Election 1884 Results
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1884 presidential election in Missouri
Grover Cleveland (Democrat) beat James G. Blaine (Republican) in Missouri in 1884, 53.5% to 46.0%, a margin of 7.5 points and 32,942 votes.
Missouri voted 6.9 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.6.
The Democratic hold continued from 1880, when Winfield Scott Hancock won.
Democrats led in 73 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, St. Louis City, cast 42,858 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.3 points. The closest was Cape Girardeau, where 7 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland won | Democratic | 236,023 | 53.5% |
| James G. Blaine | Republican | 203,081 | 46.0% |
| All other candidates | 2,164 | 0.5% | |
| Total | 441,268 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis City | 21,712 50.7% | 21,135 49.3% | 11 | 42,858 | D+1.3 |
| Jackson | 9,551 50.7% | 9,288 49.3% | 9 | 18,848 | D+1.4 |
| Buchanan | 5,236 57.4% | 3,879 42.6% | 9,115 | D+14.9 | |
| Jasper | 3,318 44.6% | 4,124 55.4% | 7,442 | R+10.8 | |
| Greene | 3,193 45.5% | 3,804 54.2% | 21 | 7,018 | R+8.7 |
| Bates | 3,785 55.6% | 3,007 44.2% | 14 | 6,806 | D+11.4 |
| Saline | 4,041 60.9% | 2,585 39.0% | 7 | 6,633 | D+22.0 |
| Pettis | 3,479 53.0% | 3,070 46.8% | 14 | 6,563 | D+6.2 |
| Nodaway | 3,044 47.5% | 3,354 52.3% | 9 | 6,407 | R+4.8 |
| Johnson | 3,324 52.1% | 3,052 47.8% | 7 | 6,383 | D+4.3 |
| Lafayette | 3,697 58.8% | 2,586 41.2% | 1 | 6,284 | D+17.7 |
| St. Louis | 2,513 41.3% | 3,563 58.6% | 3 | 6,079 | R+17.3 |
| Pike | 3,395 58.2% | 2,428 41.6% | 7 | 5,830 | D+16.6 |
| Vernon | 3,782 65.3% | 2,010 34.7% | 5,792 | D+30.6 | |
| Macon | 3,104 54.2% | 2,619 45.8% | 1 | 5,724 | D+8.5 |
| Carroll | 2,893 51.0% | 2,774 49.0% | 5,667 | D+2.1 | |
| Henry | 3,292 59.0% | 2,280 40.9% | 8 | 5,580 | D+18.1 |
| Chariton | 3,287 60.0% | 2,194 40.0% | 5,481 | D+19.9 | |
| Marion | 3,251 59.9% | 2,172 40.0% | 1 | 5,424 | D+19.9 |
| Franklin | 2,290 43.9% | 2,931 56.1% | 5,221 | R+12.3 | |
| Cass | 3,057 59.1% | 2,107 40.7% | 10 | 5,174 | D+18.4 |
| Randolph | 3,193 63.7% | 1,818 36.3% | 5,011 | D+27.4 | |
| Boone | 3,570 72.3% | 1,364 27.6% | 2 | 4,936 | D+44.7 |
| Callaway | 3,420 71.7% | 1,347 28.3% | 4,767 | D+43.5 | |
| Cooper | 2,475 52.7% | 2,223 47.3% | 1 | 4,699 | D+5.4 |
| Audrain | 3,034 66.1% | 1,554 33.8% | 4 | 4,592 | D+32.2 |
| Ray | 2,895 64.3% | 1,608 35.7% | 4,503 | D+28.6 | |
| St. Charles | 2,123 47.6% | 2,334 52.4% | 4,457 | R+4.7 | |
| Linn | 2,137 48.5% | 2,269 51.5% | 4,406 | R+3.0 | |
| Daviess | 2,180 49.6% | 2,213 50.4% | 4,393 | R+0.8 | |
| Monroe | 3,485 81.3% | 801 18.7% | 2 | 4,288 | D+62.6 |
| Livingston | 2,030 47.6% | 2,227 52.3% | 4 | 4,261 | R+4.6 |
| Cape Girardeau | 2,086 50.1% | 2,079 49.9% | 2 | 4,167 | D+0.2 |
| Jefferson | 2,272 54.9% | 1,858 44.9% | 7 | 4,137 | D+10.0 |
| Clay | 3,179 77.3% | 926 22.5% | 9 | 4,114 | D+54.8 |
| Harrison | 1,688 41.1% | 2,411 58.8% | 4 | 4,103 | R+17.6 |
| Lawrence | 1,947 48.0% | 2,103 51.8% | 8 | 4,058 | R+3.8 |
