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[[File:Atchison County Missouri Courthouse 20191027-7077.jpg|thumb|right|Atchison County Courthouse in Rock Port]]


'''Atchison County''' is the northwesternmost [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county had a population of 5,305.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Rock Port, Missouri|Rock Port]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It was originally known as Allen County when it was detached from Holt County in 1843.<ref>{{cite news|title=Disappearing Missouri Names |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/861825/missouri_toponyms/|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=March 19, 1911|page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 15, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and named for [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Rice Atchison]] from Missouri.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n13 202]}}</ref>
'''Atchison County''' is the northwesternmost [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county had a population of 5,305.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Rock Port, Missouri|Rock Port]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It was originally known as Allen County when it was detached from Holt County in 1843.<ref>{{cite news|title=Disappearing Missouri Names |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/861825/missouri_toponyms/|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=March 19, 1911|page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 15, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and named for [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Rice Atchison]] from Missouri.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n13 202]}}</ref>
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*[[Holt County, Missouri|Holt County]]  (south)
*[[Holt County, Missouri|Holt County]]  (south)
*[[Richardson County, Nebraska]]  (southwest)
*[[Richardson County, Nebraska]]  (southwest)
*[[Nemaha County, Nebraska]] (west)
*[[Nemaha County, Nebraska]] (west)
*[[Otoe County, Nebraska]]  (northwest)
*[[Otoe County, Nebraska]]  (northwest)


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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Atchison County, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Missouri- Table 16 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/missouri/1980a_moabc-02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=20-25}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Missouri: Table 5 - Race and Hispanic Origin |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-27.pdf|access-date=|page=13-63}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Atchison County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US29005&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Atchison County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US29005&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Atchison County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US29005&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|8,486
|7,238
|6,211
|5,556
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,983
|98.62%
|97.06%
|96.59%
|97.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |93.93%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|44
|82
|132
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.51%
|1.10%
|2.05%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2
|14
|12
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|0.02%
|0.19%
|0.19%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|6
|14
|9
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.07%
|0.19%
|0.14%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|x
|x
|0.00%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|11
|5
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.13%
|0.07%
|0.05%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|20
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |181
|x
|x
|0.31%
|0.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.41%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|56
|104
|43
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|0.65%
|1.39%
|0.67%
|0.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.38%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,605'''
|'''7,457'''
|'''6,430'''
|'''5,685'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''5,305 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,430 people, 2,722 households, and 1,777 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|12|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 3,103 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.05% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.31% from two or more races. Approximately 0.67% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,430 people, 2,722 households, and 1,777 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|12|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 3,103 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.05% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.31% from two or more races. Approximately 0.67% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.


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===Religion===
===Religion===
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Atchison County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the [[Bible Belt]], although mainline Protestantism is the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Atchison County who adhere to a religion are [[United Methodist Church|United Methodists]] (29.93%), [[Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ|Lutherans (LCMC)]] (22.16%), and [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]] (14.33%).
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Atchison County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the [[Bible Belt]], although mainline Protestantism is the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Atchison County who adhere to a religion are [[United Methodist Church|United Methodists]] (29.93%), [[Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ|Lutherans (LCMC)]] (22.16%), and [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]] (14.33%).
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Atchison County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Atchison County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Atchison%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|4,983
|94%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|22
|0.41%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|25
|0.5%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|7
|0.13%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|195
|3.7%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|73
|1.4%
|}


== Energy ==
== Energy ==
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==Communities==
==Communities==
[[File:Atchison County Missouri Courthouse 20191027-7077.jpg|thumb|right|Atchison County Courthouse in Rock Port]]
===Cities===
===Cities===
*[[Fairfax, Missouri|Fairfax]]
*[[Fairfax, Missouri|Fairfax]]
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===Village===
===Village===
*[[Watson, Missouri|Watson]]
*[[Watson, Missouri|Watson]]
=== Census-designated place ===
* [[Blanchard, Missouri|Blanchard]]


===Unincorporated communities===
===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Blanchard, Missouri|Blanchard]]
* [[Dotham, Missouri|Dotham]]
* [[Dotham, Missouri|Dotham]]
* [[Langdon, Missouri|Langdon]]
* [[Langdon, Missouri|Langdon]]
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{{PresHead|place=Atchison County, Missouri|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref>There were only 1,114 votes for the leading "other" candidate, [[People's Party (United States)|Populist]] [[James B. Weaver|James Weaver]], plus 64 for the [[Prohibition Party]]'s [[John Bidwell]].</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,803|2,214|4|Missouri}}
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{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,259|2,028|10|Missouri}}
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{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,927|1,509|0|Missouri}}
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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,327|1,266|385|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,798|1,013|60|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,137|1,005|14|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,936|1,000|40|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,902|756|51|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,060|541|129|Missouri}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,152|529|32|Missouri}}
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At the presidential level, Atchison County is solidly Republican. Atchison County strongly favored [[Donald Trump]] in both [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]. [[Bill Clinton]] was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Atchison County in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since [[Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]].
At the presidential level, Atchison County is solidly Republican. Atchison County strongly favored [[Donald Trump]] in both [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]. [[Bill Clinton]] was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Atchison County in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since [[Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]].

