Missouri — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentRomneyR+9.4
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 53.6% | 1,482,440 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 44.3% | 1,223,796 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 57,453 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Audrain County, MO | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+55.5 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Callaway County, MO | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Carter County, MO | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Chariton County, MO | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Clay County, MO | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Clinton County, MO | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+33.1 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Dent County, MO | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Gentry County, MO | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Howard County, MO | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Iron County, MO | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Lewis County, MO | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Linn County, MO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Maries County, MO | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Marion County, MO | Republican | R+32.0 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Monroe County, MO | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+34.1 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Oregon County, MO | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Pike County, MO | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Platte County, MO | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Ralls County, MO | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Randolph County, MO | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Ray County, MO | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Ripley County, MO | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Saline County, MO | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Scotland County, MO | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Scott County, MO | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Shannon County, MO | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Shelby County, MO | Republican | R+37.8 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+20.9 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+33.7 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+19.5 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+48.7 |
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 | Mitt Romney+1,432 | 5,65155.8% | 4,21941.7% | 2562.5% | 10,126 |
| Andrew County | Mitt Romney+2,808 | 5,45765.4% | 2,64931.8% | 2352.8% | 8,341 |
| Atchison County | Mitt Romney+1,146 | 1,90270.2% | 75627.9% | 511.9% | 2,709 |
| Audrain County | Mitt Romney+2,647 | 6,18662.0% | 3,53935.5% | 2572.6% | 9,982 |
| Barry County | Mitt Romney+6,165 | 9,83271.2% | 3,66726.6% | 3072.2% | 13,806 |
