Missouri's 8th congressional district
Missouri's 8th congressional district is one of 435 congressional districts in the United States and one of eight congressional districts in the state of Missouri. The district encompasses rural Southeast Missouri and South Central Missouri as well as some counties in Southwest Missouri. The district stretches from the Bootheel in the south to the St. Louis southern exurbs of Festus, Hillsboro, and surrounding areas in the Lead Belt; it ranges in the east to counties along the Mississippi River and in the west to counties along the Ozark Plateau near Branson. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+28, it is the most Republican district in Missouri.[2]
Missouri's 8th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 775,424 |
Median household income | $53,903[1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+28[2] |
Political history Edit
The district's largest city is Cape Girardeau. A predominantly rural district, the district votes strongly Republican for national offices. In 2004, President George W. Bush received 63% of the vote in the district over U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) who clinched 36%. In 2008, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) carried the district with 61.92% over U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois), who received 36.42%. The district increased the margin for Republicans in 2012 when former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) gained 65.88% of the vote over President Barack Obama's 31.99%. The district swung towards Republican Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Trump garnered 75.4% of the vote, Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton received just 21.0% of the vote, making it one of the most strongly Republican congressional districts in the United States.
Jason T. Smith, a Republican, has represented the district in the U.S. Congress since winning a special election on June 4, 2013. The incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson resigned on January 22, 2013 to take a position as CEO for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
Missouri lost one of its nine congressional district seats following redistricting based on population numbers from the 2010 U.S. Census. The Republican-controlled state legislature decided to redefine Missouri's 3rd congressional district, which was represented by U.S. Representative Russ Carnahan (D-St. Louis). The district included all of Ste. Genevieve and Jefferson counties and southern St. Louis County and the neighborhoods making up what is known as South City of St. Louis. Missouri's 8th congressional district lost its Taney County parts (which were redistricted to the Southwestern-based 7th congressional district, and picked up all of Crawford and Ste. Genevieve counties, and most of the southern and western rural parts of Jefferson County. Parts of Jefferson County that are now included in Missouri's 8th include all of the cities of Hillsboro and De Soto, and the extreme southern portions of the Twin Cities of Festus and Crystal City (most of these two cities are now part of the 2nd congressional district).
List of members representing the district Edit
Election results from statewide races Edit
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 59 - Al Gore 39% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 64 - John Kerry 36% |
2008 | President | John McCain 62 - Barack Obama 36% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 66 - Barack Obama 32% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 75 - Hillary Clinton 21% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 77 - Joe Biden 21% |
Recent election results Edit
2012 Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jo Ann Emerson (incumbent) | 216,083 | 71.93 | |
Democratic | Jack Rushin | 73,755 | 24.55 | |
Libertarian | Rob Vandeven | 10,553 | 3.51 | |
Total votes | 300,391 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2013 special Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Jason Smith | 42,141 | 67.1 | ||
Democratic | Steve Hodges | 17,207 | 27.4 | ||
Constitution | Doug Enyart | 2,265 | 3.6 | ||
Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 968 | 1.5 | ||
Write-in | 185 | 0.3 | |||
Total votes | 62,766 | 100 | |||
Republican hold |
2014 Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 106,124 | 66.6 | |
Democratic | Barbara Stocker | 38,721 | 24.3 | |
Independent | Terry Hampton | 6,821 | 4.3 | |
Constitution | Doug Enyart | 3,799 | 2.4 | |
Libertarian | Rick Vandeven | 3,759 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | 159,224 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016 Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 229,792 | 74.4 | |
Democratic | Dave Cowell | 70,009 | 22.7 | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Shell | 9,070 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 308,871 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018 Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 194,042 | 73.4 | |
Democratic | Kathy Ellis | 66,151 | 25.0 | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Shell | 4,206 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 264,399 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2020 Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Smith (incumbent) | 253,811 | 76.9 | |
Democratic | Kathy Ellis | 70,561 | 21.4 | |
Libertarian | Tom Schmitz | 5,854 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 330,226 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Characteristics Edit
Missouri's 8th is a relatively diverse congressional district. Although it is quite conservative and Republican-leaning at the federal level, Democrats formerly performed well here in local and state elections. Bill Clinton, a Democrat from neighboring Arkansas, carried the previous 8th district both times in 1992 and 1996; since then, however, voters in the district have solidly supported the past three Republican presidential nominees.
At the local level, Republicans control a majority of elected county offices in Southeast Missouri. In presidential elections, Democratic candidates formerly performed best in the Bootheel, an agricultural area that is the most impoverished region in the district (and the state, for that matter). It has a wide majority of whites and a significant minority of African Americans. Democrats also used to do well in the Lead Belt region, which contains a core constituency of voters who belong to labor unions, particularly in the mining industry.
The district takes in a large swath of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the dominant religion in most counties in the district. This influence is demonstrated in conservative voters' positions on social issues such as abortion, gay rights and gun control. Racially, this district is predominantly white. Many voters here maintain a rural lifestyle where agriculture and farming are the backbone of the economy and are important issues of concern. Socioeconomically, it is the poorest district in Missouri (when measured by the median household income adjusted by inflation).
Counties Edit
There are 28 counties included in the district.
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Largest cities Edit
The 10 largest cities in the district are as follows.
