Editing Vernon County, Missouri

{{short description|County in Missouri, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Vernon County
 | state                = Missouri
 | ex image             = VernonCountyCourthouse front.JPG
 | ex image size        = 220px
 | ex image cap         = [[Vernon County Courthouse (Missouri)|Vernon County Courthouse]]
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1855
 | founded date         = February 27
 | seat wl              = Nevada
 | largest city wl      = Nevada
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 837
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 826
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 10
 | area percentage      = 1.2
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 19707
 | pop_est_as_of        = 
 | pop                  = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = http://www.vernoncountymo.org/
 | named for            = Colonel Miles Vernon, [[List of United States Senators from Missouri|state]] [[Missouri Senate|senator]], and veteran of the [[Battle of New Orleans]]
 | district             = 4th
}}

'''Vernon County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the western region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]], on the border with [[Kansas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 19,707.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vernon County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Vernon_County,_Missouri?g=050XX00US29217|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]].<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> The county was organized on February 27, 1855, considerably later than counties in the eastern part of the state.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/mocohist/id/93403|title=History of Vernon county, Missouri|publisher=Brown & Co.|location=St. Louis|date=1887|pages=194–196}}</ref> It was named for Colonel Miles Vernon (1786–1867), a state senator and veteran of the [[Battle of New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uGIfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p9QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1071%2C5478027 | title=The Nevada Daily Mail | work=May 11, 1960 | access-date=May 3, 2015 | pages=8}}</ref> This area was part of the large historic territory of the [[Osage Nation]] of Native Americans.

==History==
The county was developed by European Americans for agriculture and is still mostly rural.

Vernon County suffered considerable damage during the [[American Civil War]]. Guerrillas and insurgents had waged raids against Union troops and carried out personal vendettas in the county. On May 23, 1863, [[Union Army]] soldiers burned the county seat of [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]], along with the courthouse, in retaliation. The present courthouse was completed in 1907.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vernoncountymo.org/Directory/About/History.htm |title=History |access-date=October 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422150027/http://www.vernoncountymo.org/Directory/About/History.htm |archive-date=April 22, 2009 }}</ref>

Vernon County was one of four Missouri counties that were wholly depopulated by Union General [[Thomas Ewing Jr.]]'s [[General Order No. 11 (1863)]], which ordered the people evacuated to end support for Confederate [[guerrillas]] operating in the area. Most of the residents were not allowed to return to their homes until after the Civil War ended in May 1865.

==Geography==
[[File:Wetland boardwalk at Four Rivers Conservation Area in Vernon County, Missouri.jpg|thumb|A boardwalk allows visitors to explore a restored wetland at Four Rivers Conservation Area in northern Vernon County]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|837|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|826|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|10|sqmi}} (1.2%) 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 22, 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>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Bates County, Missouri|Bates County]] (north)
*[[St. Clair County, Missouri|St. Clair County]] (northeast)
*[[Cedar County, Missouri|Cedar County]] (east)
*[[Barton County, Missouri|Barton County]] (south)
*[[Crawford County, Kansas]] (southwest)
*[[Bourbon County, Kansas]] (west)
*[[Linn County, Kansas]] (northwest)

===Major highways===
*[[Image:I-49 (MO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 49]]
*[[Image:US 54.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 54 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 54]]
*[[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 71]]
*[[Image:MO-43.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 43|Route 43]]

===Transit===
*[[Jefferson Lines]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 4850
|1870= 11247
|1880= 19369
|1890= 31505
|1900= 31619
|1910= 28827
|1920= 26069
|1930= 25031
|1940= 25586
|1950= 22685
|1960= 20540
|1970= 19065
|1980= 19806
|1990= 19041
|2000= 20454
|2010= 21159
|2020= 19707
|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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29217.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 14, 2013}}</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 20,454 people, 7,966 households, and 5,432 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 8,872 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.61% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. Approximately 0.84% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 7,966 households, out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,021, and the median income for a family was $37,714. Males had a median income of $28,182 versus $19,026 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,047. About 10.10% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.30% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Vernon 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) – Vernon County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Vernon%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|17,966
|91.2%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|110
|0.56%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|131
|0.66%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|103
|0.52%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|18
|0.1%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|953
|4.83%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|426
|2.16%
|}

==Education==

===Public schools===
*Bronaugh R-VII School District – [[Bronaugh, Missouri|Bronaugh]]
**Bronaugh Elementary School (PK-06)
**Bronaugh High School (07-12)
*Nevada R-V School District – [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]]
**Bryan Elementary School (PK-01)
**Benton Elementary School (02)
**Truman Elementary School (03-05)
**Nevada Middle School (06-08)
**Nevada High School (09-12)
/ Northeast Vernon County R-I School District – [[Walker, Missouri|Walker]]
**Northeast Vernon County Elementary School (PK-06)
**Northeast Vernon County High School (07-12)
*Sheldon R-VIII School District – [[Sheldon, Missouri|Sheldon]]
**Sheldon Elementary School (PK-06)
**Sheldon High School (07-12)

===Private schools===
*Nevada Seventh-day Adventist Christian School – [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]] (02-07) – [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]]
*St. Mary Elementary School – [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]] (Early Childhood) – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]

===Colleges and universities===
*[[Cottey College]] – [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]] A private, four-year college for women.

