Bates County, MO

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Kansas City, MO-KS
Designated Market Area: Kansas City, MO-KS
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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

Butler city (pop. 4,541) Adrian city (pop. 2,021) Rich Hill city (pop. 1,384) Hume town (pop. 348) Rockville city (pop. 197) Amsterdam city (pop. 146) Amoret city (pop. 135) Foster village (pop. 70) Drexel city (pop. 67) Merwin village (pop. 49) Passaic town (pop. 49)  

Tracts in Bates County, MO

Census Tract 701, Bates County, Missouri     Census Tract 702, Bates County, Missouri     Census Tract 703, Bates County, Missouri     Census Tract 704, Bates County, Missouri        

2022 population: 16,177   ( 872 from 2010 , 145 from 2020)
Land area: 836.7 square miles
Population density: 19.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,962	92.49%	8.2%
Black:	239	1.48%	67.1%
Indian:	119	0.74%	26.6%
Asian:	73	0.45%	151.7%
2+ races:	299	1.85%	44.4%
Hispanic:	485	3.00%	76.4%
Total non-White:	1,215	7.51%	61.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	416	13.0
Deaths:	528	16.5
Net Migration:	247	7.7
Net Immigration:	3	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,334	-7.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	462	2.7

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	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,597	78.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,672	19.8%	169 [+]	2.0%	8,438	21	31	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 120 (1.4%);
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	6,001	74.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,618	20.0%	464 [+]	5.7%	8,083	18	28	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 306 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 55 (0.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 8 (0.1%);
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,020	64.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,557	32.9%	194 [+]	2.5%	7,771	11	17	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 157 (2.0%);
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	4,833	58.3%	Barack Obama (D)	3,271	39.5%	179 [+]	2.2%	8,283	9	13	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 88 (1.1%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 41 (0.5%);
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,004	59.1%	John Kerry (D)	3,398	40.1%	64 [+]	0.8%	8,466	6	8	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	4,245	54.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,386	43.5%	161 [+]	2.1%	7,792	4	7	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 84 (1.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 28 (0.4%);
1996	61%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,224	45.2%	Robert Dole (R)	2,904	40.7%	1,009 [+]	14.1%	7,137	-1	0	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 949 (13.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 31 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	68%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,993	38.7%	George Bush* (R)	2,499	32.3%	2,238 [+]	29.0%	7,730	-2	-5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 2,225 (28.8%);
1988	62%	George Bush (R)	3,574	51.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,332	48.1%	24 [+]	0.3%	6,930	0	-2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	62%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,223	59.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,889	40.6%	0	0.0%	7,112	-1	1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,061	54.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,297	43.8%	163 [+]	2.2%	7,521	3	3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 114 (1.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 46 (0.6%);
1976	70%	Jimmy Carter (D)	4,288	55.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,350	43.6%	46 [+]	0.6%	7,684	-4	-4	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 46 (0.6%);
1972	78%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,314	63.7%	George McGovern (D)	3,020	36.2%	12 [+]	0.1%	8,346	2	3	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	84%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,087	49.5%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,370	40.8%	801 [+]	9.7%	8,258	5	6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 801 (9.7%);
1964	87%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,162	59.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,514	40.5%	0	0.0%	8,676	5	2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	93%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,429	58.2%	John Kennedy (D)	3,906	41.8%	0	0.0%	9,335	8	9	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	88%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,467	56.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,300	44.0%	0	0.0%	9,767	6	-1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	86%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,002	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,995	40.0%	2	0.0%	9,999	9	5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	71%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,371	51.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,156	48.7%	6 [+]	0.1%	8,533	7	4	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.0%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	74%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,122	55.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,096	44.3%	18	0.2%	9,236	7	10	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	82%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,727	53.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,978	46.4%	33	0.3%	10,738	6	9	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	83%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,681	52.7%	Alf Landon (R)	5,022	46.6%	74 [+]	0.7%	10,777	8	10	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 59 (0.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.0%);
1932	71%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,220	64.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,395	35.0%	79 [+]	0.8%	9,694	0	-5	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 (0.5%);
1928	72%	Herbert Hoover (R)	6,133	62.7%	Al Smith (D)	3,594	36.7%	54 [+]	0.6%	9,781	7	5	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 48 (0.5%);
1924	69%	John Davis (D)	4,722	48.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,552	47.1%	389 [+]	4.0%	9,663	-2	-7	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 357 (3.7%);
1920	67%	Warren Harding (R)	5,039	51.9%	James Cox (D)	4,433	45.7%	236 [+]	2.4%	9,708	-3	-8	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	42%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,255	53.7%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,597	42.9%	204 [+]	3.4%	6,056	-4	-3	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 129 (2.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 67 (1.1%);
1912	41%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,057	50.7%	William Taft* (R)	1,383	22.9%	1,587 [+]	26.3%	6,027	-7	0	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,301 (21.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 151 (2.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 116 (1.9%);
1908	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,248	52.0%	William Taft (R)	2,754	44.1%	247 [+]	4.0%	6,249	-4	-8	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 119 (1.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 83 (1.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 11 (0.2%);
1904	41%	Alton Parker (D)	2,967	47.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,956	47.1%	352 [+]	5.6%	6,275	-3	-9	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 157 (2.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 95 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 91 (1.5%);
1900	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,591	51.6%	William McKinley* (R)	2,731	39.3%	634 [+]	9.1%	6,956	-7	-12	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 150 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 106 (1.5%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,672	19.8%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,597	78.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	120	1.4%
Other	49	0.6%
TOTAL	8,438
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,618	20.0%
Donald Trump (R)	6,001	74.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	306	3.8%
Jill Stein (Grn)	55	0.7%
Evan McMullin (I)	8	0.1%
Other	95	1.2%
TOTAL	8,083
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,557	32.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,020	64.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	157	2.0%
Other	37	0.5%
TOTAL	7,771
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,271	39.5%
John McCain (R)	4,833	58.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	88	1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	41	0.5%
Other	50	0.6%
TOTAL	8,283
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,004	59.1%
John Kerry (D)	3,398	40.1%
Other	64	0.8%
TOTAL	8,466
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,245	54.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,386	43.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	84	1.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	28	0.4%
Other	49	0.6%
TOTAL	7,792
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,224	45.2%
Robert Dole (R)	2,904	40.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	949	13.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	31	0.4%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	7,137
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,993	38.7%
George Bush* (R)	2,499	32.3%
Ross Perot (I)	2,225	28.8%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	7,730
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,574	51.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,332	48.1%
Other	24	0.3%
TOTAL	6,930
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,223	59.4%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,889	40.6%
TOTAL	7,112
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,061	54.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,297	43.8%
John Anderson (I)	114	1.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	46	0.6%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,521
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,288	55.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,350	43.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	46	0.6%
TOTAL	7,684
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,314	63.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,020	36.2%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,346
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1968 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,087	49.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,370	40.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	801	9.7%
TOTAL	8,258
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6

