Editing Platte County, Missouri

{{short description|County in Missouri, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Platte County
 | state                = Missouri
 | flag                 = 
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1838
 | founded date         = December 31
 | seat wl              = Platte City
 | largest city wl      = Kansas City
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 427
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 420
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 6.6
 | area percentage      = 1.5
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 106718
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = www.co.platte.mo.us
 | named for            = [[Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)|Platte River]] or [[Platte Purchase]]
 | ex image             = Platte-courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Platte County Courthouse
 | district             = 6th
}}

'''Platte County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the northwestern portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]] and is part of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 106,718. Its [[county seat]] is [[Platte City, Missouri|Platte City]].<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}}</ref> The county was organized December 31, 1838,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.platte.mo.us/history.html|title=Platte County History|publisher=Platte County, Missouri|access-date=November 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324190142/http://co.platte.mo.us/history.html|archive-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref> from the [[Platte Purchase]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Soil Survey|date=1923|publisher=U.S. Dept of Agriculture|page=2|edition=Platte County, Missouri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ObwAAAAMAAJ&q=platte+county+platte+purchase&pg=PA2|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> named for the [[Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)|Platte River]]. (''Platte'' is derived from the French word for a low, shallow, or intermittent stream.) The [[Kansas City International Airport]] is located in the county, approximately one mile west of [[Interstate 29]] between mile markers 12 and 15. The land for the airport was originally in an unincorporated portion of Platte County before being annexed by Platte City, and eventually [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].

==Geography==
[[Image:Platte-courthouse.jpg|thumb|250px|Platte County Courthouse in [[Platte City]] was built after the original courthouse was burned with the rest of Platte City during the [[American Civil War]]. [[Blanche Barrow]] was held at the adjoining jail following a [[Bonnie & Clyde]] shootout just south of Platte City.]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|427|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|420|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.6|sqmi}} (1.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 18, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt|archive-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> The county's southwestern border with [[Kansas]] is formed by the [[Missouri River]].

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Buchanan County, Missouri|Buchanan County]] (north)
*[[Clinton County, Missouri|Clinton County]] (northeast)
*[[Clay County, Missouri|Clay County]] (east)
*[[Wyandotte County, Kansas]] (south)
*[[Leavenworth County, Kansas]] (southwest)
*[[Atchison County, Kansas]] (northwest)

===Major highways===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Image:I-29 (MO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 29 (Missouri)|Interstate 29]]
*[[Image:I-435 (MO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 435 (Missouri)|Interstate 435]]
*[[Image:I-635 (MO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 635 (Missouri)|Interstate 635]]
*[[Image:US 69.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 69 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 69]]
*[[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 71]]
*[[Image:MO-9.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 9|Route 9]]
*[[Image:MO-45.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 45|Route 45]]
*[[Image:MO-92.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 92|Route 92]]
*[[Image:MO-152.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 152|Route 152]]
*[[Image:MO-273.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 273|Route 273]]
*[[Image:MO-371.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 371|Route 371]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 8913
|1850= 16845
|1860= 18350
|1870= 17352
|1880= 17366
|1890= 16278
|1900= 16193
|1910= 14429
|1920= 13996
|1930= 13819
|1940= 13862
|1950= 14973
|1960= 23350
|1970= 32081
|1980= 46341
|1990= 57867
|2000= 73781
|2010= 89322
|2020= 106718
|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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29165.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624030535/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29165.html|archive-date=June 24, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 73,781 people, 29,278 households, and 20,231 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|176|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 30,902 housing units at an average density of {{convert|74|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.49% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.87% from two or more races. Approximately 3.00% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. 23.4% were of [[German people|German]], 12.5% [[Irish people|Irish]], 12.2% [[United States|American]] and 11.4% [[English people|English]] ancestry.

There were 29,278 households, out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $55,849, and the median income for a family was $65,236. Males had a median income of $44,310 versus $31,005 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $26,356. About 3.30% of families and 4.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.70% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Platte 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) – Platte County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Platte%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|81,426
|76.3%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|8,135
|7.62%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|391
|0.36%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|2,721
|2.55%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|695
|0.65%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|6,189
|5.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|7,161
|6.71%
|}

