Editing Buchanan County, Missouri

{{short description|County in Missouri, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Buchanan County
 | state                = Missouri
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1838
 | founded date         = December 31
 | seat wl              = St. Joseph
 | largest city wl      = St. Joseph
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 415
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 408
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 6.6
 | area percentage      = 1.6
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 84793 {{loss}}
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 
 | density_sq_mi        = 200
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = http://www.co.buchanan.mo.us/
 | named for            = [[James Buchanan]]
 | ex image             = Buchanan County Courthouse St Joseph Missouri.jpg
 | ex image cap         = The Buchanan County Courthouse in downtown St. Joseph
 | district             = 6th
}}

'''Buchanan County''' is located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 84,793.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 31, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> 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. Buchanan County is included in the Kansas City [[Combined statistical area|CSA]].

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|415|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|408|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.6|sqmi}} (1.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 13, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Andrew County, Missouri|Andrew County]]  (north)
*[[DeKalb County, Missouri|DeKalb County]]  (northeast)
*[[Clinton County, Missouri|Clinton County]]  (east)
*[[Platte County, Missouri|Platte County]]  (south)
*[[Atchison County, Kansas]]  (southwest)
*[[Doniphan County, Kansas]]  (northwest)

==Transportation==
===Major highways===
{{div col}}
*[[Image:I-29 (MO).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 29 (Missouri)|Interstate 29]]
*[[Image:Business_Loop_29.svg|25px]] [[Business routes of Interstate 29#Saint Joseph loop|Interstate 29 Business]]
*[[Image:I-229 (MO).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 229 (Missouri)|Interstate 229]]
*[[Image:US 36.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 36 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 36]]
*[[Image:US 59.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 59 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 59]]
*[[Image:US 71.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 71 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 71]]
*[[File:Business plate.svg|25px]][[File:US 71.svg|25px]] [[Special_routes_of_U.S._Route_71#St._Joseph_business_loop|US 71 Business]]
*[[Image:US 169.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 169 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 169]]
*[[Image:MO-6.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 6|Route 6]]
*[[Image:MO-31.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 31|Route 31]]
*[[Image:MO-45.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 45|Route 45]]
*[[Image:MO-116.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 116|Route 116]]
*[[Image:MO-138.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 138|Route 138]]
*[[Image:MO-273.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 273|Route 273]]
*[[Image:MO-371.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 371|Route 371]]
*[[Image:MO-752.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 752|Route 752]]
*[[Image:MO-759.svg|25px]] [[Missouri Route 759|Route 759]]
{{div col end}}

===Transit===
*[[St. Joseph Transit]]
*[[Jefferson Lines]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 6237
|1850= 12975
|1860= 23861
|1870= 35109
|1880= 49792
|1890= 70100
|1900= 121838
|1910= 93020
|1920= 93684
|1930= 98633
|1940= 94067
|1950= 96826
|1960= 90581
|1970= 86915
|1980= 87888
|1990= 83083
|2000= 85998
|2010= 89201
|2020= 84793
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2015<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 85,998 people, 33,557 households, and 21,912 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|210|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 36,574 housing units at an average density of {{convert|89|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 92.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.36% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 2.43% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]] (24.96%), [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]] (20.35%), and [[Nondenominational Christianity|nondenominational]] [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] groups (15.95%).

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Buchanan County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Buchanan County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Buchanan%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|68,391
|80.7%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|4,303
|5.1%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|323
|0.4%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|1,048
|1.24%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|426
|0.5%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|4,702
|5.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|5,600
|6.6%
|}

