1900 United States presidential election in Missouri
1900 United States presidential election in Missouri
County Results
Bryan
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
McKinley
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1900 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1900. Voters chose 17 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting incumbent Republican President William McKinley and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt against the Democratic ticket of challenger William Jennings Bryan and Adlai Stevenson .
Missouri gave Bryan a 51.48 percent of the vote versus McKinley's 45.94 percent, a margin of 5.53%. While losing Missouri, McKinley nevertheless won the national election by a 6.13 point margin.
Notably, this was one of only two occasions after 1896 and before 2008 - a period spanning the entirety of the 20th century - that Missouri voted for a losing presidential candidate, as the state was often considered a political bellwether in that period. After 1900 and before 2008 , the state voted for the national winner in every election except for 1956 (coincidentally, Missouri voted for Stevenson's grandson in that election). However, that reputation began to fade after voting for losing Republican candidates for two elections in a row in 2008 and 2012 . McKinley was the only president in American history to win two terms in office and lose Missouri twice until 2012, and is the only Republican president to ever do so.
Bryan had previously defeated McKinley in Missouri four years earlier but would later lose the state to William Howard Taft in 1908 .
Results
Results by county
1900 United States presidential election in Missouri by county[ 2] [ 3]
County
William Jennings Bryan Democratic
William McKinley Republican
Eugene V. Debs Social Democratic
John G. Woolley Prohibition
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
2,180
43.15%
2,673
52.91%
21
0.42%
62
1.23%
116
2.30%
-493
-9.76%
5,052
Andrew
2,022
45.53%
2,356
53.05%
17
0.38%
34
0.77%
12
0.27%
-334
-7.52%
4,441
Atchison
1,926
50.13%
1,767
45.99%
14
0.36%
122
3.18%
13
0.34%
159
4.14%
3,842
Audrain
3,477
69.21%
1,436
28.58%
14
0.28%
61
1.21%
36
0.72%
2,041
40.63%
5,024
Barry
2,661
51.12%
2,420
46.49%
27
0.52%
44
0.85%
53
1.02%
241
4.63%
5,205
Barton
2,349
54.30%
1,780
41.15%
83
1.92%
96
2.22%
18
0.42%
569
13.15%
4,326
Bates
3,591
51.62%
2,731
39.26%
106
1.52%
150
2.16%
378
5.43%
860
12.36%
6,956
Benton
1,532
42.09%
1,980
54.40%
29
0.80%
27
0.74%
72
1.98%
-448
-12.31%
3,640
Bollinger
1,533
49.58%
1,515
49.00%
13
0.42%
21
0.68%
10
0.32%
18
0.58%
3,092
Boone
4,793
72.74%
1,672
25.38%
21
0.32%
53
0.80%
50
0.76%
3,121
47.37%
6,589
Buchanan
8,925
50.91%
8,329
47.51%
57
0.33%
198
1.13%
23