Rank | City | County | Population (2010) | Population (2015) | Population (2020) |
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1 | Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau and Scott | 37,941 | 39,462 | 39,540 |
2 | Rolla | Phelps | 19,559 | 20,019 | 19,943 |
3 | Farmington | St. Francois | 16,240 | 18,181 | 18,217 |
4 | Sikeston | Scott and New Madrid | 16,318 | 16,436 | 16,291 |
5 | Poplar Bluff | Butler | 17,023 | 17,266 | 16,225 |
6 | Jackson | Cape Girardeau | 13,758 | 14,869 | 15,481 |
7 | West Plains | Howell | 11,986 | 12,285 | 12,184 |
8 | Kennett | Dunklin | 10,932 | 10,662 | 10,515 |
9 | Park Hills | St. Francois | 8,759 | 8,692 | 8,587 |
10 | Perryville | Perry | 8,225 | 8,398 | 8,555 |
Median household incomes Edit
Rank | County | Income (2008) |
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1 | Cape Girardeau | $45,862 |
2 | Perry | $44,264 |
3 | Taney | $39,771 |
4 | Scott | $39,735 |
5 | St. Francois | $39,551 |
6 | Phelps | $37,243 |
7 | Bollinger | $36,744 |
8 | Butler | $34,422 |
9 | Stoddard | $33,120 |
10 | Dent | $32,991 |
11 | New Madrid | $32,758 |
12 | Washington | $32,001 |
13 | Howell | $31,761 |
14 | Reynolds | $31,546 |
15 | Ozark | $31,508 |
16 | Douglas | $31,335 |
17 | Iron | $31,276 |
18 | Madison | $31,137 |
19 | Dunklin | $30,927 |
20 | Wright | $30,685 |
21 | Texas | $29,260 |
22 | Wayne | $29,166 |
23 | Mississippi | $28,837 |
24 | Carter | $27,608 |
25 | Ripley | $27,285 |
26 | Pemiscot | $26,992 |
27 | Oregon | $26,119 |
28 | Shannon | $24,835 |
Median Family Incomes Edit
Rank | County | Income (2008) |
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1 | Cape Girardeau | $58,037 |
2 | Perry | $53,034 |
3 | Phelps | $49,343 |
4 | Scott | $48,847 |
5 | St. Francois | $47,923 |
6 | Taney | $47,664 |
7 | Bollinger | $42,948 |
8 | Butler | $42,713 |
9 | Stoddard | $41,072 |
10 | Dent | $40,258 |
11 | New Madrid | $39,411 |
12 | Dunklin | $38,439 |
13 | Washington | $38,193 |
14 | Madison | $38,067 |
15 | Howell | $38,047 |
16 | Iron | $38,037 |
17 | Reynolds | $37,891 |
18 | Wright | $37,139 |
19 | Douglas | $36,648 |
20 | Ozark | $36,622 |
21 | Mississippi | $35,554 |
22 | Wayne | $34,727 |
23 | Texas | $34,503 |
24 | Pemiscot | $33,945 |
25 | Carter | $33,349 |
26 | Ripley | $33,101 |
27 | Oregon | $31,637 |
28 | Shannon | $30,102 |
Public school districts Edit
School District | Address | County |
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Poplar Bluff R-I School District | 1110 N. Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff | Butler |
Jackson R-II School District | 614 E. Adams St., Jackson | Cape Girardeau |
Rolla Public School District No. 31 | 500a Forum Dr., Rolla | Phelps |
Cape Girardeau Public School District No. 63 | 301 N. Clark St., Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau |
1022 Ste. Genevieve, Farmington | St. Francois | |
1002 Virginia, Sikeston | Scott | |
North St. Francois County R-I School District | 300 Berry Road, Bonne Terre | St. Francois |
West Plains R-VII School District | 613 W. First St., West Plains | Howell |
Potosi R-III School District | 400 N. Mine, Potosi | Washington |
Perry County School District No. 32 | 326 College St., Perryville | Perry |
Dexter R-XI School District | 1031 Brown Pilot Lane, Dexter | Stoddard |
Kennett Public School District No. 39 | 510 College Ave., Kennett | Dunklin |
St. Francois County Central R-III School District | 200 High St., Park Hills | St. Francois |
Fredericktown R-I School District | 704 E. State Highway 72, Fredericktown | Madison |
St. James R-I School District | 122 E. Scioto St., St. James | Phelps |
New Madrid County Central R-I School District | 310 U.S. Highway 61, New Madrid | New Madrid |
Doniphan R-I School District | 309 Pine St., Doniphan | Ripley |
207 E. Fifth (P.O. Box 806), Mountain Grove | Wright | |
Salem R-80 School District | 1409 W. Rolla Road, Salem | Dent |
507 NE 3rd St. (P.O. Box 338), Ava | Douglas | |
1711 Ward St., Caruthersville | Pemiscot | |
Willow Springs R-IV School District | 215 W. Fourth St., Willow Springs | Howell |
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District | 1 Highway 60 East (P.O. Box 464), Mountain View | Howell |
Forsyth R-III School District | 178 Panther St., Forsyth | Taney |
304 E. Walnut, East Prairie | Mississippi | |