1964 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,162	59.5%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,514	40.5%
TOTAL	8,676
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,467	56.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,300	44.0%
TOTAL	9,767
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,002	60.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,995	40.0%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,999
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,371	51.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,156	48.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4	0.0%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,533
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,096	44.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,122	55.5%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	9,236
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,978	46.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,727	53.3%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	10,738
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,681	52.7%
Alf Landon (R)	5,022	46.6%
William Lemke (Union)	59	0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	4	0.0%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	10,777
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,220	64.2%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,395	35.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	47	0.5%
Other	32	0.3%
TOTAL	9,694
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,133	62.7%
Al Smith (D)	3,594	36.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	48	0.5%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	9,781
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1924 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,552	47.1%
John Davis (D)	4,722	48.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	357	3.7%
Other	32	0.3%
TOTAL	9,663
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -7

1920 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	5,039	51.9%
James Cox (D)	4,433	45.7%
Other	236	2.4%
TOTAL	9,708
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -8

1916 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,255	53.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,597	42.9%
Allan Benson (Soc)	129	2.1%
James Hanly (Proh)	67	1.1%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,056
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1912 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,057	50.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,301	21.6%
William Taft* (R)	1,383	22.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	151	2.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	116	1.9%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,027
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1908 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,754	44.1%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,248	52.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	83	1.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	119	1.9%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	11	0.2%
Other	34	0.5%
TOTAL	6,249
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1904 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,956	47.1%
Alton Parker (D)	2,967	47.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	91	1.5%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	157	2.5%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	95	1.5%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,275
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -9

