Editing Barry County, Missouri (section)

==Politics==
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===Local===
[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] control politics at the local level in Barry County, holding every elected position in the county.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Barry County, Missouri
| assessor          =Sherry Smith
| assessorparty     =Republican
| circuitclerk      =Craig Williams
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Joyce Ennis
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding         =Steve Blankenship
| presidingparty    =Republican
| collector         =Skyler Bowman
| collectorparty    =Republican
| coroner           =Gary Swearingen
| coronerparty      =Republican
| prosecutor        =Amy Boxx
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| administrator     =Sam Madsen
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder          =Danielle Still
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =Danny Boyd
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| surveyor          =
| surveyorparty     =
| treasurer         =Gretta Tripp
| treasurerparty    =Republican
|districtsouthparty=Republican|districtsouth=Gene Robbins|districtnorth=Gary Schad|districtnorthparty=Republican}}

===State===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|2024]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''79.79%''' ''12,721''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|18.31% ''2,920''
|align="center" |1.91% ''303''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''79.57%''' ''12,356''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|18.03% ''2,841''
|align="center" |2.13% ''331''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''68.09%''' ''9,943''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|28.50% ''4,161''
|align="center" |3.41% ''498''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''56.68%''' ''7,769''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.06% ''5,491''
|align="center" |3.25% ''446''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''49.48%''' ''7,156''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.90% ''6,928''
|align="center" |2.62% ''379''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''68.97%''' ''9,594''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|29.81% ''4,147''
|align="center" |1.22% ''170''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''59.91%''' ''7,352''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|38.14% ''4,681''
|align="center" |1.95% ''239''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''55.84%''' ''6,574''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|41.28% ''4,859''
|align="center" |2.88% ''339''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1992|1992]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.56%''' ''6,529''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.44% ''5,893''
|align="center" |0.00% ''0''
|}

All of Barry County is a part of Missouri's 158th Legislative District in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] and is represented by Scott Cupps (R-[[Shell Knob, Missouri|Shell Knob]]).<ref>[https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=158 Scott Cupps]</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 158 — Barry County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Scott Cupps'''
  |votes      = '''12,408'''
  |percentage = '''81.35%'''
  |change     = '''-1.24'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Brenda McKinney
  |votes      = 2,845
  |percentage = 18.65%
  |change     = +1.24
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 158 Special Election — Barry County (2019)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Scott Cupps'''
  |votes      = '''1,798'''
  |percentage = '''82.59%'''
  |change     = '''-17.41'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Lisa Kalp
  |votes      = 379
  |percentage = 17.41%
  |change     = +17.41
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Barry County is a part of Missouri's 29th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [https://www.senate.mo.gov/mem29/ Mike Moon] (R-[[Ash Grove, Missouri|Ash Grove]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 29 — Barry County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Moon'''
  |votes      = '''13,499'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''±0.00'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 29 — Barry County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''David Sater'''
  |votes      = '''13,239'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''±0.00'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
All of Barry County is included in [[MO-07|Missouri's 7th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Eric Burlison]] (R-[[Ozark, Missouri|Ozark]]) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]].
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Barry County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Billy Long'''
  |votes      = '''12,016'''
  |percentage = '''78.46%'''
  |change     = '''+2.49'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Teresa Montseny
  |votes      = 2,701
  |percentage = 17.64%
  |change     = -3.34
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kevin Craig
  |votes      = 580
  |percentage = 3.79%
  |change     = +0.74
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = 
  |candidate  = Write-ins
  |votes      = 18
  |percentage = 0.12%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}  
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 7th Congressional District — Barry County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Billy Long'''
  |votes      = '''9.261'''
  |percentage = '''75.97%'''
  |change     = '''+0.43'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jamie Daniel Schoolcraft
  |votes      = 2,558
  |percentage = 20.98%
  |change     = -0.03
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Benjamin T. Brixey
  |votes      = 372
  |percentage = 3.05%
  |change     = -0.41
  }}
{{Election box end}}

Barry County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the [[U.S. Senate]] by [[Josh Hawley]] (R-[[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]) and [[Eric Schmitt]] (R-[[Glendale, Missouri|Glendale]]).
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate – Class I – Barry County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Josh Hawley'''
  |votes      = '''9,019'''
  |percentage = '''73.36%'''
  |change     = '''+19.56'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Claire McCaskill
  |votes      = 2,822
  |percentage = 22.95%
  |change     = -14.65
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Craig O'Dear
  |votes      = 234
  |percentage = 1.90%
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Japheth Campbell
  |votes      = 149
  |percentage = 1.21%
  |change     = -7.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Crain
  |votes      = 71
  |percentage = 0.58%
  |change     = +0.58
}}
{{Election box end}}

