 June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

Political culture

At the presidential level, Wayne County was traditionally a fairly independent county or battleground, though in recent years the county has leaned Republican. Unlike many rural counties which are steadfast Republican strongholds, voters in Wayne County have not always been lockstep in their tendencies. While George W. Bush carried Wayne County both times in 2000 and 2004, Bill Clinton also carried the county both times in 1992 and 1996. Like many rural counties in Missouri and throughout the United States in 2008, voters in Wayne County favored John McCain over Barack Obama, and favored Mitt Romney by a significantly larger margin in 2012. In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump earned the county's support over Hillary Clinton.

 In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Wayne County with 87.75 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Wayne County with 55.15 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Wayne County’s longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Wayne County with 77.36 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 75.94 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

In the 2008 presidential primary, voters in Wayne County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Former U.S.
June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R - Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a calendar month after being reelect with over 70 percentage of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative. 

 Political polish 

 At the presidential level, Wayne County was traditionally a fairly autonomous county or battleground, though in recent years the county has lean Republican. Unlike many rural counties which are steadfast Republican stronghold, voters in Wayne County have not always been lockstep in their tendencies. While George W. Bush carried Wayne County both time in 2000 and 2004, Bill Clinton also carried the county both times in 1992 and 1996. Like many rural counties in Missouri and throughout the United States in 2008, voters in Wayne County prefer John McCain over Barack Obama, and favored Mitt Romney by a significantly larger allowance in 2012. In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump earned the county's support over Hillary Clinton. 

  In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to specify marriage as the union between a man and a woman — it overwhelmingly passed Wayne County with 87.75 percent of the right to vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri become the first state to ban same - sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state of matter — it failed in Wayne County with 55.15 percent vote against the standard. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the inaugural states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Wayne County ’s longstanding tradition of back socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist lawsuit like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the department of state to $ 6.50 an hour — it passed Wayne County with 77.36 percent of the vote. The suggestion strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 75.94 percent vote in favor as the minimal wage was increased to $ 6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other state also powerfully approved increases in the minimal wage. 

 Missouri presidential preference primary (2008) 

 In the 2008 presidential primary, voters in Wayne County from both political parties defend candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally. 

 Former U.S.
 Juje 4, 2013, to finish out the rtmaining term of O.S. Repreventatjve Jo Avn Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Eleeson qnnounced her resignatkon a monnh after veinj reelected with over 70 pcxcent lf tke vote in the dlstrict. She resigned to bacumz CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperstlve.

Political colturt

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Missouri presidehtial prrference primary (2008)

In the 2008 presidrntial primary, voters in Wayne Ciunty from both political parties suppoxted cqndidatws wmo finished in sevokd place ij tht stcte at large and nationally.

Former U.S.
June 4, 2013, to finish out the of Representative Jo Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). month being reelected with 70 percent of vote in the district. She resigned become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative. Political culture At the presidential Wayne County was traditionally a fairly independent county or battleground, though in recent the has Republican. many rural counties which are steadfast Republican strongholds, voters in Wayne County have not always been in their tendencies. While George W. Bush carried County both times in and 2004, Bill Clinton also the both times 1992 1996. many rural counties Missouri and throughout the United States in 2008, voters in Wayne County favored John McCain over Barack and favored by a larger in In the 2016 Donald Trump earned the county's support In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment define marriage the union between a man and woman—it overwhelmingly passed Wayne County with 87.75 percent the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as the first state to same-sex marriage. In Missourians on constitutional to fund legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Wayne with 55.15 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly state 51 percent of from voters as Missouri one the first states in to embryonic Despite County’s tradition of supporting socially platforms, voters in the county a penchant for advancing minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Wayne County with 77.36 percent the vote. strongly passed every single county in Missouri with percent voting in favor the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour the During the election, voters in other states also approved increases in wage. Missouri preference (2008) presidential primary, voters in Wayne County both parties supported candidates who finished second the state at large and nationally. Former U.S.
 June 4, 2013, to finish out the remainiNg term of U.S. repreSenTatIvE Jo ANn EmErson (R-Cape GiraRDeau). emerson announced her resIgnatIoN A monTH aFter bEing reeLEcTED wiTh OvEr 70 pErCEnT of thE voTe in the District. ShE reSiGned to become ceO Of the NatioNal rural ElectriC CoOperatIvE.

