The American Vote
2024 result
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Missouri

Party timeline · 1820–2024

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Swing timeline · Missouri
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 14 flips across 52 cycles.
Dem 1828–1860 · 9 straight1820 · Monroe (Democratic-Republican) · 3 EV1824 · Clay (Democratic-Republican) · 3 EV1828 · Jackson (Democratic) · 3 EV1832 · Jackson (Democratic) · 4 EV1836 · Van Buren (Democratic) · 4 EV1840 · Van Buren (Democratic) · 4 EV1844 · Polk (Democratic) · 7 EV1848 · Cass (Democratic) · 7 EV1852 · Pierce (Democratic) · 9 EV1856 · Buchanan (Democratic) · 9 EV1860 · Douglas (Democratic) · 9 EV1864 · Lincoln (Republican) · 11 EV1868 · Grant (Republican) · 11 EV1872 · Greeley (Democratic) · 15 EV · Brown 8, Hendricks 6, Davis 11876 · Tilden (Democratic) · 15 EV1880 · Hancock (Democratic) · 15 EV1884 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 16 EV1888 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 16 EV1892 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 17 EV1896 · Bryan (Democratic) · 17 EV1900 · Bryan (Democratic) · 17 EV1904 · Roosevelt (Republican) · 18 EV1908 · Taft (Republican) · 18 EV1912 · Wilson (Democratic) · 18 EV1916 · Wilson (Democratic) · 18 EV1920 · Harding (Republican) · 18 EV1924 · Coolidge (Republican) · 18 EV1928 · Hoover (Republican) · 18 EV1932 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 15 EV1936 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 15 EV1940 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 15 EV1944 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 15 EV1948 · Truman (Democratic) · 15 EV1952 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 13 EV1956 · Stevenson (Democratic) · 13 EV1960 · Kennedy (Democratic) · 13 EV1964 · Johnson (Democratic) · 12 EV1968 · Nixon (Republican) · 12 EV1972 · Nixon (Republican) · 12 EV1976 · Carter (Democratic) · 12 EV1980 · Reagan (Republican) · 12 EV1984 · Reagan (Republican) · 11 EV1988 · Bush (Republican) · 11 EV1992 · Clinton (Democratic) · 11 EV1996 · Clinton (Democratic) · 11 EV2000 · Bush (Republican) · 11 EV2004 · Bush (Republican) · 11 EV2008 · McCain (Republican) · 11 EV2012 · Romney (Republican) · 10 EV2016 · Trump (Republican) · 10 EV2020 · Trump (Republican) · 10 EV2024 · Trump (Republican) · 10 EV1820184018601880190019201940196019802000202018EV
Electoral votes over time
51015201820 · 3 EV1824 · 3 EV1828 · 3 EV1832 · 4 EV1836 · 4 EV1840 · 4 EV1844 · 7 EV1848 · 7 EV1852 · 9 EV1856 · 9 EV1860 · 9 EV1864 · 11 EV1868 · 11 EV1872 · 15 EV · Brown 8, Hendricks 6, Davis 11876 · 15 EV1880 · 15 EV1884 · 16 EV1888 · 16 EV1892 · 17 EV1896 · 17 EV1900 · 17 EV1904 · 18 EV1908 · 18 EV1912 · 18 EV1916 · 18 EV1920 · 18 EV1924 · 18 EV1928 · 18 EV1932 · 15 EV1936 · 15 EV1940 · 15 EV1944 · 15 EV1948 · 15 EV1952 · 13 EV1956 · 13 EV1960 · 13 EV1964 · 12 EV1968 · 12 EV1972 · 12 EV1976 · 12 EV1980 · 12 EV1984 · 11 EV1988 · 11 EV1992 · 11 EV1996 · 11 EV2000 · 11 EV2004 · 11 EV2008 · 11 EV2012 · 10 EV2016 · 10 EV2020 · 10 EV2024 · 10 EV18201828186019001932196820002024
By party · all cycles
Dem 30
Rep 20
2

Popular vote · newest first

Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.

