See main article: 1856 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1856 United States presidential election in Missouri |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1852 United States presidential election in Missouri |
| Previous Year: | 1852 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1860 United States presidential election in Missouri |
| Next Year: | 1860 |
| Image1: | James Buchanan (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | James Buchanan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Pennsylvania |
| Electoral Vote1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 57,964 |
| Percentage1: | 54.43% |
| Nominee2: | Millard Fillmore |
| Party2: | Know Nothing |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Andrew J. Donelson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 48,522 |
| Percentage2: | 45.57% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franklin Pierce |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James Buchanan |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1856 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on November 4, 1856. Voters chose nine electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.
Missouri voted for the Democratic nominee James Buchanan, who received 54% of the vote.[1]
Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot.
, this is the last time Gasconade County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, which, as of 2023, makes it the longest Republican winning streak in presidential elections in the nation.[2]
| James BuchananDemocratic | Millard FillmoreKnow Nothing | Total Votes Cast | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" | data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" | % | data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" | data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" | % | ||||||
| Adair | 410 | 59.16% | 283 | 40.84% | 693 | ||||||
| Andrew | 889 | 67.50% | 428 | 32.50% | 1,317 | ||||||
| Atchison | 345 | 72.33% | 132 | 27.67% | 477 | ||||||
| Audrain | 521 | 47.97% | 565 | 52.03% | 1,086 | ||||||
| Barry | 488 | 76.73% | 148 | 23.27% | 636 | ||||||
| Barton | 64 | 54.70% | 53 | 45.30% | 117 | ||||||
| Bates | 409 | 61.60% | 255 | 38.40% | 664 | ||||||
| Benton | 467 | 74.60% | 159 | 25.40% | 626 | ||||||
| Bollinger | 413 | 67.48% | 199 | 32.52% | 612 | ||||||
| Boone | 958 | 41.89% | 1,329 | 58.11% | 2,287 | ||||||
| Buchanan | 1,036 | 57.43% | 768 | 42.57% | 1,804 | ||||||
| Butler | 143 | 80.79% | 34 | 19.21% | 177 | ||||||
| Caldwell | 295 | 55.45% | 237 | 44.55% | 532 | ||||||
| Callaway | 805 | 42.37% | 1,095 | 57.63% | 1,900 | ||||||
| Camden | 269 | 56.16% | 210 | 43.84% | 479 | ||||||
| Cape Girardeau | 898 | 57.49% | 664 | 42.51% | 1,562 | ||||||
| Carroll | 659 | 62.29% | 399 | 37.71% | 1,058 | ||||||
| Cass | 561 | 48.49% | 596 | 51.51% | 1,157 | ||||||
| Cedar | 391 | 70.58% | 163 | 29.42% | 554 | ||||||
| Chariton | 559 | 55.96% | 440 | 44.04% | 999 | ||||||
| Clark | 587 | 44.88% | 721 | 55.12% | 1,308 | ||||||
| Clay | 675 | 47.17% | 756 | 52.83% | 1,431 | ||||||
| Clinton | 397 | 49.44% | 406 | 50.56% | 803 | ||||||
| Cole | 552 | 68.06% | 259 | 31.94% | 811 | ||||||
| Cooper | 778 | 49.71% | 787 | 50.29% | 1,565 | ||||||
| Crawford | 434 | 48.55% | 460 | 51.45% | 894 | ||||||
| Dade | 418 | 55.66% | 333 | 44.34% | 751 | ||||||
| Dallas | 454 | 77.47% | 132 | 22.53% | 586 | ||||||
| Daviess | 572 | 60.08% | 380 | 39.92% | 952 | ||||||
| DeKalb | 336 | 66.14% | 172 | 33.86% | 508 | ||||||
| Dent | 396 | 83.72% | 77 | 16.28% | 473 | ||||||
| Dunklin | 147 | 59.27% | 101 | 40.73% | 248 | ||||||
| Franklin | 846 | 61.44% | 531 | 38.56% | 1,377 | ||||||
| Gasconade | 403 | 64.69% | 220 | 35.31% | 623 | ||||||
| Gentry | 757 | 65.65% | 396 | 34.35% | 1,153 | ||||||
| Greene | 1,029 | 50.64% | 1,003 | 49.36% | 2,032 | ||||||
| Grundy | 335 | 48.91% | 350 | 51.09% | 685 | ||||||
