Taney County, Missouri: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 56,5292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,4972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Montgomery County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Taney CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Taney 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 | −24.9% |
| 1896 | −5.1% |
| 1900 | −20.0% |
| 1904 | −32.9% |
| 1908 | −25.6% |
| 1912 | −14.8% |
| 1916 | −24.1% |
| 1920 | −36.8% |
| 1924 | −26.2% |
| 1928 | −40.8% |
| 1932 | −3.4% |
| 1936 | −24.5% |
| 1940 | −35.7% |
| 1944 | −45.4% |
| 1948 | −24.6% |
| 1952 | −46.7% |
| 1956 | −37.1% |
| 1960 | −43.9% |
| 1964 | −3.7% |
| 1968 | −42.1% |
| 1972 | −55.3% |
| 1976 | −12.8% |
| 1980 | −28.8% |
| 1984 | −41.7% |
| 1988 | −28.7% |
| 1992 | −10.6% |
| 1996 | −16.9% |
| 2000 | −30.1% |
| 2004 | −41.4% |
| 2008 | −37.2% |
| 2012 | −47.2% |
| 2016 | −58.7% |
| 2020 | −57.6% |
| 2024 | −59.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,329 | 21,236 | 26,824 | ||
| R | 5,339 | 20,508 | 26,338 | ||
| R | 4,373 | 18,276 | 23,673 | ||
| R | 5,479 | 15,746 | 21,738 | ||
| R | 6,683 | 14,736 | 21,664 | ||
| R | 5,601 | 13,578 | 19,280 | ||
| R | 5,092 | 9,647 | 15,112 | ||
| R | 4,623 | 6,844 | 13,160 | ||
| R | 4,682 | 6,081 | 13,205 | ||
| R | 3,888 | 7,043 | 10,977 | ||
| R | 2,912 | 7,082 | 9,994 | ||
| R | 3,389 | 6,230 | 9,854 | ||
| R | 3,626 | 4,696 | 8,344 | ||
| R | 1,435 | 4,982 | 6,417 | ||
| R | 1,219 | 3,289 | 4,922 | ||
| R | 2,544 | 2,741 | 5,285 | ||
| R | 1,439 | 3,692 | 5,131 | ||
| R | 1,477 | 3,218 | 4,695 | ||
| R | 1,099 | 3,037 | 4,148 | ||
| R | 1,427 | 2,361 | 3,797 | ||
| R | 936 | 2,499 | 3,444 | ||
| R | 1,497 | 3,167 | 4,684 | ||
| R | 1,710 | 2,827 | 4,560 | ||
| R | 1,911 | 2,045 | 3,987 | ||
| R | 971 | 2,319 | 3,302 | ||
| R | 981 | 1,710 | 2,781 | ||
| R | 913 | 2,001 | 2,956 | ||
| R | 679 | 1,123 | 1,845 | ||
| R | 588 | 852 | 1,783 | ||
| R | 628 | 1,080 | 1,767 | ||
| R | 568 | 1,162 | 1,806 | ||
| R | 753 | 1,137 | 1,922 | ||
| R | 925 | 1,024 | 1,956 | ||
| R | 459 | 791 | 1,334 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.5%
English
15.9%
Irish
13.0%
American
7.8%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.2%
African American
1.5%
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: 42.6 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
$56,497
Taney County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Taney County$56,497
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Taney 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
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.3%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Taney County anchors the Ozarks tourism corridor around Branson, and its overwhelmingly white, rural electorate has shifted steadily rightward over two decades, producing presidential margins that now rank among the state's most lopsided.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A population of 56,529, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,497 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery County and Stone County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Taney County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Taney County, Missouri voted Republican by 59.3 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,824 votes cast, 5,329 went Democratic and 21,236 went Republican.
What is Taney County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Taney County, Missouri in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 0 times, Republican 34 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Taney County, Missouri?
Taney County, Missouri has a population of 56,529 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taney County, Missouri?
Median household income in Taney County, Missouri is $56,497 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Taney County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Taney County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.