| Barton County | Mitt Romney+3,188 | 4,41876.9% | 1,23021.4% | 981.7% | 5,746 |
| Bates County | Mitt Romney+2,463 | 5,02064.6% | 2,55732.9% | 1942.5% | 7,771 |
| Benton County | Mitt Romney+3,144 | 6,06966.3% | 2,92531.9% | 1631.8% | 9,157 |
| Bollinger County | Mitt Romney+2,882 | 4,09575.1% | 1,21322.2% | 1482.7% | 5,456 |
| Boone County | Barack Obama+2,443 | 37,40447.1% | 39,84750.2% | 2,1712.7% | 79,422 |
| Buchanan County | Mitt Romney+3,066 | 18,66053.2% | 15,59444.4% | 8522.4% | 35,106 |
| Butler County | Mitt Romney+7,885 | 12,24872.5% | 4,36325.8% | 2781.6% | 16,889 |
| Caldwell County | Mitt Romney+1,409 | 2,72165.3% | 1,31231.5% | 1343.2% | 4,167 |
| Callaway County | Mitt Romney+5,674 | 11,74564.4% | 6,07133.3% | 4162.3% | 18,232 |
| Camden County | Mitt Romney+8,634 | 15,09268.6% | 6,45829.3% | 4652.1% | 22,015 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Mitt Romney+15,642 | 25,37070.8% | 9,72827.2% | 7312.0% | 35,829 |
| Carroll County | Mitt Romney+1,918 | 3,07271.4% | 1,15426.8% | 781.8% | 4,304 |
| Carter County | Mitt Romney+1,224 | 1,97870.7% | 75426.9% | 672.4% | 2,799 |
| Cass County | Mitt Romney+13,868 | 30,91263.0% | 17,04434.7% | 1,1482.3% | 49,104 |
| Cedar County | Mitt Romney+2,839 | 4,37672.4% | 1,53725.4% | 1322.2% | 6,045 |
| Chariton County | Mitt Romney+1,063 | 2,40262.9% | 1,33935.0% | 802.1% | 3,821 |
| Christian County | Mitt Romney+17,660 | 27,47372.4% | 9,81325.8% | 6781.8% | 37,964 |
| Clark County | Mitt Romney+332 | 1,73053.6% | 1,39843.3% | 973.0% | 3,225 |
| Clay County | Mitt Romney+8,881 | 56,19153.0% | 47,31044.6% | 2,5422.4% | 106,043 |
| Clinton County | Mitt Romney+2,243 | 5,93160.1% | 3,68837.4% | 2422.5% | 9,861 |
| Cole County | Mitt Romney+12,485 | 24,49065.9% | 12,00532.3% | 6951.9% | 37,190 |
| Cooper County | Mitt Romney+2,413 | 4,88765.1% | 2,47432.9% | 1502.0% | 7,511 |
| Crawford County | Mitt Romney+3,483 | 6,43467.2% | 2,95130.8% | 1942.0% | 9,579 |
| Dade County | Mitt Romney+1,956 | 2,89574.3% | 93924.1% | 621.6% | 3,896 |
| Dallas County | Mitt Romney+2,870 | 4,99268.6% | 2,12229.2% | 1652.3% | 7,279 |
| Daviess County | Mitt Romney+1,165 | 2,29065.0% | 1,12532.0% | 1063.0% | 3,521 |
| DeKalb County | Mitt Romney+1,862 | 3,05670.3% | 1,19427.4% | 1002.3% | 4,350 |
| Dent County | Mitt Romney+3,298 | 4,88373.2% | 1,58523.8% | 2033.0% | 6,671 |
| Douglas County | Mitt Romney+2,939 | 4,64970.9% | 1,71026.1% | 1983.0% | 6,557 |
| Dunklin County | Mitt Romney+3,214 | 6,85064.3% | 3,63634.1% | 1651.5% | 10,651 |
| Franklin County | Mitt Romney+13,049 | 29,39662.6% | 16,34734.8% | 1,1862.5% | 46,929 |
| Gasconade County | Mitt Romney+2,796 | 4,89568.6% | 2,09929.4% | 1402.0% | 7,134 |
| Gentry County | Mitt Romney+1,051 | 1,98866.3% | 93731.2% | 742.5% | 2,999 |
| Greene County | Mitt Romney+30,681 | 76,90060.8% | 46,21936.6% | 3,3002.6% | 126,419 |
| Grundy County | Mitt Romney+1,818 | 3,03069.3% | 1,21227.7% | 1323.0% | 4,374 |
| Harrison County | Mitt Romney+1,640 | 2,62471.0% | 98426.6% | 872.4% | 3,695 |
| Henry County | Mitt Romney+2,623 | 6,22961.2% | 3,60635.4% | 3473.4% | 10,182 |
| Hickory County | Mitt Romney+1,102 | 2,83560.6% | 1,73337.0% | 1122.4% | 4,680 |
