Missouri County Calls for Referendum to Remove Andrew Jackson Statues After Voting to Keep Them in 2020

A statue of Andrew Jackson is seen at the Manassas National Battlefield Park as hills in the background are obscured by smoke from wildfires in Canada causing hazy conditions in Manassas, Va., on June 7, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Officials in Jackson County, Missouri are seeking a new referendum to remove a pair of statues of the county’s namesake, former President Andrew Jackson.

During the November 2020 election, Jackson County put the issue of whether or not to remove the statues of the former president to a ballot. About 72 percent of voters rejected the proposal, while about 28 percent favored their removal.