0.13%
596
3.40%
17,532
Butler
1,670
45.79%
1,888
51.77%
70
1.92%
10
0.27%
9
0.25%
-218
-5.98%
3,647
Caldwell
2,722
53.60%
2,235
44.01%
13
0.32%
65
1.59%
43
1.05%
487
9.59%
5,078
Callaway
4,133
68.28%
1,864
30.79%
8
0.13%
31
0.51%
17
0.28%
2,269
37.49%
6,053
Camden
1,078
41.48%
1,511
58.14%
8
0.31%
1
0.04%
1
0.04%
-433
-16.66%
2,599
Cape Girardeau
2,318
43.88%
2,778
52.58%
27
0.51%
87
1.65%
73
1.38%
-460
-8.71%
5,283
Carroll
3,300
49.96%
3,192
48.33%
23
0.35%
75
1.14%
15
0.23%
108
1.64%
6,605
Carter
755
54.32%
629
45.25%
3
0.22%
3
0.22%
0
0.00%
126
9.06%
1,390
Cass
3,350
58.65%
2,162
37.85%
75
1.31%
89
1.56%
36
0.63%
1,188
20.80%
5,712
Cedar
1,820
47.87%
1,845
48.53%
21
0.55%
23
0.60%
93
2.45%
-25
-0.66%
3,802
Chariton
3,828
63.16%
2,138
35.27%
26
0.43%
37
0.61%
32
0.53%
1,690
27.88%
6,061
Christian
1,326
37.55%
2,107
59.67%
16
0.45%
24
0.68%
58
1.64%
-781
-22.12%
3,531
Clark
2,021
50.77%
1,899
47.70%
7
0.18%
49
1.23%
5
0.13%
122
3.06%
3,981
Clay
3,585
78.00%
921
20.04%
10
0.22%
55
1.20%
25
0.54%
2,664
57.96%
4,596
Clinton
2,405
56.65%
1,745
41.11%
11
0.26%
61
1.44%
23
0.54%
660
15.55%
4,245
Cole
2,320
51.45%
2,157
47.84%
15
0.33%
9
0.20%
8
0.18%
163
3.61%
4,509
Cooper
2,756
49.28%
2,738
48.96%
17
0.30%
33
0.59%
48
0.86%
18
0.32%
5,592
Crawford
1,318
46.57%
1,470
51.94%
22
0.78%
17
0.60%
3
0.11%
-152
-5.37%
2,830
Dade
1,821
46.23%
1,992
50.57%
44
1.12%
25
0.63%
57
1.45%
-171
-4.34%
3,939
Dallas
1,238
44.03%
1,506
53.56%
7
0.25%
20
0.71%
41
1.46%
-268
-9.53%
2,812
Daviess
2,670
50.95%
2,373
45.29%
21
0.40%
113
2.16%
63
1.20%
297
5.67%
5,240
DeKalb
1,840
50.94%
1,669
46.21%
8
0.22%
60
1.66%
35
0.97%
171
4.73%
3,612
Dent
1,419
55.87%
1,085
42.72%
8
0.31%
12
0.47%
16
0.63%
334
13.15%
2,540
Douglas
858
29.05%
1,705
57.72%
14
0.47%
10
0.34%
367
12.42%
-847
-28.67%
2,954
Dunklin
2,711
66.77%
1,276
31.43%
33
0.81%
24
0.59%
16
0.39%
1,435
35.34%
4,060
Franklin
2,652
41.37%
3,686
57.49%
18
0.28%
38
0.59%
17
0.27%
-1,034
-16.13%
6,411
Gasconade
575
21.95%
2,015
76.91%
15
0.57%
13
0.50%
2
0.08%
-1,440
-54.96%
2,620
Gentry
2,459
51.13%
2,185
45.44%
17
0.35%
83
1.73%
65
1.35%
274
5.70%
4,809
Greene
5,519
46.52%
6,009
50.65%
93
0.78%
73
0.62%
170
1.43%
-490
-4.13%
11,864
Grundy
1,532
36.64%
2,576
61.61%
14
0.33%
39
0.93%
20
0.48%
-1,044
-24.97%
4,181
Harrison
2,209
40.31%
3,083
56.26%
19
0.35%
108
1.97%
61
1.11%
-874
-15.95%
5,480
Henry
3,777
56.81%
2,626
39.49%
39
0.59%
155
2.33%
52
0.78%
1,151
17.31%
6,649
Hickory
777
36.74%
1,270
60.05%
10
0.47%
13
0.61%
45
2.13%
-493
-23.31%
2,115
Holt
1,765
42.29%
2,292
54.91%
18
0.43%
80
1.92%
19
0.46%
-527
-12.63%
4,174
Howard
3,134
69.57%
1,295
28.75%
10
0.22%
37
0.82%
29
0.64%
1,839
40.82%
4,505
Howell
1,975
46.85%
2,059
48.84%
38
0.90%
39
0.93%
105
2.49%
-84
-1.99%
4,216
Iron
932
