| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 305,635 | 187,982 | 502,738 | |
| 2020 | D | 328,151 | 199,493 | 536,446 | |
| 2016 | D | 286,704 | 202,434 | 519,686 | |
| 2012 | D | 297,097 | 224,742 | 530,116 | |
| 2008 | D | 333,123 | 221,705 | 559,854 | |
| 2004 | D | 295,284 | 244,969 | 542,983 | |
| 2000 | D | 250,631 | 224,689 | 486,884 | |
| 1996 | D | 225,524 | 196,096 | 462,278 | |
| 1992 | D | 235,760 | 188,285 | 534,763 | |
| 1988 | R | 216,534 | 262,784 | 480,682 | |
| 1984 | R | 173,144 | 307,684 | 480,828 | |
| 1980 | R | 192,796 | 263,518 | 484,831 | |
| 1976 | R | 196,915 | 246,988 | 452,626 | |
| 1972 | R | 160,801 | 264,147 | 424,948 | |
| 1968 | R | 165,786 | 180,355 | 385,375 | |
| 1964 | D | 213,658 | 134,962 | 348,620 | |
| 1960 | D | 166,508 | 157,992 | 324,500 | |
| 1956 | R | 121,881 | 138,111 | 259,992 | |
| 1952 | R | 95,457 | 116,821 | 212,480 | |
| 1948 | R | 62,684 | 69,592 | 133,383 | |
| 1944 | R | 57,780 | 64,131 | 122,266 | |
| 1940 | R | 52,380 | 66,909 | 119,747 | |
| 1936 | D | 63,226 | 45,541 | 112,100 | |
| 1932 | D | 59,044 | 35,872 | 98,257 | |
| 1928 | R | 33,802 | 42,572 | 76,667 | |
| 1924 | R | 16,075 | 26,669 | 47,834 | |
| 1920 | R | 12,438 | 25,008 | 39,342 | |
| 1916 | R | 7,587 | 12,485 | 20,666 | |
| 1912 | R | 5,409 | 6,177 | 15,526 | |
| 1908 | R | 4,522 | 10,177 | 15,326 | |
| 1904 | R | 2,870 | 7,375 | 10,619 | |
| 1900 | R | 3,864 | 6,537 | 10,573 | |
| 1896 | R | 3,403 | 6,210 | 9,689 | |
| 1892 | R | 3,116 | 4,367 | 7,552 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
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.