==Education==
===School districts===
School districts (all full K-12) include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29165_platte/DC20SD_C29165.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724001017/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29165_platte/DC20SD_C29165.pdf |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Platte County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 23, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29165_platte/DC20SD_C29165_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[East Buchanan County C-1 School District]]
* [[North Kansas City 74 School District]]
* [[North Platte County R-I School District]]
* [[Park Hill School District]]
* [[Platte County R-III School District]]
* [[Smithville R-II School District]]
* [[West Platte County R-II School District]]
{{div col end}}

===Public schools===
*North Platte R-I School District – [[Dearborn, Missouri|Dearborn]] 
**North Platte Elementary School (PK-03) 
**North Platte Intermediate School (04-06) 
**North Platte Junior High School (07-08) 
**North Platte High School (09-12) 
*Park Hill School District – [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] 
**Russell Jones Education Center (K-12) – (Special Education)
**Hopewell Elementary School (K-05)
**Alfred L. Renner Elementary School (K-05) 
**Thomas B. Chinn Elementary School (K-05)
**English Landing Elementary School (K-05) 
**Graden Elementary School (K-05) 
**Hawthorn Elementary School (K-05) 
**Line Creek Elementary School (K-05) 
**Gerner Family Early Education Center (PK)
**Prairie Point Elementary School (K-05) 
**Southeast Elementary School (K-05) 
**Tiffany Ridge Elementary School (K-05)
**Union Chapel Elementary School (K-05) 
**Congress Middle School (06-08) 
**Lakeview Middle School (06-08) 
**Plaza Middle School (06-08)
**Walden Middle School (06-08)
**Park Hill High School (09-12) -- within Kansas City city limits 
**Park Hill South High School (09-12) – [[Riverside, Missouri|Riverside]]
**LEAD Innovation Studio (09-12) 
*[[Platte County School District Number 3|Platte County R-III School District]] – [[Platte City, Missouri|Platte City]] 
**Donald D. Siegrist Elementary School (K-5)
**Pathfinder Elementary School (PK-5)
** Compass Elementary School (PK-5)
**Barry Elementary School (PK-5)
**Platte Purchase Middle School (06-08)
**Platte City Middle School (06-08) 
**Platte County High School (09-12) 
*West Platte County R-II School District – [[Weston, Missouri|Weston]] 
**Central Elementary School (PK-06) 
**West Platte County High School (07-12)

===Private schools===
*Clay-Platte Children's House Montessori School – [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] (PK-08) – Nonsectarian
*Martin Luther Academy – [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] (K-08) – [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran]]
*Northland Christian Education System – [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] (PK-12) – [[Nondenominational Christian]] 
*St. Therese School – [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] (K-08) – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
*Prairie View KinderCare – [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] (NS/PK) – Nonsectarian 
*Christ Lutheran Pre-Kindergarten School – [[Platte Woods, Missouri|Platte Woods]] (NS/PK) – [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran]]
*Our Savior Christian Academy - [[Platte City, Missouri|Platte City]] and [[Smithville, Missouri|Smithville]] (PK-12)

===Public libraries===
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Breeding | first = Marshall | title = Mid-Continent Public Library | publisher = Libraries.org | url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20137 | access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Camden Point, Missouri|Camden Point]]
*[[Dearborn, Missouri|Dearborn]]
*[[Edgerton, Missouri|Edgerton]]
*[[Houston Lake, Missouri|Houston Lake]]
*[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] (partly in [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson]] and [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay]] counties and a small part in [[Cass County, Missouri|Cass County]])
*[[Lake Waukomis, Missouri|Lake Waukomis]]
*[[Northmoor, Missouri|Northmoor]]
*[[Parkville, Missouri|Parkville]]
*[[Platte City, Missouri|Platte City]] (county seat)
*[[Platte Woods, Missouri|Platte Woods]]
*[[Riverside, Missouri|Riverside]]
*[[Smithville, Missouri|Smithville]] (mostly in [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay County]])
*[[Tracy, Missouri|Tracy]]
*[[Weatherby Lake, Missouri|Weatherby Lake]]
*[[Weston, Missouri|Weston]]
{{div col end}}

===Villages===
*[[Farley, Missouri|Farley]]
*[[Ferrelview, Missouri|Ferrelview]]
*[[Iatan, Missouri|Iatan]]
*[[Ridgely, Missouri|Ridgely]]

