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1876–2024
Cooper County, Missouri
Cooper County·Missouri

Cooper County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Missouri's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Cooper County, Missouri · Kbh3rd · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+46
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
16,824
2024 ACS
Most similar
Hardy County
WV · similarity 1.00
10 precincts · 8,867 votes cast
Trump · R+46
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−45.6%
2,3476,3938,867
2020R
−46.3%
2,2496,2728,693
2016R
−46.2%
1,9325,6247,986
2012R
−32.1%
2,4744,8877,511
2008R
−23.7%
2,9964,9028,026
2004R
−35.4%
2,4005,0587,508
2000R
−22.2%
2,5674,0726,790
1996R
−2.2%
2,7532,9006,629
1992R
−2.2%
2,7092,8677,339
1988R
−19.6%
2,5103,7376,266
1984R
−34.9%
2,2194,6036,822
1980R
−19.1%
2,6873,9966,849
1976R
−8.9%
3,0873,6946,809
1972R
−37.8%
2,3325,1727,504
1968R
−17.7%
2,7984,1157,443
1964D
+8.7%
4,2013,5307,731
1960R
−9.5%
3,8584,6728,530
1956R
−17.4%
3,5114,9958,506
1952R
−19.9%
3,4755,2088,695
1948R
−2.9%
3,8654,0947,968
1944R
−13.8%
3,7294,9288,677
1940R
−10.8%
4,6065,72010,343
1936D
+2.0%
5,1884,98010,197
1932D
+19.5%
5,4933,6959,226
1928R
−4.1%
4,4134,7949,216
1924R
−7.6%
4,0704,7559,012
1920R
−16.9%
3,6575,1518,856
1916R
−5.4%
2,5372,8305,414
1912D
+3.4%
2,4442,2705,062
1908R
−2.3%
2,5552,6795,281
1904R
−5.3%
2,4852,7675,323
1900D
+0.3%
2,7562,7385,592
1896D
+5.5%
3,0282,7115,761
1892D
+5.3%
2,4842,2224,910
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
4.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
12.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.6%
Other Christian
9.9%
Mainline Protestant
8.8%
Methodist
8.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cooper County's R+45.8 margin in 2024 places it among Missouri's most heavily one-sided rural counties, reflecting a demographic profile dominated by small agricultural communities with minimal urban population centers.

The Republican margin in Cooper County reached its widest at forty-six points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Cooper County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,625, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 16,824 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardy County and Bullitt County.