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County in Missouri, United States

Livingston County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U. S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,557. Its county seat is Chillicothe. The county was organized January 6, 1837, and named for U. S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 539 square miles (1,396 km2), of which 532 square miles (1,378 km2) is land and 6.2 square miles (16 km2) (1.2%) is water.

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Livingston County. Republicans hold a majority of the elected positions in the county.

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All of Livingston County is a part of Missouri's 7th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently represented by Rusty Black (R Chillicothe). All of Livingston County is a part of Missouri's 21st District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Denny Hoskins (R Warrensburg).

All of Livingston County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R Tarkio) in the U. S. House of Representatives. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Gena Ross. Livingston County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U. S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R Strafford). Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D Delaware) both won statewide and carried Livingston County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat Trump in the general election. Incumbent President Donald Trump (R Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Livingston County and statewide by large margins.

The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R New York) narrowly won the state overall and won a plurality of the vote in Livingston County. He went on to win the presidency. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I Vermont) carried Livingston County by a single vote.

The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Livingston County supported former U. S. Senator Rick Santorum (R Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring former U. S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. Then Senator Hillary Clinton (D New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Livingston County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.