| Newton | 2,042 51.3% | 1,938 48.7% | 3,980 | D+2.6 | |
| Gentry | 2,155 54.4% | 1,800 45.4% | 8 | 3,963 | D+9.0 |
| Clinton | 2,165 56.8% | 1,636 42.9% | 11 | 3,812 | D+13.9 |
| Platte | 2,692 72.0% | 1,046 28.0% | 2 | 3,740 | D+44.0 |
| Andrew | 1,709 46.2% | 1,985 53.6% | 6 | 3,700 | R+7.5 |
| Sullivan | 1,768 48.4% | 1,882 51.6% | 3,650 | R+3.1 | |
| Montgomery | 1,930 54.0% | 1,641 45.9% | 2 | 3,573 | D+8.1 |
| Lincoln | 2,243 62.9% | 1,321 37.1% | 3,564 | D+25.9 | |
| Barton | 1,838 51.7% | 1,716 48.3% | 3,554 | D+3.4 | |
| Howard | 2,286 64.5% | 1,256 35.5% | 1 | 3,543 | D+29.1 |
| Lewis | 2,130 61.0% | 1,363 39.0% | 3,493 | D+22.0 | |
| Adair | 1,443 41.4% | 2,041 58.5% | 5 | 3,489 | R+17.1 |
| Polk | 1,545 44.3% | 1,938 55.6% | 1 | 3,484 | R+11.3 |
| Holt | 1,475 43.0% | 1,957 57.0% | 1 | 3,433 | R+14.0 |
| Grundy | 1,203 36.1% | 2,128 63.8% | 2 | 3,333 | R+27.8 |
| St. Clair | 1,687 50.7% | 1,633 49.1% | 5 | 3,325 | D+1.6 |
| Barry | 1,587 48.8% | 1,664 51.2% | 3,251 | R+2.4 | |
| Clark | 1,652 50.8% | 1,599 49.2% | 3,251 | D+1.6 | |
| Atchison | 1,545 47.8% | 1,682 52.0% | 5 | 3,232 | R+4.2 |
| Caldwell | 1,343 42.0% | 1,851 57.9% | 3 | 3,197 | R+15.9 |
| De Kalb | 1,502 47.7% | 1,645 52.3% | 1 | 3,148 | R+4.5 |
| Shelby | 1,910 62.8% | 1,128 37.1% | 3 | 3,041 | D+25.7 |
| Cole | 1,526 50.2% | 1,513 49.8% | 1 | 3,040 | D+0.4 |
| Cedar | 1,563 51.9% | 1,449 48.1% | 1 | 3,013 | D+3.8 |
| Dade | 1,268 42.7% | 1,692 56.9% | 12 | 2,972 | R+14.3 |
| Knox | 1,619 55.0% | 1,319 44.8% | 4 | 2,942 | D+10.2 |
| St. Francois | 1,875 65.2% | 1,001 34.8% | 1 | 2,877 | D+30.4 |
| Moniteau | 1,408 49.2% | 1,449 50.7% | 3 | 2,860 | R+1.4 |
| Benton | 1,289 45.7% | 1,532 54.3% | 2 | 2,823 | R+8.6 |
| Mercer | 965 34.7% | 1,812 65.2% | 3 | 2,780 | R+30.5 |
| Putnam | 935 33.7% | 1,835 66.2% | 1 | 2,771 | R+32.5 |
| Texas | 1,652 63.0% | 970 37.0% | 2,622 | D+26.0 | |
| Scotland | 1,526 58.5% | 1,077 41.3% | 4 | 2,607 | D+17.2 |
| Webster | 1,229 48.3% | 1,316 51.7% | 2,545 | R+3.4 | |
| Warren | 598 24.0% | 1,353 54.3% | 541 | 2,492 | R+30.3 |
| Laclede | 1,203 48.3% | 1,283 51.5% | 3 | 2,489 | R+3.2 |
| Howell | 1,369 55.0% | 1,117 44.9% | 1 | 2,487 | D+10.1 |
| Stoddard | 1,718 69.3% | 761 30.7% | 2,479 | D+38.6 | |
| Ralls | 1,756 71.1% | 714 28.9% | 2,470 | D+42.2 | |
| Washington | 1,438 59.3% | 987 40.7% | 2,425 | D+18.6 | |
| Miller | 1,047 43.5% | 1,360 56.5% | 2,407 | R+13.0 | |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,115 46.5% | 684 28.5% | 599 | 2,398 | D+18.0 |
| Osage | 1,096 47.3% | 1,219 52.7% | 2,315 | R+5.3 | |
| Wright | 956 42.4% | 1,298 57.6% | 2,254 | R+15.2 | |
| Christian | 700 31.3% | 1,536 68.7% | 1 | 2,237 | R+37.4 |
| Perry | 1,227 55.3% | 990 44.7% | 2,217 | D+10.7 | |
| Schuyler | 1,203 54.3% | 1,009 45.6% | 2 | 2,214 | D+8.8 |
| Wayne | 1,337 61.0% | 814 37.1% | 42 | 2,193 | D+23.8 |
| Phelps | 1,282 59.1% | 888 40.9% | 1 | 2,171 | D+18.1 |
| Crawford | 1,106 51.2% | 1,053 48.7% | 2 | 2,161 | D+2.5 |
| Morgan | 1,141 52.9% | 1,014 47.1% | 2,155 | D+5.9 | |