Malden R-I School District | 505 Burkhart St., Malden | Dunklin |
Charleston R-I School District | 1014 S. Main (P.O. Box 39), Charleston | Mississippi |
Clearwater R-I School District | State Highway 34 (Rte. 4 Box 1004), Piedmont | Wayne |
750 Park Dr., Ironton | Iron | |
West St. Francois County R-IV School District | 1124 Main, Leadwood | St. Francois |
Houston R-I School District | 423 W. Pine, Houston | Texas |
9348 State Highway 51 (P.O. Box 146), Broseley | Butler | |
Scott City R-I School District | 3000 Main St., Scott City | Scott |
Scott County R-IV School District | 4035 State Highway 77, Benton | Scott |
Woodland R-IV School District | State Highway 34 (Rte. 5 Box 3210), Marble Hill | Bollinger |
Puxico R-VIII School District | 481 N. Bedford St., Puxico | Stoddard |
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District | 803 S. State (P.O. Box 370), Senath | Dunklin |
500 N. Fourth (P.O. Box 469), Hayti | Pemiscot | |
125 College Ave. (P.O. Box 179), Licking | Texas | |
Kingston K-14 School District | 10047 Diamond Road, Cadet | Washington |
East Carter County R-II School District | 24 S. Herren Ave., Ellsinore | Carter |
904 King Ave., Portageville | New Madrid | |
Cabool R-IV School District | 1025 Rogers St. (P.O. Box 613), Cabool | Texas |
Hartville R-II School District | 175 N. School Ave. (P.O. Box 460), Hartville | Wright |
Alton R-IV School District | Rte. 2 Box 2180, Alton | Oregon |
Greenville R-II School District | 127 Walnut (P.O. Box 320), Greenville | Wayne |
Bloomfield R-XIV School District | 505 Court St., Bloomfield | Stoddard |
611 Beasley Road, Steele | Pemiscot | |
Mansfield R-IV School District | 316 W. Ohio Ave., Mansfield | Wright |
Thayer R-II School District | 401 E. Walnut St., Thayer | Oregon |
Plato R-V School District | 10645 Plato Dr., Plato | Texas |
801 S. State Route 53, Campbell | Dunklin | |
Holcomb R-III School District | 102 S. Cherry (P.O. Box 190), Holcomb | Dunklin |
Gainesville R-V School District[permanent dead link] | HC03 Box 170, Gainesville | Ozark |
289 Broadway St. (P.O. Box 8), Neelyville | Butler | |
101 Dennis Dr., Bismarck | St. Francois | |
Meadow Heights R-II School District | State Highway 72 (Rte. 1 Box 2365), Patton | Bollinger |
Bernie R-XIII School District | 516 W. Main, Bernie | Stoddard |
Southern Reynolds County R-II School District | 1 School St., Ellington | Reynolds |
Chaffee R-II School District | 517 W. Yoakum St., Chaffee | Scott |
Highway 19 (P.O. Box 248), Winona | Shannon | |
906 Broadway (P.O. Box 550), Van Buren | Carter | |
Newburg R-II School District | 701 Wolf Pride Dr., Newburg | Phelps |
1 Viking Dr., Caledonia | Washington | |
Advance R-IV School District | 19805 State Highway 91 (P.O. Box 370), Advance | Stoddard |
Iron County C-4 School District | State Highway 49 #35 (P.O. Box 368), Viburnum | Iron |
Rte. 2 Box 512, Naylor | Ripley | |
Southland C-9 School District | 500 S. Main, Cardwell | Dunklin |
400 Rogers St. (P.O. Box 198), Summersville | Texas | |
1201 O Highway (P.O. Box 38), Bakersfield | Ozark | |
Norwood R-I School District | 675 N. Hawk Ave., Norwood | Wright |
Oran R-III School District | 310 Church St. (P.O. Box 250), Oran | Scott |
Scott County Central School District | 20794 U.S. Highway 61, Sikeston | Scott |
Dora R-III School District | Highway 181 South (P.O. Box 14), Dora | Ozark |
210 School St., Annapolis | Iron | |
Gideon Public School District No. 37 | 400 Main St. (P.O. Box 227), Gideon | New Madrid |
4198 State Highway E (P.O. Box 10), Oak Ridge | Cape Girardeau | |
State Highway 162 (P.O. Box 637), Clarkton | Dunklin | |
Cooter R-IV School District | 1867 State Highway E (P.O. Box 218), Cooter | Pemiscot |
1 Redwing Dr. (P.O. Box 730), Eminence | Shannon | |
Delta R-V School District[permanent dead link] | 324 Liberty St. (P.O. Box 787), Delta | Cape Girardeau |
Richland R-I School District | 24456 State Highway 114, Essex | Stoddard |
North Pemiscot County R-I School District | 102 School Dr. (P.O. Box 38), Wardell | Pemiscot |
Lesterville R-IV School District | State Highway 21 (P.O. Box 120), Lesterville | Reynolds |
School Street (P.O. Box 398), Koshkonong | Oregon | |
20 Charger Lane (P.O. Box 297), Deering | Pemiscot | |
Bunker R-III School District | State Highway 72 (P.O. Box 365), Bunker | Reynolds |