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Missouri in every presidential election: who carried it, popular vote, margin and swing
YearCarried byDemRepOthers namedMarginSwing
2024Rep Trump
Harris
1,200,599
40.1%
Trump
1,751,986
58.5%
None
551,387
18.4 pts
R +3.0
since 2020
20201Rep Trump
Biden
1,253,014
41.4%
Trump
1,718,736
56.8%
Jo Jorgensen 41,205 · 1.4%
465,722
15.4 pts
D +3.2
since 2016
2016Rep Trump
Clinton
1,071,068
38.1%
Trump
1,594,511
56.8%
Gary Johnson 97,359 · 3.5%
523,443
18.6 pts
R +9.3
since 2012
2012Rep Romney
Obama
1,223,796
44.4%
Romney
1,482,440
53.8%
Gary Johnson 43,151 · 1.6%
258,644
9.4 pts
R +9.2
since 2008
2008Rep McCain
Obama
1,441,911
49.3%
McCain
1,445,814
49.4%
None
3,903
0.1 pts
D +7.1
since 2004
2004Rep Bush
Kerry
1,259,171
46.1%
Bush
1,455,713
53.3%
None
196,542
7.2 pts
R +3.9
since 2000
2000Rep Bush
Gore
1,111,138
47.1%
Bush
1,189,924
50.4%
Ralph Nader 38,515 · 1.6%
78,786
3.3 pts
R +9.6
since 1996
1996Dem Clinton
Clinton
1,025,935
47.5%
Dole
890,016
41.2%
Ross Perot 217,188 · 10.1%
135,919
6.3 pts
R +3.9
since 1992
1992Dem Clinton
Clinton
1,053,873
44.1%
Bush
811,159
33.9%
Ross Perot 518,741 · 21.7%
242,714
10.2 pts
D +14.1
since 1988
1988Rep Bush
Dukakis
1,001,619
47.9%
Bush
1,084,953
51.8%
None
83,334
4.0 pts
D +16.1
since 1984
1984Rep Reagan
Mondale
848,583
40.0%
Reagan
1,274,188
60.0%
None
425,605
20.0 pts
R +13.2
since 1980
1980Rep Reagan
Carter
931,182
44.3%
Reagan
1,074,181
51.2%
John B. Anderson 77,920 · 3.7%
142,999
6.8 pts
R +10.4
since 1976
1976Dem Carter
Carter
998,387
51.1%
Ford
927,443
47.5%
Eugene McCarthy 24,029 · 1.2%
70,944
3.6 pts
D +28.3
since 1972
1972Rep Nixon
McGovern
697,147
37.7%
Nixon
1,153,852
62.3%
None
456,705
24.7 pts
R +23.5
since 1968
1968Rep Nixon
Humphrey
791,444
43.7%
Nixon
811,932
44.9%
George Wallace 206,126 · 11.4%
20,488
1.1 pts
R +29.2
since 1964
1964Dem Johnson
Johnson
1,164,344
64.0%
Goldwater
653,535
36.0%
None
510,809
28.1 pts
D +27.6
since 1960
1960Dem Kennedy
Kennedy
972,201
50.3%
Nixon
962,221
49.7%
None
9,980
0.5 pts
D +0.3
since 1956
1956Dem Stevenson
Stevenson
918,273
50.1%
Eisenhower
914,299
49.9%
None
3,974
0.2 pts
D +1.8
since 1952
19522Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
929,8302
49.1%
Eisenhower
959,4292
50.7%
None
29,599
1.6 pts
R +18.2
since 1948
19483Dem Truman
Truman
917,3153
58.1%
Dewey
655,0393
41.5%
None
262,276
16.6 pts
D +13.7
since 1944
1944Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
807,357
51.4%
Dewey
761,175
48.4%
None
46,182
2.9 pts
R +1.8
since 1940
19404Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
958,4764
52.3%
Willkie
871,0094
47.5%
None
87,467
4.8 pts
R +17.8
since 1936
1936Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1,111,043
60.8%
Landon
697,891
38.2%
None
413,152
22.6 pts
R +6.0
since 1932