| Holt County | Mitt Romney+1,174 | 1,72574.7% | 55123.9% | 341.5% | 2,310 |
| Howard County | Mitt Romney+1,294 | 3,01762.0% | 1,72335.4% | 1272.6% | 4,867 |
| Howell County | Mitt Romney+7,149 | 11,54470.6% | 4,39526.9% | 4072.5% | 16,346 |
| Iron County | Mitt Romney+583 | 2,25255.9% | 1,66941.4% | 1102.7% | 4,031 |
| Jackson County | Barack Obama+61,245 | 122,70839.3% | 183,95358.9% | 5,4001.7% | 312,061 |
| Jasper County | Mitt Romney+18,540 | 31,34969.3% | 12,80928.3% | 1,0602.3% | 45,218 |
| Jefferson County | Mitt Romney+12,414 | 53,97855.1% | 41,56442.4% | 2,4822.5% | 98,024 |
| Johnson County | Mitt Romney+5,096 | 12,76360.7% | 7,66736.5% | 5912.8% | 21,021 |
| Knox County | Mitt Romney+507 | 1,20561.6% | 69835.7% | 542.8% | 1,957 |
| Laclede County | Mitt Romney+6,841 | 10,93470.8% | 4,09326.5% | 4082.6% | 15,435 |
| Lafayette County | Mitt Romney+4,148 | 9,80361.8% | 5,65535.6% | 4082.6% | 15,866 |
| Lawrence County | Mitt Romney+7,404 | 11,42172.5% | 4,01725.5% | 3172.0% | 15,755 |
| Lewis County | Mitt Romney+1,169 | 2,67762.6% | 1,50835.2% | 942.2% | 4,279 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+6,598 | 14,33262.9% | 7,73434.0% | 7103.1% | 22,776 |
| Linn County | Mitt Romney+1,303 | 3,34460.3% | 2,04136.8% | 1653.0% | 5,550 |
| Livingston County | Mitt Romney+2,100 | 4,00666.2% | 1,90631.5% | 1422.3% | 6,054 |
| Macon County | Mitt Romney+2,392 | 4,70165.7% | 2,30932.2% | 1502.1% | 7,160 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+1,639 | 3,22765.5% | 1,58832.2% | 1152.3% | 4,930 |
| Maries County | Mitt Romney+1,866 | 3,16569.7% | 1,29928.6% | 741.6% | 4,538 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+3,892 | 7,92365.2% | 4,03133.2% | 2041.7% | 12,158 |
| McDonald County | Mitt Romney+3,774 | 5,69472.8% | 1,92024.6% | 2032.6% | 7,817 |
| Mercer County | Mitt Romney+902 | 1,25575.8% | 35321.3% | 472.8% | 1,655 |
| Miller County | Mitt Romney+5,448 | 8,09973.3% | 2,65124.0% | 2982.7% | 11,048 |
| Mississippi County | Mitt Romney+1,139 | 2,99760.9% | 1,85837.8% | 651.3% | 4,920 |
| Moniteau County | Mitt Romney+3,096 | 4,70473.0% | 1,60825.0% | 1312.0% | 6,443 |
| Monroe County | Mitt Romney+1,166 | 2,56463.2% | 1,39834.5% | 952.3% | 4,057 |
| Montgomery County | Mitt Romney+1,750 | 3,49065.3% | 1,74032.6% | 1142.1% | 5,344 |
| Morgan County | Mitt Romney+2,960 | 5,73366.0% | 2,77331.9% | 1822.1% | 8,688 |
| New Madrid County | Mitt Romney+1,470 | 4,28459.1% | 2,81438.8% | 1522.1% | 7,250 |
| Newton County | Mitt Romney+11,756 | 18,18172.2% | 6,42525.5% | 5872.3% | 25,193 |
| Nodaway County | Mitt Romney+2,421 | 5,59362.3% | 3,17235.3% | 2112.4% | 8,976 |
| Oregon County | Mitt Romney+1,467 | 2,88665.3% | 1,41932.1% | 1162.6% | 4,421 |
| Osage County | Mitt Romney+3,856 | 5,32977.0% | 1,47321.3% | 1171.7% | 6,919 |
| Ozark County | Mitt Romney+1,819 | 3,08069.2% | 1,26128.3% | 1122.5% | 4,453 |
| Pemiscot County | Mitt Romney+927 | 3,59856.8% | 2,67142.2% | 661.0% | 6,335 |
| Perry County | Mitt Romney+3,485 | 5,66971.0% | 2,18427.3% | 1341.7% | 7,987 |
| Pettis County | Mitt Romney+4,938 | 10,84263.1% | 5,90434.4% | 4292.5% | 17,175 |
