Adair County, MO

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Kirksville, MO
Designated Market Area: Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Native American Lands

Places in Adair County, MO     [Sort places by name]

Kirksville city (pop. 17,533) Novinger city (pop. 560) Greentop city (pop. 186) Brashear city (pop. 124) Gibbs village (pop. 73) Millard village (pop. 68)  

Tracts in Adair County, MO

Census Tract 9501, Adair County, Missouri     Census Tract 9502, Adair County, Missouri     Census Tract 9503, Adair County, Missouri     Census Tract 9504, Adair County, Missouri     Census Tract 9505.01, Adair County, Missouri     Census Tract 9505.02, Adair County, Missouri     Census Tract 9509, Adair County, Missouri     Census Tract 9510, Adair County, Missouri        

2022 population: 25,165   ( 442 from 2010 , 150 from 2020)
Land area: 567.3 square miles
Population density: 44.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,133	87.95%	6.8%
Black:	949	3.77%	142.1%
Indian:	89	0.35%	23.6%
Asian:	712	2.83%	53.1%
2+ races:	517	2.05%	32.6%
Hispanic:	765	3.04%	46.3%
Total non-White:	3,032	12.05%	63.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	613	12.1
Deaths:	603	11.9
Net Migration:	-360	-7.1
Net Immigration:	198	3.9

Change in White population:	-1,618	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,176	4.6

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	50%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,413	62.0%	Joe Biden (D)	3,710	35.9%	213 [+]	2.1%	10,336	5	15	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 157 (1.5%);
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	6,030	59.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,500	34.2%	696 [+]	6.8%	10,226	3	13	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 426 (4.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 147 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 73 (0.7%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,651	55.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,219	41.7%	256 [+]	2.5%	10,126	2	9	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 225 (2.2%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	5,891	49.6%	Barack Obama (D)	5,735	48.3%	245 [+]	2.1%	11,871	0	4	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 104 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 88 (0.7%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,367	55.8%	John Kerry (D)	4,938	43.3%	99 [+]	0.9%	11,404	3	5	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	6,050	57.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,101	38.9%	401 [+]	3.8%	10,552	7	9	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 301 (2.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 31 (0.3%);
1996	52%	Robert Dole (R)	4,656	44.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,441	42.7%	1,300 [+]	12.5%	10,397	4	4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,170 (11.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 64 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	54%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,232	39.8%	George Bush* (R)	4,141	38.9%	2,267 [+]	21.3%	10,640	5	2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 2,224 (20.9%);
1988	48%	George Bush (R)	5,721	61.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,571	38.2%	44 [+]	0.5%	9,336	9	8	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,430	67.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,119	32.7%	0	0.0%	9,549	7	9	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	49%	Ronald Reagan (R)	5,513	57.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,507	36.8%	502 [+]	5.3%	9,522	7	7	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 414 (4.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 80 (0.8%);
1976	52%	Gerald Ford* (R)	5,249	57.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,684	40.3%	200 [+]	2.2%	9,133	10	9	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 200 (2.2%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	6,157	72.9%	George McGovern (D)	2,286	27.1%	6 [+]	0.1%	8,449	11	12	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	53%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,624	58.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,645	33.6%	592 [+]	7.5%	7,861	14	15	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 592 (7.5%);
1964	55%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,235	54.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,573	45.8%	0	0.0%	7,808	10	7	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	64%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,469	63.4%	John Kennedy (D)	3,160	36.6%	0	0.0%	8,629	14	14	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,322	60.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,418	39.1%	0	0.0%	8,740	11	3	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	65%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,748	63.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,339	36.6%	33	0.4%	9,120	12	8	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,136	50.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,024	49.1%	41 [+]	0.5%	8,201	8	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 33 (0.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	60%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,909	57.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,606	42.2%	26	0.3%	8,541	9	12	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	74%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,688	53.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,813	45.6%	65	0.6%	10,566	6	9	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	76%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,315	52.5%	Alf Landon (R)	4,685	46.3%	127 [+]	1.3%	10,127	8	10	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 71 (0.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 37 (0.4%);
1932	59%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,623	59.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,991	38.5%	146 [+]	1.9%	7,760	3	-1	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 98 (1.3%);
1928	66%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,538	65.7%	Al Smith (D)	2,841	33.7%	50 [+]	0.6%	8,429	10	8	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 48 (0.6%);
1924	62%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,383	53.6%	John Davis (D)	2,800	34.2%	1,000 [+]	12.2%	8,183	4	0	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 970 (11.9%);
1920	58%	Warren Harding (R)	4,861	61.7%	James Cox (D)	2,534	32.2%	483 [+]	6.1%	7,878	7	1	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	39%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,681	51.1%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,275	43.4%	291 [+]	5.5%	5,247	4	5	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 244 (4.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 38 (0.7%);
1912	35%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,784	36.5%	William Taft* (R)	1,427	29.2%	1,682 [+]	34.4%	4,893	-1	6	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,200 (24.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 398 (8.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 56 (1.1%);
1908	38%	William Taft (R)	2,514	51.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,992	40.7%	387 [+]	7.9%	4,893	3	0	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 270 (5.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 75 (1.5%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,791	57.8%	Alton Parker (D)	1,687	34.9%	354 [+]	7.3%	4,832	8	1	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 183 (3.8%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 85 (1.8%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 62 (1.3%);
1900	41%	William McKinley* (R)	2,673	52.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,180	43.2%	199 [+]	3.9%	5,052	7	1	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 62 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 21 (0.4%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	3,710	35.9%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,413	62.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	157	1.5%
Other	56	0.5%
TOTAL	10,336
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	3,500	34.2%
Donald Trump (R)	6,030	59.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	426	4.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	147	1.4%
Evan McMullin (I)	73	0.7%
Other	50	0.5%
TOTAL	10,226
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,219	41.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,651	55.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	225	2.2%
Other	31	0.3%
TOTAL	10,126
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	5,735	48.3%
John McCain (R)	5,891	49.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	104	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	88	0.7%
Other	53	0.4%
TOTAL	11,871
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	6,367	55.8%
John Kerry (D)	4,938	43.3%
Other	99	0.9%
TOTAL	11,404
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	6,050	57.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,101	38.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	301	2.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	31	0.3%
Other	69	0.7%
TOTAL	10,552
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1996 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,441	42.7%
Robert Dole (R)	4,656	44.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,170	11.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	64	0.6%
Other	66	0.6%
TOTAL	10,397
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,232	39.8%
George Bush* (R)	4,141	38.9%
Ross Perot (I)	2,224	20.9%
Other	43	0.4%
TOTAL	10,640
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,721	61.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,571	38.2%
Other	44	0.5%
TOTAL	9,336
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1984 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,430	67.3%
Walter Mondale (D)	3,119	32.7%
TOTAL	9,549
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,513	57.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,507	36.8%
John Anderson (I)	414	4.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	80	0.8%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	9,522
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,684	40.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,249	57.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	200	2.2%
TOTAL	9,133
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,157	72.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,286	27.1%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	8,449
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12

