Scotland County, Missouri: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,6862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,9132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 96.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Macon County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Scotland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Scotland County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +15.2% |
| 1896 | +26.5% |
| 1900 | +15.4% |
| 1904 | +5.9% |
| 1908 | +10.0% |
| 1912 | +23.3% |
| 1916 | +12.0% |
| 1920 | −8.1% |
| 1924 | +6.1% |
| 1928 | −3.4% |
| 1932 | +31.6% |
| 1936 | +17.4% |
| 1940 | +2.2% |
| 1944 | +2.4% |
| 1948 | +18.3% |
| 1952 | −0.7% |
| 1956 | +8.2% |
| 1960 | −0.4% |
| 1964 | +28.6% |
| 1968 | −6.9% |
| 1972 | −20.4% |
| 1976 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | −13.7% |
| 1984 | −16.0% |
| 1988 | −5.5% |
| 1992 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | −25.0% |
| 2004 | −23.9% |
| 2008 | −21.7% |
| 2012 | −31.1% |
| 2016 | −58.6% |
| 2020 | −59.0% |
| 2024 | −61.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 358 | 1,537 | 1,920 | ||
| R | 388 | 1,560 | 1,986 | ||
| R | 365 | 1,525 | 1,981 | ||
| R | 643 | 1,246 | 1,936 | ||
| R | 793 | 1,249 | 2,098 | ||
| R | 828 | 1,352 | 2,197 | ||
| R | 790 | 1,335 | 2,179 | ||
| D | 990 | 773 | 2,106 | ||
| D | 1,070 | 798 | 2,494 | ||
| R | 1,117 | 1,248 | 2,372 | ||
| R | 1,075 | 1,485 | 2,560 | ||
| R | 1,200 | 1,592 | 2,869 | ||
| D | 1,449 | 1,286 | 2,752 | ||
| R | 1,269 | 1,918 | 3,187 | ||
| R | 1,340 | 1,554 | 3,104 | ||
| D | 2,187 | 1,215 | 3,402 | ||
| R | 1,884 | 1,899 | 3,783 | ||
| D | 2,044 | 1,735 | 3,779 | ||
| R | 2,093 | 2,123 | 4,226 | ||
| D | 2,451 | 1,693 | 4,153 | ||
| D | 2,158 | 2,058 | 4,222 | ||
| D | 2,435 | 2,329 | 4,787 | ||
| D | 2,768 | 1,940 | 4,772 | ||
| D | 2,738 | 1,410 | 4,205 | ||
| R | 2,194 | 2,350 | 4,566 | ||
| D | 2,595 | 2,282 | 5,092 | ||
| R | 2,124 | 2,509 | 4,724 | ||
| D | 1,592 | 1,243 | 2,900 | ||
| D | 1,525 | 860 | 2,859 | ||
| D | 1,564 | 1,273 | 2,897 | ||
| D | 1,530 | 1,354 | 2,973 | ||
| D | 1,760 | 1,277 | 3,127 | ||
| D | 2,077 | 1,203 | 3,299 | ||
| D | 1,369 | 940 | 2,824 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.6%
American
12.7%
English
10.8%
Irish
4.4%
Polish
2.1%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
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.
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: 36.5 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
$68,913
Scotland County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Scotland County$68,913
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Scotland 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
7.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.5%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European10.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Scotland County's 2024 presidential margin of R+61.5 reflects a broader consolidation of rural northeast Missouri toward one party, a shift that has accelerated steadily over the past two decades as small agricultural communities have realigned.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A median household income of $68,913, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,686 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Macon County and Daviess County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Scotland County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Scotland County, Missouri voted Republican by 61.4 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,920 votes cast, 358 went Democratic and 1,537 went Republican.
What is Scotland County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Scotland 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Scotland County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Scotland County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Scotland County, Missouri?
Scotland County, Missouri has a population of 4,686 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scotland County, Missouri?
Median household income in Scotland County, Missouri is $68,913 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Scotland County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Scotland County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.