1900 President, Bates County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,731	39.3%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,591	51.6%
John Woolley (Proh)	150	2.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	106	1.5%
Other	378	5.4%
TOTAL	6,956
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bates 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	47%	Eric Schmitt (R)	4,227	73.3%	Trudy Busch-Valentine (D)	1,362	23.6%	177 [+]	3.1%	5,766	18	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 125 (2.2%); Paul Venable (Constitution) 52 (0.9%);
2020	G	68%	Mike Parson* (R)	6,409	76.6%	Nicole Galloway (D)	1,762	21.1%	192 [+]	2.3%	8,363	20	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 134 (1.6%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 51 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2018	S1	54%	Josh Hawley (R)	4,467	66.8%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	1,906	28.5%	312 [+]	4.7%	6,685	15	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 183 (2.7%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 89 (1.3%); Jo Crain (Green) 40 (0.6%);
2016	S3	64%	Roy Blunt* (R)	4,630	58.1%	Jason Kander (D)	2,866	35.9%	479 [+]	6.0%	7,975	9	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 259 (3.2%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 126 (1.6%); Fred Ryman (Constitution) 94 (1.2%);
2016	G	64%	Eric Greitens (R)	4,772	59.6%	Chris Koster (D)	2,989	37.4%	240 [+]	3.0%	8,001	9	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 115 (1.4%); Les Turilli (I) 67 (0.8%); Don Fitz (Green) 58 (0.7%);
2012	S1	61%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	3,716	48.3%	Todd Akin (R)	3,345	43.5%	637 [+]	8.3%	7,698	4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 637 (8.3%);
2012	G	61%	Jay Nixon* (D)	3,972	51.4%	Dave Spence (R)	3,513	45.5%	243 [+]	3.1%	7,728	3	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Jim Higgins (Libertarian) 243 (3.1%);
2010	S3	46%	Roy Blunt (R)	3,495	59.9%	Robin Carnahan (D)	1,954	33.5%	385 [+]	6.6%	5,834	6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 194 (3.3%); Jerry Beck (Constitution) 191 (3.3%);
2008	G	65%	Jay Nixon (D)	4,555	55.4%	Kenny Hulshof (R)	3,431	41.7%	232 [+]	2.8%	8,218	2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Gregory Thompson (Constitution) 125 (1.5%); Andrew Finkenstadt (Libertarian) 107 (1.3%);
2006	S1	56%	Jim Talent* (R)	3,374	48.0%	Claire McCaskill (D)	3,326	47.3%	335 [+]	4.8%	7,035	1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Frank Gilmour (Libertarian) 247 (3.5%); Lydia Lewis (Progressive) 88 (1.3%);
2004	S3	68%	Christopher Bond* (R)	5,108	60.7%	Nancy Farmer (D)	3,214	38.2%	94 [+]	1.1%	8,416	5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kevin Tull (Libertarian) 47 (0.6%); Don Griffin (Constitution) 47 (0.6%);
2004	G	68%	Matt Blunt (R)	4,479	53.2%	Claire McCaskill (D)	3,795	45.1%	142 [+]	1.7%	8,416	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: John Swenson (Libertarian) 86 (1.0%); Bob Wells (Constitution) 56 (0.7%);
2002	S1	53%	Jean Carnahan* (D)	3,287	49.9%	Jim Talent (R)	3,175	48.2%	122 [+]	1.9%	6,584	-2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Tamara Millay (Libertarian) 93 (1.4%); Digger Romano (Green) 29 (0.4%);
2000	S1	64%	John Ashcroft* (R)	3,900	50.0%	Mel Carnahan (D)	3,837	49.2%	67 [+]	0.9%	7,804	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Evaline Taylor (Green) 26 (0.3%); Grant Stauffer (Libertarian) 24 (0.3%); Hugh Foley (Reform) 9 (0.1%); Charles Dockins (Natural Law) 8 (0.1%);
2000	G	65%	Bob Holden (D)	3,794	48.0%	Jim Talent (R)	3,783	47.9%	324 [+]	4.1%	7,901	2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Other (Write-in) 162 (2.1%); Larry Rice (I) 59 (0.7%); Richard Kline (Reform) 43 (0.5%); John Swenson (Libertarian) 36 (0.5%); Richard Smith (Constitution) 13 (0.2%); Lavoy Reed (Green) 11 (0.1%);
1998	S3	52%	Christopher Bond* (R)	3,323	53.3%	Jay Nixon (D)	2,586	41.4%	330 [+]	5.3%	6,239	1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Other (Write-in) 165 (2.6%); Tamara Millay (Libertarian) 100 (1.6%); Curt Frazier (U.S. Taxpayers) 35 (0.6%); James Newport (Reform) 30 (0.5%);