1968 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,624	58.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,645	33.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	592	7.5%
TOTAL	7,861
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 15

1964 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,235	54.2%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,573	45.8%
TOTAL	7,808
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,322	60.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,418	39.1%
TOTAL	8,740
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3

1952 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,748	63.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,339	36.6%
Other	33	0.4%
TOTAL	9,120
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 8

1948 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,136	50.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,024	49.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	33	0.4%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,201
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,606	42.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,909	57.5%
Other	26	0.3%
TOTAL	8,541
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1940 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,813	45.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,688	53.8%
Other	65	0.6%
TOTAL	10,566
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,315	52.5%
Alf Landon (R)	4,685	46.3%
William Lemke (Union)	71	0.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	37	0.4%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	10,127
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,623	59.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,991	38.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	98	1.3%
Other	48	0.6%
TOTAL	7,760
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,538	65.7%
Al Smith (D)	2,841	33.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	48	0.6%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,429
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,383	53.6%
John Davis (D)	2,800	34.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	970	11.9%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	8,183
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1920 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,861	61.7%
James Cox (D)	2,534	32.2%
Other	483	6.1%
TOTAL	7,878
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 1

1916 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,275	43.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,681	51.1%
Allan Benson (Soc)	244	4.7%
James Hanly (Proh)	38	0.7%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,247
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,784	36.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,200	24.5%
William Taft* (R)	1,427	29.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	398	8.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	56	1.1%
Other	28	0.6%
TOTAL	4,893
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1908 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,514	51.4%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,992	40.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	270	5.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	75	1.5%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	1	0.0%
Other	41	0.8%
TOTAL	4,893
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1904 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,791	57.8%
Alton Parker (D)	1,687	34.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	183	3.8%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	62	1.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	85	1.8%
Other	24	0.5%
TOTAL	4,832
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 1

1900 President, Adair County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,673	52.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,180	43.2%
John Woolley (Proh)	62	1.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	21	0.4%
Other	116	2.3%
TOTAL	5,052
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Adair County, MO

