Cape Girardeau County, MO — Elections & Voting
Presidential election results and party lean trends
Election Overview
Source: Cape Girardeau County (2024)2024 Winner
Republican
Dem Votes
10,561
26.2%
GOP Votes
29,315
72.7%
Total Votes
40,336
Margin
R+46.5%
Shift from 2020
R+1.5pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
R+46.5%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,561 | 29,315 | 40,336 | 26.2% | 72.7% | R+46.5 |
| 2020 | 10,760 | 28,907 | 40,328 | 26.7% | 71.7% | R+45.0 |
| 2016 | 8,468 | 26,939 | 36,875 | 23.0% | 73.0% | R+50.1 |
In the 2024 presidential election, Cape Girardeau County recorded 40,336 total votes. Republicans won the county with 72.7% of the vote compared to 26.2% for Democrats, a margin of R+46.5%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted R+1.5pp from the previous election. Since 2016, Cape Girardeau County has shifted 3.6 percentage points toward Democrats.