a population of 28,457 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marion County, Missouri?
Median household income in Marion County, Missouri is $62,903 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Marion County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marion County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.