Blunt was elected to a second term in [[2016 United States Senate elections|2016]] over then-Missouri Secretary of State [[Jason Kander]].
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Class III — Barry County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''10,059'''
  |percentage = '''68.69%'''
  |change     = '''+14.89'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 3,864
  |percentage = 26.38%
  |change     = -11.22
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 388
  |percentage = 2.65%
  |change     = -5.95
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 175
  |percentage = 1.19%
  |change     = +1.19
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 159
  |percentage = 1.09%
  |change     = +1.09
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Political culture====
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|13,138|2,873|154|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|12,425|2,948|225|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|11,428|2,710|467|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|9,832|3,667|307|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|9,758|4,630|256|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|9,599|4,223|105|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|7,885|4,135|348|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|5,855|4,352|1,592|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|5,565|4,791|2,401|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,231|4,210|36|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,683|3,483|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|7,038|4,193|227|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,053|5,046|49|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,295|3,167|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|5,537|3,398|758|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,757|5,307|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,706|3,919|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,063|4,523|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,664|4,124|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|4,812|4,724|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,796|4,029|23|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,573|5,207|24|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|5,906|5,744|49|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,497|5,957|134|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,901|3,431|51|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,065|3,606|810|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,162|3,729|158|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,683|2,752|176|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,396|2,300|1,342|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,526|2,383|182|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,568|2,237|210|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,420|2,661|124|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,320|3,151|21|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,940|1,904|670|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|1,904|1,963|358|Missouri}}

At the presidential level, Barry County is solidly Republican. Barry County strongly favored [[Donald Trump]] in both [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]. No Democrat has carried the county's votes in a presidential election since [[Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]].

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Barry County generally adhere to socially and culturally [[Conservatism|conservative]] principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings.

===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 of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] (D-[[Delaware]]) both won statewide and carried Barry County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] in the general election.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Barry County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Joe Biden'''
  |votes      = '''1,040'''
  |percentage = '''65.70'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bernie Sanders
  |votes      = 441
  |percentage = 27.86
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tulsi Gabbard
  |votes      = 15
  |percentage = 0.95
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 87
  |percentage = 5.50
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

Incumbent [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] (R-[[Florida]]) faced a primary challenge from former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts Governor]] [[Bill Weld]], but won both Barry County and statewide by overwhelming margins.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Barry County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Donald Trump'''
  |votes      = '''2,988'''
  |percentage = '''98.39'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Weld
  |votes      = 11
  |percentage = 0.36
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 38
  |percentage = 1.25
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====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 (state)|New York]]) narrowly won the state overall, but [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]] (R-[[Texas]]) carried a plurality of the vote in Barry County. Trump went on to win the nomination and the presidency.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Barry County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ted Cruz'''
  |votes      = '''3,189'''
  |percentage = '''45.36'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Donald Trump
  |votes      = 3,030
  |percentage = 43.10
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John Kasich
  |votes      = 400
  |percentage = 5.69
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Marco Rubio
  |votes      = 255
  |percentage = 3.63
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 157
  |percentage = 2.23
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

On the Democratic side, former [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-[[New York (state)|New York]]) both won statewide and carried Barry County by a small margin.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Barry County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Hillary Clinton'''
  |votes      = '''874'''
  |percentage = '''51.62'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bernie Sanders
  |votes      = 796
  |percentage = 47.02
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 23
  |percentage = 1.36
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====2012====
The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Barry 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 of Massachusetts|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 of the United States|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 [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[John McCain]] (R-[[Arizona]]) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. However, former [[Governor of Arkansas|Arkansas Governor]] [[Mike Huckabee]] carried Barry County, receiving more votes than any other candidate of either party.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Barry County (2008)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Huckabee'''
  |votes      = '''2,396'''
  |percentage = '''49.69'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John McCain
  |votes      = 1,365
  |percentage = 28.31
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mitt Romney
  |votes      = 739
  |percentage = 15.33
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ron Paul
  |votes      = 266
  |percentage = 5.52
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 56
  |percentage = 1.16
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

Then-[[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-[[New York (state)|New York]]) easily won Barry County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, [[Barack Obama]] (D-[[Illinois]]), also a [[United States Senator|Senator]] at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Barry County (2008)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Hillary Clinton'''
  |votes      = '''1,976'''
  |percentage = '''65.52'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Barack Obama
  |votes      = 919
  |percentage = 30.47
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 121
  |percentage = 4.01
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}