Bradleyville R-I School District | 16474 N. State Highway 125 (P.O. Box 20), Bradleyville | Taney |
Zalma R-V School District | School Street (HC02 Box 184), Zalma | Bollinger |
Bell City R-II School District | 25254 Walnut St., Bell City | Stoddard |
Couch R-II School District | Rte. 1 Box 1187, Myrtle | Oregon |
HC04 Box 4775, Theodosia | Ozark | |
100 Main St. (P.O. Box 39), Leopold | Bollinger | |
Marquand-Zion R-VI School District | 205 E. Morley St., Marquand | Madison |
Risco R-II School District | State Highway 62 (P.O. Box 17), Risco | New Madrid |
Public Universities Edit
- Southeast Missouri State University [1] - Cape Girardeau
- Southeast Missouri State University-Kennett (Satellite Campus)
- Southeast Missouri State University-Malden (Satellite Campus)
- Perryville Area Higher Education Center (PAHEC) - Perryville (Satellite Campus)
- Sikeston Area Higher Education Center (SAHEC) - Sikeston (Satellite Campus)
- Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing
- Missouri University of Science and Technology [2] - Rolla (Formerly known as the University of Missouri-Rolla [UMR])
- Missouri State University [3] - Springfield (Formerly known as Southwest Missouri State University) - Located in Missouri's 7th congressional district
- Missouri State University-Mountain Grove (Satellite Campus)
- Missouri State University-West Plains (Satellite Campus)
Community Colleges Edit
- Mineral Area College - Park Hills
- Mineral Area Regional Medical Center School of Radiation Technology
- Three Rivers Community College - Poplar Bluff
Election results from presidential races, by county Edit
2000 Edit
County | George W. Bush | % | Al Gore | % | Ralph Nader | % | Others | % | Margin | % | Total |
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Bollinger | 3,487 | 65.87% | 1,692 | 31.96% | 41 | 0.77% | 74 | 1.40% | −1,795 | R+ 33.91% | 5,294 |
Butler | 9,111 | 63.28% | 4,996 | 34.70% | 149 | 1.03% | 141 | 0.99% | −4,115 | R+ 28.58% | 14,397 |
Cape Girardeau | 19,832 | 66.42% | 9,334 | 31.26% | 376 | 1.26% | 317 | 1.06% | −10,498 | R+ 35.16% | 29,859 |
Carter | 1,730 | 61.61% | 997 | 35.51% | 40 | 1.42% | 41 | 1.46% | −733 | R+ 26.10% | 2,808 |
Crawford | 4,754 | 57.26% | 3,350 | 40.35% | 100 | 1.20% | 98 | 1.19% | −1,404 | R+ 16.91% | 8,302 |
Dent | 3,996 | 66.73% | 1,839 | 30.71% | 66 | 1.10% | 87 | 1.46% | −2,157 | R+ 36.02% | 5,988 |
Dunklin | 5,426 | 51.55% | 4,947 | 47.00% | 78 | 0.74% | 74 | 0.70% | −479 | R+ 4.55% | 10,525 |
Howell | 9,018 | 64.07% | 4,641 | 32.97% | 197 | 1.40% | 219 | 1.56% | −4,377 | R+ 31.10% | 14,075 |
Iron | 2,237 | 50.68% | 2,044 | 46.31% | 64 | 1.45% | 69 | 1.56% | −193 | R+ 4.37% | 4,414 |
Madison | 2,460 | 56.25% | 1,828 | 41.80% | 42 | 0.96% | 43 | 0.99% | −632 | R+ 14.45% | 4,373 |
Mississippi | 2,395 | 45.93% | 2,756 | 52.85% | 29 | 0.56% | 35 | 0.67% | −361 | D+ 6.92% | 5,215 |
New Madrid | 3,416 | 47.01% | 3,738 | 51.45% | 45 | 0.62% | 67 | 0.92% | −322 | D+ 4.44% | 7,266 |
Oregon | 2,521 | 59.56% | 1,568 | 37.04% | 60 | 1.42% | 84 | 1.98% | −953 | R+ 22.52% | 4,233 |
Pemiscot | 2,750 | 45.38% | 3,245 | 53.55% | 37 | 0.61% | 28 | 0.46% | −495 | D+ 8.17% | 6,060 |
Perry | 4,667 | 67.61% | 2,085 | 30.20% | 70 | 1.01% | 81 | 1.17% | −2,582 | R+ 37.41% | 6,903 |
Phelps | 9,444 | 58.49% | 6,262 | 38.78% | 253 | 1.57% | 187 | 1.16% | −3,182 | R+ 19.71% | 16,146 |
Reynolds | 1,762 | 56.28% | 1,298 | 41.46% | 42 | 1.34% | 29 | 0.92% | −464 | R+ 14.82% | 3,131 |
Ripley | 3,121 | 61.62% | 1,820 | 35.93% | 58 | 1.15% | 66 | 1.30% | −1,301 | R+ 25.69% | 5,065 |
Scott | 8,999 | 57.30% | 6,452 | 41.09% | 113 | 0.72% | 130 | 0.83% | −2,547 | R+ 16.21% | 15,704 |
Shannon | 2,245 | 59.38% | 1,430 | 37.82% | 48 | 1.27% | 58 | 1.53% | −815 | R+ 21.56% | 3,781 |
St. Francois | 9,327 | 49.50% | 9,075 | 48.17% | 265 | 1.41% | 174 | 0.93% | −252 | R+ 1.33% | 18,841 |
Stoddard | 7,727 | 62.04% | 4,476 | 35.94% | 114 | 0.92% | 137 | 1.10% | −3,251 | R+ 26.10% | 12,454 |
Texas | 6,136 | 61.78% | 3,486 | 35.10% | 137 | 1.38% | 173 | 1.74% | −2,650 | R+ 26.68% | 9,932 |
Washington | 4,020 | 48.64% | 4,047 | 48.97% | 95 | 1.15% | 103 | 1.25% | −27 | D+ 0.33% | 8,265 |
Wayne | 3,346 | 57.22% | 2,387 | 40.82% | 55 | 0.94% | 60 | 1.03% | −959 | R+ 16.40% | 5,848 |
