Osage County, Missouri: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+73%. Republican peak: R+73 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+73MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,4022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,6812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 97.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Taney County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Osage CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Osage 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 | −4.2% |
| 1896 | −7.6% |
| 1900 | −10.5% |
| 1904 | −7.7% |
| 1908 | −11.6% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | −12.1% |
| 1920 | −53.2% |
| 1924 | −10.6% |
| 1928 | +11.1% |
| 1932 | +32.8% |
| 1936 | +2.7% |
| 1940 | −23.2% |
| 1944 | −21.5% |
| 1948 | +3.6% |
| 1952 | −21.6% |
| 1956 | −11.4% |
| 1960 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | −2.0% |
| 1968 | −31.1% |
| 1972 | −48.4% |
| 1976 | −22.9% |
| 1980 | −28.1% |
| 1984 | −53.1% |
| 1988 | −37.3% |
| 1992 | −15.2% |
| 1996 | −15.2% |
| 2000 | −35.9% |
| 2004 | −49.5% |
| 2008 | −44.6% |
| 2012 | −55.7% |
| 2016 | −68.5% |
| 2020 | −71.4% |
| 2024 | −72.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,009 | 6,657 | 7,745 | ||
| R | 1,037 | 6,425 | 7,546 | ||
| R | 998 | 5,856 | 7,090 | ||
| R | 1,473 | 5,329 | 6,919 | ||
| R | 1,907 | 5,062 | 7,079 | ||
| R | 1,673 | 4,975 | 6,671 | ||
| R | 1,938 | 4,154 | 6,178 | ||
| R | 2,045 | 2,890 | 5,568 | ||
| R | 1,860 | 2,784 | 6,073 | ||
| R | 1,771 | 3,885 | 5,665 | ||
| R | 1,343 | 4,381 | 5,724 | ||
| R | 2,045 | 3,679 | 5,822 | ||
| R | 2,015 | 3,224 | 5,269 | ||
| R | 1,485 | 4,266 | 5,751 | ||
| R | 1,540 | 3,107 | 5,041 | ||
| R | 2,608 | 2,712 | 5,320 | ||
| D | 2,900 | 2,678 | 5,578 | ||
| R | 2,445 | 3,077 | 5,522 | ||
| R | 2,191 | 3,404 | 5,605 | ||
| D | 2,672 | 2,488 | 5,170 | ||
| R | 2,121 | 3,284 | 5,412 | ||
| R | 2,332 | 3,743 | 6,086 | ||
| D | 2,995 | 2,836 | 5,899 | ||
| D | 3,567 | 1,798 | 5,387 | ||
| D | 3,092 | 2,474 | 5,572 | ||
| R | 1,986 | 2,496 | 4,802 | ||
| R | 1,118 | 3,699 | 4,856 | ||
| R | 1,383 | 1,769 | 3,184 | ||
| D | 1,394 | 981 | 2,923 | ||
| R | 1,439 | 1,820 | 3,295 | ||
| R | 1,451 | 1,699 | 3,224 | ||
| R | 1,396 | 1,731 | 3,189 | ||
| R | 1,456 | 1,700 | 3,192 | ||
| R | 1,266 | 1,378 | 2,690 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
52.0%
Irish
7.5%
American
6.8%
English
5.8%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.6%
Polish
0.9%
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: 41.1 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
$76,681
Osage County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Osage County$76,681
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Osage County ranks in the top 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
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.1%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.2%
speak English only
Spanish0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Osage County, anchored by small farming communities along the Osage River, recorded an R+73.1 presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in the state—reflecting the heavily rural, agricultural character that defines its electorate.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-three points.
A population of 13,402, a 98% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,681 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taney County and Miller County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Osage County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Osage County, Missouri voted Republican by 72.9 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,745 votes cast, 1,009 went Democratic and 6,657 went Republican.
What is Osage County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Osage 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Osage County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Osage County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Osage County, Missouri?
Osage County, Missouri has a population of 13,402 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Osage County, Missouri?
Median household income in Osage County, Missouri is $76,681 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Osage County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Osage County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.