Scott County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 17,421 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WARD 1-TRINITY GOSPEL CHURCHWARD 1-TRINITY GOSPEL CHURCH | 508 | 1,847 | 13 | 2,368 | 21.5% | 78.0% | R+56.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SCOTT CITYSCOTT CITY | 428 | 1,854 | 12 | 2,294 | 18.7% | 80.8% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -CHAFFEECHAFFEE | 308 | 1,472 | 11 | 1,791 | 17.2% | 82.2% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -WARD 2-1ST CHRISTIANWARD 2-1ST CHRISTIAN | 411 | 1,206 | 9 | 1,626 | 25.3% | 74.2% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -BENTONBENTON | 176 | 1,084 | 10 | 1,270 | 13.9% | 85.4% | R+71.5 |
| Precinct -BLODGETTBLODGETT | 146 | 1,102 | 9 | 1,257 | 11.6% | 87.7% | R+76.1 |
| Precinct -ORANORAN | 95 | 955 | 6 | 1,056 | 9.0% | 90.4% | R+81.4 |
| Precinct -MINERMINER | 162 | 885 | 6 | 1,053 | 15.4% | 84.0% | R+68.7 |
| Precinct -KELSOKELSO | 151 | 802 | 8 | 961 | 15.7% | 83.5% | R+67.7 |
| Precinct -WARD 4-CBC FAMILY LIFE OUTREACHWARD 4-CBC FAMILY LIFE OUTREACH | 559 | 370 | 10 | 939 | 59.5% | 39.4% | D+20.1 |
| Precinct -WARD 3-1ST ASSEMBLY OF GODWARD 3-1ST ASSEMBLY OF GOD | 219 | 577 | 7 | 803 | 27.3% | 71.9% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -NEW HAMBURGNEW HAMBURG | 63 | 387 | 2 | 452 | 13.9% | 85.6% | R+71.7 |
| Precinct -MORLEYMORLEY | 69 | 372 | 2 | 443 | 15.6% | 84.0% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -COMMERCECOMMERCE | 72 | 302 | 3 | 377 | 19.1% | 80.1% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -VANDUSERVANDUSER | 33 | 189 | 1 | 223 | 14.8% | 84.8% | R+70.0 |
| Precinct -DIEHLSTADTDIEHLSTADT | 34 | 182 | 0 | 216 | 15.7% | 84.3% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -PERKINSPERKINS | 18 | 88 | 1 | 107 | 16.8% | 82.2% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -MCMULLINMCMULLIN | 11 | 92 | 0 | 103 | 10.7% | 89.3% | R+78.6 |
| Precinct -HAYWOOD CITYHAYWOOD CITY | 62 | 20 | 0 | 82 | 75.6% | 24.4% | D+51.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +40.2% |
| 1896 | +43.4% |
| 1900 | +34.6% |
| 1904 | +12.9% |
| 1908 | +9.5% |
| 1912 | +17.0% |
| 1916 | +9.9% |
| 1920 | −0.5% |
| 1924 | +3.6% |
| 1928 | +15.4% |
| 1932 | +49.7% |
| 1936 | +42.4% |
| 1940 | +28.3% |
| 1944 | +28.1% |
| 1948 | +53.2% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +17.9% |
| 1960 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | +40.1% |
| 1968 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | −33.5% |
| 1976 | +19.2% |
| 1980 | −9.0% |
| 1984 | −22.1% |
| 1988 | −15.0% |
| 1992 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −16.2% |
| 2004 | −30.2% |
| 2008 | −29.4% |
| 2012 | −38.2% |
| 2016 | −55.3% |
| 2020 | −56.4% |
| 2024 | −58.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 26,267 |
| 2018 | 25,288 |
| 2020 | 25,775 |
| 2022 | 24,214 |
| 2024 | 26,058 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+63 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,375 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,039 in average income, against $69,693 for residents who stayed — 37% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+52.7 on average — 6.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Scott County, MO itself (R+58.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cape Girardeau County, MO275R+46.5
- New Madrid County, MO124R+53.5
- Mississippi County, MO94R+53.7
- Stoddard County, MO72R+73.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cape Girardeau County, MO282
- New Madrid County, MO120
- Stoddard County, MO81
- Mississippi County, MO69
- St. Louis County, MO24
- Butler County, MO23
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 | −255 |
| 2012 | −87 |
| 2013 | −21 |
| 2014 | −413 |
| 2015 | +73 |
| 2016 | −290 |
| 2017 | −199 |
| 2018 | −122 |
| 2019 | −280 |
| 2021 | −72 |
| 2022 | +94 |
| 2023 | +71 |
| 2024 | +63 |
| 2025 | +63 |
Scott County, anchored by Sikeston in the Missouri Bootheel, voted Republican by nearly 59 points in 2024, reflecting the region's sharp rightward shift over the past two decades as rural white working-class voters consolidated behind the GOP.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.2 points in 1948 and a Republican high of 58.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.9 points.
A population of 37,933, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,782 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and Livingston County.
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Scott County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29201/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.