Cooper County, MO

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Columbia, MO
Designated Market Area: Columbia-Jefferson City, MO
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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

Boonville city (pop. 7,725) Pilot Grove city (pop. 671) Windsor Place village (pop. 448) Otterville city (pop. 392) Bunceton city (pop. 298) Prairie Home city (pop. 215) Blackwater city (pop. 214) Wooldridge village (pop. 26)  

Tracts in Cooper County, MO

Census Tract 9501, Cooper County, Missouri     Census Tract 9502, Cooper County, Missouri     Census Tract 9503, Cooper County, Missouri     Census Tract 9504, Cooper County, Missouri     Census Tract 9505, Cooper County, Missouri        

2022 population: 16,772   ( 829 from 2010 , 336 from 2020)
Land area: 564.7 square miles
Population density: 29.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,892	88.79%	5.5%
Black:	903	5.38%	24.8%
Indian:	88	0.52%	79.6%
Asian:	121	0.72%	51.2%
2+ races:	391	2.33%	41.2%
Hispanic:	377	2.25%	62.5%
Total non-White:	1,880	11.21%	1.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	414	12.1
Deaths:	475	13.9
Net Migration:	-205	-6.0
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	-862	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	33	0.2

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	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,272	72.2%	Joe Biden (D)	2,249	25.9%	172 [+]	2.0%	8,693	15	25	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 139 (1.6%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	5,624	70.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,932	24.2%	430 [+]	5.4%	7,986	14	25	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 306 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 58 (0.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 9 (0.1%);
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,887	65.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,474	32.9%	150 [+]	2.0%	7,511	11	18	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 125 (1.7%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	4,902	61.1%	Barack Obama (D)	2,996	37.3%	128 [+]	1.6%	8,026	12	15	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 63 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (I) 53 (0.7%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,058	67.4%	John Kerry (D)	2,400	32.0%	50 [+]	0.7%	7,508	14	17	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	4,072	60.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,567	37.8%	151 [+]	2.2%	6,790	10	12	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 78 (1.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 44 (0.6%);
1996	54%	Robert Dole (R)	2,900	43.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,753	41.5%	976 [+]	14.7%	6,629	3	3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 891 (13.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 51 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	George Bush* (R)	2,867	39.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,709	36.9%	1,763 [+]	24.0%	7,339	5	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,735 (23.6%);
1988	57%	George Bush (R)	3,737	59.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,510	40.1%	19 [+]	0.3%	6,266	8	6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	63%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,603	67.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,219	32.5%	0	0.0%	6,822	7	9	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,996	58.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,687	39.2%	166 [+]	2.4%	6,849	7	8	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 130 (1.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 32 (0.5%);
1976	68%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,694	54.3%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,087	45.3%	28 [+]	0.4%	6,809	7	6	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 28 (0.4%);
1972	75%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,172	68.8%	George McGovern (D)	2,332	31.0%	17 [+]	0.2%	7,521	7	8	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	80%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,115	55.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,798	37.6%	530 [+]	7.1%	7,443	10	12	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 530 (7.1%);
1964	82%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,201	54.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,530	45.7%	0	0.0%	7,731	10	7	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	89%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,672	54.8%	John Kennedy (D)	3,858	45.2%	0	0.0%	8,530	5	5	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	81%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,995	58.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,511	41.3%	0	0.0%	8,506	9	1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	80%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,208	59.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,475	40.0%	12	0.1%	8,695	9	5	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,094	51.4%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,865	48.5%	9 [+]	0.1%	7,968	10	6	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1 (0.0%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	76%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,928	56.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,729	43.0%	20	0.2%	8,677	8	11	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	87%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,720	55.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,606	44.5%	17	0.2%	10,343	8	11	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	88%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,188	50.9%	Alf Landon (R)	4,980	48.8%	29 [+]	0.3%	10,197	11	12	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 16 (0.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.0%);
1932	77%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,493	59.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,695	40.0%	38 [+]	0.4%	9,226	5	0	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 19 (0.2%);
1928	79%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,794	52.0%	Al Smith (D)	4,413	47.9%	9 [+]	0.1%	9,216	-4	-6	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 8 (0.1%);
1924	78%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,755	52.8%	John Davis (D)	4,070	45.2%	187 [+]	2.1%	9,012	3	-1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 183 (2.0%);
1920	77%	Warren Harding (R)	5,151	58.2%	James Cox (D)	3,657	41.3%	48 [+]	0.5%	8,856	4	-2	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	48%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,830	52.3%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,537	46.9%	47 [+]	0.9%	5,414	5	6	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 29 (0.5%); Allan Benson (Soc) 18 (0.3%);
1912	44%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,444	48.3%	William Taft* (R)	2,270	44.8%	348 [+]	6.9%	5,062	15	22	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 299 (5.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 26 (0.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 23 (0.5%);
1908	48%	William Taft (R)	2,679	50.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,555	48.4%	47 [+]	0.9%	5,281	2	-1	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 12 (0.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 9 (0.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 7 (0.1%);
1904	46%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,767	52.0%	Alton Parker (D)	2,485	46.7%	71 [+]	1.3%	5,323	2	-4	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 40 (0.8%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 19 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 8 (0.2%);
1900	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,756	49.3%	William McKinley* (R)	2,738	49.0%	98 [+]	1.8%	5,592	3	-3	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 33 (0.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 17 (0.3%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,249	25.9%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,272	72.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	139	1.6%
Other	33	0.4%
TOTAL	8,693
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,932	24.2%
Donald Trump (R)	5,624	70.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	306	3.8%
Jill Stein (Grn)	58	0.7%
Evan McMullin (I)	9	0.1%
Other	57	0.7%
TOTAL	7,986
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,474	32.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,887	65.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	125	1.7%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	7,511
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,996	37.3%
John McCain (R)	4,902	61.1%
Ralph Nader (I)	53	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	63	0.8%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,026
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,058	67.4%
John Kerry (D)	2,400	32.0%
Other	50	0.7%
TOTAL	7,508
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,072	60.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,567	37.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	78	1.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	44	0.6%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	6,790
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,753	41.5%
Robert Dole (R)	2,900	43.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	891	13.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	51	0.8%
Other	34	0.5%
TOTAL	6,629
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,709	36.9%
George Bush* (R)	2,867	39.1%
Ross Perot (I)	1,735	23.6%
Other	28	0.4%
TOTAL	7,339
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,737	59.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,510	40.1%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,266
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,603	67.5%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,219	32.5%
TOTAL	6,822
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,996	58.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,687	39.2%
John Anderson (I)	130	1.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	32	0.5%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,849
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,087	45.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,694	54.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	28	0.4%
TOTAL	6,809
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,172	68.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,332	31.0%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	7,521
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,115	55.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,798	37.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	530	7.1%
TOTAL	7,443
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 12

