Newton County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
23 precincts · 29,097 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WEST NEOSHO PRECINCTWEST NEOSHO PRECINCT | 365 | 1,840 | 34 | 2,239 | 16.3% | 82.2% | R+65.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DIAMOND PRECINCTDIAMOND PRECINCT | 306 | 1,846 | 23 | 2,175 | 14.1% | 84.9% | R+70.8 |
| Precinct -GRANBY PRECINCTGRANBY PRECINCT | 327 | 1,741 | 11 | 2,079 | 15.7% | 83.7% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -HORNET PRECINCTHORNET PRECINCT | 373 | 1,620 | 13 | 2,006 | 18.6% | 80.8% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -SENECA PRECINCTSENECA PRECINCT | 303 | 1,636 | 16 | 1,955 | 15.5% | 83.7% | R+68.2 |
| Precinct -THURMAN PRECINCTTHURMAN PRECINCT | 408 | 1,347 | 25 | 1,780 | 22.9% | 75.7% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -STAPLES #27 PRECINCTSTAPLES #27 PRECINCT | 494 | 1,222 | 21 | 1,737 | 28.4% | 70.4% | R+41.9 |
| Precinct -WESTVIEW PRECINCTWESTVIEW PRECINCT | 207 | 1,329 | 9 | 1,545 | 13.4% | 86.0% | R+72.6 |
| Precinct -NEOSHO #1 PRECINCTNEOSHO #1 PRECINCT | 378 | 1,122 | 21 | 1,521 | 24.9% | 73.8% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -EAST NEOSHO PRECINCTEAST NEOSHO PRECINCT | 245 | 1,069 | 17 | 1,331 | 18.4% | 80.3% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -STAPLES WEST PRECINCTSTAPLES WEST PRECINCT | 337 | 858 | 10 | 1,205 | 28.0% | 71.2% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -CROWDER PRECINCTCROWDER PRECINCT | 213 | 972 | 15 | 1,200 | 17.8% | 81.0% | R+63.2 |
| Precinct -NEOSHO #4 PRECINCTNEOSHO #4 PRECINCT | 292 | 864 | 14 | 1,170 | 25.0% | 73.8% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -REDING PRECINCTREDING PRECINCT | 280 | 868 | 15 | 1,163 | 24.1% | 74.6% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -NEOSHO #2 PRECINCTNEOSHO #2 PRECINCT | 239 | 813 | 7 | 1,059 | 22.6% | 76.8% | R+54.2 |
| Precinct -STAPLES #21 PRECINCTSTAPLES #21 PRECINCT | 291 | 629 | 22 | 942 | 30.9% | 66.8% | R+35.9 |
| Precinct -NEOSHO #3 PRECINCTNEOSHO #3 PRECINCT | 218 | 565 | 10 | 793 | 27.5% | 71.2% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -RITCHEY PRECINCTRITCHEY PRECINCT | 90 | 501 | 7 | 598 | 15.1% | 83.8% | R+68.7 |
| Precinct -WENTWORTH PRECINCTWENTWORTH PRECINCT | 118 | 469 | 4 | 591 | 20.0% | 79.4% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -FAIRVIEW PRECINCTFAIRVIEW PRECINCT | 86 | 487 | 4 | 577 | 14.9% | 84.4% | R+69.5 |
| Precinct -STELLA PRECINCTSTELLA PRECINCT | 70 | 487 | 4 | 561 | 12.5% | 86.8% | R+74.3 |
| Precinct -NEWTONIA PRECINCTNEWTONIA PRECINCT | 90 | 371 | 2 | 463 | 19.4% | 80.1% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -STAPLES EAST PRECINCTSTAPLES EAST PRECINCT | 137 | 267 | 3 | 407 | 33.7% | 65.6% | R+31.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.0% |
| 1896 | +16.2% |
| 1900 | +3.5% |
| 1904 | −6.4% |
| 1908 | +1.8% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −14.8% |
| 1924 | −6.9% |
| 1928 | −36.4% |
| 1932 | +19.8% |
| 1936 | +3.7% |
| 1940 | −12.6% |
| 1944 | −15.1% |
| 1948 | −1.9% |
| 1952 | −25.6% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −22.7% |
| 1964 | +10.0% |
| 1968 | −16.4% |
| 1972 | −42.8% |
| 1976 | −0.7% |
| 1980 | −29.4% |
| 1984 | −43.4% |
| 1988 | −29.2% |
| 1992 | −15.2% |
| 1996 | −23.4% |
| 2000 | −36.8% |
| 2004 | −44.5% |
| 2008 | −40.1% |
| 2012 | −46.7% |
| 2016 | −58.1% |
| 2020 | −57.3% |
| 2024 | −58.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 40,109 |
| 2018 | 38,531 |
| 2020 | 41,756 |
| 2022 | 40,789 |
| 2024 | 42,047 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+458 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,087 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,090 in average income, against $71,391 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+48.7 on average — 9.9 points more Democratic-leaning than Newton County, MO itself (R+58.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jasper County, MO752R+46.7
- McDonald County, MO167R+68.8
- Benton County, AR78R+27.0
- Greene County, MO56R+20.8
- Barry County, MO53R+63.5
- Lawrence County, MO52R+63.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jasper County, MO849
- McDonald County, MO110
- Benton County, AR64
- Greene County, MO60
- Barry County, MO52
- Ottawa County, OK45
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +194 |
| 2012 | −133 |
| 2013 | −311 |
| 2014 | −361 |
| 2015 | −73 |
| 2016 | −25 |
| 2017 | −35 |
| 2018 | −82 |
| 2019 | +3 |
| 2021 | +850 |
| 2022 | +636 |
| 2023 | +506 |
| 2024 | +460 |
| 2025 | +458 |
Newton County, anchored by Neosho in the Ozark border region, delivered a 58-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a spread typical of rural southwest Missouri's decades-long shift toward single-party dominance at the top of the ticket.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.6 points.
A population of 60,118, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,301 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blount County and Lawrence County.
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Newton County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29145/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.