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

County record · fips 29021 · Missouri

BuchananMO

Republican ×4 since 2012all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the Missouri and national vote
2024 result
R+28.4
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
24–16
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
27/40
68% of its elections
Closest election
2008
D+0.1
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+53.8 ptsDemocrats
1964+40.6 ptsDemocrats
1968-36.3 ptsRepublicans
1976+34.3 ptsDemocrats
1872+33.9 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
83,568
College (BA+)
24%
Median income
$62,158
2024 dollars
Non-white
20%
Rural
14%
Age 65+
17%

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

Neighbouring counties

Atchison, KS · Doniphan, KS · Andrew, MO · Clinton, MO · DeKalb, MO · Platte, MO