Wright | 5,391 | 68.75% | 2,250 | 28.70% | 86 | 1.10% | 114 | 1.45% | −3,141 | R+ 40.05% | 7,841 |
District Total | 139,318 | 58.85% | 92,043 | 38.88% | 2,660 | 1.12% | 2,689 | 1.14% | 47,275 | R+ 19.97% | 236,720 |
2004 Edit
County | George W. Bush | % | John Kerry | % | Others | % | Margin | % | Total |
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Bollinger | 4,102 | 69.58% | 1,754 | 29.75% | 39 | 0.63% | −2,348 | R+ 39.83% | 5,895 |
Butler | 11,696 | 71.14% | 4,666 | 28.38% | 79 | 0.48% | −7,030 | R+ 42.76% | 16,441 |
Cape Girardeau | 23,814 | 68.90% | 10,568 | 30.57% | 183 | 0.53% | −13,246 | R+ 38.33% | 34,565 |
Carter | 1,797 | 64.66% | 964 | 34.69% | 18 | 0.64% | −833 | R+ 29.97% | 2,779 |
Dent | 4,369 | 69.31% | 1,865 | 29.58% | 70 | 1.12% | −2,504 | R+ 39.73% | 6,304 |
Douglas | 4,498 | 71.09% | 1,741 | 27.52% | 88 | 1.39% | −2,757 | R+ 43.57% | 6,327 |
Dunklin | 6,720 | 57.55% | 4,901 | 41.97% | 56 | 0.48% | −1,819 | R+ 15.58% | 11,677 |
Howell | 11,097 | 67.75% | 5,118 | 31.25% | 164 | 1.00% | −5,979 | R+ 36.50% | 16,379 |
Iron | 2,477 | 52.94% | 2,157 | 46.10% | 45 | 0.96% | −320 | R+ 6.84% | 4,679 |
Madison | 2,905 | 59.07% | 1,972 | 40.10% | 41 | 0.84% | −933 | R+ 18.97% | 4,918 |
Mississippi | 2,903 | 54.79% | 2,374 | 44.81% | 21 | 0.40% | −529 | R+ 9.98% | 5,298 |
New Madrid | 4,154 | 52.54% | 3,716 | 47.00% | 37 | 0.47% | −438 | R+ 5.54% | 7,907 |
Oregon | 2,769 | 59.26% | 1,823 | 39.01% | 81 | 1.74% | −946 | R+ 20.25% | 4,673 |
Ozark | 3,083 | 65.50% | 1,561 | 33.16% | 63 | 1.34% | −1,522 | R+ 32.34% | 4,707 |
Pemiscot | 3,398 | 49.93% | 3,381 | 49.68% | 27 | 0.40% | −17 | R+ 0.25% | 6,806 |
Perry | 5,583 | 67.70% | 2,621 | 31.78% | 43 | 0.52% | −2,962 | R+ 35.92% | 8,247 |
Phelps | 11,874 | 63.50% | 6,666 | 35.65% | 160 | 0.75% | −5,208 | R+ 27.85% | 18,700 |
Reynolds | 1,896 | 56.36% | 1,449 | 43.07% | 19 | 0.57% | −447 | R+ 13.29% | 3,364 |
Ripley | 3,693 | 65.33% | 1,907 | 33.73% | 53 | 0.94% | −1,786 | R+ 31.60% | 5,653 |
Scott | 11,330 | 64.94% | 6,057 | 34.71% | 61 | 0.35% | −5,273 | R+ 30.23% | 17,448 |
Shannon | 2,511 | 60.26% | 1,618 | 38.83% | 38 | 0.92% | −893 | R+ 21.43% | 4,167 |
St. Francois | 12,087 | 52.71% | 10,748 | 46.87% | 98 | 0.43% | −1,339 | R+ 5.84% | 22,933 |
Stoddard | 9,242 | 69.74% | 3,946 | 29.78% | 64 | 0.48% | −5,296 | R+ 39.96% | 13,252 |
Taney* | 3,496 | 67.53% | 1,644 | 31.76% | 37 | 0.71% | −1,852 | R+ 35.77% | 5,177 |
Texas | 7,234 | 65.66% | 3,664 | 33.25% | 120 | 1.09% | −3,570 | R+ 32.41% | 11,018 |
Washington | 4,641 | 50.57% | 4,459 | 48.58% | 78 | 0.84% | −182 | R+ 1.99% | 9,178 |
Wayne | 3,919 | 63.17% | 2,250 | 36.27% | 35 | 0.57% | −1,669 | R+ 26.90% | 6,204 |
Wright | 6,090 | 72.97% | 2,188 | 26.22% | 68 | 0.82% | −3,902 | R+ 46.75% | 8,346 |
District Total | 173,378 | 63.50% | 97,778 | 35.81% | 1,886 | 0.69% | 75,600 | R+ 27.69% | 273,042 |
- These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District.
2008 Edit
County | John McCain | % | Barack Obama | % | Others | % | Margin | % | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bollinger | 3,972 | 68.67% | 1,690 | 29.22% | 122 | 2.11% | −2,282 | R+ 39.45% | 5,784 |
Butler | 11,805 | 68.09% | 5,316 | 30.66% | 217 | 1.25% | −6,489 | R+ 37.43% | 17,338 |
Cape Girardeau | 24,768 | 66.30% | 12,208 | 32.68% | 379 | 1.01% | −12,560 | R+ 33.62% | 37,446 |
Carter | 1,840 | 63.49% | 984 | 33.95% | 74 | 2.55% | −856 | R+ 29.54% | 2,898 |
Dent | 4,655 | 67.78% | 2,056 | 29.94% | 157 | 2.29% | −2,599 | R+ 37.84% | 6,868 |
Douglas | 4,405 | 65.63% | 2,140 | 31.88% | 167 | 2.49% | −2,265 | R+ 33.75% | 6,712 |
Dunklin | 7,044 | 59.88% | 4,540 | 38.59% | 180 | 1.53% | −2,504 | R+ 21.29% | 11,764 |
Howell | 10,982 | 64.49% | 5,736 | 33.68% | 311 | 1.83% | −5,246 | R+ 30.81% | 17,029 |
Iron | 2,090 | 47.35% | 2,213 | 50.14% | 111 | 2.51% | −123 | D+ 2.79% | 4,414 |
Madison | 2,897 | 57.62% | 2,042 | 40.61% | 89 | 1.77% | −855 | R+ 17.01% | 5,028 |
Mississippi | 3,034 | 56.65% | 2,247 | 41.95% | 75 | 1.40% | −787 | R+ 14.70% | 5,356 |
New Madrid | 4,593 | 56.76% | 3,370 | 41.65% | 129 | 1.59% | −1,223 | R+ 15.11% | 8,092 |
Oregon | 2,652 | 57.77% | 1,811 | 39.45% | 128 | 2.78% | −841 | R+ 18.32% | 4,591 |
Ozark | 2,918 | 62.27% | 1,661 | 35.45% | 107 | 2.28% | −1,257 | R+ 26.82% | 4,686 |
Pemiscot | 3,954 | 56.11% | 3,029 | 42.98% | 64 | 0.91% | −925 | R+ 13.13% | 7,047 |
