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

St. Louis County is one of the bluest places in America.

Missouri's most populous county anchors Democratic margins statewide

18762024·38 elections
St. Louis County, Missouri · Lightmetro · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+23
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
995,569
2024 ACS
Most similar
Gunnison County
CO · similarity 0.99
952 precincts · 502,738 votes cast
Harris · D+23
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+23.4%
305,635187,982502,738
2020D
+24.0%
328,151199,493536,446
2016D
+16.2%
286,704202,434519,686
2012D
+13.6%
297,097224,742530,116
2008D
+19.9%
333,123221,705559,854
2004D
+9.3%
295,284244,969542,983
2000D
+5.3%
250,631224,689486,884
1996D
+6.4%
225,524196,096462,278
1992D
+8.9%
235,760188,285534,763
1988R
−9.6%
216,534262,784480,682
1984R
−28.0%
173,144307,684480,828
1980R
−14.6%
192,796263,518484,831
1976R
−11.1%
196,915246,988452,626
1972R
−24.3%
160,801264,147424,948
1968R
−3.8%
165,786180,355385,375
1964D
+22.6%
213,658134,962348,620
1960D
+2.6%
166,508157,992324,500
1956R
−6.2%
121,881138,111259,992
1952R
−10.1%
95,457116,821212,480
1948R
−5.2%
62,68469,592133,383
1944R
−5.2%
57,78064,131122,266
1940R
−12.1%
52,38066,909119,747
1936D
+15.8%
63,22645,541112,100
1932D
+23.6%
59,04435,87298,257
1928R
−11.4%
33,80242,57276,667
1924R
−22.1%
16,07526,66947,834
1920R
−32.0%
12,43825,00839,342
1916R
−23.7%
7,58712,48520,666
1912R
−4.9%
5,4096,17715,526
1908R
−36.9%
4,52210,17715,326
1904R
−42.4%
2,8707,37510,619
1900R
−25.3%
3,8646,53710,573
1896R
−29.0%
3,4036,2109,689
1892R
−16.6%
3,1164,3677,552
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%
Polish
0.5%
African American
19.3%
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
25.9%
Other Christian
10.0%
Baptist
5.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Methodist
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With over a million residents and a 23-point Democratic lean in 2024, St. Louis County functions as the state's largest counterweight to rural Republican dominance, shaped by a mix of inner-ring suburbs and diverse urban communities.

The Democratic margin in St. Louis County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at twenty-four points in 2020; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points, still in line with the county's long pattern.

St. Louis County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $82,936, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Gunnison County and Summit County.