Newton County, Missouri: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 60,1182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,3012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bedford County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Newton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Newton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +2.0% |
| 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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,867 | 22,923 | 29,097 | ||
| R | 5,818 | 22,120 | 28,454 | ||
| R | 4,990 | 20,553 | 26,807 | ||
| R | 6,425 | 18,181 | 25,193 | ||
| R | 7,450 | 17,637 | 25,406 | ||
| R | 6,564 | 17,187 | 23,889 | ||
| R | 6,447 | 14,232 | 21,162 | ||
| R | 5,840 | 10,067 | 18,085 | ||
| R | 5,987 | 8,804 | 18,479 | ||
| R | 5,798 | 10,617 | 16,497 | ||
| R | 4,623 | 11,709 | 16,332 | ||
| R | 5,621 | 10,515 | 16,662 | ||
| R | 7,045 | 7,142 | 14,301 | ||
| R | 4,291 | 10,701 | 14,992 | ||
| R | 5,064 | 7,343 | 13,888 | ||
| D | 8,139 | 6,660 | 14,799 | ||
| R | 5,678 | 9,010 | 14,688 | ||
| R | 5,529 | 7,792 | 13,321 | ||
| R | 5,070 | 8,577 | 13,677 | ||
| R | 5,598 | 5,820 | 11,443 | ||
| R | 5,146 | 6,985 | 12,154 | ||
| R | 6,256 | 8,064 | 14,364 | ||
| D | 6,929 | 6,437 | 13,448 | ||
| D | 7,224 | 4,806 | 12,209 | ||
| R | 3,269 | 7,054 | 10,408 | ||
| R | 3,970 | 4,592 | 9,011 | ||
| R | 4,078 | 5,541 | 9,912 | ||
| D | 3,158 | 2,929 | 6,409 | ||
| D | 2,421 | 1,470 | 5,399 | ||
| D | 2,725 | 2,620 | 5,823 | ||
| R | 2,296 | 2,647 | 5,447 | ||
| D | 2,877 | 2,673 | 5,769 | ||
| D | 3,029 | 2,174 | 5,268 | ||
| D | 1,978 | 1,883 | 4,680 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.1%
English
13.4%
Irish
10.6%
American
6.9%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.4%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 40.2 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
$66,301
Newton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Newton County$66,301
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Newton 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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.8%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A median household income of $66,301, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 60,118 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bedford County and Fulton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Newton County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Newton County, Missouri voted Republican by 58.6 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,097 votes cast, 5,867 went Democratic and 22,923 went Republican.
What is Newton County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Newton 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Newton County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Newton County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Newton County, Missouri?
Newton County, Missouri has a population of 60,118 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newton County, Missouri?
Median household income in Newton County, Missouri is $66,301 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Newton County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Newton County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.