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

County record · fips 29159 · Missouri

PettisMO

Republican ×12 since 1980all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the Missouri and national vote
2024 result
R+49.5
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
13–27
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
28/40
70% of its elections
Closest election
1900
R+0.1
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+52.7 ptsDemocrats
1964+37.7 ptsDemocrats
1976+37.0 ptsDemocrats
1972-30.4 ptsRepublicans
1968-28.0 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
43,397
College (BA+)
18%
Median income
$60,430
2024 dollars
Non-white
18%
Rural
39%
Age 65+
17%

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

Neighbouring counties

Benton, MO · Cooper, MO · Henry, MO · Johnson, MO · Lafayette, MO · Morgan, MO · Saline, MO