1856 United States presidential election in Missouri

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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 vote90
Popular vote57,96448,522
Percentage54.43%45.57%
Missouri Presidential Election Results 1856.svg
County results
President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

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.

Contents

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 2024 United States presidential election, this is the last time Gasconade County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, which, as of 2025, makes it the longest Republican winning streak in presidential elections in the nation. [2]

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Missouri
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Buchanan 57,964 54.43%
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 48,52245.57%
Total votes106,486 100%

Results by County

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

Democratic

Millard Fillmore

Know Nothing

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Adair 41059.16%28340.84%693
Andrew 88967.50%42832.50%1,317
Atchison 34572.33%13227.67%477
Audrain 52147.97%56552.03%1,086
Barry 48876.73%14823.27%636
Barton 6454.70%5345.30%117
Bates 40961.60%25538.40%664
Benton 46774.60%15925.40%626
Bollinger 41367.48%19932.52%612
Boone 95841.89%1,32958.11%2,287
Buchanan 1,03657.43%76842.57%1,804
Butler 14380.79%3419.21%177
Caldwell 29555.45%23744.55%532
Callaway 80542.37%1,09557.63%1,900
Camden 26956.16%21043.84%479
Cape Girardeau 89857.49%66442.51%1,562
Carroll 65962.29%39937.71%1,058
Cass 56148.49%59651.51%1,157
Cedar 39170.58%16329.42%554
Chariton 55955.96%44044.04%999
Clark 58744.88%72155.12%1,308
Clay 67547.17%75652.83%1,431
Clinton 39749.44%40650.56%803
Cole 55268.06%25931.94%811
Cooper 77849.71%78750.29%1,565
Crawford 43448.55%46051.45%894
Dade 41855.66%33344.34%751
Dallas 45477.47%13222.53%586
Daviess 57260.08%38039.92%952
DeKalb 33666.14%17233.86%508
Dent 39683.72%7716.28%473
Dunklin 14759.27%10140.73%248
Franklin 84661.44%53138.56%1,377
Gasconade 40364.69%22035.31%623
Gentry 75765.65%39634.35%1,153
Greene 1,02950.64%1,00349.36%2,032
Grundy 33548.91%35051.09%685
Harrison 49560.89%31839.11%813
Henry 36947.86%40252.14%771
Hickory 33376.38%10323.62%436
Holt 40963.02%24036.98%649
Howard 86752.19%79847.93%1,665
Jackson 1,16856.64%89443.36%2,062
Jasper 39857.43%29442.42%692
Jefferson 38742.53%52357.47%910
Johnson 54039.02%84460.98%1,384
Knox 47154.64%39145.36%862
Laclede 82178.49%22521.51%1,046
Lafayette 65433.59%1,29366.41%1,947
Lawrence 57461.59%35838.41%932
Lewis 76154.24%64245.76%1,403
Lincoln 84659.66%57240.34%1,418
Linn 40051.09%38348.91%783
Livingston 50153.81%43046.19%931
Macon 93468.22%43531.78%1,369
Madison 41854.08%35545.92%773
Maries 24678.59%6721.41%313
Marion 72735.50%1,32164.50%2,048
McDonald 29983.06%6116.94%360
Mercer 45051.90%41748.10%867
Miller 22467.47%10832.53%332
Mississippi 32750.78%31749.22%644
Moniteau 42752.46%38747.54%814
Monroe 76242.95%1,01257.05%1,774
Montgomery 36537.71%60362.29%968
Morgan 40363.97%22736.03%630
New Madrid 23444.23%29555.77%529
Newton 52869.11%23630.89%764
Nodaway 43870.53%18329.47%621
Oregon 32463.91%18336.09%507
Osage 41265.29%21934.71%631
Ozark 4949.00%5151.00%100
Pemiscot 11951.74%11148.26%230
Perry 58673.90%20726.10%793
Pettis 31942.48%43257.52%751
Pike 1,11349.60%1,13150.40%2,244
Platte 1,26354.84%1,04045.16%2,303
Polk 66261.64%41238.36%1,074
Pulaski 26879.76%6820.24%336
Putnam 48865.50%25734.50%745
Ralls 36940.86%53459.14%903
Randolph 59549.54%60650.46%1,201
Ray 87454.02%74445.98%1,618
Reynolds 11458.16%8241.84%196
Ripley 30688.18%4111.82%347
Saline 59941.25%85358.75%1,452
Schuyler 47262.19%28737.81%759
Scotland 63264.23%35235.77%984
Scott 22239.15%34560.85%567
Shannon 4074.07%1425.93%54
Shelby 37346.34%43253.66%805
St. Charles 77256.97%58343.03%1,355
St. Clair 34762.30%21037.70%557
St. Francois 54157.43%40142.57%942
St. Louis 5,53044.73%6,83455.27%12,364
Ste. Genevieve 35653.61%30846.39%664
Stoddard 31567.60%15132.40%466
Stone 13797.86%32.14%140
Sullivan 55368.02%26031.98%813
Taney 38891.94%348.06%422
Texas 47984.04%9115.96%570
Vernon 30263.71%17236.29%474
Warren 36949.40%37850.60%747
Washington 57854.27%48745.73%1,065
Wayne 28774.16%10025.84%387
Webster 46871.23%18928.77%657
Wright 26780.66%6419.34%331
Totals58,36054.62%48,49545.38%106,855

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References

  1. ↑ "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". David Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  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.
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