Pettis County, Missouri: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+49 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,3972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,4302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ripley County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pettis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pettis 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 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | +1.7% |
| 1900 | −0.1% |
| 1904 | −6.4% |
| 1908 | −2.4% |
| 1912 | +16.8% |
| 1916 | +3.7% |
| 1920 | −13.2% |
| 1924 | −17.4% |
| 1928 | −30.1% |
| 1932 | +22.5% |
| 1936 | +10.9% |
| 1940 | −1.9% |
| 1944 | −3.5% |
| 1948 | +11.5% |
| 1952 | −11.4% |
| 1956 | −10.6% |
| 1960 | −12.9% |
| 1964 | +24.9% |
| 1968 | −2.8% |
| 1972 | −33.5% |
| 1976 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | −14.9% |
| 1984 | −34.0% |
| 1988 | −27.4% |
| 1992 | −9.2% |
| 1996 | −8.4% |
| 2000 | −23.3% |
| 2004 | −33.2% |
| 2008 | −22.4% |
| 2012 | −28.8% |
| 2016 | −46.6% |
| 2020 | −47.5% |
| 2024 | −48.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,703 | 13,907 | 18,935 | ||
| R | 4,783 | 13,854 | 19,097 | ||
| R | 4,324 | 12,810 | 18,204 | ||
| R | 5,904 | 10,842 | 17,175 | ||
| R | 6,932 | 11,018 | 18,208 | ||
| R | 5,801 | 11,603 | 17,496 | ||
| R | 5,855 | 9,533 | 15,755 | ||
| R | 6,057 | 7,336 | 15,265 | ||
| R | 5,314 | 6,823 | 16,470 | ||
| R | 5,486 | 9,648 | 15,200 | ||
| R | 5,413 | 10,991 | 16,404 | ||
| R | 6,475 | 8,833 | 15,841 | ||
| D | 7,887 | 7,344 | 15,296 | ||
| R | 5,016 | 10,065 | 15,081 | ||
| R | 6,334 | 6,738 | 14,621 | ||
| D | 8,987 | 5,409 | 14,396 | ||
| R | 6,997 | 9,066 | 16,063 | ||
| R | 7,086 | 8,766 | 15,852 | ||
| R | 7,363 | 9,261 | 16,636 | ||
| D | 8,388 | 6,657 | 15,069 | ||
| R | 7,176 | 7,696 | 14,894 | ||
| R | 8,570 | 8,905 | 17,492 | ||
| D | 9,265 | 7,435 | 16,821 | ||
| D | 9,474 | 5,982 | 15,545 | ||
| R | 5,554 | 10,346 | 15,939 | ||
| R | 1,826 | 2,656 | 4,771 | ||
| R | 6,561 | 8,595 | 15,355 | ||
| D | 4,665 | 4,319 | 9,305 | ||
| D | 3,771 | 2,423 | 8,003 | ||
| R | 3,791 | 3,983 | 8,064 | ||
| R | 3,346 | 3,820 | 7,435 | ||
| R | 3,820 | 3,824 | 7,824 | ||
| D | 4,267 | 4,119 | 8,467 | ||
| D | 3,680 | 3,610 | 7,518 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.1%
Irish
10.1%
English
8.8%
American
7.8%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.2%
African American
2.0%
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: 38.2 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
$60,430
Pettis County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pettis County$60,430
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Pettis 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
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)16.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Other Indo-European6.4%
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 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Sedalia, Pettis County has shifted decisively rightward over the past two decades, posting presidential margins that now rank among the widest in a state that itself has moved well outside competitive range.
The Republican margin here reached forty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A median household income of $60,430, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 43,397 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ripley County and Morgan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pettis County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pettis County, Missouri voted Republican by 48.6 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,935 votes cast, 4,703 went Democratic and 13,907 went Republican.
What is Pettis County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Pettis 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 Pettis County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pettis County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Pettis County, Missouri?
Pettis County, Missouri has a population of 43,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pettis County, Missouri?
Median household income in Pettis County, Missouri is $60,430 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Pettis County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pettis 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.