1996	G	61%	Mel Carnahan* (D)	4,531	63.3%	Margaret Kelly (R)	2,483	34.7%	141 [+]	2.0%	7,155	-6	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Mark Oglesby (Libertarian) 141 (2.0%);
1994	S1	56%	John Ashcroft (R)	3,923	61.0%	Alan Wheat (D)	2,160	33.6%	345 [+]	5.4%	6,428	1	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Bill Johnson (Libertarian) 345 (5.4%);
1992	S3	68%	Christopher Bond* (R)	4,144	54.1%	Geri Rothman-Serot (D)	3,264	42.6%	249 [+]	3.3%	7,657	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Jeanne Bojarski (Libertarian) 249 (3.3%);
1992	G	67%	Mel Carnahan (D)	4,414	57.9%	William Webster (R)	3,204	42.1%	0	0.0%	7,618	1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
1988	S1	61%	John Danforth* (R)	4,373	63.5%	Jay Nixon (D)	2,501	36.3%	10 [+]	0.1%	6,884	-4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: John Guze (Libertarian) 10 (0.1%);
1988	G	62%	John Ashcroft* (R)	4,256	61.6%	Betty Hearnes (D)	2,637	38.2%	12 [+]	0.2%	6,905	-3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Mike Roberts (Libertarian) 12 (0.2%);
1986	S3	52%	Harriett Woods (D)	3,021	51.0%	Christopher Bond (R)	2,907	49.0%	0	0.0%	5,928	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	G	62%	John Ashcroft (R)	3,932	55.5%	Kenneth Rothman (D)	3,156	44.5%	0	0.0%	7,088	-1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	55%	Harriett Woods (D)	3,364	53.3%	John Danforth* (R)	2,948	46.7%	0	0.0%	6,312	-4	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1980	S3	64%	Thomas Eagleton* (D)	3,942	52.8%	Gene McNary (R)	3,518	47.1%	10 [+]	0.1%	7,470	-1	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Martha Pettit (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.1%);
1980	G	65%	Joseph Teasdale* (D)	3,788	50.3%	Christopher Bond (R)	3,740	49.6%	10 [+]	0.1%	7,538	-3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Helen Savio (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.1%);
1976	S1	70%	John Danforth (R)	3,996	52.6%	Warren Hearnes (D)	3,582	47.1%	25 [+]	0.3%	7,603	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Lawrence Petty (I) 25 (0.3%);
1976	G	70%	Joseph Teasdale (D)	4,059	53.2%	Christopher Bond* (R)	3,568	46.8%	5 [+]	0.1%	7,632	-3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Leon Striler (I) 5 (0.1%);
1974	S3	54%	Thomas Eagleton* (D)	3,504	60.0%	Thomas Curtis (R)	2,320	39.7%	16 [+]	0.3%	5,840	0	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Clifford Talmage (I) 16 (0.3%);
1972	G	79%	Christopher Bond (R)	4,721	55.8%	Eugene Dowd (D)	3,742	44.2%	3 [+]	0.0%	8,466	1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Paul Leonard (I) 3 (0.0%);
1970	S1	65%	Stuart Symington* (D)	3,236	49.9%	John Danforth (R)	3,235	49.9%	12 [+]	0.2%	6,483	2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Gene Champion (American Independent) 11 (0.2%); E.J. DiGirolamo (Non-Partisan) 1 (0.0%);
1968	S3	81%	Thomas Curtis (R)	4,256	53.3%	Thomas Eagleton (D)	3,731	46.7%	0	0.0%	7,987	4	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	82%	Warren Hearnes* (D)	4,335	53.5%	Lawrence Roos (R)	3,766	46.5%	0	0.0%	8,101	7	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1964	S1	86%	Stuart Symington* (D)	5,142	59.9%	Jean Paul Bradshaw (R)	3,445	40.1%	0	0.0%	8,587	7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1964	G	87%	Warren Hearnes (D)	5,060	58.7%	Ethan Shepley (R)	3,567	41.3%	0	0.0%	8,627	3	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	70%	Edward Long* (D)	3,520	50.4%	Crosby Kemper (R)	3,460	49.6%	0	0.0%	6,980	4	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S3	92%	Lon Hocker (R)	4,944	53.5%	Edward Long (D)	4,305	46.5%	0	0.0%	9,249	7	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	92%	Edward Farmer (R)	4,754	51.3%	John Dalton (D)	4,517	48.7%	0	0.0%	9,271	9	0.49%
[-] 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 Bates County, MO

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).

Voter Registration Data for Bates County, MO

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Bates County, MO were estimated to be 51% Republican and 12% Democrat.