Missouri 2008 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2008, the Republican candidate won 107 of Missouri's 116 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | John McCain | Republican | 5,891 | 49.6% | 1.3 pts | 11,871 |
| Andrew | John McCain | Republican | 5,279 | 60.1% | 22.0 pts | 8,790 |
| Atchison | John McCain | Republican | 1,936 | 65.1% | 31.5 pts | 2,976 |
| Audrain | John McCain | Republican | 6,167 | 57.2% | 16.1 pts | 10,781 |
| Barry | John McCain | Republican | 9,758 | 66.6% | 35.0 pts | 14,644 |
| Barton | John McCain | Republican | 4,414 | 74.2% | 49.7 pts | 5,948 |
| Bates | John McCain | Republican | 4,833 | 58.3% | 18.9 pts | 8,283 |
| Benton | John McCain | Republican | 5,759 | 60.2% | 22.3 pts | 9,567 |
| Bollinger | John McCain | Republican | 3,972 | 68.7% | 39.5 pts | 5,784 |
| Boone | Barack Obama | Democratic | 47,062 | 55.2% | 12.0 pts | 85,251 |
| Buchanan | Barack Obama | Democratic | 19,164 | 49.1% | 0.1 pts | 39,040 |
| Butler | John McCain | Republican | 11,805 | 68.1% | 37.4 pts | 17,338 |
| Caldwell | John McCain | Republican | 2,654 | 58.2% | 18.4 pts | 4,564 |
| Callaway | John McCain | Republican | 11,389 | 58.9% | 19.7 pts | 19,321 |
| Camden | John McCain | Republican | 14,074 | 63.6% | 28.5 pts | 22,133 |
| Cape Girardeau | John McCain | Republican | 24,768 | 66.3% | 33.6 pts | 37,355 |
| Carroll | John McCain | Republican | 2,955 | 65.1% | 31.3 pts | 4,538 |
| Carter | John McCain | Republican | 1,840 | 63.5% | 29.5 pts | 2,898 |
| Cass | John McCain | Republican | 29,695 | 59.2% | 19.6 pts | 50,179 |
| Cedar | John McCain | Republican | 4,194 | 66.0% | 33.6 pts | 6,354 |
| Chariton | John McCain | Republican | 2,339 | 55.5% | 12.8 pts | 4,214 |
| Christian | John McCain | Republican | 25,382 | 67.3% | 35.8 pts | 37,697 |
| Clark | John McCain | Republican | 1,782 | 51.6% | 6.1 pts | 3,456 |
| Clay | John McCain | Republican | 54,516 | 49.7% | 0.7 pts | 109,606 |
| Clinton | John McCain | Republican | 5,709 | 54.6% | 11.1 pts | 10,454 |
| Cole | John McCain | Republican | 24,385 | 62.9% | 26.9 pts | 38,745 |
| Cooper | John McCain | Republican | 4,902 | 61.1% | 23.7 pts | 8,026 |
| Crawford | John McCain | Republican | 6,007 | 59.6% | 20.8 pts | 10,085 |
| Dade | John McCain | Republican | 2,864 | 69.6% | 40.9 pts | 4,112 |
| Dallas | John McCain | Republican | 4,895 | 63.7% | 29.1 pts | 7,683 |
| Daviess | John McCain | Republican | 2,263 | 59.8% | 22.8 pts | 3,786 |
| DeKalb | John McCain | Republican | 2,889 | 61.7% | 25.6 pts | 4,683 |
| Dent | John McCain | Republican | 4,655 | 67.8% | 37.8 pts | 6,868 |
| Douglas | John McCain | Republican | 4,405 | 65.6% | 33.7 pts | 6,712 |
| Dunklin | John McCain | Republican | 7,044 | 59.9% | 21.3 pts | 11,764 |
| Franklin | John McCain | Republican | 27,355 | 55.5% | 12.4 pts | 49,293 |
| Gasconade | John McCain | Republican | 4,763 | 61.3% | 24.0 pts | 7,771 |
| Gentry | John McCain | Republican | 1,964 | 59.7% | 22.1 pts | 3,292 |
| Greene | John McCain | Republican | 77,683 | 57.2% | 15.8 pts | 135,695 |
| Grundy | John McCain | Republican | 3,006 | 63.4% | 30.1 pts | 4,740 |
| Harrison | John McCain | Republican | 2,512 | 64.2% | 31.3 pts | 3,915 |
