Nodaway County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 9,689 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -POLK A/POLK DPOLK A/POLK D | 658 | 1,595 | 24 | 2,277 | 28.9% | 70.0% | R+41.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -POLK B/C/WPOLK B/C/W | 799 | 1,280 | 28 | 2,107 | 37.9% | 60.7% | R+22.8 |
| Precinct -POLK EPOLK E | 217 | 548 | 8 | 773 | 28.1% | 70.9% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct -JACKSONJACKSON | 125 | 494 | 5 | 624 | 20.0% | 79.2% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -NODAWAYNODAWAY | 104 | 367 | 8 | 479 | 21.7% | 76.6% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSONJEFFERSON | 130 | 323 | 7 | 460 | 28.3% | 70.2% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -GRANTGRANT | 111 | 283 | 2 | 396 | 28.0% | 71.5% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -WHITE CLOUDWHITE CLOUD | 83 | 281 | 6 | 370 | 22.4% | 75.9% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -HOPKINSHOPKINS | 69 | 280 | 3 | 352 | 19.6% | 79.5% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -HUGHESHUGHES | 47 | 247 | 1 | 295 | 15.9% | 83.7% | R+67.8 |
| Precinct -UNIONUNION | 67 | 215 | 4 | 286 | 23.4% | 75.2% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -MONROEMONROE | 57 | 195 | 1 | 253 | 22.5% | 77.1% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -ATCHISONATCHISON | 52 | 197 | 1 | 250 | 20.8% | 78.8% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -LINCOLNLINCOLN | 40 | 175 | 2 | 217 | 18.4% | 80.6% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTONWASHINGTON | 39 | 158 | 2 | 199 | 19.6% | 79.4% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE | 39 | 141 | 2 | 182 | 21.4% | 77.5% | R+56.0 |
| Precinct -GREENGREEN | 37 | 130 | 2 | 169 | 21.9% | 76.9% | R+55.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +0.5% |
| 1896 | +14.1% |
| 1900 | +2.4% |
| 1904 | −7.0% |
| 1908 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | +19.2% |
| 1916 | +4.4% |
| 1920 | −12.5% |
| 1924 | −3.5% |
| 1928 | −14.9% |
| 1932 | +31.8% |
| 1936 | +12.6% |
| 1940 | −0.5% |
| 1944 | −3.2% |
| 1948 | +12.2% |
| 1952 | −22.6% |
| 1956 | −8.6% |
| 1960 | −6.0% |
| 1964 | +27.7% |
| 1968 | −2.5% |
| 1972 | −28.3% |
| 1976 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | −3.1% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | −17.8% |
| 2004 | −23.7% |
| 2008 | −10.5% |
| 2012 | −27.0% |
| 2016 | −40.7% |
| 2020 | −40.5% |
| 2024 | −43.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,039 |
| 2018 | 12,960 |
| 2020 | 12,941 |
| 2022 | 13,007 |
| 2024 | 12,885 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−165 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,789 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,763 in average income, against $66,263 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+30.6 on average — 13 points more Democratic-leaning than Nodaway County, MO itself (R+43.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Gentry County, MO29R+61.8
- Buchanan County, MO26R+28.0
- Clay County, MO22R+5.6
- Jackson County, MO22D+19.3
- Holt County, MO21R+69.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jackson County, MO42
- Buchanan County, MO32
- Clay County, MO28
- Andrew County, MO24
- Holt County, MO22
- Page County, IA21
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 | −21 |
| 2012 | −137 |
| 2013 | −240 |
| 2014 | −221 |
| 2015 | −400 |
| 2016 | −207 |
| 2017 | −105 |
| 2018 | −181 |
| 2019 | −145 |
| 2021 | −56 |
| 2022 | −335 |
| 2023 | −85 |
| 2024 | −491 |
| 2025 | −165 |
Nodaway County, home to Northwest Missouri State University, tilts heavily Republican in federal races despite the moderating presence of a college-town electorate in Maryville — its largest population center.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 43.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.7 points.
A population of 20,774, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,315 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knox County and Gibson County.
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Nodaway County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29147/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.