Editing Cedar County, Missouri (section)

====Political culture====
Source:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dublin |first=Michael |title=United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860 : The Official Results by County and State |publisher=Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland and Company |year=2002 |isbn=9780786410170}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Campaigns Home Page |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/home.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref>
{{PresHead|place=Cedar County, Missouri|source=<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>}}

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,064|1,060|64|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,788|1,145|111|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,021|1,011|295|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,376|1,537|132|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,194|2,060|100|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,238|1,910|55|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,530|1,979|154|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,484|2,027|711|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,085|2,064|1,190|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,966|1,774|4|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,539|1,440|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,469|1,703|111|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,752|2,192|21|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,520|1,152|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,940|1,218|430|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,478|2,247|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,730|1,547|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,276|1,720|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,814|1,483|22|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,928|2,062|10|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,576|1,478|5|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,068|1,973|32|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|3,535|2,443|34|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,515|2,834|63|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,340|1,728|12|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,802|2,007|210|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,488|1,936|71|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,874|1,410|106|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,242|1,392|810|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,933|1,483|107|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,885|1,533|145|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,845|1,820|137|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,881|2,400|15|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,354|1,246|663|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,424|1,434|448|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,449|1,563|8|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|926|900|258|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|921|904|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|772|743|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|630|294|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|297|0|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1860|Democratic|4|324|543|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1856|Democratic|0|391|163|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1852|Democratic|65|162|0|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1848|Democratic|116|271|0|Missouri}}

At the presidential level, Cedar County has been solidly Republican for much of its history. Cedar County strongly favored [[Donald Trump]] in [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], and [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]. A Democrat hasn't carried the county in a presidential election since [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s landslide victory in [[1932 United States presidential election|1932]].

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Cedar County generally adhere to socially and culturally [[Conservatism|conservative]] principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. Despite Cedar County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing [[Populism|populist]] causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning [[Right to Work|right to work]], the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 51.58% of Cedar County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.