Perry | 5,527 | 63.92% | 3,005 | 34.75% | 115 | 1.33% | −2,522 | R+ 29.17% | 8,647 |
Phelps | 11,706 | 60.22% | 7,394 | 38.04% | 338 | 1.74% | −4,312 | R+ 22.18% | 19,524 |
Reynolds | 1,782 | 54.21% | 1,418 | 43.14% | 87 | 2.65% | −364 | R+ 11.07% | 3,287 |
Ripley | 3,407 | 63.53% | 1,795 | 33.47% | 161 | 3.00% | −1,612 | R+ 30.06% | 5,363 |
Scott | 11,563 | 64.15% | 6,258 | 34.72% | 205 | 1.13% | −5,305 | R+ 29.43% | 18,082 |
Shannon | 2,075 | 54.06% | 1,637 | 42.65% | 126 | 3.29% | −438 | R+ 11.41% | 3,838 |
St. Francois | 12,660 | 51.57% | 11,540 | 47.01% | 350 | 1.42% | −1,120 | R+ 4.56% | 24,550 |
Stoddard | 9,172 | 69.16% | 3,899 | 29.40% | 191 | 1.44% | −5,273 | R+ 39.76% | 13,262 |
Taney* | 2,138 | 67.62% | 979 | 30.96% | 45 | 1.42% | −1,159 | R+ 36.66% | 3,162 |
Texas | 7,215 | 66.49% | 3,410 | 31.43% | 226 | 2.08% | −3,805 | R+ 35.06% | 10,851 |
Washington | 4,706 | 48.95% | 4,711 | 49.00% | 197 | 2.05% | −5 | D+ 0.05% | 9,614 |
Wayne | 3,784 | 61.49% | 2,243 | 36.45% | 127 | 2.06% | −1,541 | R+ 25.04% | 6,154 |
Wright | 5,784 | 67.94% | 2,557 | 30.03% | 173 | 2.03% | −3,227 | R+ 37.91% | 8,514 |
District Total | 174,564 | 61.92% | 102,682 | 36.42% | 4,688 | 1.66% | 71,882 | R+ 25.50% | 281,934 |
- These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District.
2012 Edit
County | Mitt Romney | % | Barack Obama | % | Others | % | Margin | % | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bollinger | 4,095 | 75.05% | 1,213 | 22.23% | 148 | 2.72% | −2,882 | R+ 52.82% | 5,456 |
Butler | 12,248 | 72.52% | 4,363 | 25.83% | 278 | 1.65% | −7,885 | R+ 46.69% | 16,889 |
Cape Girardeau | 25,370 | 70.81% | 9,728 | 27.15% | 731 | 2.04% | −15,642 | R+ 43.66% | 35,829 |
Carter | 1,978 | 70.67% | 754 | 26.94% | 67 | 2.39% | −1,224 | R+ 43.73% | 2,799 |
Crawford | 6,434 | 67.17% | 2,951 | 30.81% | 194 | 2.03% | −3,483 | R+ 36.36% | 9,579 |
Dent | 4,883 | 73.51% | 1,585 | 23.86% | 175 | 2.63% | −3,298 | R+ 49.65% | 6,671 |
Douglas | 4,649 | 70.90% | 1,710 | 26.08% | 198 | 3.02% | −2,939 | R+ 44.82% | 6,557 |
Dunklin | 6,850 | 64.31% | 3,636 | 34.14% | 165 | 1.55% | −3,214 | R+ 30.17% | 10,651 |
Howell | 11,544 | 70.62% | 4,395 | 26.89% | 407 | 2.49% | −7,149 | R+ 43.73% | 16,346 |
Iron | 2,252 | 55.87% | 1,669 | 41.40% | 110 | 2.73% | −583 | R+ 14.47% | 4,031 |
Jefferson* | 14,608 | 55.18% | 11,277 | 42.59% | 591 | 2.23% | −3,331 | R+ 12.59% | 26,476 |
Madison | 3,227 | 65.46% | 1,588 | 32.21% | 115 | 2.33% | −1,639 | R+ 33.25% | 4,930 |
Mississippi | 2,997 | 60.91% | 1,858 | 37.76% | 65 | 1.33% | −1,139 | R+ 23.15% | 4,920 |
New Madrid | 4,284 | 59.09% | 2,814 | 38.81% | 152 | 2.10% | −1,470 | R+ 20.28% | 7,250 |
Oregon | 2,886 | 65.28% | 1,419 | 32.10% | 116 | 2.62% | −1,467 | R+ 33.18% | 4,421 |
Ozark | 3,080 | 69.17% | 1,261 | 28.32% | 112 | 2.51% | −1,819 | R+ 40.85% | 4,453 |
Pemiscot | 3,598 | 56.80% | 2,671 | 42.16% | 66 | 1.04% | −927 | R+ 14.64% | 6,335 |
Perry | 5,669 | 70.98% | 2,184 | 27.34% | 134 | 1.68% | −3,485 | R+ 43.64% | 7,987 |
Phelps | 11,895 | 65.05% | 5,798 | 31.71% | 593 | 3.24% | −6,097 | R+ 33.34% | 18,286 |
Reynolds | 1,931 | 60.31% | 1,157 | 36.13% | 114 | 3.56% | −774 | R+ 24.18% | 3,202 |
Ripley | 3,743 | 71.12% | 1,396 | 26.52% | 124 | 2.36% | −2,347 | R+ 44.60% | 5,263 |
Scott | 11,623 | 68.37% | 5,122 | 30.13% | 254 | 1.50% | −6,501 | R+ 38.24% | 16,999 |
Shannon | 2,262 | 61.27% | 1,302 | 35.27% | 128 | 3.46% | −960 | R+ 26.00% | 3,692 |
St. Francois | 13,248 | 58.67% | 8,829 | 39.10% | 505 | 2.23% | −4,419 | R+ 19.57% | 22,705 |
Ste. Genevieve | 4,055 | 50.25% | 3,813 | 47.25% | 202 | 2.50% | −242 | R+ 3.00% | 8,070 |
Stoddard | 9,496 | 73.81% | 3,153 | 24.51% | 217 | 1.68% | −6,343 | R+ 49.30% | 12,866 |
Texas | 7,618 | 70.77% | 2,871 | 26.67% | 275 | 2.56% | −4,747 | R+ 44.10% | 10,764 |
Washington | 5,071 | 58.32% | 3,417 | 39.30% | 207 | 2.38% | −1,654 | R+ 19.02% | 8,695 |
Wayne | 3,790 | 66.26% | 1,813 | 31.70% | 117 | 2.04% | −1,977 | R+ 34.56% | 5,720 |
Wright | 5,830 | 73.29% | 1,953 | 24.55% | 172 | 2.16% | −3,877 | R+ 48.74% | 7,955 |
District Total | 201,214 | 65.88% | 97,700 | 31.99% | 6,523 | 2.13% | 103,514 | R+ 33.89% | 305,437 |
- These numbers reflect only the western and southern sections of Jefferson County that are included in the 8th Congressional District.
