Missouri — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentMcCainR+0.1
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 49.4% | 1,445,814 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 49.3% | 1,441,947 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 37,480 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Audrain County, MO | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Callaway County, MO | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Carter County, MO | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Chariton County, MO | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Clay County, MO | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Clinton County, MO | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+22.8 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Dent County, MO | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Gentry County, MO | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Howard County, MO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Iron County, MO | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Lewis County, MO | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Linn County, MO | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Maries County, MO | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Marion County, MO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Monroe County, MO | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+20.6 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Oregon County, MO | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Pike County, MO | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Platte County, MO | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Ralls County, MO | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Randolph County, MO | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Ray County, MO | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Ripley County, MO | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Saline County, MO | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Scotland County, MO | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Scott County, MO | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Shannon County, MO | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Shelby County, MO | Republican | R+31.7 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+9.7 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+22.0 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+4.6 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Washington County, MO | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+37.9 |
Missouri results by county
115 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | John McCain+156 | 5,89149.6% | 5,73548.3% | 2452.1% | 11,871 |
| Andrew County | John McCain+1,934 | 5,27960.1% | 3,34538.1% | 1661.9% | 8,790 |
| Atchison County | John McCain+936 | 1,93665.1% | 1,00033.6% | 401.3% | 2,976 |
| Audrain County | John McCain+1,733 | 6,16757.2% | 4,43441.1% | 1801.7% | 10,781 |
| Barry County | John McCain+5,128 | 9,75866.6% | 4,63031.6% | 2561.7% | 14,644 |
| Barton County | John McCain+2,959 | 4,41474.2% | 1,45524.5% | 791.3% | 5,948 |
| Bates County | John McCain+1,562 | 4,83358.3% | 3,27139.5% | 1792.2% | 8,283 |
| Benton County | John McCain+2,130 | 5,75960.2% | 3,62937.9% | 1791.9% | 9,567 |
| Bollinger County | John McCain+2,282 | 3,97268.7% | 1,69029.2% | 1222.1% | 5,784 |
| Boone County | Barack Obama+10,213 | 36,84943.2% | 47,06255.2% | 1,3401.6% | 85,251 |
| Buchanan County | Barack Obama+54 | 19,11048.9% | 19,16449.1% | 7662.0% | 39,040 |
| Butler County | John McCain+6,489 | 11,80568.1% | 5,31630.7% | 2171.3% | 17,338 |
| Caldwell County | John McCain+840 | 2,65458.2% | 1,81439.7% | 962.1% | 4,564 |
| Callaway County | John McCain+3,809 | 11,38958.9% | 7,58039.2% | 3521.8% | 19,321 |
| Camden County | John McCain+6,301 | 14,07463.6% | 7,77335.1% | 2861.3% | 22,133 |
| Cape Girardeau County | John McCain+12,560 | 24,76866.3% | 12,20832.7% | 3791.0% | 37,355 |
| Carroll County | John McCain+1,420 | 2,95565.1% | 1,53533.8% | 481.1% | 4,538 |
