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====Political culture==== {{PresHead|place=Dent 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 25, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,013|1,025|65|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,987|1,056|99|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,600|978|213|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,883|1,585|203|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,655|2,056|157|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,369|1,865|70|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,996|1,839|153|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,542|2,234|762|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,125|2,689|1,063|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,975|2,421|21|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,490|2,544|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,477|2,528|126|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,433|2,931|37|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,024|1,710|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,369|1,810|469|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,788|2,860|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,212|2,593|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,658|2,961|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,755|2,738|4|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,003|2,973|14|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,456|2,699|7|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,652|3,101|13|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,313|3,168|33|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,701|3,293|23|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,367|1,871|28|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,779|2,263|111|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,204|1,970|90|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,252|1,457|74|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|959|1,280|252|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,290|1,330|43|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,154|1,186|35|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,085|1,419|36|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,097|1,493|8|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|896|1,268|33|Missouri}} {{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|957|1,172|71|Missouri}} Dent County is, like most rural counties, conservative and often solidly supports [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]s at the presidential level. [[Bill Clinton]] was the last [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential nominee to win Dent County in 1992; he lost the county during his 1996 reelection bid, and since then, voters in Dent County have strongly backed Republicans. Like most rural areas throughout Southeast Missouri, voters in Dent County generally adhere to socially and culturally [[Conservatism|conservative]] principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on [[Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004)|a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman]]—it overwhelmingly passed Dent County with 85.93 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban [[same-sex marriage]]. In 2006, Missourians voted on [[Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2006)|a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state]]—it failed in Dent County with 66.49 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve [[Embryonic stem cell|embryonic stem cell research]]. Despite Dent County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing [[Populism|populist]] causes like increasing the [[minimum wage]]. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Dent County with 69.70 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage. In 2015, Dent County commissioners voted to officially mourn the US Supreme Court ruling which legalized same-sex marriage. The flags at the Dent County Courthouse and the Judicial Building were to be lowered to below half-staff on the 26th of each month for a year. However, after encountering criticism from supporters, the commissioners reversed their decision.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/about-face-dent-county-commissioners-nix-mourning-of-same-sex/article_58fa8323-1a20-5485-94e2-d932b8511483.html|title=Rural Missouri county won't lower courthouse flag after all|last=Moore|first=Doug|work=stltoday.com|access-date=March 25, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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