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

County record · fips 29169 · Missouri

PulaskiMO

Republican ×8 since 1996all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the Missouri and national vote
2024 result
R+50.9
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
25–15
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
22/40
55% of its elections
Closest election
1960
R+3.0
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
1976+58.9 ptsDemocrats
1932+44.4 ptsDemocrats
1968-34.3 ptsRepublicans
1972-32.9 ptsRepublicans
1964+32.1 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
53,894
College (BA+)
26%
Median income
$64,466
2024 dollars
Non-white
32%
Rural
41%
Age 65+
10%

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

Neighbouring counties

Camden, MO · Laclede, MO · Maries, MO · Miller, MO · Phelps, MO · Texas, MO