Revision as of 19:19, 28 October 2025

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Atchison County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,305.[1] Its county seat is Rock Port.[2] It was originally known as Allen County when it was detached from Holt County in 1843.[3] The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri.[4]

Geography

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Atchison's western boundary for the most part is the Missouri River and Nebraska. An 1867 flood straightened a bend in the river north of Watson. Both Nebraska and Missouri claimed the 5,000 acre McKissick Island that extends almost two miles into Atchison County. The Supreme Court in 1904 decided that the land belongs to Nebraska. The only way Nebraskans can reach it by road is to cross the Missouri River and then travel through Missouri.[6]

The State Line Slough (Missouri) stream is in Atchison County.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

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Demographics

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2020 census

Atchison County, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[11] Pop 1990[12] Pop 2000[13] Pop 2010[14] Pop 2020[15] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 8,486 7,238 6,211 5,556 4,983 98.62% 97.06% 96.59% 97.73% 93.93%
Black or African American alone (NH) 44 82 132 17 22 0.51% 1.10% 2.05% 0.30% 0.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 14 12 9 25 0.02% 0.19% 0.19% 0.16% 0.47%
Asian alone (NH) 6 14 9 9 7 0.07% 0.19% 0.14% 0.16% 0.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [16] x [17] 0 3 0 x x 0.00% 0.05% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 11 5 3 0 14 0.13% 0.07% 0.05% 0.00% 0.26%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [18] x [19] 20 36 181 x x 0.31% 0.63% 3.41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 56 104 43 55 73 0.65% 1.39% 0.67% 0.97% 1.38%
Total 8,605 7,457 6,430 5,685 5,305 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2000 census

As of the census[20] of 2000, there were 6,430 people, 2,722 households, and 1,777 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 3,103 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 97.00% White, 2.05% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Approximately 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,722 households, out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.10% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,959, and the median income for a family was $38,279. Males had a median income of $27,468 versus $18,855 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,956. About 9.30% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Atchison County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the Bible Belt, although mainline Protestantism is the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Atchison County who adhere to a religion are United Methodists (29.93%), Lutherans (LCMC) (22.16%), and Southern Baptists (14.33%).

Energy

The county derives most of its energy from wind power, with the amount produced exceeding its needs.[21] Several turbines installed by Wind Capital Group, with investment from the John Deere Company, generated an estimated 16 million kilowatt hours of energy a year in 2008.[22] As of 2025, there are 342 wind turbines in the county.[21]

Education

Public schools

School districts include:[23]

Private schools

  • Tarkio Academy – Tarkio (07-12) – Nonsectarian (All Boys) - closed
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Public libraries

Communities

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Atchison County Courthouse in Rock Port

Cities

Village

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

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Townships

Atchison County is divided into 11 townships:

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Atchison County.[24]

† county seat

Rank Name Municipal Type Population
1 Tarkio 4th Class City 1,506
2 Rock Port † 4th Class City 1,278
3 Fairfax 4th Class City 648
4 Westboro 4th Class City 116
5 Watson Village 61
6 Blanchard CDP 27

Notable people

Politics

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Local

The Republican Party controls politics at the local level in Atchison County. Republicans hold all but two of the elected positions in the county.

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State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2024 81.05% 2,125 16.29% 427 2.67% 70
2020 78.38% 2,171 19.24% 533 2.38% 66
2016 65.22% 1,746 31.45% 842 3.33% 89
2012 49.83% 1,319 46.85% 1,240 3.32% 88
2008 45.93% 1,336 50.22% 1,461 3.85% 112
2004 63.65% 1,973 34.90% 1,082 1.45% 45
2000 57.05% 1,610 41.42% 1,169 1.53% 43
1996 37.36% 1,111 61.13% 1,818 1.51% 45
1992 50.70% 1,604 49.30% 1,560 0.00% 0

All of Atchison County is a part of Missouri's 1st District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Jeff Farnan (R-Stanberry).

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All of Atchison County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe).

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Federal

All of Atchison County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Graves was elected to a twelfth term in 2022 over Democratic challenger Henry Martin.

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Atchison County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale).

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Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

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Political culture

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At the presidential level, Atchison County is solidly Republican. Atchison County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Atchison County in 1992 with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

Like most rural areas throughout northwest Missouri, voters in Atchison County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. However, 57.61% of Atchison County voters cast their ballots to keep the law.

Missouri presidential preference primaries

2020

The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide and carried Atchison County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election.

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Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Atchison County and statewide by large margins.

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2016

The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R-New York) narrowly won the state overall and carried a plurality of the vote in Atchison County. He went on to win the presidency.

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On the Democratic side, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) carried Atchison County, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) won statewide by a small margin. Clinton won the nomination that year.

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2012

The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Atchison County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008

In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination.

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Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Atchison County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D-Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

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See also

References

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