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

County record · fips 29181 · Missouri

RipleyMO

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

The Long Record

40 elections against the Missouri and national vote
2024 result
R+73.5
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
1920
R+0.5
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+62.0 ptsDemocrats
1976+57.0 ptsDemocrats
1964+47.1 ptsDemocrats
1968-38.6 ptsRepublicans
1928-36.2 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
10,708
College (BA+)
13%
Median income
$42,037
2024 dollars
Non-white
8%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
20%

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

Neighbouring counties

Clay, AR · Randolph, AR · Butler, MO · Carter, MO · Oregon, MO