Buchanan County, Missouri

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Buchanan County
Buchanan County Courthouse St Joseph Missouri.jpg
The Buchanan County Courthouse in downtown St. Joseph
Map of Missouri highlighting Buchanan County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
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Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°40′N94°49′W / 39.67°N 94.81°W / 39.67; -94.81
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
FoundedDecember 31, 1838
Named for James Buchanan
Seat St. Joseph
Largest citySt. Joseph
Area
  Total415 sq mi (1,070 km2)
  Land408 sq mi (1,060 km2)
  Water6.6 sq mi (17 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
  Total84,793
  Density200/sq mi (79/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 6th
Website www.co.buchanan.mo.us

Buchanan County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 84,793. [1] Its county seat is St. Joseph. [2] When originally formed in 1838, the county was named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Roberts. It was renamed in 1839 for James Buchanan, then a U.S. Senator and later President of the United States. The county was formed from land annexed to Missouri, as were five other counties.

Contents

Buchanan County is included in the Kansas City CSA.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 415 square miles (1,070 km2), of which 408 square miles (1,060 km2) is land and 6.6 square miles (17 km2) (1.6%) is water. [3]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Transit

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1840 6,237
1850 12,975108.0%
1860 23,86183.9%
1870 35,10947.1%
1880 49,79241.8%
1890 70,10040.8%
1900 121,83873.8%
1910 93,020−23.7%
1920 93,6840.7%
1930 98,6335.3%
1940 94,067−4.6%
1950 96,8262.9%
1960 90,581−6.4%
1970 86,915−4.0%
1980 87,8881.1%
1990 83,083−5.5%
2000 85,9983.5%
2010 89,2013.7%
2020 84,793−4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
1790-1960 [5] 1900-1990 [6]
1990-2000 [7] 2010-2015 [1]

As of the census [8] of 2000, there were 85,998 people, 33,557 households, and 21,912 families residing in the county. The population density was 210 inhabitants per square mile (81/km2). There were 36,574 housing units at an average density of 89 units per square mile (34/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 92.73% White, 4.36% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 2.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 33,557 households, out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.30% were married couples living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.30% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,704, and the median income for a family was $42,408. Males had a median income of $31,697 versus $21,827 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,882. About 8.50% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Buchanan County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Buchanan County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (24.96%), Roman Catholics (20.35%), and nondenominational evangelical groups (15.95%).

2020 Census

Buchanan County Racial Composition [9]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (NH)68,39180.7%
Black or African American (NH)4,3035.1%
Native American (NH)3230.4%
Asian (NH)1,0481.24%
Pacific Islander (NH)4260.5%
Other/Mixed (NH)4,7025.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5,6006.6%

Education

Public schools

Private schools

Colleges and Universities

Public libraries

Communities

Cities

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Buchanan County is divided into 12 townships:

Notable people

Politics

Local

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

Buchanan County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Dean Wilson Republican
Auditor Tara Horn Republican
Circuit Clerk Ashley Thrasher Republican
County Clerk Mary Baack-Garvey Republican
Collector Peggy Campbell Democratic
Commissioner
(Presiding)
Lee Sawyer Republican
Commissioner
(Eastern District)
Scott Burnham Republican
Commissioner
(Western District)
Ron Hook Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney Michelle Davidson Republican
Public Administrator Annette Bertelsen Republican
Recorder Becky Dunlap Republican
Sheriff Bill Puett Republican
Treasurer David Gall Republican

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 60.85%22,14736.34% 13,2252.81% 1,022
2016 52.60%18,71443.92% 15,6283.48% 1,238
2012 39.61% 13,81056.46%19,6853.92% 1,368
2008 37.39% 14,44259.94%23,1512.67% 1,028
2004 50.03%18,96748.31% 18,3171.66% 629
2000 45.18% 15,60252.12%17,9982.70% 930
1996 29.76% 9,73167.41%22,0452.83% 925

Buchanan County is split between three legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are held by Republicans.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 9 – Buchanan County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dean Van Schoiack6,59865.10%+4.41
Democratic Karen Planalp3,53734.90%-4.41
Missouri House of Representatives — District 9 — Buchanan County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Shelia Solon5,15460.69%-39.31
Democratic Bob Bergland3,33839.31%+39.31
Missouri House of Representatives - District 10 – Buchanan County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bill Falkner7,11061.03%+2.89
Democratic Colby Murphy4,54138.98%-2.89
Missouri House of Representatives — District 10 — Buchanan County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bill Falkner5,75358.13%+58.13
Democratic Shane R. Thompson4,14441.87%-58.13
Missouri House of Representatives — District 11 — Buchanan County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brenda Shields9,73770.29%+5.42
Democratic Brady Lee O'Dell4,11529.71%-5.42
Missouri House of Representatives — District 11 — Buchanan County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brenda Shields7,27564.87%-35.13
Democratic Brady Lee O'Dell3,94035.13%+35.13

All of Buchanan County is a part of Missouri's 34th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville).