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	34%	Eric Schmitt (R)	4,423	62.6%	Trudy Busch-Valentine (D)	2,460	34.8%	188 [+]	2.7%	7,071	7	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 149 (2.1%); Paul Venable (Constitution) 39 (0.6%);
2020	G	50%	Mike Parson* (R)	6,576	63.8%	Nicole Galloway (D)	3,542	34.4%	185 [+]	1.8%	10,303	7	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 131 (1.3%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 43 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.1%);
2018	S1	42%	Josh Hawley (R)	4,939	56.8%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	3,494	40.2%	262 [+]	3.0%	8,695	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 122 (1.4%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 88 (1.0%); Jo Crain (Green) 52 (0.6%);
2016	S3	49%	Roy Blunt* (R)	5,603	54.9%	Jason Kander (D)	4,198	41.2%	400 [+]	3.9%	10,201	6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 203 (2.0%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 101 (1.0%); Fred Ryman (Constitution) 95 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	G	49%	Eric Greitens (R)	5,762	56.5%	Chris Koster (D)	4,145	40.6%	292 [+]	2.9%	10,199	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 133 (1.3%); Don Fitz (Green) 83 (0.8%); Les Turilli (I) 76 (0.7%);
2012	S1	48%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	5,457	54.5%	Todd Akin (R)	4,018	40.1%	546 [+]	5.4%	10,021	1	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 545 (5.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2012	G	48%	Jay Nixon* (D)	5,066	50.6%	Dave Spence (R)	4,656	46.5%	281 [+]	2.8%	10,003	4	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Jim Higgins (Libertarian) 281 (2.8%);
2010	S3	37%	Roy Blunt (R)	4,464	58.8%	Robin Carnahan (D)	2,872	37.8%	253 [+]	3.3%	7,589	5	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 156 (2.1%); Jerry Beck (Constitution) 97 (1.3%);
2008	G	56%	Jay Nixon (D)	5,771	49.7%	Kenny Hulshof (R)	5,575	48.0%	262 [+]	2.3%	11,608	9	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Finkenstadt (Libertarian) 164 (1.4%); Gregory Thompson (Constitution) 98 (0.8%);
2006	S1	40%	Jim Talent* (R)	4,297	52.8%	Claire McCaskill (D)	3,651	44.8%	196 [+]	2.4%	8,144	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Frank Gilmour (Libertarian) 128 (1.6%); Lydia Lewis (Progressive) 68 (0.8%);
2004	S3	55%	Christopher Bond* (R)	7,497	67.0%	Nancy Farmer (D)	3,561	31.8%	132 [+]	1.2%	11,190	11	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kevin Tull (Libertarian) 85 (0.8%); Don Griffin (Constitution) 47 (0.4%);
2004	G	55%	Matt Blunt (R)	7,019	62.4%	Claire McCaskill (D)	4,094	36.4%	142 [+]	1.3%	11,255	12	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: John Swenson (Libertarian) 98 (0.9%); Bob Wells (Constitution) 43 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2002	S1	38%	Jim Talent (R)	4,165	53.7%	Jean Carnahan* (D)	3,455	44.5%	137 [+]	1.8%	7,757	4	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Tamara Millay (Libertarian) 87 (1.1%); Digger Romano (Green) 50 (0.6%);
2000	S1	51%	John Ashcroft* (R)	5,439	52.6%	Mel Carnahan (D)	4,762	46.0%	144 [+]	1.4%	10,345	4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Evaline Taylor (Green) 69 (0.7%); Grant Stauffer (Libertarian) 50 (0.5%); Hugh Foley (Reform) 15 (0.1%); Charles Dockins (Natural Law) 10 (0.1%);
2000	G	52%	Jim Talent (R)	5,518	52.7%	Bob Holden (D)	4,473	42.7%	480 [+]	4.6%	10,471	4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Other (Write-in) 240 (2.3%); Lavoy Reed (Green) 89 (0.8%); John Swenson (Libertarian) 75 (0.7%); Larry Rice (I) 46 (0.4%); Richard Smith (Constitution) 18 (0.2%); Richard Kline (Reform) 12 (0.1%);
1998	S3	36%	Christopher Bond* (R)	3,973	55.1%	Jay Nixon (D)	2,929	40.6%	306 [+]	4.2%	7,208	2	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Other (Write-in) 153 (2.1%); Tamara Millay (Libertarian) 81 (1.1%); Curt Frazier (U.S. Taxpayers) 50 (0.7%); James Newport (Reform) 22 (0.3%);