58.36%
642
40.20%
5
0.31%
11
0.69%
7
0.44%
290
18.16%
1,597
Jackson
22,542
49.87%
21,581
47.74%
494
1.09%
398
0.88%
191
0.42%
961
2.13%
45,206
Jasper
9,658
50.69%
8,747
45.91%
327
1.72%
220
1.15%
100
0.52%
911
4.78%
19,052
Jefferson
2,798
49.61%
2,775
49.20%
14
0.25%
28
0.50%
25
0.44%
23
0.41%
5,640
Johnson
3,612
52.99%
3,051
44.76%
37
0.54%
74
1.09%
42
0.62%
561
8.23%
6,816
Knox
1,908
57.30%
1,344
40.36%
12
0.36%
46
1.38%
20
0.60%
564
16.94%
3,330
Laclede
1,786
50.54%
1,686
47.71%
7
0.20%
17
0.48%
38
1.08%
100
2.83%
3,534
Lafayette
4,217
55.28%
3,311
43.40%
22
0.29%
50
0.66%
29
0.38%
906
11.88%
7,629
Lawrence
3,313
47.05%
3,552
50.44%
61
0.87%
87
1.24%
29
0.41%
-239
-3.39%
7,042
Lewis
2,583
62.82%
1,442
35.07%
26
0.63%
44
1.07%
17
0.41%
1,141
27.75%
4,112
Lincoln
2,761
62.65%
1,563
35.47%
18
0.41%
55
1.25%
10
0.23%
1,198
27.18%
4,407
Linn
3,137
49.47%
3,104
48.95%
10
0.16%
40
0.63%
50
0.79%
33
0.52%
6,341
Livingston
2,659
48.33%
2,493
45.31%
29
0.53%
125
2.27%
196
3.56%
166
3.02%
5,502
Macon
4,174
52.25%
3,568
44.67%
133
1.66%
68
0.85%
45
0.56%
606
7.59%
7,988
Madison
1,153
55.94%
881
42.75%
6
0.29%
15
0.73%
6
0.29%
272
13.20%
2,061
Maries
1,273
69.83%
544
29.84%
3
0.16%
3
0.16%
0
0.00%
729
39.99%
1,823
Marion
3,927
60.17%
2,490
38.16%
21
0.32%
72
1.10%
16
0.25%
1,437
22.02%
6,526
McDonald
1,469
54.73%
1,138
42.40%
22
0.82%
33
1.23%
22
0.82%
331
12.33%
2,684
Mercer
1,106
35.20%
1,973
62.79%
11
0.35%
41
1.30%
11
0.35%
-867
-27.59%
3,142
Miller
1,493
44.58%
1,796
53.63%
4
0.12%
22
0.66%
34
1.02%
-303
-9.05%
3,349
Mississippi
1,384
57.03%
1,020
42.03%
7
0.29%
12
0.49%
4
0.16%
364
15.00%
2,427
Moniteau
1,876
50.19%
1,684
45.05%
23
0.62%
32
0.86%
123
3.29%
192
5.14%
3,738
Monroe
4,016
82.35%
795
16.30%
17
0.35%
23
0.47%
26
0.53%
3,221
66.04%
4,877
Montgomery
2,000
50.03%
1,866
46.67%
15
0.38%
83
2.08%
34
0.85%
134
3.35%
3,998
Morgan
1,390
48.31%
1,434
49.84%
6
0.21%
15
0.52%
32
1.11%
-44
-1.53%
2,877
New Madrid
1,379
67.20%
668
32.55%
3
0.15%
1
0.05%
1
0.05%
711
34.65%
2,052
Newton
2,877
49.87%
2,673
46.33%
33
0.57%
148
2.57%
38
0.66%
204
3.54%
5,769
Nodaway
4,055
50.05%
3,858
47.62%
53
0.65%
112
1.38%
24
0.30%
197
2.43%
8,102
Oregon
1,768
71.64%
652
26.42%
27
1.09%
5
0.20%
16
0.65%
1,116
45.22%
2,468
Osage
1,396
43.78%
1,731
54.28%
10
0.31%
50
1.57%
2
0.06%
-335
-10.50%
3,189
Ozark
695
34.58%
1,272
63.28%
5
0.25%
16
0.80%
22
1.09%
-577
-28.71%
2,010
Pemiscot
1,370
67.42%
655
32.23%
4
0.20%
1
0.05%
2
0.10%
715
35.19%
2,032
Perry
1,660
49.23%
1,681
49.85%
14
0.42%
16
0.47%
1
0.03%
-21
-0.62%
3,372
Pettis
3,820
48.82%
3,824
48.88%
103
1.32%
65
0.83%
12
0.15%
-4
-0.05%
7,824
Phelps
1,603
56.50%
1,153
40.64%
13
0.46%
18
0.63%
50
1.76%
450
15.86%
2,837
Pike
3,747
59.16%
2,534
40.01%
12
0.19%
35
0.55%
6
0.09%
1,213
