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1876–2024
St. Charles County, Missouri
St. Charles County·Missouri

St. Charles County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

St. Louis's fast-growing western collar, reliably Republican by double digits

18762024·38 elections
St. Charles County, Missouri · Kbh3rd · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+17
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
414,535
2024 ACS
Most similar
Clarke County
VA · similarity 0.99
115 precincts · 227,408 votes cast
Trump · R+17
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−16.9%
92,226130,588227,408
2020R
−17.5%
89,530128,389222,566
2016R
−26.1%
68,626121,650203,184
2012R
−20.9%
71,838110,784186,366
2008R
−9.7%
84,183102,550188,529
2004R
−17.7%
66,85595,826163,488
2000R
−14.2%
53,80672,114128,686
1996R
−6.2%
41,36947,705102,246
1992R
−1.3%
37,26338,673106,563
1988R
−26.1%
29,28650,00579,500
1984R
−46.1%
17,61747,78465,401
1980R
−25.7%
20,66836,05059,768
1976R
−8.3%
22,06326,10548,704
1972R
−39.9%
11,03425,67736,711
1968R
−10.7%
10,37413,53329,659
1964D
+23.4%
14,5309,02023,550
1960D
+4.4%
11,89010,88822,778
1956R
−10.8%
7,6189,46217,080
1952R
−13.1%
6,4938,45114,964
1948D
+0.6%
6,0495,97612,064
1944R
−18.1%
4,8807,05011,966
1940R
−18.7%
5,3347,79213,176
1936D
+6.2%
5,9035,15612,068
1932D
+30.2%
6,9113,66410,737
1928R
−3.1%
5,0815,40410,507
1924R
−29.2%
2,3644,6687,897
1920R
−45.3%
2,4726,6459,213
1916R
−29.3%
1,9143,5185,483
1912R
−11.6%
1,7922,3504,796
1908R
−27.1%
1,9793,4805,538
1904R
−27.8%
1,7883,2035,091
1900R
−17.1%
2,3433,3245,721
1896R
−12.8%
2,4483,1735,651
1892R
−0.7%
2,4852,5225,044
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
4.1%
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.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
27.0%
Other Christian
6.9%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
Methodist
4.2%
Baptist
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

St. Charles County has been one of Missouri's fastest-growing counties for two decades, fueled by suburban expansion from St. Louis. That population surge has not softened its Republican lean, which held at R+17 in 2024.

The Republican margin in St. Charles County reached its widest at forty-six points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

St. Charles County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,692, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 414,535 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 Clarke County and Antrim County.