===Civil townships===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Carroll Township, Platte County, Missouri|Carroll]]
* [[Fair Township, Platte County, Missouri|Fair]]
* [[Fox Township, Platte County, Missouri|Fox]]
* [[Green Township, Platte County, Missouri|Green]]
* [[Kickapoo Township, Platte County, Missouri|Kickapoo]]
* [[Lee Township, Platte County, Missouri|Lee]]
* [[Marshall Township, Platte County, Missouri|Marshall]]
* [[May Township, Platte County, Missouri|May]]
* [[Pawnee Township, Platte County, Missouri|Pawnee]]
* [[Pettis Township, Platte County, Missouri|Pettis]]
* [[Preston Township, Platte County, Missouri|Preston]]
* [[Sioux Township, Platte County, Missouri|Sioux]]
* [[Waldron Township, Platte County, Missouri|Waldron]]
* [[Weston Township, Platte County, Missouri|Weston]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Beverly, Missouri|Beverly]]
*[[Dye, Missouri|Dye]]
*[[East Leavenworth, Missouri|East Leavenworth]]
*[[Edgerton Junction, Missouri|Edgerton Junction]]
*[[Hoover, Missouri|Hoover]]
*[[Kerrville, Missouri|Kerrville]]
*[[New Market, Missouri|New Market]]
*[[Stillings, Missouri|Stillings]]
*[[Stubbs, Missouri|Stubbs]]
*[[Waldron, Missouri|Waldron]]
*[[West Platte, Missouri|West Platte]]
*[[Woodruff, Missouri|Woodruff]]
{{div col end}}

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

===Local===
The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] controls politics at the local level in Platte County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county. However, [[Governor of Missouri|Governor]] [[Jay Nixon]] carried the county in his two successful elections, and in 2004, [[Claire McCaskill]] of Jackson County narrowly won a majority of the county's votes over Republican victor [[Matt Blunt]]. While the county has swung to the Republican party, the presence of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] has helped keep the county competitive into the 21st century.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Platte County, Missouri
| assessor          =David Cox
| assessorparty     =Republican
| auditor           =Kevin Robinson
| auditorparty      =Republican
| countyclerk       =Jera Pruitt
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding         =Scott Fricker
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =Dagmar Wood
| district1party    =Republican
| district2         =Joe Vanover
| district2party    =Republican
| collector         =Sheila Palmer
| collectorparty    =Republican
| prosecutor        =Eric Zahnd
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| recorderofdeeds   =Christopher Wright
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =Mark Owen
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| treasurer         =Rob Willard
| 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"|'''52.31%''' ''30,102''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.75% ''26,328''
|align="center" |1.94% ''1,114''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''51.84%''' ''29,616''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|46.02% ''26,293''
|align="center" |2.14% ''1,222''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.20%''' ''24,738''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|46.62% ''22,973''
|align="center" |2.58% ''1,269''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|44.64% '''20,154''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''52.39%''' ''23,654''
|align="center" |2.97% ''1,339''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|42.51% ''19,417''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''55.23%''' ''25,228''
|align="center" |2.26% ''1,032''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|48.31% ''20,137''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''50.31%''' ''20,970''
|align="center" |1.32% ''577''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.23%''' ''16,971''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.69% ''16,115''
|align="center" |2.08% ''703''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|36.40% ''10,581''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''61.37%''' ''17,840''
|align="center" |2.23% ''647''
|}

Platte County is divided into three legislative districts in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], one held by a Republican and two held by Democrats.

*District 12 — [[Jamie Johnson (politician)|Jamie Johnson]] (D-[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]). Consists of Parkville, Riverside, and Platte Woods.

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 12 — Platte County (2022)<ref name="2022results">{{cite web |title=2022 Official Results |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/561e88cee4b06543191f1ad2/t/6372be69a7c9e01315b359a3/1668464236016/11082022_official_results.pdf |publisher=Platte County Board of Elections |access-date=June 23, 2023 |date=November 8, 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jamie Johnson'''
  |votes      = '''7,399'''
  |percentage = '''52.16%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tom Hutsler
  |votes      = 6,785
  |percentage = 47.84%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

