Putnam County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 2,380 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -UNION NEUNION NE | 123 | 622 | 3 | 748 | 16.4% | 83.2% | R+66.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -UNION SWUNION SW | 101 | 587 | 2 | 690 | 14.6% | 85.1% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -EL ELM(WORTHINGTON/MARTINSTOWNEL ELM(WORTHINGTON/MARTINSTOWN | 37 | 233 | 4 | 274 | 13.5% | 85.0% | R+71.5 |
| Precinct -LI LINCOLNLI LINCOLN | 15 | 166 | 1 | 182 | 8.2% | 91.2% | R+83.0 |
| Precinct -GR GRANTGR GRANT | 19 | 112 | 1 | 132 | 14.4% | 84.8% | R+70.5 |
| Precinct -YO YORKYO YORK | 21 | 107 | 1 | 129 | 16.3% | 82.9% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -LB LIBERTYLB LIBERTY | 17 | 104 | 0 | 121 | 14.0% | 86.0% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -ME MEDICINEME MEDICINE | 14 | 90 | 0 | 104 | 13.5% | 86.5% | R+73.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −27.5% |
| 1896 | −26.3% |
| 1900 | −33.0% |
| 1904 | −43.2% |
| 1908 | −34.7% |
| 1912 | −27.7% |
| 1916 | −33.0% |
| 1920 | −48.2% |
| 1924 | −36.1% |
| 1928 | −47.3% |
| 1932 | −4.5% |
| 1936 | −28.8% |
| 1940 | −38.1% |
| 1944 | −45.3% |
| 1948 | −26.0% |
| 1952 | −47.0% |
| 1956 | −41.1% |
| 1960 | −43.8% |
| 1964 | −2.1% |
| 1968 | −33.0% |
| 1972 | −57.4% |
| 1976 | −13.6% |
| 1980 | −32.1% |
| 1984 | −31.8% |
| 1988 | −25.8% |
| 1992 | −12.2% |
| 1996 | −10.4% |
| 2000 | −37.9% |
| 2004 | −36.3% |
| 2008 | −38.3% |
| 2012 | −47.0% |
| 2016 | −67.5% |
| 2020 | −68.7% |
| 2024 | −70.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,765 |
| 2018 | 3,389 |
| 2020 | 3,453 |
| 2022 | 3,378 |
| 2024 | 3,501 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−35 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −323 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,140 in average income, against $54,026 for residents who stayed — 9% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | +7 |
| 2012 | −13 |
| 2013 | −41 |
| 2014 | −36 |
| 2015 | +12 |
| 2016 | −26 |
| 2017 | −21 |
| 2018 | −38 |
| 2019 | −53 |
| 2021 | +26 |
| 2022 | −1 |
| 2023 | −6 |
| 2024 | −98 |
| 2025 | −35 |
Putnam County, anchored by the small city of Unionville, recorded an R+70.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most heavily one-sided rural counties in Missouri's northern tier.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 70.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.3 points.
A population of 4,642, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,510 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Holt County and Carroll County.
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Putnam County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29171/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.