Missouri
Missouri gained statehood in August 1821. A Midwestern state bordering the south, Missouri was a true bellwether state through the 20th Century. From 1904 through 2004, Missourians got it wrong just once – preferring Adlai Stevenson over Dwight Eisenhower in 1956. In 2008, the streak ended when Barack Obama lost to John McCain by the slenderest of margins, 49.4% to 49.3%, or about 3,900 votes out of 2.93 million cast. Obama lost here again in 2012, this time by 9.5%. Donald Trump easily won both times he was on the ballot, most recently defeating Joe Biden by over 15% in 2020.
As 2020 marked the fifth straight Republican win, it is becoming a reliable state for the GOP in presidential elections. Like many Midwestern states, population growth has been slower in recent decades than the country as a whole, resulting in declining electoral influence. From a peak of 18 electoral votes just prior to the Great Depression, Missouri has been reduced to 10 today.
ELECTORAL VOTES
102020 ELECTION
2020 Missouri Polls
Recent Presidential Elections
| 2020 |
|
|||
| 2016 |
|
|||
| 2012 |
|
|||
| 2008 |
|
|||
| 2004 |
|
|||
| 2000 |
|
Presidential Voting History
State voted with the overall winning candidate
Electoral College Votes
Colored bars represent electoral votes by party. Hover to see names.
U.S. Senate Voting History
Data: MIT Election Data and Science Lab / Harvard Dataverse. These are general election results for the years listed.
There are three classes of Senators; one is up for election every second year. Each state has one Senator in two of the three classes.
U.S. House Voting History
| District | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| 2 | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| 3 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R |
| 4 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| 5 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| 6 | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| 7 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| 8 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| 9 | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Data: The Princeton Gerrymandering Project. These are general election results for the years listed.
Vertical lines before 1992, 2002 and 2012 show Census-related redistricting breakpoints. Geographic borders associated with district numbers may have changed.
Governor Voting History
Data: Wikipedia. These are general election results for the years listed.