*District 13 — [[Sean Pouche]] (R-[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]). Consists of the communities of Platte City, Weston, Farley, Ferrelview, and a part of the city of Kansas City. District 13 also consists of portions of [[Buchanan County, Missouri|Buchannan County]].
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 13 — Platte County (2022)<ref name="2022results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  ='''Sean Pouche'''
  |votes      ='''9,323'''
  |percentage ='''100%'''
  |change     ='''+43.39%'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 13 — Platte County (2020)<ref name="2020results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sean Pouche'''
  |votes      = '''14,054'''
  |percentage = '''56.61%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Vic Abundis
  |votes      = 10,774
  |percentage = 43.39%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 13 — Platte County (2020)<ref name="2018 results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vic Allred'''
  |votes      = '''10,575'''
  |percentage = '''54.34%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mitch Weber
  |votes      = 8,864
  |percentage = 45.55%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 13 — Platte County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Nick Marshall'''
  |votes      = '''12,440'''
  |percentage = '''59.02%'''
  |change     = '''-40.98'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tyler McCall
  |votes      = 8,636
  |percentage = 40.98%
  |change     = +40.98
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 13 — Platte County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Nick Marshall'''
  |votes      = '''7,539'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+38.04'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 13 — Platte County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Nick Marshall'''
  |votes      = '''11,712'''
  |percentage = '''61.96%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gerry Byrne
  |votes      = 7,192
  |percentage = 38.04
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

*District 14 – [[Ashley Aune]] (D-[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]). Consists of the communities of Houston Lake, Lake Waukomis, Weatherby Lake, Northmoor, and part of the city of Kansas City.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 14 — Platte County (2022)<ref name="2022results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ashley Aune'''
  |votes      ='''7,859'''
  |percentage ='''53.22%'''
  |change     ='''+0.22%'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Eric Holmes
  |votes      = 6,907
  |percentage = 46.78%
  |change     = -0.22%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 14 — Platte County (2020)<ref name="2020results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ashley Aune'''
  |votes      = '''12,076'''
  |percentage = '''53.00%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Eric Holmes
  |votes      = 10,707
  |percentage = 47.00%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 14 — Platte County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Kevin Corlew|votes='''8,716'''|percentage='''50.17%'''|change='''-2.49'''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate='''Matt Sain'''|votes=8,656|percentage=49.83%|change=+2.49}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 14 — Platte County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Kevin Corlew'''
  |votes      = '''10,084'''
  |percentage = '''52.66%'''
  |change     = '''-3.55'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Martin T. Rucker II
  |votes      = 9,067
  |percentage = 47.34%
  |change     = +3.55
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 14 — Platte County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Kevin Corlew'''
  |votes      = '''4,812'''
  |percentage = '''56.21%'''
  |change     = '''+1.40'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Stephanie Isaacson
  |votes      = 3,749
  |percentage = 43.79
  |change     = -1.40
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 14 — Platte County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ron Schieber'''
  |votes      = '''9,459'''
  |percentage = '''54.81%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Eric Pendell
  |votes      = 7,799
  |percentage = 45.19%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Platte County is a part of Missouri's 34th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [[Tony Luetkemeyer]] (R-[[Parkville, Missouri|Parkville]]). 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 34 — Platte County (2022)<ref name="2022results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tony Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''22,503'''
  |percentage = '''55.07%'''
  |change     = '''+3.30%'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Sarah Shorter
  |votes      = 18,356
  |percentage = 44.93%
  |change     = -3.11%
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 34 — Platte County (2018)<ref name="2018 results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tony Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''22,751'''
  |percentage = '''51.77%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Martin T. Rucker II
  |votes      = 21,113
  |percentage = 48.04%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 34 — Platte County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Rob Schaaf'''
  |votes      = '''13,071'''
  |percentage = '''59.26%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Martin T. Rucker
  |votes      = 8,987
  |percentage = 40.74%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Platte County (2022)<ref name="2022results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''[[Eric Schmitt]]'''
  |votes      = '''20,304'''
  |percentage = '''49.38%'''
  |change     = '''+0.79%'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Trudy Busch Valentine
  |votes      = 19,918
  |percentage = 48.44%
  |change     = +0.17%
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate = Jonathan Dine
  |votes     = 683
  |percentage= 1.66%
  |change    = +0.54%
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate = Paul Venable
  |votes     = 215
  |percentage= 0.52%
  |change    = +0.52%
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Platte County (2018)<ref name="2018 results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Josh Hawley'''
  |votes      = '''21,618'''
  |percentage = '''48.59%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Claire McCaskill
  |votes      = 21,477
  |percentage = 48.27%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Craig O'Dear
  |votes      = 670
  |percentage = 1.51%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Japheth Campbell
  |votes      = 499
  |percentage = 1.12%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Crain
  |votes      = 200
  |percentage = 0.45%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Platte County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''22,929'''
  |percentage = '''46.76%'''
  |change     = '''+6.99'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 23,795
  |percentage = 48.52%
  |change     = -3.96
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 1,413
  |percentage = 2.88%
  |change     = -4.87
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 530
  |percentage = 1.08%
  |change     = +1.08
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 371
  |percentage = 0.76%
  |change     = +0.76
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Platte County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 17,870
  |percentage = 39.77%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''23,578'''
  |percentage = '''52.48%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 3,480
  |percentage = 7.75%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
All of Platte 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]]. 
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Platte County (2022)<ref name="2022results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes     = '''22,310'''
  |percentage= '''54.41%'''
  |change    = '''-0.97%'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate = Henry Martin
  |votes     = 17,827
  |percentage= 43.37%
  |change     = +0.92%
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Independent (United States)
  |candidate = Edward A (Andy) Maidment
  |votes     = 870
  |percentage= 2.12%
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 6th Congressional District – Platte County (2020)<ref name="2020results">{{cite web |title=Platte County Board of Elections |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/561e88cee4b06543191f1ad2/t/5fa9bc99fa0fbb2386485de5/1604959386970/11032020_official.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025052317/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/561e88cee4b06543191f1ad2/t/5fa9bc99fa0fbb2386485de5/1604959386970/11032020_official.pdf |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |url-status=live |website=Platte County Board of Elections}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''31,344'''
  |percentage = '''55.38%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gena Ross
  |votes      = 24,026
  |percentage = 42.45%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jim Higgins
  |votes      = 1,225
  |percentage = 2.16%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 6th Congressional District – Platte County (2018)<ref name="2018 results">{{cite web |title=Platte County 2018 Election Results |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/561e88cee4b06543191f1ad2/t/5be5f389032be4400f2fb697/1541796751862/20181106_final.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326022017/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/561e88cee4b06543191f1ad2/t/5be5f389032be4400f2fb697/1541796751862/20181106_final.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |url-status=live |website=Platte County Board of Elections}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''24,518'''
  |percentage = '''55.45%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Henry Robert Martin
  |votes      = 18,583
  |percentage = 42.03%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Dan Hogan
  |votes      = 1,088
  |percentage = 2.46%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 6th Congressional District – Platte County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''29,596'''
  |percentage = '''60.91%'''
  |change     = '''-1.12'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = David M. Blackwell
  |votes      = 17,016
  |percentage = 35.02%
  |change     = +1.33
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 1,321
  |percentage = 2.72%
  |change     = -1.56
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mike Diel
  |votes      = 653
  |percentage = 1.34%
  |change     = +1.34
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Platte County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''13,780'''
  |percentage = '''62.03%'''
  |change     = '''-0.01'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Hedge
  |votes      = 7,483
  |percentage = 33.69%
  |change     = -1.66
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 951
  |percentage = 4.28%
  |change     = +1.67
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Platte County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''27,641'''
  |percentage = '''62.04%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kyle Yarber
  |votes      = 15,753
  |percentage = 35.35%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 1,162
  |percentage = 2.61%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