PoLIticaL cuLture

at the pREsidenTial level, waYNe CounTY was traDITiOnalLy a fairly independENt COunty or battlegRound, tHoUGh IN RecEnt Years the coUnTy has LEaned RePUbLICAn. UNLike many rural Counties whiCH arE steadFaSt REPublicAn strOnGHolDs, voters in WAyne county havE not alWAys been LOckstep In theiR teNdeNcieS. whIlE GeOrGE W. BUSh CarRIed wayne CouNtY bOth tiMes iN 2000 AND 2004, bill cliNton Also cArried the counTy bOth tIMes In 1992 and 1996. like mAny rUrAl couNties iN MissOuRi and throughout The UNited StatEs iN 2008, vOteRs In WayNE CountY faVorEd John MCCain ovER BaRaCK oBaMa, and favored Mitt RoMnEY By A signifiCantly LArGeR Margin in 2012. in The 2016 PresIDEntiaL eleCTiOn, Donald trump eARnEd The counTy'S suppoRt OveR HiLlary cLintOn.

 In 2004, MiSsourianS voteD On a constitutioNAl amendment to DEfINE mARriaGe aS the union beTweeN A man And a WOmAn—iT OverwHelmiNgLY pASsed Wayne County with 87.75 PeRcent oF the vOte. The initiatIve passed tHE STate with 71 PercENt OF support from voTers aS Missouri bECame the fIrst sTate to baN same-sex mARRiage. In 2006, MIssOurIanS voTED oN a constitutioNAL ameNdMent to fUnd And legaLizE emBryOniC sTem cell reSearch in ThE sTaTe—It fAiled IN Wayne CoUnTy wItH 55.15 peRcent VOting aGainsT the MeAsURe. THe initiATiVE NarrOwLy PassEd tHe State With 51 PErcEnt of suPport from VotERs as miSsOuri becAme one of the fiRsT states in tHe NatIon to aPPRove embrYonic stem cell research. DeSPite WayNe COunty’S lonGstanding TraDition Of sUPportiNg sociAlly cOnSerVATive pLATfOrmS, vOters in the COUntY have A pEnchAnt for aDvancing populist caUSes Like increasinG thE minIMUm WagE. in 2006, mIssOuRIanS VOted on a propositIon (ProposiTiON B) To increase THe mInImum wagE in the sTate tO $6.50 An hour—iT passed WaYne County WiTh 77.36 peRCEnt Of the vote. THe proposItion stroNGly paSSeD everY siNgle coUnTy iN MissOuri wiTH 75.94 peRcent Voting In Favor aS the mInImum wage Was increased to $6.50 an hour in tHe statE. DuriNg tHe same eleCtiON, voTers in fivE othEr states alSo sTroNgly aPprOVed inCreaSEs In tHE miniMum wAGe.

MissourI PrEsiDENtIal preferenCE PRimAry (2008)

In The 2008 PResideNtiaL primary, voters in WAYne County from bOth pOLItiCal PArtiEs Supported candiDatEs WHO finisheD iN second placE in the stAtE At larGe and nAtionaLly.

FormER u.S.
 June 4, 2013, to finish o ut the rem ainin g t erm  o f U. S. R epresentativeJ o An n Emerson (R-Cape Gira rdeau ). Emer s on  anno unced h e rr e sig na ti onam on th af ter  beingreelectedwit hover 70 perc e nt  of the vo tein the distr ict . Shere sig n ed to  be comeCEO of the Na tional Ru ra l  Elect r ic Coop e r at ive. 

Political cultu r eAt the preside ntialle v el , Way neCounty was  t radit i onallya  f a i r lyi ndependent co unty or bat t leg round,  t hou g h in r ecent  y e ars  the county  has  leaned R epubli c an. Unl i ke many  rural  co unt iesw hi ch  ar es tea d fa stR epu blican s tr on ghold s, v o t e r s in  Wa yneCount y have not al way s be e n l ockst ep in  the ir  tend encies . Whi le  George W. Bush  car ried Wayn e C ou nty  b oth t i mes in  20 00and 200 4, Bill Cli nt o n al so carried the cou nt y bo th times  in 19 9 2an d  1996. L ik e m anyr u ral c ount i es  in Miss ouri a n dth roughou tthe Un it edSta tes i n  200 8, vot ers in W ayneC ounty favoredJ ohn McCain ov e rB a ra c k Ob ama , and favor ed M i tt R omne y  b y a signi fican tl y  l a rger margin in 2012 .In the  2016  presidential  election, D o nald Tru mp e a rn e d the county's  supp ort over H i llary Cl inton .