===Public libraries===
*Nevada Public Library<ref>{{cite web | last = Breeding | first = Marshall | title = Nevada Public Library | publisher = Libraries.org | url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20348 | access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Communities==
===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Bacon Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Bacon Township]]
*[[Badger Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Badger Township]]
*[[Blue Mound Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Blue Mound Township]]
*[[Center Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Center Township]]
*[[Clear Creek Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Clear Creek Township]]
*[[Coal Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Coal Township]]
*[[Deerfield Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Deerfield Township]]
*[[Dover Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Dover Township]]
*[[Drywood Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Drywood Township]]
*[[Harrison Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Harrison Township]]
*[[Henry Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Henry Township]]
*[[Lake Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Lake Township]]
*[[Metz Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Metz Township]]
*[[Montevallo Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Montevallo Township]]
*[[Moundville Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Moundville Township]]
*[[Osage Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Osage Township]]
*[[Richland Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Richland Township]]
*[[Virgil Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Virgil Township]]
*[[Walker Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Walker Township]]
*[[Washington Township, Vernon County, Missouri|Washington Township]]
{{div col end}}

===Cities===
{{div col}}
*[[Bronaugh, Missouri|Bronaugh]]
*[[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]] (county seat)
*[[Schell City, Missouri|Schell City]]
*[[Sheldon, Missouri|Sheldon]]
{{div col end}}

===Villages===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Deerfield, Missouri|Deerfield]]
*[[Harwood, Missouri|Harwood]]
*[[Metz, Missouri|Metz]]
*[[Milo, Missouri|Milo]]
*[[Moundville, Missouri|Moundville]]
*[[Richards, Missouri|Richards]]
*[[Stotesbury, Missouri|Stotesbury]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes}}
* [[Amos, Missouri|Amos]]
* [[Arthur, Missouri|Arthur]]
* [[Bellamy, Missouri|Bellamy]]
* [[Blaine, Missouri|Blaine]]
* [[Bristow, Missouri|Bristow]]
* [[Carbon Center, Missouri|Carbon Center]]
* [[Dederick, Missouri|Dederick]]
* [[Ellis, Missouri|Ellis]]
* [[Eve, Missouri|Eve]]
* [[Fair Haven, Missouri|Fair Haven]]
* [[Horton, Vernon County, Missouri|Horton]]
* [[Katy, Missouri|Katy]]
* [[Ketterman, Missouri|Ketterman]]
* [[Montevallo, Missouri|Montevallo]]
* [[Panama, Missouri|Panama]]
* [[Portia, Missouri|Portia]]
* [[Swart, Missouri|Swart]]
* [[Rinehart, Missouri|Rinehart]]
* [[Virgil City, Missouri|Virgil City]]
* [[Walker, Missouri|Walker]]
* [[Zodiac, Missouri|Zodiac]]
{{div col end}}

===Former settlements===
* [[Fort Carondelet]]

==Politics==
{{Multiple issues|section=yes|
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2014}}
{{Update section|date=April 2023}}
}}

===Local===
The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Vernon County despite the Democratic Party's historical control. Republicans hold all but three of the elected positions in the county.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Vernon County, Missouri
| assessor          =Lena Kleeman
| assessorparty     =Republican
| circuitclerk      =Carrie Poe
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Adrienne Lee<ref name="2022 Election">2022 Election</ref>
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding         =Joe Wilson<ref name="2022 Election">2022 Election</ref>
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =Cindy Thompson
| district1party    =Republican
| district2         =Everett Wolf<ref>2012 Election</ref>
| district2party    =Republican
| collector         =Brent Banes
| collectorparty    =Republican
| coroner            =David L. Ferry
| coronerparty    =Democratic
| prosecutor        =Brandy McInroy<ref name="2014 Election">2014 Election</ref>
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| administrator     =Kelsey Westerhold
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder          =Shelly Baldwin
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =Jason Mosher<ref name="2014 Election">2014 Election</ref>
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| surveyor         =
| surveyorparty    =
| treasurer         =Brent Banes
| 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"|'''79.77%''' ''7,050''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|18.14% ''1,603''
|align="center" |2.09% ''185''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''77.01%''' ''7,022''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|20.72% ''1,889''
|align="center" |2.27% ''207''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.67%''' ''5,699''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|30.66% ''2,621''
|align="center" |2.67% ''228''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.26%''' ''4,424''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|44.40% ''3,759''
|align="center" |3.34% ''283''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|46.54% ''4,095''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''51.05%''' ''4,491''
|align="center" |2.41% ''212''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.76%''' ''5,989''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|31.97% ''2,868''
|align="center" |1.27% ''114''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.49%''' ''4,370''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.20% ''3,763''
|align="center" |2.30% ''192''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|39.90% ''3,039''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''57.27%''' ''4,362''
|align="center" |2.84% ''216''
|}

