Wright County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 8,980 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MANSFIELDMANSFIELD | 233 | 1,781 | 15 | 2,029 | 11.5% | 87.8% | R+76.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SOUTHSIDE FIRE STATION LOCATIONSOUTHSIDE FIRE STATION LOCATION | 152 | 1,208 | 13 | 1,373 | 11.1% | 88.0% | R+76.9 |
| Precinct -MOUNTAIN GROVE NORTHMOUNTAIN GROVE NORTH | 153 | 918 | 14 | 1,085 | 14.1% | 84.6% | R+70.5 |
| Precinct -FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATION LOCATIONFRUIT EXPERIMENT STATION LOCATION | 118 | 951 | 10 | 1,079 | 10.9% | 88.1% | R+77.2 |
| Precinct -HARTVILLEHARTVILLE | 121 | 765 | 7 | 893 | 13.5% | 85.7% | R+72.1 |
| Precinct -GROVESPRINGGROVESPRING | 101 | 742 | 5 | 848 | 11.9% | 87.5% | R+75.6 |
| Precinct -NORWOOD LOCATIONNORWOOD LOCATION | 79 | 731 | 5 | 815 | 9.7% | 89.7% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -LITTLE CREEKLITTLE CREEK | 60 | 429 | 2 | 491 | 12.2% | 87.4% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -MANESMANES | 40 | 325 | 2 | 367 | 10.9% | 88.6% | R+77.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −23.1% |
| 1896 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | −6.2% |
| 1904 | −21.0% |
| 1908 | −18.4% |
| 1912 | +5.5% |
| 1916 | −15.1% |
| 1920 | −28.8% |
| 1924 | −14.2% |
| 1928 | −38.9% |
| 1932 | +12.1% |
| 1936 | −18.9% |
| 1940 | −30.2% |
| 1944 | −35.1% |
| 1948 | −17.1% |
| 1952 | −44.9% |
| 1956 | −31.4% |
| 1960 | −45.3% |
| 1964 | −2.6% |
| 1968 | −41.5% |
| 1972 | −52.2% |
| 1976 | −9.9% |
| 1980 | −33.8% |
| 1984 | −40.8% |
| 1988 | −30.0% |
| 1992 | −8.0% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.1% |
| 2004 | −46.8% |
| 2008 | −37.9% |
| 2012 | −48.7% |
| 2016 | −68.2% |
| 2020 | −71.8% |
| 2024 | −75.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,319 |
| 2018 | 12,492 |
| 2020 | 12,628 |
| 2022 | 12,669 |
| 2024 | 13,486 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+134 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,058 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,030 in average income, against $53,033 for residents who stayed — 13% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+58.5 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Wright County, MO itself (R+75.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Douglas County, MO65R+72.0
- Texas County, MO61R+71.7
- Greene County, MO56R+20.8
- Webster County, MO47R+62.2
- Laclede County, MO31R+66.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Greene County, MO90
- Texas County, MO63
- Douglas County, MO35
- Webster County, MO33
- Howell County, MO23
- Christian County, MO20
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 | −199 |
| 2012 | −42 |
| 2013 | −239 |
| 2014 | −142 |
| 2015 | −67 |
| 2016 | +21 |
| 2017 | +47 |
| 2018 | +5 |
| 2019 | +111 |
| 2021 | +474 |
| 2022 | +550 |
| 2023 | +291 |
| 2024 | +114 |
| 2025 | +134 |
Wright County's R+75.7 margin in 2024 places it among the most Republican-leaning counties in the state, reflecting the deep rural conservatism of the Ozarks plateau, where small towns and timber-based economies have drifted sharply rightward over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 75.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 75.6 points.
A population of 18,965, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,909 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Laclede County and Grundy County.
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Wright County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29229/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.