1964 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,201	54.3%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,530	45.7%
TOTAL	7,731
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,995	58.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,511	41.3%
TOTAL	8,506
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1952 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,208	59.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,475	40.0%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,695
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,865	48.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,094	51.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1	0.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,968
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 6

1944 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,729	43.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,928	56.8%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	8,677
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,606	44.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,720	55.3%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	10,343
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1936 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,188	50.9%
Alf Landon (R)	4,980	48.8%
William Lemke (Union)	16	0.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	5	0.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,197
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,493	59.5%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,695	40.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	19	0.2%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	9,226
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,794	52.0%
Al Smith (D)	4,413	47.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	8	0.1%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,216
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1924 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,755	52.8%
John Davis (D)	4,070	45.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	183	2.0%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	9,012
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	5,151	58.2%
James Cox (D)	3,657	41.3%
Other	48	0.5%
TOTAL	8,856
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -2

1916 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,537	46.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,830	52.3%
Allan Benson (Soc)	18	0.3%
James Hanly (Proh)	29	0.5%
TOTAL	5,414
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6

1912 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,444	48.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	299	5.9%
William Taft* (R)	2,270	44.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	26	0.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	23	0.5%
TOTAL	5,062
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 22

1908 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,679	50.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,555	48.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	9	0.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	12	0.2%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	7	0.1%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	5,281
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1904 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,767	52.0%
Alton Parker (D)	2,485	46.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8	0.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	19	0.4%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	40	0.8%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,323
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -4

