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Rone narrowly lost to Burlison within the Scott County portion (739 votes to 692), but won the district overall.

Rone narrowly lost to Burlison within the Scott County portion (739 votes to 692), but won the district overall.

The western parts of the county, including the Chaffee and Oran areas, are in the 151st District, which also includes all of Stoddard County. It is currently represented by Herman Morse (R-[[Dexter, Missouri|Dexter]], who was re-elected in November 2018, defeating Democrat Jerry Howard.

The western parts of the county, including the Chaffee and Oran areas, are in the 151st District, which also includes all of Stoddard County. It is currently represented by Herman Morse (R-[[Dexter, Missouri|Dexter]]), who was re-elected in November 2018, defeating Democrat Jerry Howard.

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As the above numbers indicate, despite its tendency to vote Democratic at the local level, Scott County is solidly Republican at the state and federal level. In recent elections, with the exception of Haywood City and certain neighborhoods of Sikeston (these being majority African-American), every local municipality has voted Republicans into office by a heavy margin. In the 2016 general election, the county overwhelmingly supported [[Donald Trump]], who won 75.95% of the vote.<ref>http://www.scottcountymo.com/cmsAdmin/uploads/november-6-2018-general-election-breakdown.pdf</ref>

As the above numbers indicate, despite its tendency to vote Democratic at the local level, Scott County is solidly Republican at the state and federal level. In recent elections, with the exception of Haywood City and certain neighborhoods of Sikeston (these being majority African-American), every local municipality has voted Republicans into office by a heavy margin. In the 2016 general election, the county overwhelmingly supported [[Donald Trump]], who won 75.95% of the vote.<ref>http://www.scottcountymo.com/cmsAdmin/uploads/november-6-2018-general-election-breakdown.pdf</ref>

Like much of southern Missouri, Scott County can be included within the [[Bible Belt]], and tends to combine social [[conservatism]] with economic [[populism]]. In 2004, it voted overwhelmingly in favor of Constitutional Amendment 2, which recognized marriage as between a man and a woman only--the measure passed in Scott County with 85.32% support. In 2006, while the state overall narrowly passed an amendment to fund embryonic stem-cell research, the county decisively defeated the measure with 64.85% voting against. At the same time, in the November 2018 election, the county voted in favor of an increase in the state minimum wage (though by a much smaller margin than elsewhere in the state). These results generally align with the rest of Southeast Missouri.

Like much of southern Missouri, Scott County can be included within the [[Bible Belt]], and tends to combine social [[conservatism]] with economic [[populism]]. In 2004, it voted overwhelmingly in favor of Constitutional Amendment 2, which recognized marriage as between a man and a woman only—the measure passed in Scott County with 85.32% support. In 2006, while the state overall narrowly passed an amendment to fund embryonic stem-cell research, the county decisively defeated the measure with 64.85% voting against. At the same time, in the November 2018 election, the county voted in favor of an increase in the state minimum wage (though by a much smaller margin than elsewhere in the state). These results generally align with the rest of Southeast Missouri.

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