==Education==

===Public schools===
*Buchanan County R-IV School District – [[De Kalb, Missouri|De Kalb]]
**Rushville Elementary School (PK-06) 
**De Kalb Junior/Senior High School (07-12)
*East Buchanan County C-I School District - [[Gower, Missouri|Gower]]
**East Buchanan County C-I Middle School (06-08) - [[Easton, Missouri|Easton]]
*Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District – [[Faucett, Missouri|Faucett]]
**Mid-Buchanan County Elementary School (PK-06) 
**Mid-Buchanan County High School (07-12)
*St. Joseph School District – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]]
**Carden Park Elementary School (K-06) 
**Coleman Elementary School (K-06) 
**Edison Elementary School (PK-06) 
**Ellison Elementary School (K-06) 
**Field Elementary School (K-06) 
**Hosea Elementary School (PK-06) 
**Hyde Elementary School (K-06) 
**Lindbergh Elementary School (PK-06) 
**Oak Grove Elementary School (K-06) 
**Parkway Elementary School (PK-06) 
**Pershing Elementary School (K-06) 
**Pickett Elementary School (PK-06) 
**Skaith Elementary School (PK-06) 
**Bode Middle School (07-08) 
**Robidoux Middle School (07-08) 
**Spring Garden Middle (07-08) 
**Truman Middle School (07-08) 
**[[Benton High School (Missouri)|Benton High School]] (09-12) 
**[[Central High School (St. Joseph, Missouri)|Central High School]] (09-12) 
**[[Lafayette High School (St. Joseph, Missouri)|Lafayette High School]] (09-12)

===Private schools===
*Baptist Temple Schools – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (K-12) – [[Baptist]]
*Cathedral School & Early Childhood Center – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (NS/PK-08) – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
*Prescott Seventh-day Adventist School – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (02-08) – [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]]
*St. Francis Xavier School – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (K-09) – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
*St. James School – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (K-09) – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
*St. Joseph Christian School – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (PK-12) – [[Nondenominational Christian]]
*St. Paul Lutheran School – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (K-09) – [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran]]
*St. Joseph KinderCare – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (NS-PK)
*South Park Christian Academy – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (K-12) – [[Pentecostal]]
*Bishop LeBlond High School – [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (9-12) – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]

===Colleges and Universities===
*[[Missouri Western State University]]

===Public libraries===
*Rolling Hills Consolidated Library—Belt Branch<ref>{{cite web | last = Breeding | first = Marshall | title = Rolling Hills Consolidated Library &ndash; Belt Branc | publisher = Libraries.org | url =  https://librarytechnology.org/library/20460 | access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>  
*Saint Joseph Public Library<ref>{{cite web | last = Breeding | first = Marshall | title = Saint Joseph Public Library | publisher = Libraries.org | url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/8533 | access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=no}}
*[[Dearborn, Missouri|Dearborn]] (partly in Platte County)
*[[De Kalb, Missouri|De Kalb]]
*[[Easton, Missouri|Easton]]
*[[Gower, Missouri|Gower]] (partly in Clinton County)
*[[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]] (county seat)
{{Div col end}}

===Villages===
{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=no}}
*[[Agency, Missouri|Agency]]
*[[Lewis and Clark Village, Missouri|Lewis and Clark Village]]
*[[Rushville, Missouri|Rushville]]
{{Div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=no}}
* [[Faucett, Missouri|Faucett]]
* [[Frazier, Missouri|Frazier]]
* [[Garrettsburg, Missouri|Garrettsburg]]
* [[Halleck, Missouri|Halleck]]
* [[Halls, Missouri|Halls]]
* [[Pinkston, Missouri | Pinkston]]
* [[San Antonio, Missouri|San Antonio]]
* [[Saxton, Missouri|Saxton]]
* [[Sparta, Buchanan County, Missouri|Sparta]]
* [[Wallace, Missouri|Wallace]]
* [[Willow Brook, Missouri|Willow Brook]]
* [[Winthrop, Missouri|Winthrop]]
{{Div col end}}

===Townships===
Buchanan County is divided into 12 [[Township (United States)|townships]]:
{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=no}}
* [[Agency Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Agency]]
* [[Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Bloomington]]
* [[Center Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Center]]
* [[Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Crawford]]
* [[Jackson Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Jackson]]
* [[Lake Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Lake]]
* [[Marion Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Marion]]
* [[Platte Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Platte]]
* [[Rush Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Rush]]
* [[Tremont Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Tremont]]
* [[Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Washington]]
* [[Wayne Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Wayne]]
{{Div col end}}

