Johnson County, Missouri

2024 results by precinct

10 precincts · 23,688 votes cast

Trump · R+39

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−39.4%	6,960	16,298	23,688
2020	R	−36.7%	6,974	15,489	23,172
2016	R	−36.5%	5,930	13,719	21,362
2012	R	−24.2%	7,667	12,763	21,021
2008	R	−12.2%	9,480	12,183	22,080
2004	R	−22.1%	7,790	12,257	20,236
2000	R	−14.4%	6,926	9,339	16,787
1996	R	−0.4%	6,220	6,276	14,574
1992	D	+3.4%	5,546	5,032	15,203
1988	R	−16.6%	5,373	7,512	12,921
1984	R	−33.0%	4,238	8,413	12,651
1980	R	−8.0%	5,441	6,449	12,585
1976	D	+0.3%	5,551	5,513	11,220
1972	R	−40.7%	3,044	7,228	10,272
1968	R	−14.5%	3,484	4,834	9,336
1964	D	+19.2%	6,412	4,348	10,760
1960	R	−19.3%	4,712	6,970	11,682
1956	R	−18.6%	4,530	6,599	11,129
1952	R	−23.8%	4,294	6,990	11,307
1948	R	−0.2%	4,888	4,903	9,805
1944	R	−14.7%	4,419	5,949	10,378
1940	R	−8.6%	5,441	6,468	11,928
1936	D	+4.1%	6,294	5,797	12,113
1932	D	+22.5%	6,481	4,088	10,645
1928	R	−23.9%	4,316	7,032	11,367
1924	D	+2.5%	5,526	5,248	11,006
1920	R	−2.3%	5,444	5,700	11,252
1916	D	+10.9%	3,701	2,966	6,767
1912	D	+25.9%	3,468	1,772	6,559
1908	D	+7.4%	3,483	2,997	6,595
1904	D	+4.5%	3,277	2,989	6,419
1900	D	+8.2%	3,612	3,051	6,816
1896	D	+13.6%	4,240	3,219	7,507
1892	D	+6.8%	3,109	2,667	6,461
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

3.4%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 31.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.8%

1.7%

75–84

2.1%

4.0%

65–74

3.9%

5.2%

55–64

5.5%

4.7%

45–54

4.7%

6.2%

35–44

5.7%

7.5%

25–34

6.5%

9.9%

18–24

8.8%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

3.2%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,272

Johnson County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Johnson County$67,272

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

12.8%

Other Christian

7.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.3%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Methodist

2.2%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Warrensburg and the University of Central Missouri, Johnson County sits at the edge of the Kansas City metro but votes decidedly differently — its 2024 presidential margin of R+39.6 reflects deep rural Republican strength despite a sizable college-town presence.

The Republican margin in Johnson County reached its widest at forty-one points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Johnson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,272, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 54,732 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 De Witt County and Crawford County.

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