| Carter County | John McCain+856 | 1,84063.5% | 98434.0% | 742.6% | 2,898 |
| Cass County | John McCain+9,851 | 29,69559.2% | 19,84439.5% | 6401.3% | 50,179 |
| Cedar County | John McCain+2,134 | 4,19466.0% | 2,06032.4% | 1001.6% | 6,354 |
| Chariton County | John McCain+540 | 2,33955.5% | 1,79942.7% | 761.8% | 4,214 |
| Christian County | John McCain+13,499 | 25,38267.3% | 11,88331.5% | 4321.1% | 37,697 |
| Clark County | John McCain+210 | 1,78251.6% | 1,57245.5% | 1023.0% | 3,456 |
| Clay County | John McCain+755 | 54,51649.7% | 53,76149.0% | 1,3291.2% | 109,606 |
| Clinton County | John McCain+1,164 | 5,70954.6% | 4,54543.5% | 2001.9% | 10,454 |
| Cole County | John McCain+10,426 | 24,38562.9% | 13,95936.0% | 4011.0% | 38,745 |
| Cooper County | John McCain+1,906 | 4,90261.1% | 2,99637.3% | 1281.6% | 8,026 |
| Crawford County | John McCain+2,096 | 6,00759.6% | 3,91138.8% | 1671.7% | 10,085 |
| Dade County | John McCain+1,680 | 2,86469.6% | 1,18428.8% | 641.6% | 4,112 |
| Dallas County | John McCain+2,239 | 4,89563.7% | 2,65634.6% | 1321.7% | 7,683 |
| Daviess County | John McCain+863 | 2,26359.8% | 1,40037.0% | 1233.2% | 3,786 |
| DeKalb County | John McCain+1,197 | 2,88961.7% | 1,69236.1% | 1022.2% | 4,683 |
| Dent County | John McCain+2,599 | 4,65567.8% | 2,05629.9% | 1572.3% | 6,868 |
| Douglas County | John McCain+2,265 | 4,40565.6% | 2,14031.9% | 1672.5% | 6,712 |
| Dunklin County | John McCain+2,504 | 7,04459.9% | 4,54038.6% | 1801.5% | 11,764 |
| Franklin County | John McCain+6,099 | 27,35555.5% | 21,25643.1% | 6821.4% | 49,293 |
| Gasconade County | John McCain+1,864 | 4,76361.3% | 2,89937.3% | 1091.4% | 7,771 |
| Gentry County | John McCain+729 | 1,96459.7% | 1,23537.5% | 932.8% | 3,292 |
| Greene County | John McCain+21,502 | 77,68357.2% | 56,18141.4% | 1,8311.3% | 135,695 |
| Grundy County | John McCain+1,426 | 3,00663.4% | 1,58033.3% | 1543.2% | 4,740 |
| Harrison County | John McCain+1,225 | 2,51264.2% | 1,28732.9% | 1163.0% | 3,915 |
| Henry County | John McCain+1,226 | 6,09554.6% | 4,86943.6% | 1951.7% | 11,159 |
| Hickory County | John McCain+679 | 2,85055.7% | 2,17142.4% | 941.8% | 5,115 |
| Holt County | John McCain+992 | 1,79468.1% | 80230.5% | 371.4% | 2,633 |
| Howard County | John McCain+672 | 2,70855.8% | 2,03641.9% | 1112.3% | 4,855 |
| Howell County | John McCain+5,246 | 10,98264.5% | 5,73633.7% | 3111.8% | 17,029 |
| Iron County | Barack Obama+123 | 2,09047.3% | 2,21350.1% | 1112.5% | 4,414 |
| Jackson County | Barack Obama+86,137 | 124,68736.8% | 210,82462.1% | 3,7551.1% | 339,266 |
| Jasper County | John McCain+15,937 | 31,66765.9% | 15,73032.8% | 6281.3% | 48,025 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+2,663 | 50,80448.1% | 53,46750.6% | 1,4331.4% | 105,704 |
| Johnson County | John McCain+2,703 | 12,18355.2% | 9,48042.9% | 4171.9% | 22,080 |
| Knox County | John McCain+453 | 1,21259.9% | 75937.5% | 532.6% | 2,024 |
| Laclede County | John McCain+5,657 | 10,87566.6% | 5,21832.0% | 2301.4% | 16,323 |
| Lafayette County | John McCain+2,540 | 9,44256.9% | 6,90241.6% | 2561.5% | 16,600 |
| Lawrence County | John McCain+6,166 | 11,26367.7% | 5,09730.6% | 2771.7% | 16,637 |
| Lewis County | John McCain+757 | 2,59457.6% | 1,83740.8% | 711.6% | 4,502 |
| Lincoln County | John McCain+2,690 | 12,92454.9% | 10,23443.5% | 3921.7% | 23,550 |
| Linn County | John McCain+502 | 3,14052.9% | 2,63844.5% | 1532.6% | 5,931 |
| Livingston County | John McCain+1,558 | 3,99360.9% | 2,43537.2% | 1241.9% | 6,552 |
| Macon County | John McCain+1,802 | 4,58661.4% | 2,78437.2% | 1041.4% | 7,474 |
| Madison County | John McCain+855 | 2,89757.6% | 2,04240.6% | 891.8% | 5,028 |
| Maries County | John McCain+1,254 | 2,85362.7% | 1,59935.2% | 962.1% | 4,548 |
| Marion County | John McCain+3,002 | 7,70561.4% | 4,70337.5% | 1451.2% | 12,553 |
| McDonald County | John McCain+3,045 | 5,49967.6% | 2,45430.2% | 1822.2% | 8,135 |
| Mercer County | John McCain+650 | 1,16966.9% | 51929.7% | 603.4% | 1,748 |
| Miller County | John McCain+4,244 | 7,79767.6% | 3,55330.8% | 1851.6% | 11,535 |
| Mississippi County | John McCain+787 | 3,03456.6% | 2,24742.0% | 751.4% | 5,356 |
