County By County Results
- Hillary Rodham Clinton's strongest performance in Missouri was Dunklin County, located in the Bootheel of Southeast Missouri. With its close proximity to Arkansas, Dunklin County backed Clinton with 78.44 percent of the vote while Barack Obama only received 18.31 percent. Dunklin County was also Obama's worst performance in Missouri.
- Barack Obama's strongest performance in Missouri was St. Louis City. Predominantly urban with a substantial African American population, St. Louis City backed Obama with 71.09 percent of the vote while Hillary Rodham Clinton only received 27.25 percent. It was both Clinton and John Edwards's worst performance in Missouri.
- Although he didn't carry it, Shelby County in Northeast Missouri was John Edwards's strongest performance in Missouri, as he received 7.57 percent of the vote here. Clinton, however, carried Shelby County with 54.37 percent of the vote.
- The closest county in Missouri was Howard County, located just west of Boone County. Clinton won Howard County with 48.37 percent of the vote while Obama received 46.61 percent, a 1.77-percent difference.
| County | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Barack Obama | John Edwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | 49.50% | 46.88% | 2.74% |
| Andrew | 56.94% | 39.81% | 2.08% |
| Atchison | 54.73% | 41.32% | 2.37% |
| Audrain | 57.42% | 39.34% | 2.52% |
| Barry | 65.52% | 30.47% | 3.08% |
| Barton | 63.43% | 32.85% | 3.00% |
| Bates | 63.51% | 30.08% | 4.72% |
| Benton | 68.77% | 26.95% | 3.14% |
| Bollinger | 74.12% | 22.37% | 2.90% |
| Boone | 36.92% | 60.57% | 1.52% |
| Buchanan | 57.09% | 37.78% | 3.52% |
| Butler | 69.87% | 26.94% | 2.30% |
| Caldwell | 59.40% | 36.55% | 3.57% |
| Callaway | 54.71% | 41.26% | 3.10% |
| Camden | 57.99% | 38.75% | 2.68% |
| Cape Girardeau | 56.55% | 39.44% | 3.10% |
| Carroll | 62.84% | 34.29% | 2.41% |
| Carter | 75.24% | 19.05% | 4.45% |
| Cass | 59.76% | 36.73% | 2.78% |
| Cedar | 60.30% | 33.00% | 3.91% |
| Chariton | 61.60% | 31.50% | 5.02% |
| Christian | 57.68% | 39.93% | 1.94% |
| Clark | 63.90% | 30.45% | 4.04% |
| Clay | 55.45% | 41.88% | 2.00% |
| Clinton | 57.07% | 37.57% | 3.83% |
| Cole | 45.07% | 51.16% | 2.91% |
| Cooper | 54.96% | 42.18% | 2.27% |
| Crawford | 66.36% | 30.07% | 2.61% |
| Dade | 62.22% | 33.12% | 3.53% |
| Dallas | 63.75% | 32.01% | 3.03% |
| Daviess | 62.75% | 33.25% | 2.70% |
| DeKalb | 57.86% | 36.12% | 4.95% |
| Dent | 62.23% | 31.89% | 4.79% |
| Douglas | 62.32% | 34.21% | 2.94% |
| Dunklin | 78.44% | 18.31% | 2.09% |
| Franklin | 55.83% | 40.28% | 2.96% |
| Gasconade | 53.54% | 43.69% | 1.58% |
| Gentry | 53.32% | 40.68% | 4.95% |
| Greene | 54.94% | 42.77% | 1.84% |
| Grundy | 57.95% | 38.59% | 2.51% |
| Harrison | 60.81% | 34.73% | 3.35% |
| Henry | 63.18% | 32.10% | 3.67% |