==Notable people==
{{Div col|colwidth=40em|rules=no}}
*[[Charles S. L. Baker]], African American businessman and inventor
*[[Kay Barnes]], [[List of Mayors of Kansas City, Missouri|Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri]] (1999–2007)
*[[Dwayne Blakley]], professional football player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BLAKLDWA01 |title=Dwayne Blakley |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=September 29, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530083954/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BLAKLDWA01 |archive-date=May 30, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Ryan Bradley]], figure skater
*[[Norbert Brodine]], cinematographer
*[[Byron Browne (baseball)|Byron Browne]], professional baseball player
*[[Charles F. Buddy]], bishop, attended Christian Brothers School
*[[Rob Calloway]], boxer
*[[Harold F. Cherniss]], historian of ancient Greece and Plato scholar at Princeton
*[[Walter Cronkite]], iconic television journalist
*[[Paul Crouch]], founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network
*[[Katherine Kennicott Davis]], composer of "The Little Drummer Boy"
*[[Eminem]], rapper and recording artist
*[[Eugene Field]], popular poet in his day, worked for the ''[[St. Joseph Gazette]]'' and wrote a famous poem about Lover's Lane in St. Joseph
*[[Ralph D. Foster]], broadcasting pioneer
*[[Betty Garrett]], actress, known for ''[[On the Town (film)|On the Town]]'' and ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]''
*[[Elijah Gates]], [[State Treasurer of Missouri]] (1877–1881)
*[[Anthony Glise]], guitarist
*[[Jody Hamilton]], wrestler
*[[Larry Hamilton]], wrestler
*[[Fred Harman]], artist, drew the [[Red Ryder]] cartoons and worked with [[Walt Disney]]
*[[Coleman Hawkins]], jazz saxophonist<ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/coleman-hawkins-9331743 Coleman Hawkins Biography], biography.com Retrieved October 27, 2012</ref>
*[[Shere Hite]], sex educator
*[[Edie Huggins]], television journalist<ref name=pi2>{{cite news |first=Melissa |last=Dribben |title=Edie Huggins 1935-2008: A versatile, dogged, endearing NBC10 face |url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20080730_A_versatile__dogged__endearing_NBC10_face.html |work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=July 30, 2008 |access-date=August 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801223548/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20080730_A_versatile__dogged__endearing_NBC10_face.html |archive-date=August 1, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Bela M. Hughes]], pioneer, prominent St. Joseph lawyer in 1850s and 1860s<ref name="dictionaryMO2">{{cite book |last1=Christensen |first1=Lawrence O. |title=Dictionary of Missouri Biography |last2=Foley |first2=William E. |last3=Kramer |first3=Gary R. |last4=Winn |first4=Kenneth H. |date=1999 |publisher=University of Missouri Press |isbn=9780826212221 |location=Columbia, MO |page=813}}</ref>
*[[William Hyde (journalist)|William Hyde]], journalist
*[[Henry Iba]], [[Oklahoma State University]] men's basketball coach
*[[Jesse James]], iconic outlaw, murdered in St. Joseph
*[[Kagney Linn Karter]], pornographic actress
*[[Brian McDonald (screenwriter)|Brian McDonald]], writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://adelaidescreenwriter.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/interview-with-brian-mcdonald-part-1.html |title=Interview with Brian McDonald, part 1 |date=February 10, 2012 |publisher=Adelaide Screenwriter |access-date=January 31, 2014}}</ref> 
*[[Jeff Morris (actor)|Jeff Morris]], actor, known for ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]''
*[[Timothy Omundson]], actor
*[[Isaac C. Parker]], federal judge, [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Missouri]] (1871–1875)
*[[Travis Partridge]], professional football player
*[[Forrest E. Peden]], decorated World War II soldier
*[[Tom Pendergast]], political boss
*[[Seraphine Eppstein Pisko]], executive secretary of the Denver Jewish Hospital
*[[Frank Posegate]], mayor of St. Joseph
*[[LeRoy Prinz]], choreographer and film director
*[[Arthur Pryor]], trombonist
*[[Sid Rogell]], Hollywood producer
*[[Nellie Tayloe Ross]], first woman elected governor of a U.S. state; [[Governor of Wyoming]] (1925–1927)<ref>{{cite web |title=Wyoming Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross |publisher=National Governors Association |url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_wyoming/col2-content/main-content-list/title_ross_nellie.html |access-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref>
*[[Martin Rucker (American football)|Martin Rucker]], professional football player
*[[Mike Rucker]], professional football player
*[[Jay Sarno]], hotel mogul, founder of [[Caesars Palace]]
*[[Bill Snyder]], Kansas State football coach
*[[Evalyn Thomas]], drama and English instructor at [[UCLA]], 1917-1938
*[[Eddie Timanus]], [[Jeopardy!]] champion, won five times in 1999 despite being blind
*[[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]], musician of band [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
*[[Ruth Warrick]], actress, known for ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' and ''[[All My Children]]''
*[[Jim Webb]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Virginia]] (2007–2013)
*[[Silas Woodson]], 21st [[Governor of Missouri]] (1873–1875)<ref name="dictionaryMO2"/>
*[[Huston Wyeth]], industrialist
*[[Jane Wyman]], Oscar–winning actress and first wife of [[Ronald Reagan]]
*[[Delmer J. Yoakum]], artist
*[[Olive Young (actress)|Olive Young]], actress and blues singer
{{Div col end}}