2008 Democratic Presidential Primary Edit
County | Hillary Clinton | % | Barack Obama | % | John Edwards | % | Others | % | Margin | % | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bollinger | 971 | 74.12% | 293 | 22.37% | 38 | 2.90% | 8 | 0.61% | −678 | C+ 51.75% | 1,310 |
Butler | 2,490 | 69.87% | 960 | 26.94% | 82 | 2.30% | 32 | 0.90% | −1,530 | C+ 42.93% | 3,564 |
Cape Girardeau | 4,510 | 56.55% | 3,145 | 39.44% | 247 | 3.10% | 73 | 0.92% | −1,365 | C+ 17.11% | 7,975 |
Carter | 541 | 75.24% | 137 | 19.05% | 32 | 4.45% | 5 | 0.70% | −404 | C+ 56.19% | 719 |
Dent | 962 | 62.23% | 493 | 31.89% | 74 | 4.79% | 17 | 1.10% | −469 | C+ 30.34% | 1,546 |
Douglas | 827 | 62.32% | 454 | 34.21% | 39 | 2.94% | 7 | 0.53% | −373 | C+ 28.11% | 1,327 |
Dunklin | 2,587 | 78.44% | 604 | 18.31% | 69 | 2.09% | 38 | 1.15% | −1,983 | C+ 60.13% | 3,298 |
Howell | 2,307 | 64.07% | 1,168 | 32.44% | 99 | 2.75% | 27 | 0.75% | −1,139 | C+ 31.63% | 3,601 |
Iron | 1,180 | 70.53% | 406 | 24.27% | 72 | 4.30% | 15 | 0.90% | −774 | C+ 46.26% | 1,673 |
Madison | 971 | 68.72% | 344 | 24.35% | 64 | 4.53% | 34 | 2.40% | −627 | C+ 44.37% | 1,413 |
Mississippi | 1,094 | 65.43% | 502 | 30.02% | 57 | 3.41% | 19 | 1.14% | −592 | C+ 35.41% | 1,672 |
New Madrid | 1,801 | 71.19% | 610 | 24.11% | 101 | 3.99% | 18 | 0.71% | −1,191 | C+ 47.08% | 2,530 |
Oregon | 989 | 71.77% | 332 | 24.09% | 42 | 3.05% | 15 | 1.09% | −657 | C+ 47.68% | 1,378 |
Ozark | 689 | 65.62% | 332 | 31.62% | 18 | 1.71% | 11 | 1.05% | −357 | C+ 34.00% | 1,050 |
Pemiscot | 1,270 | 70.83% | 466 | 25.99% | 34 | 1.90% | 23 | 1.28% | −804 | C+ 44.84% | 1,793 |
Perry | 1,180 | 61.24% | 650 | 33.73% | 81 | 4.20% | 16 | 0.83% | −530 | C+ 27.51% | 1,927 |
Phelps | 2,392 | 53.93% | 1,878 | 42.34% | 122 | 2.75% | 43 | 0.97% | −514 | C+ 11.59% | 4,435 |
Reynolds | 741 | 66.22% | 277 | 24.75% | 70 | 6.26% | 31 | 2.77% | −464 | C+ 41.47% | 1,119 |
Ripley | 1,073 | 74.20% | 282 | 19.50% | 72 | 4.98% | 19 | 1.31% | −791 | C+ 54.70% | 1,446 |
Scott | 2,931 | 63.43% | 1,443 | 31.23% | 191 | 4.13% | 56 | 1.22% | −1,488 | C+ 32.20% | 4,621 |
Shannon | 914 | 69.72% | 323 | 24.64% | 50 | 3.81% | 24 | 1.83% | −591 | C+ 45.08% | 1,311 |
St. Francois | 5,418 | 70.25% | 1,993 | 25.84% | 224 | 2.90% | 78 | 1.01% | −3,425 | C+ 44.41% | 7,713 |
Stoddard | 2,225 | 72.95% | 684 | 22.43% | 112 | 3.67% | 29 | 0.95% | −1,541 | C+ 50.52% | 3,050 |
Taney* | 1,219 | 62.51% | 674 | 34.56% | 39 | 2.00% | 18 | 0.92% | −545 | C+ 27.95% | 1,950 |
Texas | 1,858 | 68.03% | 743 | 27.21% | 101 | 3.70% | 29 | 1.06% | −1,115 | C+ 40.82% | 2,731 |
Washington | 2,345 | 74.63% | 670 | 21.32% | 100 | 3.18% | 27 | 0.86% | −1,675 | C+ 53.31% | 3,142 |
Wayne | 1,458 | 75.94% | 359 | 18.70% | 71 | 3.70% | 32 | 1.66% | −1,099 | C+ 57.24% | 1,920 |
Wright | 1,143 | 69.48% | 452 | 27.48% | 36 | 2.19% | 14 | 0.85% | −691 | C+ 42.00% | 1,645 |
District Total | 48,086 | 66.92% | 20,674 | 28.77% | 2,337 | 3.25% | 762 | 1.06% | 27,412 | C+ 38.15% | 71,859 |
- These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District at the time of the Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
2008 Republican Presidential Primary Edit
County | Mike Huckabee | % | John McCain | % | Mitt Romney | % | Ron Paul | % | Others | % | Margin | % | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bollinger | 657 | 39.72% | 518 | 31.32% | 384 | 23.22% | 65 | 3.93% | 30 | 1.81% | −139 | H+ 8.04% | 1,654 |