1900 President, Cooper County, MO
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,738	49.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,756	49.3%
John Woolley (Proh)	33	0.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	17	0.3%
Other	48	0.9%
TOTAL	5,592
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cooper 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)	4,198	68.5%	Trudy Busch-Valentine (D)	1,737	28.3%	193 [+]	3.1%	6,128	13	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 120 (2.0%); Paul Venable (Constitution) 73 (1.2%);
2020	G	66%	Mike Parson* (R)	6,224	71.8%	Nicole Galloway (D)	2,162	24.9%	286 [+]	3.3%	8,672	15	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 234 (2.7%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 46 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2018	S1	53%	Josh Hawley (R)	4,618	65.6%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	2,195	31.2%	229 [+]	3.3%	7,042	14	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 109 (1.5%); Craig O'Dear (I) 95 (1.3%); Jo Crain (Green) 25 (0.4%);
2016	S3	59%	Roy Blunt* (R)	4,668	58.6%	Jason Kander (D)	2,920	36.6%	384 [+]	4.8%	7,972	9	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 239 (3.0%); Fred Ryman (Constitution) 78 (1.0%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 67 (0.8%);
2016	G	60%	Eric Greitens (R)	4,958	61.9%	Chris Koster (D)	2,838	35.4%	215 [+]	2.7%	8,011	11	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 119 (1.5%); Les Turilli (I) 55 (0.7%); Don Fitz (Green) 41 (0.5%);
2012	S1	55%	Todd Akin (R)	3,494	47.1%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	3,335	44.9%	591 [+]	8.0%	7,420	8	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 591 (8.0%);
2012	G	55%	Dave Spence (R)	3,837	51.3%	Jay Nixon* (D)	3,418	45.7%	226 [+]	3.0%	7,481	9	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Jim Higgins (Libertarian) 226 (3.0%);
2010	S3	40%	Roy Blunt (R)	3,480	63.8%	Robin Carnahan (D)	1,555	28.5%	416 [+]	7.6%	5,451	10	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 223 (4.1%); Jerry Beck (Constitution) 193 (3.5%);
2008	G	59%	Kenny Hulshof (R)	4,170	52.3%	Jay Nixon (D)	3,669	46.0%	138 [+]	1.7%	7,977	13	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Finkenstadt (Libertarian) 77 (1.0%); Gregory Thompson (Constitution) 61 (0.8%);
2006	S1	49%	Jim Talent* (R)	3,607	55.5%	Claire McCaskill (D)	2,559	39.4%	329 [+]	5.1%	6,495	8	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Frank Gilmour (Libertarian) 250 (3.8%); Lydia Lewis (Progressive) 79 (1.2%);
2004	S3	57%	Christopher Bond* (R)	5,263	70.2%	Nancy Farmer (D)	2,160	28.8%	73 [+]	1.0%	7,496	14	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kevin Tull (Libertarian) 46 (0.6%); Don Griffin (Constitution) 27 (0.4%);
2004	G	57%	Matt Blunt (R)	4,593	61.2%	Claire McCaskill (D)	2,826	37.7%	81 [+]	1.1%	7,500	10	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: John Swenson (Libertarian) 53 (0.7%); Bob Wells (Constitution) 28 (0.4%);
2002	S1	41%	Jim Talent (R)	3,137	58.5%	Jean Carnahan* (D)	2,104	39.2%	121 [+]	2.3%	5,362	9	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Tamara Millay (Libertarian) 82 (1.5%); Digger Romano (Green) 39 (0.7%);
2000	S1	53%	John Ashcroft* (R)	3,716	54.4%	Mel Carnahan (D)	3,052	44.7%	60 [+]	0.9%	6,828	6	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Grant Stauffer (Libertarian) 28 (0.4%); Evaline Taylor (Green) 16 (0.2%); Hugh Foley (Reform) 10 (0.1%); Charles Dockins (Natural Law) 6 (0.1%);
2000	G	54%	Jim Talent (R)	3,641	52.1%	Bob Holden (D)	3,013	43.1%	332 [+]	4.8%	6,986	4	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Other (Write-in) 166 (2.4%); Larry Rice (I) 102 (1.5%); John Swenson (Libertarian) 30 (0.4%); Richard Smith (Constitution) 15 (0.2%); Richard Kline (Reform) 10 (0.1%); Lavoy Reed (Green) 9 (0.1%);
1998	S3	44%	Christopher Bond* (R)	3,260	58.6%	Jay Nixon (D)	1,897	34.1%	408 [+]	7.3%	5,565	6	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Other (Write-in) 204 (3.7%); Tamara Millay (Libertarian) 134 (2.4%); Curt Frazier (U.S. Taxpayers) 40 (0.7%); James Newport (Reform) 30 (0.5%);
