The 1852 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Missouri by a margin of 12.84%.
Results
Results by county +1852 United States presidential election in Missouri (by county)CountyFranklin PierceDemocraticWinfield ScottWhigTotal votescast#%#%Adair20164.01%11335.99%314Andrew78462.72%46637.28%1,250Atchison15058.59%10641.41%256Audrain16043.24%21056.76%370Barry25377.85%7222.15%325Bates11652.73%10447.27%220Benton32866.26%16733.74%495Bollinger11280.00%2820.00%140Boone61335.54%1,11264.46%1,725Buchanan85754.62%71245.38%1,569Butler2661.90%1638.10%42Caldwell20957.10%15742.90%366Callaway59549.75%60150.25%1,196Camden10961.93%6738.07%176Cape Girardeau48759.75%32840.25%815Carroll28654.48%23945.52%525Cass23750.97%22849.03%465Cedar16271.37%6528.63%227Chariton49858.87%34841.13%846Clark28947.07%32552.93%614Clay40639.34%62660.66%1,032Clinton29050.61%28349.39%573Cole46368.19%21631.81%679Cooper53545.34%64554.66%1,180Crawford27853.67%24046.33%518Dade27661.20%17538.80%451Dallas34477.13%10222.87%446Daviess35154.25%29645.75%647DeKalb16771.67%6628.33%233Dent6954.33%5845.67%127Dodge5563.95%3136.05%86Franklin61969.08%27730.92%896Gasconade30477.35%8922.65%393Gentry23363.66%13336.34%366Greene92165.50%48534.50%1,406Grundy18446.12%21553.88%399Harrison16459.64%11140.36%275Henry24547.95%26652.05%511Hickory19472.12%7527.88%269Holt29160.62%18939.38%480Howard76253.03%67546.97%1,437Jackson85854.10%72845.90%1,586Jasper35567.75%16932.25%524Jefferson21054.97%17245.03%382Johnson45655.88%36044.12%816Knox25554.84%21045.16%465Laclede18471.88%7228.13%256Lafayette53239.85%80360.15%1,335Lawrence39070.65%16229.35%552Lewis40850.62%39849.38%806Lincoln58757.16%44042.84%1,027Linn28253.11%24946.89%531Livingston32156.12%25143.88%572Macon47357.13%35542.87%828Madison25968.88%11731.12%376Marion75145.65%89454.35%1,645McDonald19475.49%6324.51%257Mercer18650.00%18650.00%372Miller27981.82%6218.18%341Mississippi16858.95%11741.05%285Moniteau45370.56%18929.44%642Monroe61144.57%76055.43%1,371Montgomery26640.80%38659.20%652Morgan29068.72%13231.28%422New Madrid3225.60%9374.40%125Newton32375.12%10724.88%430Nodaway11164.53%6135.47%172Oregon9589.62%1110.38%106Osage37272.23%14327.77%515Ozark5864.44%3235.56%90Pemiscot3437.36%5762.64%91Perry21355.47%17144.53%384Pettis30155.13%24544.87%546Pike75848.56%80351.44%1,561Platte1,06053.67%91546.33%1,975Polk50465.97%26034.03%764Pulaski16981.25%3918.75%208Putnam12153.78%10446.22%225Ralls27844.91%34155.09%619Randolph50251.33%47648.67%978Ray61856.13%48343.87%1,101Reynolds9895.15%54.85%103Ripley8383.84%1616.17%99Saline44346.29%51453.71%957Schuyler22255.64%17744.36%399Scotland28356.71%21643.29%499Scott9762.18%5937.82%156Shelby32861.54%20538.46%533St. Charles59561.15%37838.85%973St. Clair22560.16%14939.84%374St. Francois32856.75%25043.25%578St. Louis5,82657.55%4,29842.45%10,124Ste. Genevieve16557.49%12242.51%287Stoddard17760.41%11639.59%293Stone9484.68%1715.32%111Sullivan27468.33%12731.67%401Taney16893.85%116.15%179Texas16763.74%9536.26%262Vernon15370.83%6329.17%216Warren30150.00%30150.00%602Washington33448.13%36051.87%694Wayne14478.26%4021.74%184Wright16563.46%9536.54%260Totals38,61056.32%29,94743.68%68,557
See also United States presidential elections in Missouri
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