Butler | 2,215 | 48.85% | 1,117 | 24.64% | 1,007 | 22.21% | 134 | 2.96% | 61 | 1.35% | −1,098 | H+ 24.21% | 4,534 |
Cape Girardeau | 3,068 | 27.63% | 3,528 | 31.77% | 3,922 | 35.32% | 361 | 3.25% | 226 | 2.04% | −394 | R+ 3.55% | 11,105 |
Carter | 373 | 52.39% | 202 | 28.37% | 107 | 15.03% | 24 | 3.37% | 6 | 0.84% | −171 | H+ 24.02% | 712 |
Dent | 959 | 48.78% | 442 | 22.48% | 411 | 20.91% | 127 | 6.46% | 27 | 1.37% | −517 | H+ 26.30% | 1,966 |
Douglas | 1,343 | 55.04% | 516 | 21.15% | 270 | 11.07% | 295 | 12.09% | 16 | 0.66% | −827 | H+ 33.89% | 2,440 |
Dunklin | 1,309 | 58.52% | 480 | 21.46% | 381 | 17.03% | 36 | 1.61% | 31 | 1.39% | −829 | H+ 37.06% | 2,237 |
Howell | 2,882 | 52.97% | 1,347 | 24.76% | 793 | 14.57% | 356 | 6.54% | 63 | 1.16% | −1,535 | H+ 28.21% | 5,441 |
Iron | 354 | 43.17% | 269 | 32.80% | 138 | 16.83% | 43 | 5.24% | 16 | 1.95% | −85 | H+ 10.37% | 820 |
Madison | 560 | 43.96% | 452 | 35.48% | 185 | 14.52% | 51 | 4.00% | 26 | 2.04% | −108 | H+ 8.48% | 1,274 |
Mississippi | 471 | 42.59% | 373 | 33.73% | 226 | 20.43% | 15 | 1.36% | 21 | 1.90% | −98 | H+ 8.86% | 1,106 |
New Madrid | 656 | 48.74% | 386 | 28.68% | 250 | 18.57% | 43 | 3.19% | 11 | 0.82% | −270 | H+ 20.06% | 1,346 |
Oregon | 696 | 58.88% | 242 | 20.47% | 134 | 11.34% | 101 | 8.54% | 9 | 0.76% | −454 | H+ 38.41% | 1,182 |
Ozark | 766 | 48.09% | 428 | 26.87% | 235 | 14.75% | 149 | 9.35% | 15 | 0.94% | −338 | H+ 21.22% | 1,593 |
Pemiscot | 565 | 57.59% | 233 | 23.75% | 149 | 15.19% | 20 | 2.04% | 14 | 1.43% | −332 | H+ 33.84% | 981 |
Perry | 575 | 25.76% | 973 | 43.59% | 542 | 24.28% | 96 | 4.30% | 46 | 2.06% | −398 | M+ 17.83% | 2,232 |
Phelps | 1,728 | 35.15% | 1,459 | 29.68% | 1,340 | 27.26% | 321 | 6.53% | 68 | 1.38% | −269 | H+ 5.47% | 4,916 |
Reynolds | 283 | 46.09% | 202 | 32.90% | 93 | 15.15% | 25 | 4.07% | 11 | 1.79% | −81 | H+ 13.19% | 614 |
Ripley | 750 | 53.84% | 329 | 23.62% | 238 | 17.09% | 52 | 3.73% | 24 | 1.72% | −421 | H+ 30.22% | 1,393 |
Scott | 1,549 | 36.79% | 1,389 | 32.99% | 1,076 | 25.56% | 113 | 2.68% | 83 | 1.97% | −160 | H+ 3.80% | 4,210 |
Shannon | 515 | 54.44% | 223 | 23.57% | 83 | 8.77% | 109 | 11.52% | 16 | 1.69% | −292 | H+ 30.87% | 946 |
St. Francois | 1,631 | 35.90% | 1,727 | 38.01% | 949 | 20.89% | 134 | 2.95% | 102 | 2.25% | −96 | M+ 2.11% | 4,543 |
Stoddard | 1,571 | 50.56% | 772 | 24.85% | 643 | 20.70% | 91 | 2.93% | 30 | 0.97% | −799 | H+ 25.71% | 3,107 |
Taney* | 1,821 | 55.89% | 844 | 25.91% | 462 | 14.18% | 92 | 2.82% | 40 | 1.23% | −977 | H+ 29.98% | 3,258 |
Texas | 1,727 | 50.13% | 954 | 27.69% | 480 | 13.93% | 234 | 6.79% | 50 | 1.45% | −773 | H+ 22.44% | 3,445 |
Washington | 622 | 38.73% | 616 | 38.36% | 297 | 18.49% | 50 | 3.11% | 21 | 1.31% | −6 | H+ 0.37% | 1,606 |
Wayne | 740 | 45.20% | 499 | 30.48% | 323 | 19.73% | 46 | 2.81% | 29 | 1.77% | −241 | H+ 14.72% | 1,637 |
Wright | 1,878 | 59.64% | 746 | 23.69% | 298 | 9.46% | 178 | 5.65% | 49 | 1.56% | −1,132 | H+ 35.95% | 3,149 |
District Total | 32,264 | 43.93% | 21,266 | 28.95% | 15,416 | 20.99% | 3,361 | 4.58% | 1,141 | 1.55% | 10,998 | H+ 14.98% | 73,447 |
- These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District at the time of the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
See also Edit
References Edit
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