| Henry | John McCain | Republican | 6,095 | 54.6% | 11.0 pts | 11,159 |
| Hickory | John McCain | Republican | 2,850 | 55.7% | 13.3 pts | 5,115 |
| Holt | John McCain | Republican | 1,794 | 68.1% | 37.7 pts | 2,633 |
| Howard | John McCain | Republican | 2,708 | 55.8% | 13.8 pts | 4,855 |
| Howell | John McCain | Republican | 10,982 | 64.5% | 30.8 pts | 17,029 |
| Iron | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,213 | 50.1% | 2.8 pts | 4,414 |
| Jackson | John McCain | Republican | 92,833 | 49.9% | 1.1 pts | 186,047 |
| Jasper | John McCain | Republican | 31,667 | 65.9% | 33.2 pts | 48,025 |
| Jefferson | Barack Obama | Democratic | 53,467 | 50.6% | 2.5 pts | 105,704 |
| Johnson | John McCain | Republican | 12,183 | 55.2% | 12.2 pts | 22,080 |
| Kansas City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 120,102 | 78.4% | 57.6 pts | 153,219 |
| Knox | John McCain | Republican | 1,212 | 59.9% | 22.4 pts | 2,024 |
| Laclede | John McCain | Republican | 10,875 | 66.6% | 34.7 pts | 16,323 |
| Lafayette | John McCain | Republican | 9,442 | 56.9% | 15.3 pts | 16,600 |
| Lawrence | John McCain | Republican | 11,263 | 67.7% | 37.1 pts | 16,637 |
| Lewis | John McCain | Republican | 2,594 | 57.6% | 16.8 pts | 4,502 |
| Lincoln | John McCain | Republican | 12,924 | 54.9% | 11.4 pts | 23,550 |
| Linn | John McCain | Republican | 3,140 | 52.9% | 8.5 pts | 5,931 |
| Livingston | John McCain | Republican | 3,993 | 60.9% | 23.8 pts | 6,552 |
| Macon | John McCain | Republican | 4,586 | 61.4% | 24.1 pts | 7,474 |
| Madison | John McCain | Republican | 2,897 | 57.6% | 17.0 pts | 5,028 |
| Maries | John McCain | Republican | 2,853 | 62.7% | 27.6 pts | 4,548 |
| Marion | John McCain | Republican | 7,705 | 61.4% | 23.9 pts | 12,553 |
| McDonald | John McCain | Republican | 5,499 | 67.6% | 37.4 pts | 8,135 |
| Mercer | John McCain | Republican | 1,169 | 66.9% | 37.2 pts | 1,748 |
| Miller | John McCain | Republican | 7,797 | 67.6% | 36.8 pts | 11,535 |
| Mississippi | John McCain | Republican | 3,034 | 56.6% | 14.7 pts | 5,356 |
| Moniteau | John McCain | Republican | 4,467 | 67.0% | 35.8 pts | 6,665 |
| Monroe | John McCain | Republican | 2,533 | 58.7% | 19.2 pts | 4,314 |
| Montgomery | John McCain | Republican | 3,428 | 58.5% | 18.5 pts | 5,856 |
| Morgan | John McCain | Republican | 5,451 | 59.6% | 20.6 pts | 9,149 |
| New Madrid | John McCain | Republican | 4,593 | 56.8% | 15.1 pts | 8,092 |
| Newton | John McCain | Republican | 17,637 | 69.4% | 40.1 pts | 25,406 |
| Nodaway | John McCain | Republican | 5,568 | 54.5% | 10.5 pts | 10,219 |
| Oregon | John McCain | Republican | 2,652 | 57.8% | 18.3 pts | 4,591 |
| Osage | John McCain | Republican | 5,062 | 71.5% | 44.6 pts | 7,079 |
| Ozark | John McCain | Republican | 2,918 | 62.3% | 26.8 pts | 4,686 |
| Pemiscot | John McCain | Republican | 3,954 | 56.1% | 13.1 pts | 7,047 |
| Perry | John McCain | Republican | 5,527 | 63.9% | 29.2 pts | 8,647 |
| Pettis | John McCain | Republican | 11,018 | 60.5% | 22.4 pts | 18,208 |
| Phelps | John McCain | Republican | 11,706 | 60.2% | 22.2 pts | 19,438 |
| Pike | John McCain | Republican | 4,268 | 54.2% | 9.9 pts | 7,881 |
| Platte | John McCain | Republican | 24,460 | 52.6% | 6.5 pts | 46,480 |
