Missouri presidential election results and history

Missouri has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 37 of the 51 with a recorded winner (73%).

Current members of Congress from Missouri (10)

Josh Hawley Senator · Republican
Eric Schmitt Senator · Republican
Wesley Bell District 1 · Democrat
Ann Wagner District 2 · Republican
Robert F. Onder, Jr. District 3 · Republican
Mark Alford District 4 · Republican
Emanuel Cleaver District 5 · Democrat
Sam Graves District 6 · Republican
Eric Burlison District 7 · Republican
Jason Smith District 8 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump18.4 pts
Electoral votes: 10
Democratic wins: 30
Republican wins: 20

Missouri, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Missouri

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	58.5%	Kamala Harris	18.4	10	2,995,327	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	56.8%	Joseph R. Biden	15.4	10	3,025,962	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	56.8%	Hillary Clinton	18.6	10	2,808,605	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	53.8%	Barack Obama	9.4	10	2,757,323	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	49.4%	Barack Obama	0.1	11	2,925,205	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	53.3%	John Kerry	7.2	11	2,731,364	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	50.4%	Albert Gore, Jr.	3.3	11	2,359,892	George W. Bush ✓
1996	William J. Clinton	47.5%	Robert Dole	6.3	11	2,158,065	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	44.1%	George H. W. Bush	10.2	11	2,391,565	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	51.8%	Michael Dukakis	4.0	11	2,093,713	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	60.0%	Walter Mondale	20.1	11	2,122,783	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	51.2%	Jimmy Carter	6.8	12	2,099,824	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	51.1%	Gerald R. Ford	3.6	12	1,953,600	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	62.2%	George McGovern	24.6	12	1,855,803	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	44.9%	Hubert Humphrey	1.1	12	1,809,502	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	64.0%	Barry Goldwater	28.1	12	1,817,879	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.3%	Richard M. Nixon	0.5	13	1,934,422	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Adlai Stevenson	50.1%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	0.2	13	1,832,562	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	50.7%	Adlai Stevenson	1.6	13	1,892,062	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	58.1%	Thomas E. Dewey	16.6	15	1,578,628	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.4%	Thomas E. Dewey	2.9	15	1,571,697	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	52.3%	Wendell L. Willkie	4.8	15	1,833,729	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	60.8%	Alfred M. Landon	22.6	15	1,828,635	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	63.7%	Herbert Hoover	28.6	15	1,609,894	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	55.6%	Alfred E. Smith	11.4	18	1,500,845	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	49.5%	John W. Davis	5.6	18	1,310,095	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	54.6%	James M. Cox	11.5	18	1,332,140	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	50.6%	Charles E. Hughes	3.7	18	786,773	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	47.3%	William Howard Taft	17.6	18	698,566	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	48.5%	William Jennings Bryan	0.1	18	715,841	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	49.9%	Alton B. Parker	3.9	18	643,861	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William Jennings Bryan	51.5%	William McKinley	5.5	17	683,658	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	54.0%	William McKinley	8.7	17	674,032	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	49.6%	Benjamin Harrison	7.5	17	541,583	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	50.2%	Benjamin Harrison	4.9	16	521,359	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	53.5%	James G. Blaine	7.5	16	441,268	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	52.5%	James A. Garfield	13.8	15	397,289	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	57.6%	Rutherford B. Hayes	16.3	15	350,610	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Horace Greeley	55.5%	Ulysses S. Grant	11.8	—	273,059	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	57.0%	Horatio Seymour	13.9	11	152,488	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	69.7%	George McClellan	39.4	11	104,346	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Stephen Douglas	35.5%	John Bell	0.3	9	165,518	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	54.4%	Millard Fillmore	8.9	9	106,486	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	56.4%	Winfield Scott	12.8	9	68,801	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	55.1%	Zachary Taylor	10.2	7	72,748	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	57.0%	Henry Clay	14.0	7	72,522	James K. Polk ✓
1840	Martin Van Buren	56.6%	William Henry Harrison	13.3	4	52,923	William Henry Harrison ✗
1836	Martin Van Buren	60.0%	Hugh Lawson White	20.0	4	18,332	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	100.0%	—	—	4	5,192	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	70.6%	John Quincy Adams	41.3	3	11,654	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	Henry Clay	59.5%	Andrew Jackson	25.5	3	3,432	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has Missouri voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 18.4 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 15.4 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 18.6 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 9.4 points; 2008: John McCain by 0.1 points.

When did Missouri last vote Democratic for president?

In 1996, for William J. Clinton.

When did Missouri last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Missouri vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Missouri backed the national winner in 37 of 51 elections in this record (73%).

Is Missouri a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 9.4 points, Republican by 18.6 points, Republican by 15.4 points and Republican by 18.4 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data