1996	G	51%	Mel Carnahan* (D)	6,501	63.4%	Margaret Kelly (R)	3,503	34.2%	248 [+]	2.4%	10,252	-6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Mark Oglesby (Libertarian) 248 (2.4%);
1994	S1	48%	John Ashcroft (R)	5,755	59.9%	Alan Wheat (D)	3,489	36.3%	356 [+]	3.7%	9,600	0	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Bill Johnson (Libertarian) 356 (3.7%);
1992	S3	53%	Christopher Bond* (R)	6,329	60.8%	Geri Rothman-Serot (D)	3,759	36.1%	326 [+]	3.1%	10,414	9	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Jeanne Bojarski (Libertarian) 326 (3.1%);
1992	G	53%	Mel Carnahan (D)	5,489	52.7%	William Webster (R)	4,931	47.3%	0	0.0%	10,420	6	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
1988	S1	48%	John Danforth* (R)	7,435	79.6%	Jay Nixon (D)	1,849	19.8%	62 [+]	0.7%	9,346	12	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: John Guze (Libertarian) 62 (0.7%);
1988	G	47%	John Ashcroft* (R)	7,099	76.3%	Betty Hearnes (D)	2,099	22.6%	104 [+]	1.1%	9,302	12	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Mike Roberts (Libertarian) 104 (1.1%);
1986	S3	31%	Christopher Bond (R)	3,505	57.3%	Harriett Woods (D)	2,608	42.7%	0	0.0%	6,113	5	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	G	48%	John Ashcroft (R)	5,924	63.2%	Kenneth Rothman (D)	3,449	36.8%	0	0.0%	9,373	7	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	36%	John Danforth* (R)	4,237	60.3%	Harriett Woods (D)	2,787	39.7%	0	0.0%	7,024	9	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1980	S3	48%	Thomas Eagleton* (D)	4,841	51.7%	Gene McNary (R)	4,475	47.8%	39 [+]	0.4%	9,355	0	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Martha Pettit (Socialist Workers) 39 (0.4%);
1980	G	49%	Christopher Bond (R)	5,656	59.8%	Joseph Teasdale* (D)	3,752	39.7%	43 [+]	0.5%	9,451	7	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Helen Savio (Socialist Workers) 43 (0.5%);
1976	S1	51%	John Danforth (R)	6,312	69.9%	Warren Hearnes (D)	2,686	29.7%	32 [+]	0.4%	9,030	13	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Lawrence Petty (I) 32 (0.4%);
1976	G	51%	Christopher Bond* (R)	5,635	62.7%	Joseph Teasdale (D)	3,350	37.3%	6 [+]	0.1%	8,991	13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Leon Striler (I) 6 (0.1%);
1974	S3	37%	Thomas Curtis (R)	3,194	50.2%	Thomas Eagleton* (D)	3,139	49.3%	30 [+]	0.5%	6,363	11	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Clifford Talmage (I) 30 (0.5%);
1972	G	51%	Christopher Bond (R)	5,542	64.8%	Eugene Dowd (D)	3,002	35.1%	13 [+]	0.2%	8,557	10	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Paul Leonard (I) 13 (0.2%);
1970	S1	36%	John Danforth (R)	3,362	60.3%	Stuart Symington* (D)	2,186	39.2%	24 [+]	0.4%	5,572	12	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Gene Champion (American Independent) 23 (0.4%); E.J. DiGirolamo (Non-Partisan) 1 (0.0%);
1968	S3	52%	Thomas Curtis (R)	4,771	62.1%	Thomas Eagleton (D)	2,912	37.9%	0	0.0%	7,683	13	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	52%	Lawrence Roos (R)	3,967	51.3%	Warren Hearnes* (D)	3,765	48.7%	0	0.0%	7,732	12	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1964	S1	55%	Stuart Symington* (D)	4,136	53.4%	Jean Paul Bradshaw (R)	3,611	46.6%	0	0.0%	7,747	13	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1964	G	55%	Warren Hearnes (D)	4,144	53.7%	Ethan Shepley (R)	3,575	46.3%	0	0.0%	7,719	8	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	48%	Crosby Kemper (R)	3,764	56.8%	Edward Long* (D)	2,863	43.2%	0	0.0%	6,627	11	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S3	62%	Lon Hocker (R)	5,000	59.6%	Edward Long (D)	3,394	40.4%	0	0.0%	8,394	13	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	63%	Edward Farmer (R)	4,533	53.5%	John Dalton (D)	3,943	46.5%	0	0.0%	8,476	12	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Adair County, MO

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Voter Registration Data for Adair County, MO

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Adair County, MO were estimated to be 44% Republican and 26% Democrat.