| Phelps County | Mitt Romney+6,097 | 11,89565.0% | 5,79831.7% | 5933.2% | 18,286 |
| Pike County | Mitt Romney+1,995 | 4,57762.5% | 2,58235.3% | 1622.2% | 7,321 |
| Platte County | Mitt Romney+6,443 | 25,61856.0% | 19,17541.9% | 9172.0% | 45,710 |
| Polk County | Mitt Romney+5,672 | 9,25270.5% | 3,58027.3% | 2872.2% | 13,119 |
| Pulaski County | Mitt Romney+4,893 | 9,09267.0% | 4,19930.9% | 2802.1% | 13,571 |
| Putnam County | Mitt Romney+1,086 | 1,67372.5% | 58725.4% | 492.1% | 2,309 |
| Ralls County | Mitt Romney+1,495 | 3,23164.2% | 1,73634.5% | 691.4% | 5,036 |
| Randolph County | Mitt Romney+3,636 | 6,66766.8% | 3,03130.4% | 2772.8% | 9,975 |
| Ray County | Mitt Romney+1,540 | 5,81556.1% | 4,27541.2% | 2772.7% | 10,367 |
| Reynolds County | Mitt Romney+774 | 1,93160.3% | 1,15736.1% | 1143.6% | 3,202 |
| Ripley County | Mitt Romney+2,347 | 3,74371.1% | 1,39626.5% | 1242.4% | 5,263 |
| Saline County | Mitt Romney+1,314 | 5,10456.0% | 3,79041.6% | 2142.3% | 9,108 |
| Schuyler County | Mitt Romney+477 | 1,17460.5% | 69735.9% | 683.5% | 1,939 |
| Scotland County | Mitt Romney+603 | 1,24664.4% | 64333.2% | 472.4% | 1,936 |
| Scott County | Mitt Romney+6,501 | 11,62368.4% | 5,12230.1% | 2541.5% | 16,999 |
| Shannon County | Mitt Romney+960 | 2,26261.3% | 1,30235.3% | 1283.5% | 3,692 |
| Shelby County | Mitt Romney+1,222 | 2,18867.7% | 96629.9% | 782.4% | 3,232 |
| St. Charles County | Mitt Romney+38,946 | 110,78459.4% | 71,83838.5% | 3,7442.0% | 186,366 |
| St. Clair County | Mitt Romney+1,559 | 3,01965.3% | 1,46031.6% | 1473.2% | 4,626 |
| St. Francois County | Mitt Romney+4,419 | 13,24858.3% | 8,82938.9% | 6282.8% | 22,705 |
| St. Louis city | Barack Obama+95,837 | 22,94315.9% | 118,78082.4% | 2,3431.6% | 144,066 |
| St. Louis County | Barack Obama+72,355 | 224,74242.4% | 297,09756.0% | 8,2771.6% | 530,116 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Mitt Romney+242 | 4,05550.2% | 3,81347.2% | 2022.5% | 8,070 |
| Stoddard County | Mitt Romney+6,343 | 9,49673.8% | 3,15324.5% | 2171.7% | 12,866 |
| Stone County | Mitt Romney+7,864 | 11,78773.5% | 3,92324.4% | 3372.1% | 16,047 |
| Sullivan County | Mitt Romney+702 | 1,61062.0% | 90835.0% | 773.0% | 2,595 |
| Taney County | Mitt Romney+10,267 | 15,74672.4% | 5,47925.2% | 5132.4% | 21,738 |
| Texas County | Mitt Romney+4,747 | 7,61870.8% | 2,87126.7% | 2752.6% | 10,764 |
| Vernon County | Mitt Romney+3,178 | 5,75867.6% | 2,58030.3% | 1832.1% | 8,521 |
| Warren County | Mitt Romney+3,931 | 9,15062.3% | 5,21935.6% | 3072.1% | 14,676 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+1,654 | 5,07158.3% | 3,41739.3% | 2072.4% | 8,695 |
| Wayne County | Mitt Romney+1,977 | 3,79066.3% | 1,81331.7% | 1172.0% | 5,720 |
| Webster County | Mitt Romney+6,299 | 10,70869.1% | 4,40928.5% | 3792.4% | 15,496 |
| Worth County | Mitt Romney+323 | 66463.4% | 34132.5% | 434.1% | 1,048 |
| Wright County | Mitt Romney+3,877 | 5,83073.3% | 1,95324.6% | 1722.2% | 7,955 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 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, 2012MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.