| Moniteau County | John McCain+2,383 | 4,46767.0% | 2,08431.3% | 1141.7% | 6,665 |
| Monroe County | John McCain+830 | 2,53358.7% | 1,70339.5% | 781.8% | 4,314 |
| Montgomery County | John McCain+1,081 | 3,42858.5% | 2,34740.1% | 811.4% | 5,856 |
| Morgan County | John McCain+1,886 | 5,45159.6% | 3,56539.0% | 1331.5% | 9,149 |
| New Madrid County | John McCain+1,223 | 4,59356.8% | 3,37041.6% | 1291.6% | 8,092 |
| Newton County | John McCain+10,187 | 17,63769.4% | 7,45029.3% | 3191.3% | 25,406 |
| Nodaway County | John McCain+1,075 | 5,56854.5% | 4,49344.0% | 1581.5% | 10,219 |
| Oregon County | John McCain+841 | 2,65257.8% | 1,81139.4% | 1282.8% | 4,591 |
| Osage County | John McCain+3,155 | 5,06271.5% | 1,90726.9% | 1101.6% | 7,079 |
| Ozark County | John McCain+1,257 | 2,91862.3% | 1,66135.4% | 1072.3% | 4,686 |
| Pemiscot County | John McCain+925 | 3,95456.1% | 3,02943.0% | 640.9% | 7,047 |
| Perry County | John McCain+2,522 | 5,52763.9% | 3,00534.8% | 1151.3% | 8,647 |
| Pettis County | John McCain+4,086 | 11,01860.5% | 6,93238.1% | 2581.4% | 18,208 |
| Phelps County | John McCain+4,312 | 11,70660.2% | 7,39438.0% | 3381.7% | 19,438 |
| Pike County | John McCain+781 | 4,26854.2% | 3,48744.2% | 1261.6% | 7,881 |
| Platte County | John McCain+2,965 | 24,46052.6% | 21,49546.2% | 5611.2% | 46,516 |
| Polk County | John McCain+4,403 | 8,95665.4% | 4,55333.2% | 1881.4% | 13,697 |
| Pulaski County | John McCain+4,303 | 9,55263.7% | 5,24935.0% | 1991.3% | 15,000 |
| Putnam County | John McCain+896 | 1,59168.0% | 69529.7% | 532.3% | 2,339 |
| Ralls County | John McCain+946 | 2,98758.8% | 2,04140.1% | 561.1% | 5,084 |
| Randolph County | John McCain+2,473 | 6,45760.8% | 3,98437.5% | 1831.7% | 10,624 |
| Ray County | John McCain+352 | 5,59350.6% | 5,24147.4% | 2192.0% | 11,053 |
| Reynolds County | John McCain+364 | 1,78254.2% | 1,41843.1% | 872.6% | 3,287 |
| Ripley County | John McCain+1,612 | 3,40763.5% | 1,79533.5% | 1613.0% | 5,363 |
| Saline County | John McCain+250 | 4,96250.4% | 4,71247.8% | 1741.8% | 9,848 |
| Schuyler County | John McCain+364 | 1,13957.4% | 77539.1% | 693.5% | 1,983 |
| Scotland County | John McCain+456 | 1,24959.5% | 79337.8% | 562.7% | 2,098 |
| Scott County | John McCain+5,305 | 11,56364.1% | 6,25834.7% | 2051.1% | 18,026 |
| Shannon County | John McCain+438 | 2,07554.1% | 1,63742.7% | 1263.3% | 3,838 |
| Shelby County | John McCain+1,052 | 2,16665.3% | 1,11433.6% | 361.1% | 3,316 |
| St. Charles County | John McCain+18,367 | 102,55054.4% | 84,18344.7% | 1,7961.0% | 188,529 |
| St. Clair County | John McCain+1,095 | 2,98159.8% | 1,88637.8% | 1212.4% | 4,988 |
| St. Francois County | John McCain+1,120 | 12,66051.6% | 11,54047.0% | 3501.4% | 24,550 |
| St. Louis city | Barack Obama+108,263 | 24,66215.5% | 132,92583.7% | 1,2710.8% | 158,858 |
| St. Louis County | Barack Obama+111,418 | 221,70539.6% | 333,12359.5% | 5,0260.9% | 559,854 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Barack Obama+1,247 | 3,73242.3% | 4,97956.4% | 1141.3% | 8,825 |
| Stoddard County | John McCain+5,273 | 9,17269.2% | 3,89929.4% | 1911.4% | 13,262 |
| Stone County | John McCain+6,118 | 11,14768.0% | 5,02930.7% | 2111.3% | 16,387 |
| Sullivan County | John McCain+434 | 1,60756.0% | 1,17340.9% | 893.1% | 2,869 |
| Taney County | John McCain+8,053 | 14,73668.0% | 6,68330.8% | 2451.1% | 21,664 |
| Texas County | John McCain+3,805 | 7,21566.5% | 3,41031.4% | 2262.1% | 10,851 |
| Vernon County | John McCain+1,953 | 5,33460.1% | 3,38138.1% | 1631.8% | 8,878 |
| Warren County | John McCain+1,970 | 8,67555.7% | 6,70543.0% | 1961.3% | 15,576 |
| Washington County | Barack Obama+5 | 4,70648.9% | 4,71149.0% | 1972.0% | 9,614 |
| Wayne County | John McCain+1,541 | 3,78461.5% | 2,24336.4% | 1272.1% | 6,154 |
| Webster County | John McCain+4,746 | 10,43163.8% | 5,68534.8% | 2401.5% | 16,356 |
| Worth County | John McCain+280 | 70760.2% | 42736.4% | 403.4% | 1,174 |
| Wright County | John McCain+3,227 | 5,78467.9% | 2,55730.0% | 1732.0% | 8,514 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Same ballot, 2008MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.