19.15%
6,334
Platte
3,052
74.86%
997
24.45%
4
0.10%
20
0.49%
4
0.10%
2,055
50.40%
4,077
Polk
2,178
43.57%
2,679
53.59%
17
0.34%
43
0.86%
82
1.64%
-501
-10.02%
4,999
Pulaski
1,282
63.43%
728
36.02%
2
0.10%
7
0.34%
2
0.10%
554
27.41%
2,021
Putnam
1,159
32.46%
2,337
65.46%
16
0.45%
33
0.92%
25
0.70%
-1,178
-33.00%
3,570
Ralls
2,161
73.03%
770
26.02%
4
0.14%
18
0.61%
6
0.20%
1,391
47.01%
2,959
Randolph
4,006
66.07%
1,932
31.87%
36
0.59%
51
0.84%
38
0.63%
2,074
34.21%
6,063
Ray
3,631
63.46%
2,004
35.02%
21
0.37%
46
0.80%
20
0.35%
1,627
28.43%
5,722
Reynolds
1,027
69.35%
451
30.45%
3
0.20%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
576
38.89%
1,481
Ripley
1,439
61.68%
822
35.23%
2
0.09%
31
1.33%
39
1.67%
617
26.45%
2,333
Saint Charles
2,343
40.95%
3,324
58.10%
34
0.59%
14
0.24%
6
0.10%
-981
-17.15%
5,721
Saint Clair
2,036
49.59%
1,844
44.91%
21
0.51%
75
1.83%
130
3.17%
192
4.68%
4,106
Saint Francois
2,707
53.43%
2,295
45.30%
17
0.34%
39
0.77%
8
0.16%
412
8.13%
5,066
Saint Louis County
3,864
36.55%
6,537
61.83%
101
0.96%
60
0.57%
12
0.11%
-2,673
-25.28%
10,573
Saint Louis City
59,931
48.11%
60,597
48.64%
2,749
2.21%
327
0.26%
974
0.78%
-666
-0.53%
124,574
Sainte Genevieve
1,296
57.70%
935
41.63%
0
0.00%
5
0.22%
10
0.45%
361
16.07%
2,246
Saline
4,901
62.54%
2,814
35.91%
29
0.37%
58
0.74%
34
0.43%
2,087
26.63%
7,836
Schuyler
1,335
53.34%
1,061
42.39%
2
0.08%
65
2.60%
40
1.60%
274
10.95%
2,503
Scotland
1,760
56.28%
1,277
40.84%
12
0.38%
50
1.60%
28
0.90%
483
15.45%
3,127
Scott
1,706
66.64%
821
32.07%
14
0.55%
14
0.55%
5
0.20%
885
34.57%
2,560
Shannon
1,279
62.91%
716
35.22%
15
0.74%
8
0.39%
15
0.74%
563
27.69%
2,033
Shelby
2,578
66.65%
1,217
31.46%
5
0.13%
57
1.47%
11
0.28%
1,361
35.19%
3,868
Stoddard
2,695
58.26%
1,840
39.78%
32
0.69%
30
0.65%
29
0.63%
855
18.48%
4,626
Stone
573
31.57%
1,182
65.12%
15
0.83%
7
0.39%
38
2.09%
-609
-33.55%
1,815
Sullivan
2,395
49.25%
2,386
49.06%
17
0.35%
58
1.19%
7
0.14%
9
0.19%
4,863
Taney
753
39.18%
1,137
59.16%
16
0.83%
10
0.52%
6
0.31%
-384
-19.98%
1,922
Texas
2,218
55.70%
1,713
43.02%
9
0.23%
14
0.35%
28
0.70%
505
12.68%
3,982
Vernon
4,306
62.58%
2,356
34.24%
61
0.89%
118
1.71%
40
0.58%
1,950
28.34%
6,881
Warren
579
25.87%
1,599
71.45%
27
1.21%
15
0.67%
18
0.80%
-1,020
-45.58%
2,238
Washington
1,500
45.91%
1,751
53.60%
3
0.09%
12
0.37%
1
0.03%
-251
-7.68%
3,267
Wayne
1,745
50.92%
1,648
48.09%
13
0.38%
19
0.55%
2
0.06%
97
2.83%
3,427
Webster
1,702
47.84%
1,721
48.37%
16
0.45%
40
1.12%
79
2.22%
-19
-0.53%
3,558
Worth
1,123
50.20%
1,023
45.73%
8
0.36%
34
1.52%
49
2.19%
100
4.47%
2,237
Wright
1,500
45.96%
1,703
52.18%
11
0.34%
27
0.83%
23
0.70%
-203
-6.22%
3,264
Totals
352,922
51.55%
314,038
45.87%
6,139
0.90%
5,965
0.87%
5,540
0.81%
38,884
5.68%
684,599
See also
References