1996	G	54%	Mel Carnahan* (D)	3,811	57.7%	Margaret Kelly (R)	2,576	39.0%	218 [+]	3.3%	6,605	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Mark Oglesby (Libertarian) 218 (3.3%);
1994	S1	51%	John Ashcroft (R)	3,962	65.7%	Alan Wheat (D)	1,565	25.9%	508 [+]	8.4%	6,035	6	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Bill Johnson (Libertarian) 508 (8.4%);
1992	S3	63%	Christopher Bond* (R)	4,161	57.0%	Geri Rothman-Serot (D)	2,875	39.4%	264 [+]	3.6%	7,300	5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Jeanne Bojarski (Libertarian) 264 (3.6%);
1992	G	63%	Mel Carnahan (D)	3,773	51.9%	William Webster (R)	3,494	48.1%	0	0.0%	7,267	7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
1988	S1	57%	John Danforth* (R)	4,673	74.3%	Jay Nixon (D)	1,595	25.4%	20 [+]	0.3%	6,288	7	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: John Guze (Libertarian) 20 (0.3%);
1988	G	57%	John Ashcroft* (R)	4,404	70.0%	Betty Hearnes (D)	1,836	29.2%	52 [+]	0.8%	6,292	6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Mike Roberts (Libertarian) 52 (0.8%);
1986	S3	50%	Christopher Bond (R)	3,261	59.4%	Harriett Woods (D)	2,232	40.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	5,494	7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1984	G	62%	John Ashcroft (R)	4,397	65.1%	Kenneth Rothman (D)	2,356	34.9%	0	0.0%	6,753	8	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	55%	John Danforth* (R)	3,310	56.1%	Harriett Woods (D)	2,590	43.9%	0	0.0%	5,900	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1980	S3	64%	Gene McNary (R)	3,485	51.5%	Thomas Eagleton* (D)	3,281	48.4%	6 [+]	0.1%	6,772	4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Martha Pettit (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%);
1980	G	65%	Christopher Bond (R)	3,890	56.8%	Joseph Teasdale* (D)	2,957	43.2%	5 [+]	0.1%	6,852	4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Helen Savio (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1976	S1	67%	John Danforth (R)	4,346	65.2%	Warren Hearnes (D)	2,301	34.5%	17 [+]	0.3%	6,664	8	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Lawrence Petty (I) 17 (0.3%);
1976	G	67%	Christopher Bond* (R)	3,757	56.1%	Joseph Teasdale (D)	2,939	43.9%	0	0.0%	6,696	7	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Leon Striler (I) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	51%	Thomas Eagleton* (D)	2,730	53.4%	Thomas Curtis (R)	2,373	46.4%	10 [+]	0.2%	5,113	7	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Clifford Talmage (I) 10 (0.2%);
1972	G	75%	Christopher Bond (R)	4,363	58.1%	Eugene Dowd (D)	3,142	41.8%	3 [+]	0.0%	7,508	3	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Paul Leonard (I) 3 (0.0%);
1970	S1	52%	John Danforth (R)	2,884	59.5%	Stuart Symington* (D)	1,954	40.3%	5 [+]	0.1%	4,843	11	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Gene Champion (American Independent) 5 (0.1%); E.J. DiGirolamo (Non-Partisan) 0 (0.0%);
1968	S3	78%	Thomas Curtis (R)	3,918	54.3%	Thomas Eagleton (D)	3,299	45.7%	0	0.0%	7,217	5	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	79%	Warren Hearnes* (D)	3,790	51.8%	Lawrence Roos (R)	3,532	48.2%	0	0.0%	7,322	9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1964	S1	81%	Stuart Symington* (D)	3,815	50.2%	Jean Paul Bradshaw (R)	3,784	49.8%	0	0.0%	7,599	16	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1964	G	81%	Warren Hearnes (D)	4,069	53.5%	Ethan Shepley (R)	3,531	46.5%	0	0.0%	7,600	9	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	71%	Crosby Kemper (R)	3,702	55.0%	Edward Long* (D)	3,023	45.0%	0	0.0%	6,725	10	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S3	86%	Lon Hocker (R)	4,396	53.0%	Edward Long (D)	3,898	47.0%	0	0.0%	8,294	6	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	88%	Edward Farmer (R)	4,253	50.6%	John Dalton (D)	4,155	49.4%	0	0.0%	8,408	9	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 Cooper County, MO

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Voter Registration Data for Cooper County, MO

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Cooper County, MO were estimated to be 59% Republican and 11% Democrat.