1856 United States presidential election in Missouri

The 1856 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on November 4, 1856. Voters chose nine electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

1856 United States presidential election in Missouri

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Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore
Party Democratic Know Nothing
Home state Pennsylvania New York
Running mate John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 57,964 48,522
Percentage 54.43% 45.57%

County results

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

Missouri voted for the Democratic nominee James Buchanan, who received 54% of the vote.[1]

Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time Gasconade County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, which, as of 2023, makes it the longest Republican winning streak in presidential elections in the nation.[2]

Results

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1856 United States presidential election in Missouri
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Buchanan 57,964 54.43%
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 48,522 45.57%
Total votes 106,486 100%

Results by County

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1856 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County)[3]
County James Buchanan

Democratic

Millard Fillmore

Know Nothing

Total Votes Cast
# % # %
Adair 410 59.16% 283 40.84% 693
Andrew 889 67.50% 428 32.50% 1,317
Atchison 345 72.33% 132 27.67% 477
Audrain 521 47.97% 565 52.03% 1,086
Barry 488 76.73% 148 23.27% 636
Barton 64 54.70% 53 45.30% 117
Bates 409 61.60% 255 38.40% 664
Benton 467 74.60% 159 25.40% 626
Bollinger 413 67.48% 199 32.52% 612
Boone 958 41.89% 1,329 58.11% 2,287
Buchanan 1,036 57.43% 768 42.57% 1,804
Butler 143 80.79% 34 19.21% 177
Caldwell 295 55.45% 237 44.55% 532
Callaway 805 42.37% 1,095 57.63% 1,900
Camden 269 56.16% 210 43.84% 479
Cape Girardeau 898 57.49% 664 42.51% 1,562
Carroll 659 62.29% 399 37.71% 1,058
Cass 561 48.49% 596 51.51% 1,157
Cedar 391 70.58% 163 29.42% 554
Chariton 559 55.96% 440 44.04% 999
Clark 587 44.88% 721 55.12% 1,308
Clay 675 47.17% 756 52.83% 1,431
Clinton 397 49.44% 406 50.56% 803
Cole 552 68.06% 259 31.94% 811
Cooper 778 49.71% 787 50.29% 1,565
Crawford 434 48.55% 460 51.45% 894
Dade 418 55.66% 333 44.34% 751
Dallas 454 77.47% 132 22.53% 586
Daviess 572 60.08% 380 39.92% 952
DeKalb 336 66.14% 172 33.86% 508
Dent 396 83.72% 77 16.28% 473
Dunklin 147 59.27% 101 40.73% 248
Franklin 846 61.44% 531 38.56% 1,377
Gasconade 403 64.69% 220 35.31% 623
Gentry 757 65.65% 396 34.35% 1,153
Greene 1,029 50.64% 1,003 49.36% 2,032
Grundy 335 48.91% 350 51.09% 685
Harrison 495 60.89% 318 39.11% 813
Henry 369 47.86% 402 52.14% 771
Hickory 333 76.38% 103 23.62% 436
Holt 409 63.02% 240 36.98% 649
Howard 867 52.19% 798 47.93% 1,665
Jackson 1,168 56.64% 894 43.36% 2,062
Jasper 398 57.43% 294 42.42% 692
Jefferson 387 42.53% 523 57.47% 910
Johnson 540 39.02% 844 60.98% 1,384
Knox 471 54.64% 391 45.36% 862
Laclede 821 78.49% 225 21.51% 1,046
Lafayette 654 33.59% 1,293 66.41% 1,947
Lawrence 574 61.59% 358 38.41% 932
Lewis 761 54.24% 642 45.76% 1,403
Lincoln 846 59.66% 572 40.34% 1,418
Linn 400 51.09% 383 48.91% 783
Livingston 501 53.81% 430 46.19% 931
Macon 934 68.22% 435 31.78% 1,369
Madison 418 54.08% 355 45.92% 773
Maries 246 78.59% 67 21.41% 313
Marion 727 35.50% 1,321 64.50% 2,048
McDonald 299 83.06% 61 16.94% 360
Mercer 450 51.90% 417 48.10% 867
Miller 224 67.47% 108 32.53% 332
Mississippi 327 50.78% 317 49.22% 644
Moniteau 427 52.46% 387 47.54% 814
Monroe 762 42.95% 1,012 57.05% 1,774
Montgomery 365 37.71% 603 62.29% 968
Morgan 403 63.97% 227 36.03% 630
New Madrid 234 44.23% 295 55.77% 529
Newton 528 69.11% 236 30.89% 764
Nodaway 438 70.53% 183 29.47% 621
Oregon 324 63.91% 183 36.09% 507
Osage 412 65.29% 219 34.71% 631
Ozark 49 49.00% 51 51.00% 100
Pemiscot 119 51.74% 111 48.26% 230
Perry 586 73.90% 207 26.10% 793
Pettis 319 42.48% 432 57.52% 751
Pike 1,113 49.60% 1,131 50.40% 2,244
Platte 1,263 54.84% 1,040 45.16% 2,303
Polk 662 61.64% 412 38.36% 1,074
Pulaski 268 79.76% 68 20.24% 336
Putnam 488 65.50% 257 34.50% 745
Ralls 369 40.86% 534 59.14% 903
Randolph 595 49.54% 606 50.46% 1,201
Ray 874 54.02% 744 45.98% 1,618
Reynolds 114 58.16% 82 41.84% 196
Ripley 306 88.18% 41 11.82% 347
Saline 599 41.25% 853 58.75% 1,452
Schuyler 472 62.19% 287 37.81% 759
Scotland 632 64.23% 352 35.77% 984
Scott 222 39.15% 345 60.85% 567
Shannon 40 74.07% 14 25.93% 54
Shelby 373 46.34% 432 53.66% 805
St. Charles 772 56.97% 583 43.03% 1,355
St. Clair 347 62.30% 210 37.70% 557
St. Francois 541 57.43% 401 42.57% 942
St. Louis 5,530 44.73% 6,834 55.27% 12,364
Ste. Genevieve 356 53.61% 308 46.39% 664
Stoddard 315 67.60% 151 32.40% 466
Stone 137 97.86% 3 2.14% 140
Sullivan 553 68.02% 260 31.98% 813
Taney 388 91.94% 34 8.06% 422
Texas 479 84.04% 91 15.96% 570
Vernon 302 63.71% 172 36.29% 474
Warren 369 49.40% 378 50.60% 747
Washington 578 54.27% 487 45.73% 1,065
Wayne 287 74.16% 100 25.84% 387
Webster 468 71.23% 189 28.77% 657
Wright 267 80.66% 64 19.34% 331
Totals 58,360 54.62% 48,495 45.38% 106,855

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". David Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  2. ^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 239-246 ISBN 0786422173
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN 978-0-7864-6422-7.