| Bollinger | 1,241 58.2% | 891 41.8% | 2,132 | D+16.4 | |
| Gasconade | 548 26.5% | 1,523 73.5% | 2,071 | R+47.1 | |
| Dallas | 687 33.5% | 1,364 66.5% | 2,051 | R+33.0 | |
| Dent | 1,171 59.4% | 798 40.5% | 2 | 1,971 | D+18.9 |
| Mississippi | 1,222 62.9% | 722 37.1% | 1,944 | D+25.7 | |
| Dunklin | 1,527 80.0% | 382 20.0% | 1,909 | D+60.0 | |
| Scott | 1,331 72.1% | 515 27.9% | 1,846 | D+44.2 | |
| Worth | 771 43.0% | 899 50.1% | 123 | 1,793 | R+7.1 |
| McDonald | 1,040 59.4% | 710 40.6% | 1,750 | D+18.9 | |
| Hickory | 626 37.0% | 1,063 62.9% | 1 | 1,690 | R+25.9 |
| Douglas | 388 24.7% | 1,182 75.3% | 1,570 | R+50.6 | |
| Pulaski | 948 60.6% | 615 39.3% | 1 | 1,564 | D+21.3 |
| New Madrid | 1,086 70.2% | 461 29.8% | 1,547 | D+40.4 | |
| Taney | 460 31.4% | 647 44.2% | 356 | 1,463 | R+12.8 |
| Camden | 608 42.9% | 809 57.1% | 1,417 | R+14.2 | |
| Madison | 931 66.2% | 473 33.6% | 2 | 1,406 | D+32.6 |
| Oregon | 1,115 79.6% | 286 20.4% | 1,401 | D+59.2 | |
| Butler | 900 64.7% | 491 35.3% | 1,391 | D+29.4 | |
| Maries | 957 68.9% | 425 30.6% | 7 | 1,389 | D+38.3 |
| Iron | 786 59.0% | 545 40.9% | 1 | 1,332 | D+18.1 |
| Ripley | 819 68.5% | 376 31.5% | 1,195 | D+37.1 | |
| Stone | 232 20.6% | 671 59.7% | 221 | 1,124 | R+39.1 |
| Reynolds | 790 79.9% | 198 20.0% | 1 | 989 | D+59.9 |
| Ozark | 344 35.2% | 634 64.8% | 978 | R+29.7 | |
| Pemiscot | 683 85.1% | 120 14.9% | 803 | D+70.1 | |
| Shannon | 572 78.5% | 157 21.5% | 729 | D+56.9 | |
| Carter | 289 68.6% | 132 31.4% | 421 | D+37.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1884; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+18.4 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+15.4 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+18.6 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+9.4 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+0.1 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+7.2 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.3 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+10.1 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+20.0 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+28.1 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+0.5 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+1.6 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+16.6 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.8 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+22.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+28.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+11.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+5.8 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+11.4 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+17.6 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.7 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+7.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+7.5 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+13.7 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+16.3 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+13.9 |