The county includes the popular tourist destinations Branson and Table Rock, Taneycomo and Bull Shoals lakes.

The first Taney County Courthouse was built on the mouth of Bull Creek at the confluence of the White River by early pioneers in 1837.

In 1904, the White River Railway was extended through the rugged terrain of Stone and Taney counties.

By then, both counties had for years had a sundown town policy, forbidding African Americans to live there.

Among the major first ancestries reported in Taney County were 20.8% German, 18.9% American, 12.4% Irish, and 12.3% English.

The most predominant denominations among residents in Taney County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (32.88%), Roman Catholics (12.36%), and Presbyterians (9.13%).

As of 2020, the Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Taney County.

Taney County is divided into three legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are held by Republicans.

[19] Like most rural areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Taney County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly influence their Republican leanings.

In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman.

The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state.

In the 2008 presidential primary, voters in Taney County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 3,850, than any candidate from either party in Taney County during the 2008 presidential primary.