| Hickory | 67.95% | 27.86% | 3.35% |
| Holt | 57.99% | 37.91% | 3.28% |
| Howard | 48.38% | 46.61% | 3.53% |
| Howell | 64.07% | 32.44% | 2.75% |
| Iron | 70.53% | 24.27% | 4.30% |
| Jackson | 42.73% | 55.42% | 1.28% |
| Jasper | 60.42% | 36.39% | 2.27% |
| Jefferson | 61.32% | 35.02% | 2.74% |
| Johnson | 53.22% | 43.07% | 3.07% |
| Knox | 61.73% | 30.86% | 5.76% |
| Laclede | 62.48% | 33.77% | 2.69% |
| Lafayette | 60.75% | 35.40% | 2.61% |
| Lawrence | 61.58% | 34.86% | 2.81% |
| Lewis | 53.50% | 41.14% | 3.80% |
| Lincoln | 61.35% | 34.51% | 3.34% |
| Linn | 62.20% | 32.81% | 3.98% |
| Livingston | 59.85% | 34.72% | 4.29% |
| McDonald | 68.39% | 26.00% | 3.55% |
| Macon | 57.73% | 34.94% | 6.02% |
| Madison | 68.72% | 24.35% | 4.53% |
| Maries | 66.09% | 28.66% | 3.76% |
| Marion | 54.44% | 40.75% | 3.60% |
| Mercer | 60.52% | 34.33% | 4.29% |
| Miller | 63.73% | 32.90% | 2.40% |
| Mississippi | 65.43% | 30.02% | 3.41% |
| Moniteau | 60.38% | 36.38% | 2.11% |
| Monroe | 52.73% | 39.68% | 6.08% |
| Montgomery | 57.38% | 39.61% | 2.40% |
| Morgan | 62.05% | 33.58% | 3.38% |
| New Madrid | 71.19% | 24.11% | 3.99% |
| Newton | 65.55% | 31.46% | 2.26% |
| Nodaway | 41.99% | 53.32% | 2.93% |
| Oregon | 71.77% | 24.09% | 3.05% |
| Osage | 56.64% | 39.47% | 2.72% |
| Ozark | 65.62% | 31.62% | 1.71% |
| Pemiscot | 70.83% | 25.99% | 1.90% |
| Perry | 61.24% | 33.73% | 4.20% |
| Pettis | 54.76% | 41.38% | 3.00% |
| Phelps | 53.93% | 42.34% | 2.75% |
| Pike | 62.67% | 33.22% | 3.55% |
| Platte | 50.07% | 47.53% | 1.77% |
| Polk | 63.81% | 33.28% | 2.25% |
| Pulaski | 56.07% | 39.35% | 3.16% |
| Putnam | 64.62% | 30.77% | 4.62% |
| Ralls | 57.84% | 35.42% | 5.48% |
| Randolph | 58.23% | 35.65% | 4.75% |
| Ray | 65.29% | 30.31% | 3.10% |
| Reynolds | 66.22% | 24.75% | 6.26% |
| Ripley | 74.20% | 19.50% | 4.98% |
| Saline | 57.46% | 37.85% | 3.57% |
| Schuyler | 61.38% | 31.04% | 5.47% |
| Scotland | 54.03% | 36.41% | 7.38% |
| Scott | 63.43% | 31.23% | 4.13% |
| Shannon | 69.72% | 24.64% | 3.81% |
| Shelby | 54.37% | 35.34% | 7.57% |
| St. Charles | 50.14% | 47.48% | 1.74% |
| St. Clair | 67.52% | 26.12% | 4.54% |
| St. Francois | 70.25% | 25.84% | 2.90% |
| St. Louis County | 35.50% | 62.78% | 1.26% |
| St. Louis City | 27.25% | 71.09% | 0.94% |
| Ste. Genevieve | 62.36% | 34.07% | 2.76% |
| Stoddard | 72.95% | 22.43% | 3.67% |
| Stone | 61.76% | 35.17% | 2.16% |
| Sullivan | 71.37% | 24.26% | 3.67% |
| Taney | 63.69% | 33.74% | 1.89% |
| Texas | 68.03% | 27.21% | 3.70% |
| Vernon | 61.55% | 31.42% | 5.32% |
| Warren | 56.46% | 40.07% | 2.64% |
| Washington | 74.63% | 21.32% | 3.18% |
| Wayne | 75.94% | 18.70% | 3.70% |
| Webster | 61.20% | 34.46% | 3.28% |
| Worth | 57.97% | 35.59% | 5.76% |
| Wright | 69.48% | 27.48% | 2.19% |
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