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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 29075 · Missouri

GentryMO

Republican ×7 since 2000all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the Missouri and national vote
2024 result
R+62.3
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
23–17
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
26/40
65% of its elections
Closest election
1944
D+0.9
this countyMissourinational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1932+44.8 ptsDemocrats
1976+40.9 ptsDemocrats
1964+39.6 ptsDemocrats
1872+33.8 ptsDemocrats
1968-33.4 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
6,245
College (BA+)
22%
Median income
$55,848
2024 dollars
Non-white
7%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
19%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Andrew, MO · Daviess, MO · DeKalb, MO · Harrison, MO · Nodaway, MO · Worth, MO