==Politics==
{{unreferenced section|date=April 2023}}{{update|section|date=April 2023}}

===Local===
The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] predominantly controls politics at the local level in Buchanan County. Republicans hold all but two of the elected positions in the county.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Buchanan County, Missouri
| assessor          =Dean Wilson
| assessorparty     =Republican
| auditor          =Tara Horn
| auditorparty     =Republican
| circuitclerk      =Ashley Thrasher
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Mary Baack-Garvey
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding          =Lee Sawyer
| presidingparty    =Republican
| districteast         =Scott Burnham
| districteastparty    =Republican
| districtwest         =Ron Hook
| districtwestparty    =Democratic
| collector         =Peggy Campbell
| collectorparty    =Democratic
| prosecutor        =Michelle Davidson
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| administrator     =Annette Bertelsen
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder          =Becky Dunlap
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =Bill Puett
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| treasurer         =David Gall
| treasurerparty    =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"|'''63.81%''' ''22,432''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|33.62% ''11,819''
|align="center" |2.57% ''903''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''60.85%''' ''22,147''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|36.34% ''13,225''
|align="center" |2.81% ''1,022''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.60%''' ''18,714''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.92% ''15,628''
|align="center" |3.48% ''1,238''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|39.61% ''13,810''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''56.46%''' ''19,685''
|align="center" |3.92% ''1,368''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff "|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|37.39% ''14,442''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''59.94%''' ''23,151''
|align="center" |2.67% ''1,028''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.03%''' ''18,967''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.31% ''18,317''
|align="center" |1.66% ''629''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff "|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|45.18% ''15,602''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''52.12%''' ''17,998''
|align="center" |2.70% ''930''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff "|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|29.76% ''9,731''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''67.41%''' ''22,045''
|align="center" |2.83% ''925''
|}

