Phelps County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 19,300 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -05 DAWSON05 DAWSON | 457 | 1,341 | 19 | 1,817 | 25.2% | 73.8% | R+48.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -11 MERAMEC11 MERAMEC | 409 | 1,274 | 23 | 1,706 | 24.0% | 74.7% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -06 DILLON CENTRAL06 DILLON CENTRAL | 463 | 1,156 | 18 | 1,637 | 28.3% | 70.6% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -12 MILLER12 MILLER | 369 | 1,188 | 20 | 1,577 | 23.4% | 75.3% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -16 ROLLA WARD 416 ROLLA WARD 4 | 529 | 997 | 33 | 1,559 | 33.9% | 64.0% | R+30.0 |
| Precinct -15 ROLLA WARD 315 ROLLA WARD 3 | 471 | 895 | 27 | 1,393 | 33.8% | 64.2% | R+30.4 |
| Precinct -04 EDGAR SPRINGS04 EDGAR SPRINGS | 287 | 939 | 12 | 1,238 | 23.2% | 75.8% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -07 DILLON NORTH07 DILLON NORTH | 204 | 724 | 6 | 934 | 21.8% | 77.5% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -13 ROLLA WARD 113 ROLLA WARD 1 | 336 | 546 | 27 | 909 | 37.0% | 60.1% | R+23.1 |
| Precinct -14 ROLLA WARD 214 ROLLA WARD 2 | 345 | 549 | 14 | 908 | 38.0% | 60.5% | R+22.5 |
| Precinct -10 COLD SPRINGS WEST10 COLD SPRINGS WEST | 205 | 678 | 8 | 891 | 23.0% | 76.1% | R+53.1 |
| Precinct -17 ROLLA WARD 517 ROLLA WARD 5 | 278 | 534 | 12 | 824 | 33.7% | 64.8% | R+31.1 |
| Precinct -01 DOOLITTLE01 DOOLITTLE | 177 | 597 | 7 | 781 | 22.7% | 76.4% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct -08 DILLON SOUTH08 DILLON SOUTH | 174 | 562 | 6 | 742 | 23.5% | 75.7% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -19 ROLLA OUTSIDE SOUTH19 ROLLA OUTSIDE SOUTH | 159 | 535 | 11 | 705 | 22.6% | 75.9% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -18 ROLLA WARD 618 ROLLA WARD 6 | 247 | 300 | 5 | 552 | 44.7% | 54.3% | R+9.6 |
| Precinct -09 COLD SPRINGS EAST09 COLD SPRINGS EAST | 107 | 385 | 8 | 500 | 21.4% | 77.0% | R+55.6 |
| Precinct -03 NEWBURG03 NEWBURG | 114 | 297 | 3 | 414 | 27.5% | 71.7% | R+44.2 |
| Precinct -02 JEROME02 JEROME | 48 | 161 | 4 | 213 | 22.5% | 75.6% | R+53.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +16.9% |
| 1896 | +27.1% |
| 1900 | +15.9% |
| 1904 | +0.4% |
| 1908 | +8.4% |
| 1912 | +27.8% |
| 1916 | +11.7% |
| 1920 | −5.2% |
| 1924 | +15.1% |
| 1928 | −1.2% |
| 1932 | +45.6% |
| 1936 | +26.7% |
| 1940 | +18.0% |
| 1944 | +14.4% |
| 1948 | +26.0% |
| 1952 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | −0.1% |
| 1960 | −10.6% |
| 1964 | +21.2% |
| 1968 | −11.6% |
| 1972 | −36.1% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −14.0% |
| 1984 | −28.0% |
| 1988 | −17.3% |
| 1992 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | −3.8% |
| 2000 | −19.7% |
| 2004 | −27.9% |
| 2008 | −22.2% |
| 2012 | −33.3% |
| 2016 | −42.4% |
| 2020 | −40.0% |
| 2024 | −42.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 28,618 |
| 2018 | 28,854 |
| 2020 | 29,512 |
| 2022 | 28,680 |
| 2024 | 28,495 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−38 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,507 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,489 in average income, against $65,718 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+43.7 on average — about the same lean as Phelps County, MO (R+42.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pulaski County, MO105R+50.3
- Crawford County, MO91R+62.2
- Dent County, MO73R+70.2
- St. Louis County, MO59D+23.4
- Maries County, MO51R+67.5
- Texas County, MO42R+71.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pulaski County, MO80
- St. Louis County, MO74
- Crawford County, MO61
- Dent County, MO59
- Greene County, MO50
- Boone County, MO48
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 | −371 |
| 2012 | −323 |
| 2013 | −489 |
| 2014 | −357 |
| 2015 | −434 |
| 2016 | −265 |
| 2017 | −363 |
| 2018 | −247 |
| 2019 | −191 |
| 2021 | +484 |
| 2022 | +344 |
| 2023 | −58 |
| 2024 | −199 |
| 2025 | −38 |
Phelps County anchors the Missouri Ozarks, where Missouri S&T's engineering campus in Rolla adds a modest college-town layer to an otherwise rural electorate that swung Republican by nearly 43 points in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 42.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.9 points.
A population of 45,194, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,396 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson County and Payne County.
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Phelps County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29161/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.