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{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|8,103|8,651|300|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|8,764|4,183|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,836|4,665|1,815|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,059|6,143|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,771|5,860|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|3,596|5,271|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|3,390|4,604|9|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,644|4,354|16|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,344|3,741|8|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,545|4,635|13|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,787|4,884|20|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,160|5,179|19|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|2,423|3,344|10|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,999|3,674|71|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,724|4,361|17|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|921|2,974|20|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|510|2,535|400|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|982|2,795|24|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|953|2,537|32|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|997|3,052|28|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,044|3,191|31|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|885|2,664|183|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|1,010|2,727|38|Missouri}}

===Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)===
{{main|2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary|2008 Missouri Republican presidential primary}}
Former [[U.S. Senator]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-[[New York (state)|New York]]) received more votes, a total of 5,434, than any candidate from either party in Platte County during the 2008 presidential primary.

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

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

==External links==
{{Coord|39.38|-94.77|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-MO_source:UScensus1990}}
*[http://www.co.platte.mo.us/ Platte County Government's Website]
*[http://www.plattesheriff.org/ Platte County Sheriff's Office Website]
* [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Platte 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    = Platte County, Missouri
|North     = [[Buchanan County, Missouri|Buchanan County]]
|Northeast = [[Clinton County, Missouri|Clinton County]]
|East      = [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay County]]
|Southeast = [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson County]]
|South     = [[Wyandotte County, Kansas]]
|Southwest = [[Leavenworth County, Kansas]]
|West      =
|Northwest = [[Atchison County, Kansas]]
}}

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