United States presidential elections in Missouri

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The table below is a list of United States presidential elections in Missouri, ordered by year. Since 1904, Missouri has voted for the eventual winner of the presidential election, with the single exception of the 1956 election; it is commonly viewed as a bellwether state.

Year Winner National winner?
1820 James Monroe Yes
1824 Henry Clay No
1828 Andrew Jackson Yes
1832 Andrew Jackson Yes
1836 Martin Van Buren Yes
1840 Martin Van Buren No
1844 James K. Polk Yes
1848 Lewis Cass No
1852 Franklin Pierce Yes
1856 James Buchanan Yes
1860 Stephen Douglas No
1864 Abraham Lincoln Yes
1868 Ulysses S. Grant Yes
1872 Horace Greeley No
1876 Samuel Tilden No
1880 Winfield Hancock No
1884 Grover Cleveland Yes
1888 Grover Cleveland No
1892 Grover Cleveland Yes
1896 William Jennings Bryan No
1900 William Jennings Bryan No
1904 Theodore Roosevelt Yes
1908 William Taft Yes
1912 Woodrow Wilson Yes
1916 Woodrow Wilson Yes
1920 Warren G. Harding Yes
1924 Calvin Coolidge Yes
1928 Herbert Hoover Yes
1932 Franklin Roosevelt Yes
1936 Franklin Roosevelt Yes
1940 Franklin Roosevelt Yes
1944 Franklin Roosevelt Yes
1948 Harry S. Truman Yes
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower Yes
1956 Adlai Stevenson No
1960 John F. Kennedy Yes
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson Yes
1968 Richard Nixon Yes
1972 Richard Nixon Yes
1976 Jimmy Carter Yes
1980 Ronald Reagan Yes
1984 Ronald Reagan Yes
1988 George H.W. Bush Yes
1992 Bill Clinton Yes
1996 Bill Clinton Yes
2000 George W. Bush Yes
2004 George W. Bush Yes
2008 TBD N/A

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Excluding two-campaign two-term presidents, including candidates who eventually lost

  • Franklin Roosevelt - 4 times (4 terms)
  • Grover Cleveland - 3 times (2 terms)
  • Martin Van Buren - 2 times (1 term)
  • William Jennings Bryan - 2 times (0 terms)

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