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

*District 9 – [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=009 Dean Van Schoiack] (R-[[Savannah, Missouri|Savannah]]). Consists of the eastern portion of the county.  
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives - District 9 – Buchanan County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dean Van Schoiack'''
  |votes      = '''6,598'''
  |percentage = '''65.10%'''
  |change     = '''+4.41'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Karen Planalp
  |votes      = 3,537
  |percentage = 34.90%
  |change     = -4.41
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 9 — Buchanan County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Shelia Solon'''
  |votes      = '''5,154'''
  |percentage = '''60.69%'''
  |change     = '''-39.31'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bob Bergland
  |votes      = 3,338
  |percentage = 39.31%
  |change     = +39.31
  }}
{{Election box end}}

*District 10 – [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=010 Bill Falkner] (R-[[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]]). The district is entirely based in the city of St. Joseph. 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives - District 10 – Buchanan County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Bill Falkner'''
  |votes      = '''7,110'''
  |percentage = '''61.03%'''
  |change     = '''+2.89'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Colby Murphy
  |votes      = 4,541
  |percentage = 38.98%
  |change     = -2.89
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 10 — Buchanan County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Bill Falkner'''
  |votes      = '''5,753'''
  |percentage = '''58.13%'''
  |change     = '''+58.13'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Shane R. Thompson
  |votes      = 4,144
  |percentage = 41.87%
  |change     = -58.13
  }}
{{Election box end}}

*District 11 – [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=011 Brenda Shields] (R-[[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]]). Consists of the southern part of the county.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 11 — Buchanan County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Brenda Shields'''
  |votes      = '''9,737'''
  |percentage = '''70.29%'''
  |change     = '''+5.42'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Brady Lee O'Dell
  |votes      = 4,115
  |percentage = 29.71%
  |change     = -5.42
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 11 — Buchanan County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Brenda Shields'''
  |votes      = '''7,275'''
  |percentage = '''64.87%'''
  |change     = '''-35.13'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Brady Lee O'Dell
  |votes      = 3,940
  |percentage = 35.13%
  |change     = +35.13
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Buchanan County is a part of Missouri's 34th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [https://www.senate.mo.gov/mem34/ Tony Luetkemeyer] (R-[[Parkville, Missouri|Parkville]]). 
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Senate - District 34 – Buchanan County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tony Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''15,903'''
  |percentage = '''53.34%'''
  |change     = '''-0.35'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Martin T. Rucker II
  |votes      = 13,913
  |percentage = 46.66%
  |change     = +0.35
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Senate - District 34 – Buchanan County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Rob Schaaf'''
  |votes      = '''11,068'''
  |percentage = '''53.69%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Robert Stuber
  |votes      = 9,936
  |percentage = 46.31%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
All of Buchanan County is included in [[MO-06|Missouri's 6th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Sam Graves]] (R-[[Tarkio, Missouri|Tarkio]]) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|2020]] over Democratic challenger Gena Ross.
{{Election box begin | title=U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 6th Congressional District – Buchanan County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''23,523'''
  |percentage = '''65.00%'''
  |change     = '''+3.33'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gena L. Ross
  |votes      = 11,659
  |percentage = 32.22%
  |change     = -2.58
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Higgins
  |votes      = 1,008
  |percentage = 2.79%
  |change     = -0.75
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri's 6th Congressional District – Buchanan County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''18,471'''
  |percentage = '''61.67%'''
  |change     = '''-2.59'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Henry Robert Martin
  |votes      = 10,422
  |percentage = 34.80%
  |change     = +2.97
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Dan Hogan
  |votes      = 1,060
  |percentage = 3.54%
  |change     = +1.04
  }}
{{Election box end}}

Buchanan 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 [[Roy Blunt]] (R-[[Strafford, Missouri|Strafford]]).
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate – Class I – Buchanan County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Josh Hawley'''
  |votes      = '''15,912'''
  |percentage = '''52.83%'''
  |change     = '''+18.59'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Claire McCaskill
  |votes      = 12,889
  |percentage = 42.80%
  |change     = -15.93
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Craig O'Dear
  |votes      = 617
  |percentage = 2.05%
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Japheth Campbell
  |votes      = 519
  |percentage = 1.72%
  |change     = -5.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Crain
  |votes      = 180
  |percentage = 0.60%
  |change     = +0.60
}}
{{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 — Buchanan County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''17,658'''
  |percentage = '''49.60%'''
  |change     = '''+15.36'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 16,103
  |percentage = 45.23%
  |change     = -13.50
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 1,043
  |percentage = 2.93%
  |change     = -4.10
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 515
  |percentage = 1.45%
  |change     = +1.45
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 282
  |percentage = 0.79%
  |change     = +0.79
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Political culture====