Missouri Senate - District 34 – Buchanan County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tony Luetkemeyer15,90353.34%-0.35
Democratic Martin T. Rucker II13,91346.66%+0.35
Missouri Senate - District 34 – Buchanan County (2014)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rob Schaaf11,06853.69%
Democratic Robert Stuber9,93646.31%

Federal

All of Buchanan 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 an eleventh term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Gena Ross.

U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 6th Congressional District – Buchanan County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sam Graves23,52365.00%+3.33
Democratic Gena L. Ross11,65932.22%-2.58
Libertarian Jim Higgins1,0082.79%-0.75
U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri's 6th Congressional District – Buchanan County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sam Graves18,47161.67%-2.59
Democratic Henry Robert Martin10,42234.80%+2.97
Libertarian Dan Hogan1,0603.54%+1.04

Buchanan County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R-Strafford).

U.S. Senate – Class I – Buchanan County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Josh Hawley15,91252.83%+18.59
Democratic Claire McCaskill12,88942.80%-15.93
Independent Craig O'Dear6172.05%
Libertarian Japheth Campbell5191.72%-5.31
Green Jo Crain1800.60%+0.60

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

U.S. Senate — Class III — Buchanan County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roy Blunt17,65849.60%+15.36
Democratic Jason Kander16,10345.23%-13.50
Libertarian Jonathan Dine1,0432.93%-4.10
Green Johnathan McFarland5151.45%+1.45
Constitution Fred Ryman2820.79%+0.79

Political culture

United States presidential election results for Buchanan County, Missouri [18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 22,45061.15%13,44536.62%8182.23%
2016 21,32059.28%12,01333.40%2,6317.32%
2012 18,66053.15%15,59444.42%8522.43%
2008 19,11048.68%19,16448.81%9862.51%
2004 19,81252.21%17,79946.90%3390.89%
2000 16,42347.26%17,08549.16%1,2433.58%
1996 12,61038.19%15,84848.00%4,56013.81%
1992 11,27530.18%16,57044.35%9,52025.48%
1988 15,33644.99%18,60154.57%1520.45%
1984 19,73556.22%15,36943.78%00.00%
1980 16,55147.09%16,96748.27%1,6324.64%
1976 16,44648.19%17,42751.07%2510.74%
1972 21,85065.72%11,39534.28%00.00%
1968 16,10146.38%15,86045.69%2,7527.93%
1964 11,50132.25%24,16467.75%00.00%
1960 21,44852.57%19,34847.43%00.00%
1956 20,31152.49%18,38447.51%00.00%
1952 22,08752.61%19,85447.29%440.10%
1948 13,00236.08%22,97563.76%570.16%
1944 15,11342.91%20,09157.04%200.06%
1940 17,48441.63%24,48258.30%290.07%
1936 15,91235.41%28,82564.15%1960.44%
1932 14,60235.68%26,06063.68%2600.64%
1928 20,45962.71%12,11037.12%550.17%
1924 17,50950.13%14,75942.26%2,6587.61%
1920 17,19150.99%16,18848.02%3350.99%
1916 7,76140.56%10,97357.35%4002.09%
1912 4,41226.46%8,86953.18%3,39520.36%
1908 8,39445.34%9,83653.13%2831.53%
1904 8,70351.62%7,73645.89%4202.49%
1900 8,32947.51%8,92550.91%2781.59%
1896 6,85447.81%7,33651.17%1471.03%
1892 5,52242.90%6,94953.99%4013.12%
1888 5,01143.20%6,36954.91%2191.89%

At the presidential level, Buchanan County is a swing county that has become increasingly Republican in recent years. Buchanan County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. Barack Obama was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Buchanan County in 2008 with a plurality of the vote, but a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since Michael Dukakis in 1988.

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 Buchanan County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election.

Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Biden4,32257.99
Democratic Bernie Sanders2,64535.49
Democratic Tulsi Gabbard811.09
Democratic Others/Uncommitted4055.43

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

Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald Trump3,52896.24
Republican Bill Weld230.63
Republican Others/Uncommitted1153.14

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 in Buchanan County. He went on to win the presidency.

Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald Trump4,69141.65
Republican Ted Cruz3,87934.44
Republican John Kasich1,47813.12
Republican Marco Rubio8477.52
Republican Others/Uncommitted3693.28

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) carried Buchanan County.

Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bernie Sanders4,14853.65
Democratic Hillary Clinton3,44344.54
Democratic Others/Uncommitted1401.81

2012

The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Buchanan 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 Romney. 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. However, former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) narrowly carried Buchanan County.

Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2008)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mitt Romney2,21631.94
Republican John McCain2,19431.63
Republican Mike Huckabee1,82526.31
Republican Ron Paul5217.51
Republican Others/Uncommitted1812.60

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Buchanan 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.

Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2008)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hillary Clinton6,68957.09
Democratic Barack Obama4,42737.78
Democratic Others/Uncommitted6015.13

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