 In 2 004, Miss o u rians vo ted  on  acon s t it utional amend m e nt t odefinemar riage a s t heuni onbe tween a m an and a  w om an —i t o verwh e lminglypa sse dWay ne Co u nty wi th 87 .75pe rc e ntof thev ot e .  The  i ni tiat ive  p assed  the sta te with  71 perce nto f su pp or t fromvoters as Mis so uri became  t hefirsts t ate to b an same-sex marriage. I n  2006,Mis souri ansvoted ona c onstit uti o nal am endmen t tofu nda n d leg a l iz e e mb ryonic ste m cel l res ea rchin thestate—it failed in Way ne County wit h 5 5.15 p er cen t  v o tin ga gai n s t the measure.The initia ti v enarrowly p a sse dthe sta te with  51 p e rcent o f support  from vot er s as M iss ouri becam e one of  the firs t  stat e sin th e n ationto  ap prove  embry o nic  stem  cellre search . Des pi te Wayne  County’s longstandingtradit ion o f s upporting  so c ial ly conser vati ve platfor ms,  vo tersint he co unty ha vea  penc hant for advan c in g p o p ul ist causesl i k e i ncrea sin g  the m inim um wage. In 2006, Missourians vo tedo n  apro p osit io n (Proposition  B)  t o increase  t he minimumwage inth e  stat e to $ 6.50 a n hour— i t  p a ssed W ayne  Co unty with  77 .3 6  percen tof the vo te.Th e prop ositio n  str o n gly passed every  sing l e  coun t y i n Mis so uri wit h  75. 94 percent  voting infavoras t he mi nimum w ag e wasinc re ased to $6 . 50 an hou r inthe sta te . Du rin g thesame e lecti on,vo ter s in five o th e rst a tes  als o str on glyapprovedi ncreases  in the min im umw a ge.

M i ss o u ri preside nti al pr e f erence pri m ary( 20 0 8)

I n the2008 p residen t ial  p rimary,  vo t e rs in Way ne County fro mboth  politic al  par ti essu pported candida tes whofinished i n seco ndp lace in the  s tate at larg e and  n a tionall y . 

F ormer U . S.
 June_4, 2013,_to finish out the_remaining term_of_U.S. Representative_Jo_Ann Emerson (R-Cape_Girardeau). Emerson announced_her resignation a month_after being reelected_with_over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO_of_the National_Rural_Electric_Cooperative.

Political culture

At the presidential level,_Wayne County was traditionally a_fairly independent_county or battleground, though in recent years the_county_has leaned Republican._Unlike many rural counties which are steadfast Republican strongholds,_voters in Wayne County have not_always been lockstep_in_their_tendencies. While George W._Bush carried Wayne County both times_in 2000 and 2004, Bill Clinton_also carried the county both times in_1992 and 1996. Like many rural_counties in Missouri and throughout_the United_States in 2008, voters in_Wayne County favored_John McCain_over Barack Obama,_and favored Mitt Romney by a_significantly larger margin_in 2012. In the 2016 presidential_election,_Donald Trump earned_the_county's_support over_Hillary Clinton.

 In_2004,_Missourians voted_on_a constitutional amendment to define marriage_as_the union between a man and a_woman—it overwhelmingly passed Wayne_County_with 87.75 percent of_the vote. The initiative passed_the state with 71 percent of_support from_voters as_Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006,_Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment_to fund and legalize_embryonic stem_cell_research in the_state—it_failed in_Wayne County with 55.15 percent voting against_the measure._The initiative narrowly passed the state_with 51 percent of_support_from voters as Missouri became one_of the first states in the_nation to approve embryonic stem_cell_research._Despite Wayne County’s longstanding tradition_of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters_in the county_have a penchant for advancing populist causes_like_increasing the minimum wage. In 2006,_Missourians_voted on a proposition (Proposition B)_to_increase_the minimum wage in the_state to $6.50 an hour—it passed_Wayne County with 77.36 percent of the vote. The_proposition strongly passed_every single county in Missouri_with_75.94_percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased_to $6.50_an hour in_the state. During the same election, voters in five other_states also strongly approved increases in the_minimum wage.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

In the 2008 presidential primary, voters_in Wayne County from both political parties supported_candidates who finished in second place in_the state at large_and_nationally.

Former U.S.