| Polk | John McCain | Republican | 8,956 | 65.4% | 32.1 pts | 13,697 |
| Pulaski | John McCain | Republican | 9,552 | 63.7% | 28.7 pts | 15,000 |
| Putnam | John McCain | Republican | 1,591 | 68.0% | 38.3 pts | 2,339 |
| Ralls | John McCain | Republican | 2,987 | 58.8% | 18.6 pts | 5,084 |
| Randolph | John McCain | Republican | 6,457 | 60.8% | 23.3 pts | 10,624 |
| Ray | John McCain | Republican | 5,593 | 50.6% | 3.2 pts | 11,053 |
| Reynolds | John McCain | Republican | 1,782 | 54.2% | 11.1 pts | 3,287 |
| Ripley | John McCain | Republican | 3,407 | 63.5% | 30.1 pts | 5,363 |
| Saline | John McCain | Republican | 4,962 | 50.4% | 2.5 pts | 9,848 |
| Schuyler | John McCain | Republican | 1,139 | 57.4% | 18.4 pts | 1,983 |
| Scotland | John McCain | Republican | 1,249 | 59.5% | 21.7 pts | 2,098 |
| Scott | John McCain | Republican | 11,563 | 64.1% | 29.4 pts | 18,026 |
| Shannon | John McCain | Republican | 2,075 | 54.1% | 11.4 pts | 3,838 |
| Shelby | John McCain | Republican | 2,166 | 65.3% | 31.7 pts | 3,316 |
| St. Charles | John McCain | Republican | 102,550 | 54.4% | 9.7 pts | 188,529 |
| St. Clair | John McCain | Republican | 2,981 | 59.8% | 22.0 pts | 4,988 |
| St. Francois | John McCain | Republican | 12,660 | 51.6% | 4.6 pts | 24,550 |
| St. Louis City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 132,925 | 83.7% | 68.2 pts | 158,858 |
| St. Louis County | Barack Obama | Democratic | 333,123 | 59.5% | 19.9 pts | 559,854 |
| Ste. Genevieve | Barack Obama | Democratic | 4,979 | 56.4% | 14.1 pts | 8,825 |
| Stoddard | John McCain | Republican | 9,172 | 69.2% | 39.8 pts | 13,262 |
| Stone | John McCain | Republican | 11,147 | 68.0% | 37.3 pts | 16,387 |
| Sullivan | John McCain | Republican | 1,607 | 56.0% | 15.1 pts | 2,869 |
| Taney | John McCain | Republican | 14,736 | 68.0% | 37.2 pts | 21,664 |
| Texas | John McCain | Republican | 7,215 | 66.5% | 35.1 pts | 10,851 |
| Vernon | John McCain | Republican | 5,334 | 60.1% | 22.0 pts | 8,878 |
| Warren | John McCain | Republican | 8,675 | 55.7% | 12.6 pts | 15,576 |
| Washington | Barack Obama | Democratic | 4,711 | 49.0% | 0.1 pts | 9,614 |
| Wayne | John McCain | Republican | 3,784 | 61.5% | 25.0 pts | 6,154 |
| Webster | John McCain | Republican | 10,431 | 63.8% | 29.0 pts | 16,356 |
| Worth | John McCain | Republican | 707 | 60.2% | 23.9 pts | 1,174 |
| Wright | John McCain | Republican | 5,784 | 67.9% | 37.9 pts | 8,514 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in Missouri in 2008?
The Republican candidate won 107 of Missouri's 116 counties in 2008, with 9 counties going to the other major party.
Which Missouri county had the closest presidential result in 2008?
Buchanan had the closest margin in Missouri in 2008, with Barack Obama (Democratic) winning by 0.1 points out of 39,040 total votes cast.
Which Missouri county had the widest presidential margin in 2008?
St. Louis City had the widest margin in Missouri in 2008, with Barack Obama (Democratic) winning by 68.2 points.
How many counties are included in Missouri's 2008 presidential results?
This page covers 116 counties in Missouri for the 2008 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.