All of Vernon County is a part of Missouri's 126th District in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] and is represented by [[Patricia Pike]] (R-[[Adrian, Missouri|Adrian]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 126 — Vernon County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Patricia Pike'''
  |votes      = '''7,836'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+46.45'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 126 — Vernon County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Patricia Pike'''
  |votes      = '''2,960'''
  |percentage = '''53.55%'''
  |change     = '''-46.45'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Sam Foursha
  |votes      = 2,398
  |percentage = 43.38%
  |change     = +43.38
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = William M. Gilmore
  |votes      = 170
  |percentage = 3.07%
  |change     = +3.07
  }}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 126 — Vernon County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Randy Pike'''
  |votes      = '''7,309'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Vernon County is a part of Missouri's 31st District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [[Rick Brattin]] (R-[[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 31 — Vernon County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ed Emery'''
  |votes      = '''5,492'''
  |percentage = '''65.69%'''
  |change     = '''-2.73'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Tim Wells
  |votes      = 2,320
  |percentage = 27.75%
  |change     = +27.75
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Lora Young
  |votes      = 548
  |percentage = 6.56%
  |change     = +6.56
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 31 — Vernon County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ed Emery'''
  |votes      = '''5,698'''
  |percentage = '''68.42%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Charlie A. Burton
  |votes      = 2,630
  |percentage = 31.58%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Vernon County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''5,448'''
  |percentage = '''63.71%'''
  |change     = '''+14.48'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 2,700
  |percentage = 31.58%
  |change     = -13.38
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 231
  |percentage = 2.70%
  |change     = -3.11
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 91
  |percentage = 1.06%
  |change     = +1.06
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 81
  |percentage = 0.95%
  |change     = +0.95
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Vernon County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 4,171
  |percentage = 49.23%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''3,810'''
  |percentage = '''44.96%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 492
  |percentage = 5.81%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Vernon County is included in [[MO-04|Missouri's 4th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Vicky Hartzler]] (R-[[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]]) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]].
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Vernon County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''6,526'''
  |percentage = '''77.00%'''
  |change     = '''+4.66'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gordon Christensen
  |votes      = 1,676
  |percentage = 19.78%
  |change     = -3.76
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mark Bliss
  |votes      = 273
  |percentage = 3.22%
  |change     = -0.90
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Vernon County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''3,970'''
  |percentage = '''72.34%'''
  |change     = '''+5.41'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nate Irvin
  |votes      = 1,292
  |percentage = 23.54%
  |change     = -5.66
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Herschel L. Young
  |votes      = 226
  |percentage = 4.12% 
  |change     = +1.01
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Vernon County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''5,597'''
  |percentage = '''66.93%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Teresa Hensley
  |votes      = 2,442
  |percentage = 29.20%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Thomas Holbrook
  |votes      = 260
  |percentage = 3.11%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Greg Cowan
  |votes      = 64
  |percentage = 0.76%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Political culture====
Like many neighboring counties, Vernon County has become increasingly Republican over the past few presidential elections. The last time a Democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1996 by Bill Clinton.

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{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,892|3,057|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,590|3,557|783|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,077|5,958|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,387|4,186|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,184|4,547|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,924|4,450|34|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,808|5,342|14|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,171|4,885|6|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|5,443|6,271|21|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,546|6,872|60|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,856|6,687|138|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,783|3,676|31|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,593|4,839|807|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|4,645|5,419|182|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,211|3,776|241|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,654|3,483|1,089|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,369|3,705|247|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,450|3,225|373|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,356|4,306|219|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,230|5,133|63|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,847|3,627|875|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|2,252|4,057|317|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 1,434, than any candidate from either party in Vernon County during the 2008 presidential primary.

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

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Vernon 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    = Vernon County, Missouri
|North     = [[Bates County, Missouri|Bates County]]
|Northeast = [[St. Clair County, Missouri|St. Clair County]]
|East      = [[Cedar County, Missouri|Cedar County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Barton County, Missouri|Barton County]]
|Southwest = [[Crawford County, Kansas]]
|West      = [[Bourbon County, Kansas]]
|Northwest = [[Linn County, Kansas]]
}}

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