Morgan County, Missouri: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+60 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,7172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,4122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cumberland County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Morgan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Morgan 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 | +2.2% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | −1.5% |
| 1904 | −12.4% |
| 1908 | −11.6% |
| 1912 | −2.8% |
| 1916 | −7.1% |
| 1920 | −22.5% |
| 1924 | −14.7% |
| 1928 | −35.6% |
| 1932 | +16.0% |
| 1936 | −7.3% |
| 1940 | −14.2% |
| 1944 | −25.0% |
| 1948 | −11.9% |
| 1952 | −31.9% |
| 1956 | −19.5% |
| 1960 | −24.1% |
| 1964 | −5.3% |
| 1968 | −24.8% |
| 1972 | −40.9% |
| 1976 | −1.7% |
| 1980 | −18.1% |
| 1984 | −33.9% |
| 1988 | −20.6% |
| 1992 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | −0.7% |
| 2000 | −15.5% |
| 2004 | −29.7% |
| 2008 | −20.6% |
| 2012 | −34.1% |
| 2016 | −56.6% |
| 2020 | −58.2% |
| 2024 | −59.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,914 | 7,725 | 9,735 | ||
| R | 1,924 | 7,442 | 9,487 | ||
| R | 1,768 | 6,760 | 8,821 | ||
| R | 2,773 | 5,733 | 8,688 | ||
| R | 3,565 | 5,451 | 9,149 | ||
| R | 3,053 | 5,657 | 8,771 | ||
| R | 3,235 | 4,460 | 7,881 | ||
| R | 3,006 | 3,059 | 7,133 | ||
| D | 2,906 | 2,819 | 7,770 | ||
| R | 2,604 | 3,958 | 6,582 | ||
| R | 2,169 | 4,392 | 6,561 | ||
| R | 2,460 | 3,577 | 6,182 | ||
| R | 2,738 | 2,831 | 5,595 | ||
| R | 1,685 | 4,021 | 5,706 | ||
| R | 1,649 | 2,906 | 5,059 | ||
| R | 2,468 | 2,742 | 5,210 | ||
| R | 1,979 | 3,239 | 5,218 | ||
| R | 2,131 | 3,163 | 5,294 | ||
| R | 1,750 | 3,390 | 5,147 | ||
| R | 1,862 | 2,365 | 4,238 | ||
| R | 1,735 | 2,896 | 4,641 | ||
| R | 2,376 | 3,166 | 5,556 | ||
| R | 2,585 | 2,993 | 5,596 | ||
| D | 2,768 | 2,000 | 4,807 | ||
| R | 1,432 | 3,017 | 4,458 | ||
| R | 1,842 | 2,489 | 4,397 | ||
| R | 1,834 | 2,911 | 4,780 | ||
| R | 1,368 | 1,578 | 2,967 | ||
| R | 1,163 | 1,239 | 2,725 | ||
| R | 1,315 | 1,663 | 3,007 | ||
| R | 1,262 | 1,624 | 2,921 | ||
| R | 1,390 | 1,434 | 2,877 | ||
| D | 1,628 | 1,366 | 3,005 | ||
| D | 1,143 | 1,088 | 2,518 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.3%
English
14.9%
American
13.1%
Irish
9.4%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.6%
Scottish
1.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 45.4 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
$53,412
Morgan County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Morgan County$53,412
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Morgan County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
18.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.0%
Working age (18–64)18.6%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European7.1%
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Morgan County's resort economy around Lake of the Ozarks draws seasonal tourism while its permanent population votes in near-uniform Republican margins, posting a 59.7-point gap in the 2024 presidential race.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A median household income of $53,412, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 21,717 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cumberland County and Montgomery County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Morgan County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morgan County, Missouri voted Republican by 59.7 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,735 votes cast, 1,914 went Democratic and 7,725 went Republican.
What is Morgan County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Morgan County, Missouri in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Morgan County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morgan County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Morgan County, Missouri?
Morgan County, Missouri has a population of 21,717 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morgan County, Missouri?
Median household income in Morgan County, Missouri is $53,412 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Morgan County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morgan County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.