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{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|17,484|24,482|29|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|15,912|28,825|196|Missouri}}
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At the presidential level, Buchanan County was a swing county that has become increasingly Republican in recent years. Buchanan County strongly favored Republican [[Donald Trump]] in [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], and [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]. [[Barack Obama]] was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Buchanan County in [[2008 United States presidential election|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 United States presidential election|1988]].

Buchanan County did vote to legalize [[abortion in Missouri]], voting for [[2024 Missouri Amendment 3]].

===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 Buchanan 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 – Buchanan County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Joe Biden'''
  |votes      = '''4,322'''
  |percentage = '''57.99'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bernie Sanders
  |votes      = 2,645
  |percentage = 35.49
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tulsi Gabbard
  |votes      = 81
  |percentage = 1.09
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 405
  |percentage = 5.43
  |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 Buchanan County and statewide by overwhelming margins.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Donald Trump'''
  |votes      = '''3,528'''
  |percentage = '''96.24'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Weld
  |votes      = 23
  |percentage = 0.63
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 115
  |percentage = 3.14
  |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 and carried a plurality in Buchanan County. He went on to win the presidency.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Donald Trump'''
  |votes      = '''4,691'''
  |percentage = '''41.65'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ted Cruz
  |votes      = 3,879
  |percentage = 34.44
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John Kasich
  |votes      = 1,478
  |percentage = 13.12
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Marco Rubio
  |votes      = 847
  |percentage = 7.52
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 369
  |percentage = 3.28
  |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]]) narrowly won statewide, but [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-[[Vermont]]) carried Buchanan County.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Bernie Sanders'''
  |votes      = '''4,148'''
  |percentage = '''53.65'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Hillary Clinton
  |votes      = 3,443
  |percentage = 44.54
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 140
  |percentage = 1.81
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====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 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 Massachusetts|Governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] (R-[[Massachusetts]]) narrowly carried Buchanan County.
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Buchanan County (2008)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mitt Romney'''
  |votes      = '''2,216'''
  |percentage = '''31.94'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John McCain
  |votes      = 2,194
  |percentage = 31.63
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mike Huckabee
  |votes      = 1,825
  |percentage = 26.31
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ron Paul
  |votes      = 521
  |percentage = 7.51
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 181
  |percentage = 2.60
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

Then-[[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-[[New York (state)|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 [[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 – Buchanan County (2008)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Hillary Clinton'''
  |votes      = '''6,689'''
  |percentage = '''57.09'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Barack Obama
  |votes      = 4,427
  |percentage = 37.78
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Others/Uncommitted
  |votes      = 601
  |percentage = 5.13
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[List of counties in Missouri]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Buchanan County, Missouri]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.co.buchanan.mo.us/ Buchanan County government's website]
*[http://www.ancestorology.com/1961StJoeMoDirectory.html/ St. Joseph Missouri City Directories]
*[http://ancestorology.com/yearbooks/ St. Joseph Missouri Yearbook Indexes]
* [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Buchanan County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816173126/http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm |date=August 16, 2011 }} from [[University of Missouri]] Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Buchanan County, Missouri
|North     = [[Andrew County, Missouri|Andrew County]]
|Northeast = [[DeKalb County, Missouri|DeKalb County]]
|East      = [[Clinton County, Missouri|Clinton County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Platte County, Missouri|Platte County]]
|Southwest = [[Atchison County, Kansas]]
|West      = 
|Northwest = [[Doniphan County, Kansas]]
}}

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