1932Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1,025,406
63.7%
Hoover
564,713
35.1%
Norman Thomas 16,374 · 1.0%
460,693
28.6 pts
D +40.0
since 1928
1928Rep Hoover
Smith
662,562
44.1%
Hoover
834,080
55.6%
None
171,518
11.4 pts
R +5.6
since 1924
19245,6Rep Coolidge
Davis
572,7535
43.8%
Coolidge
648,4865
49.6%
Robert M. La Follette 84,160 · 6.4%5
75,733
5.8 pts
D +5.6
since 1920
19207,8Rep Harding
Cox
574,7997
43.1%
Harding
727,1627
54.6%
Eugene V. Debs 20,242 · 1.5%7
152,363
11.4 pts
R +15.0
since 1916
1916Dem Wilson
Wilson
397,016
50.5%
Hughes
369,167
47.0%
Allan L. Benson 14,608 · 1.9%
27,849
3.5 pts
R +14.1
since 1912
1912Dem Wilson
Wilson
330,746
47.3%
Taft
207,821
29.7%
Theodore Roosevelt 124,371 · 17.8%
Eugene V. Debs 28,466 · 4.1%
122,925
17.6 pts
D +17.7
since 1908
1908Rep Taft
Bryan
346,574
48.4%
Taft
347,203
48.5%
Eugene V. Debs 15,431 · 2.2%
629
0.09 pts
D +3.8
since 1904
1904Rep Roosevelt
Parker
296,312
46.0%
Roosevelt
321,449
49.9%
Eugene V. Debs 13,009 · 2.0%
Silas C. Swallow 7,191 · 1.1%
25,137
3.9 pts
R +9.4
since 1900
19009Dem Bryan
Bryan
351,9129
51.5%
McKinley
314,0919
45.9%
None
37,821
5.5 pts
R +3.2
since 1896
189610Dem Bryan
Bryan
363,66710
54.0%
McKinley
304,94010
45.2%
None
58,727
8.7 pts
D +1.0
since 1892
189211Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
268,39811
49.6%
Harrison
226,91811
42.0%
James B. Weaver 41,213 · 7.6%11
41,480
7.7 pts
D +2.8
since 1888
188812Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
261,97412
50.1%
Harrison
236,25712
45.2%
Alson J. Streeter 18,632 · 3.6%12
25,717
4.9 pts
R +2.6
since 1884
188413,14Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
235,98813
53.5%
Blaine
202,92913
46.0%
None
33,059
7.5 pts
R +6.4
since 1880
188015Dem Hancock
Hancock
208,60915
52.5%
Garfield
153,56715
38.7%
James B. Weaver 35,045 · 8.8%15
55,042
13.9 pts
R +2.6
since 1876
187616Dem Tilden
Tilden
203,07716
57.7%
Hayes
145,02916
41.2%
None
58,048
16.5 pts
D +4.7
since 1872
187217,18Dem Greeley
Brown 8, Hendricks 6, Davis 1
Greeley
151,43317
55.5%
Grant
119,19617
43.7%
None
32,237
11.8 pts
D +29.6
since 1868
186819Rep Grant
Seymour
59,78819
41.1%
Grant
85,67119
58.9%
None
25,883
17.8 pts
First sourced year
186420Rep LincolnState popular vote not yet sourced.
186021Dem DouglasState popular vote not yet sourced.
185622Dem BuchananState popular vote not yet sourced.
185223Dem PierceState popular vote not yet sourced.
184824Dem CassState popular vote not yet sourced.
184425Dem PolkState popular vote not yet sourced.
184026Dem Van BurenState popular vote not yet sourced.
183627Dem Van BurenState popular vote not yet sourced.
183228Dem JacksonState popular vote not yet sourced.
182829Dem JacksonState popular vote not yet sourced.
182430D-R ClayState popular vote not yet sourced.
182031D-R MonroeState popular vote not yet sourced.

Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.

Notes on the figures

  1. 2020 'Other candidates' includes 3,919 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
  2. 1952 The official table notes: Others: 233 America First votes and 302 Christian Nationalist votes (footnote 11).
  3. 1948 The official table notes: Others: write-in vote (footnote 4).
  4. 1940 The official table notes: Other: Socialist Labor, 209.
  5. 1924 La Follette's figure is the official table's: socialist and Liberal vote combined (footnote 5).
  6. 1924 The official table notes: Socialist and Liberal vote combined (footnote 5).
  7. 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  8. 1920 The official table notes: Other tickets on the state page (in OthersState): Farmer-Workman 3,291.
  9. 1900 The official table prints a state total of 683,534, which does not agree with its own figures (they add up to 683,634); their sum is used.
  10. 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  11. 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  12. 1888 The official table's state total (523,198) is 1,796 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
  13. 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  14. 1884 The official table notes: † Fusion of the Republicans and Greenbackers on one electoral ticket (the Blaine figure is the fusion ticket's vote).
  15. 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  16. 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  17. 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
  18. 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  19. 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  20. 1864 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  21. 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  22. 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  23. 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  24. 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  25. 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  26. 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  27. 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  28. 1832 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  29. 1828 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  30. 1824 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  31. 1820 State popular vote not yet sourced.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac for 1873 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Results · oldest → newest

Era of Good Feelings
1820
Monroe
Democratic-Republican · 3 EV
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings
1824
Clay
Democratic-Republican · 3 EV
National: John Quincy Adams · D-R
Second Party System
1828
Jackson
Democratic · 3 EV
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System
1832
Jackson
Democratic · 4 EV
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System
1836
Van Buren
Democratic · 4 EV
National: Martin Van Buren · Dem
Second Party System
1840
Van Buren
Democratic · 4 EV
National: William Henry Harrison · Whig
Second Party System
1844
Polk
Democratic · 7 EV
National: James K. Polk · Dem
Second Party System
1848
Cass
Democratic · 7 EV
National: Zachary Taylor · Whig
Second Party System
1852
Pierce
Democratic · 9 EV
National: Franklin Pierce · Dem
Antebellum Crisis
1856
Buchanan
Democratic · 9 EV
National: James Buchanan · Dem
Civil War
1860
Douglas
Democratic · 9 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Civil War
1864
Lincoln
Republican · 11 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Reconstruction
1868
Grant
Republican · 11 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Reconstruction
1872
Greeley
Democratic · 15 EV · Brown 8, Hendricks 6, Davis 1
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age
1876
Tilden
Democratic · 15 EV
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age
1880
Hancock
Democratic · 15 EV
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age
1884
Cleveland
Democratic · 16 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age
1888
Cleveland
Democratic · 16 EV
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age
1892
Cleveland
Democratic · 17 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era
1896
Bryan
Democratic · 17 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1900
Bryan
Democratic · 17 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1904
Roosevelt
Republican · 18 EV
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era
1908
Taft
Republican · 18 EV
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era
1912
Wilson
Democratic · 18 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era
1916
Wilson
Democratic · 18 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties
1920
Harding
Republican · 18 EV
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1924
Coolidge
Republican · 18 EV
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1928
Hoover
Republican · 18 EV
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1932
Roosevelt
Democratic · 15 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1936
Roosevelt
Democratic · 15 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1940
Roosevelt
Democratic · 15 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1944
Roosevelt
Democratic · 15 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1948
Truman
Democratic · 15 EV
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1952
Eisenhower
Republican · 13 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1956
Stevenson
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1960
Kennedy
Democratic · 13 EV
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1964
Johnson
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1968
Nixon
Republican · 12 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1972
Nixon
Republican · 12 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1976
Carter
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1980
Reagan
Republican · 12 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1984
Reagan
Republican · 11 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1988
Bush
Republican · 11 EV
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
1992
Clinton
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
1996
Clinton
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
2000
Bush
Republican · 11 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2004
Bush
Republican · 11 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2008
McCain
Republican · 11 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2012
Romney
Republican · 10 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2016
Trump
Republican · 10 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization
2020
Trump
Republican · 10 EV
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization
2024
Trump
Republican · 10 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep

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