| Harrison | 495 | 60.89% | 318 | 39.11% | 813 | ||||||
| Henry | 369 | 47.86% | 402 | 52.14% | 771 | ||||||
| Hickory | 333 | 76.38% | 103 | 23.62% | 436 | ||||||
| Holt | 409 | 63.02% | 240 | 36.98% | 649 | ||||||
| Howard | 867 | 52.19% | 798 | 47.93% | 1,665 | ||||||
| Jackson | 1,168 | 56.64% | 894 | 43.36% | 2,062 | ||||||
| Jasper | 398 | 57.43% | 294 | 42.42% | 692 | ||||||
| Jefferson | 387 | 42.53% | 523 | 57.47% | 910 | ||||||
| Johnson | 540 | 39.02% | 844 | 60.98% | 1,384 | ||||||
| Knox | 471 | 54.64% | 391 | 45.36% | 862 | ||||||
| Laclede | 821 | 78.49% | 225 | 21.51% | 1,046 | ||||||
| Lafayette | 654 | 33.59% | 1,293 | 66.41% | 1,947 | ||||||
| Lawrence | 574 | 61.59% | 358 | 38.41% | 932 | ||||||
| Lewis | 761 | 54.24% | 642 | 45.76% | 1,403 | ||||||
| Lincoln | 846 | 59.66% | 572 | 40.34% | 1,418 | ||||||
| Linn | 400 | 51.09% | 383 | 48.91% | 783 | ||||||
| Livingston | 501 | 53.81% | 430 | 46.19% | 931 | ||||||
| Macon | 934 | 68.22% | 435 | 31.78% | 1,369 | ||||||
| Madison | 418 | 54.08% | 355 | 45.92% | 773 | ||||||
| Maries | 246 | 78.59% | 67 | 21.41% | 313 | ||||||
| Marion | 727 | 35.50% | 1,321 | 64.50% | 2,048 | ||||||
| McDonald | 299 | 83.06% | 61 | 16.94% | 360 | ||||||
| Mercer | 450 | 51.90% | 417 | 48.10% | 867 | ||||||
| Miller | 224 | 67.47% | 108 | 32.53% | 332 | ||||||
| Mississippi | 327 | 50.78% | 317 | 49.22% | 644 | ||||||
| Moniteau | 427 | 52.46% | 387 | 47.54% | 814 | ||||||
| Monroe | 762 | 42.95% | 1,012 | 57.05% | 1,774 | ||||||
| Montgomery | 365 | 37.71% | 603 | 62.29% | 968 | ||||||
| Morgan | 403 | 63.97% | 227 | 36.03% | 630 | ||||||
| New Madrid | 234 | 44.23% | 295 | 55.77% | 529 | ||||||
| Newton | 528 | 69.11% | 236 | 30.89% | 764 | ||||||
| Nodaway | 438 | 70.53% | 183 | 29.47% | 621 | ||||||
| Oregon | 324 | 63.91% | 183 | 36.09% | 507 | ||||||
| Osage | 412 | 65.29% | 219 | 34.71% | 631 | ||||||
| Ozark | 49 | 49.00% | 51 | 51.00% | 100 | ||||||
| Pemiscot | 119 | 51.74% | 111 | 48.26% | 230 | ||||||
| Perry | 586 | 73.90% | 207 | 26.10% | 793 | ||||||
| Pettis | 319 | 42.48% | 432 | 57.52% | 751 | ||||||
| Pike | 1,113 | 49.60% | 1,131 | 50.40% | 2,244 | ||||||
| Platte | 1,263 | 54.84% | 1,040 | 45.16% | 2,303 | ||||||
| Polk | 662 | 61.64% | 412 | 38.36% | 1,074 | ||||||
| Pulaski | 268 | 79.76% | 68 | 20.24% | 336 | ||||||
| Putnam | 488 | 65.50% | 257 | 34.50% | 745 | ||||||
| Ralls | 369 | 40.86% | 534 | 59.14% | 903 | ||||||
| Randolph | 595 | 49.54% | 606 | 50.46% | 1,201 | ||||||
| Ray | 874 | 54.02% | 744 | 45.98% | 1,618 | ||||||
| Reynolds | 114 | 58.16% | 82 | 41.84% | 196 | ||||||
| Ripley | 306 | 88.18% | 41 | 11.82% | 347 | ||||||
| Saline | 599 | 41.25% | 853 | 58.75% | 1,452 | ||||||
| Schuyler | 472 | 62.19% | 287 | 37.81% | 759 | ||||||
| Scotland | 632 | 64.23% | 352 | 35.77% | 984 | ||||||
| Scott | 222 | 39.15% | 345 | 60.85% | 567 | ||||||
| Shannon | 40 | 74.07% | 14 | 25.93% | 54 | ||||||
| Shelby | 373 | 46.34% | 432 | 53.66% | 805 | ||||||
| St. Charles | 772 | 56.97% | 583 | 43.03% | 1,355 | ||||||
| St. Clair | 347 | 62.30% | 210 | 37.70% | 557 | ||||||
| St. Francois | 541 | 57.43% | 401 | 42.57% | 942 | ||||||
| St. Louis | 5,530 | 44.73% | 6,834 | 55.27% | 12,364 | ||||||
| Ste. Genevieve | 356 | 53.61% | 308 | 46.39% | 664 | ||||||
| Stoddard | 315 | 67.60% | 151 | 32.40% | 466 | ||||||
| Stone | 137 | 97.86% | 3 | 2.14% | 140 | ||||||
| Sullivan | 553 | 68.02% | 260 | 31.98% | 813 | ||||||
| Taney | 388 | 91.94% | 34 | 8.06% | 422 | ||||||
| Texas | 479 | 84.04% | 91 | 15.96% | 570 | ||||||
| Vernon | 302 | 63.71% | 172 | 36.29% | 474 | ||||||
| Warren | 369 | 49.40% | 378 | 50.60% | 747 | ||||||
| Washington | 578 | 54.27% | 487 | 45.73% | 1,065 | ||||||
| Wayne | 287 | 74.16% | 100 | 25.84% | 387 | ||||||
| Webster | 468 | 71.23% | 189 | 28.77% | 657 | ||||||
| Wright | 267 | 80.66% | 64 | 19.34% | 331 | ||||||
| Totals | 58,360 | 54.62% | 48,495 | 45.38% | 106,855 | ||||||