Pulaski County, Missouri: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,8942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,4662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bullitt County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pulaski CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pulaski 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 | +21.7% |
| 1896 | +27.4% |
| 1900 | +27.4% |
| 1904 | +17.3% |
| 1908 | +17.5% |
| 1912 | +28.5% |
| 1916 | +14.1% |
| 1920 | +3.2% |
| 1924 | +14.2% |
| 1928 | −7.1% |
| 1932 | +37.2% |
| 1936 | +14.0% |
| 1940 | +7.5% |
| 1944 | +13.0% |
| 1948 | +26.9% |
| 1952 | +6.1% |
| 1956 | +7.4% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +29.1% |
| 1968 | −4.5% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +20.7% |
| 1980 | −3.7% |
| 1984 | −30.1% |
| 1988 | −14.7% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | −3.4% |
| 2000 | −25.9% |
| 2004 | −41.5% |
| 2008 | −28.7% |
| 2012 | −36.1% |
| 2016 | −51.2% |
| 2020 | −45.6% |
| 2024 | −50.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,765 | 11,579 | 15,604 | ||
| R | 3,740 | 10,329 | 14,441 | ||
| R | 2,922 | 9,876 | 13,582 | ||
| R | 4,199 | 9,092 | 13,571 | ||
| R | 5,249 | 9,552 | 15,000 | ||
| R | 3,551 | 8,618 | 12,221 | ||
| R | 3,800 | 6,531 | 10,531 | ||
| R | 3,783 | 4,089 | 9,079 | ||
| D | 4,113 | 3,793 | 9,988 | ||
| R | 3,446 | 4,642 | 8,112 | ||
| R | 2,865 | 5,330 | 8,195 | ||
| R | 3,707 | 3,998 | 7,871 | ||
| D | 4,370 | 2,865 | 7,267 | ||
| R | 1,903 | 4,243 | 6,146 | ||
| R | 2,303 | 2,555 | 5,576 | ||
| D | 3,383 | 1,856 | 5,239 | ||
| R | 3,096 | 3,285 | 6,381 | ||
| D | 2,936 | 2,532 | 5,468 | ||
| D | 3,026 | 2,678 | 5,712 | ||
| D | 2,858 | 1,644 | 4,513 | ||
| D | 3,048 | 2,345 | 5,400 | ||
| D | 2,752 | 2,367 | 5,127 | ||
| D | 2,886 | 2,177 | 5,076 | ||
| D | 3,260 | 1,489 | 4,766 | ||
| R | 1,934 | 2,229 | 4,171 | ||
| D | 2,127 | 1,578 | 3,867 | ||
| D | 1,978 | 1,853 | 3,870 | ||
| D | 1,339 | 1,003 | 2,391 | ||
| D | 1,268 | 631 | 2,238 | ||
| D | 1,418 | 988 | 2,451 | ||
| D | 1,190 | 837 | 2,044 | ||
| D | 1,282 | 728 | 2,021 | ||
| D | 1,410 | 802 | 2,216 | ||
| D | 1,046 | 663 | 1,768 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.3%
English
11.7%
Irish
8.7%
American
5.4%
Italian
4.0%
French
2.1%
Polish
1.7%
African American
8.3%
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: 27.8 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
$64,466
Pulaski County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pulaski County$64,466
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Pulaski 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
12.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)22.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pulaski County's political identity is shaped by its large active-duty and veteran population surrounding Fort Leonard Wood, contributing to presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles despite the transient nature of military-community demographics.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.
A median household income of $64,466, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,894 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bullitt County and Spencer County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pulaski County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pulaski County, Missouri voted Republican by 50.1 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,604 votes cast, 3,765 went Democratic and 11,579 went Republican.
What is Pulaski County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Pulaski 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pulaski County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pulaski County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Pulaski County, Missouri?
Pulaski County, Missouri has a population of 53,894 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pulaski County, Missouri?
Median household income in Pulaski County, Missouri is $64,466 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Pulaski County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pulaski County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.