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The2016 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.Missouri voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote, pitting theRepublican Party's nominee, businessmanDonald Trump, and running mateIndiana GovernorMike Pence againstDemocratic Party nominee, formerSecretary of StateHillary Clinton, and her running mate VirginiaSenatorTim Kaine. Missouri has 10 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[2]
Trump carried the state with 56.4% of the vote, while Clinton received 37.9%.[3] Trump's 18.5-point margin of victory in the state was almost double that ofMitt Romney's from2012. Clinton carried only four jurisdictions:Boone County, home toColumbia and theUniversity of Missouri;Jackson County, which includes most ofKansas City;St. Louis County; andSt. Louis City. Clinton's vote share percentage was the lowest a Democratic presidential nominee obtained in the state sinceGeorge McGovern's 37.7% in1972, further cementing the state's drift towards the Republican Party and away from its long-held status as abellwether state. Missouri was also one of eleven states that voted forBill Clinton in1992 and1996 but were lost by Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Additionally, this was the first time since1984 that Missouri voted by double digits for the Republican candidate, and the first time since1992 that the state voted by double digits for either candidate.
Nine candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:[4]
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 310,600 | 49.61% | 36 | 11 | 47 |
| Bernie Sanders | 309,073 | 49.37% | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| Uncommitted | 3,697 | 0.59% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Henry Hewes | 651 | 0.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin O'Malley(withdrawn) | 437 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Adams | 428 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 340 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 305 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Judd | 284 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wolfe | 245 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 626,060 | 100% | 71 | 13 | 84 |
| Source:The Green Papers | |||||
Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:[4]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 383,631 | 40.84% | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| Ted Cruz | 381,666 | 40.63% | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| John Kasich | 94,857 | 10.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rubio | 57,244 | 6.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson(withdrawn) | 8,233 | 0.88% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeb Bush(withdrawn) | 3,361 | 0.36% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 3,225 | 0.34% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee(withdrawn) | 2,148 | 0.23% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rand Paul(withdrawn) | 1,777 | 0.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie(withdrawn) | 1,681 | 0.18% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Santorum(withdrawn) | 732 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina(withdrawn) | 615 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch(withdrawn) | 100 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 939,270 | 100.00% | 52 | 0 | 52 |
| Source:The Green Papers | |||||
The Missouri primary ran on March 15, 2016, alongside those of the Republican, Democratic, andConstitution parties. 40% of the electorate voted to stand uncommitted to any candidate. Austin Petersen, running in his home state, finished second, with 29% of the statewide vote, which was double that of Steve Kerbel from Colorado, who finished third, with 14%. Petersen comfortably won the support of voters in the state's capital,Jefferson City, and its surrounding counties, but fell heavily behind the uncommitted vote in the state's two largest cities,Kansas City andSt. Louis. Kerbel won three counties aroundSpringfield, while Marc Allan Feldman, Cecil Ince, and Rhett Smith all won a sprawl of counties across the state; in most of these counties, however, only a single vote was cast. No votes were cast for Libertarian Party candidates in the northwestern counties ofHarrison,Holt,Mercer, andWorth.[5]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
 Uncommitted | 1,183 | 40.61% |
| Austin Petersen | 854 | 29.32% |
| Steve Kerbel | 401 | 13.77% |
| Marc Allan Feldman | 242 | 8.31% |
| Cecil Ince | 134 | 4.60% |
| Rhett Smith | 99 | 3.40% |
| Total | 2,913 | 100% |
Republican Donald Trump won every pre-election poll conducted here except one. Trump won most polls by high single digits or low double digits. The average of the last three polls had Donald Trump leading Democrat Hillary Clinton 50% to 39%.[6]
The following are final 2016 predictions from various organizations for Missouri as of election day.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times[7] | Likely R | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN[8] | Safe R | November 4, 2016 |
| Cook Political Report[9] | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| Electoral-vote.com[10] | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[11] | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| RealClearPolitics[13] | Likely R | November 8, 2016 |
| Fox News[14] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
The Statewide election results were as follows. The total vote count was 2,828,266.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 1,594,511 | 56.8% | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton Timothy Kaine | 1,071,068 | 38.1% | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson Bill Weld | 97,359 | 3.5% | |
| Green | Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka | 25,419 | 0.90% | |
| Constitution | Darrell L. Castle Scott N. Bradley | 13,092 | 0.5% | |
| Independent | Evan McMullin Nathan Johnson | 7,071 | 0.3% | |
| Independent | Tom Hoefling Steve Schulin | 48 | <0.01% | |
| Independent | Laurence Kotlikoff Edward Leamer | 28 | <0.01% | |
| Independent | "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente Michael Steinberg | 6 | <0.01% | |
| Independent | Marshall Schoenke James Creighton Mitchell Jr. | 3 | <0.01% | |
| Total votes | 2,808,605 | 100% | ||
| County | Donald Trump Republican | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 6,030 | 58.97% | 3,500 | 34.23% | 696 | 6.80% | 2,530 | 24.74% | 10,226 |
| Andrew | 6,665 | 72.49% | 2,045 | 22.24% | 484 | 5.27% | 4,620 | 50.25% | 9,194 |
| Atchison | 2,060 | 75.46% | 541 | 19.82% | 129 | 4.72% | 1,519 | 55.64% | 2,730 |
| Audrain | 6,981 | 68.89% | 2,570 | 25.36% | 582 | 5.75% | 4,411 | 43.53% | 10,133 |
| Barry | 11,428 | 78.25% | 2,710 | 18.56% | 467 | 3.19% | 8,718 | 59.69% | 14,605 |
| Barton | 4,959 | 83.50% | 795 | 13.39% | 185 | 3.11% | 4,164 | 70.11% | 5,939 |
| Bates | 6,001 | 74.24% | 1,618 | 20.02% | 464 | 5.74% | 4,383 | 54.22% | 8,083 |
| Benton | 7,213 | 75.21% | 2,025 | 21.12% | 352 | 3.67% | 5,188 | 54.09% | 9,590 |
| Bollinger | 4,827 | 85.04% | 705 | 12.42% | 144 | 2.54% | 4,122 | 72.62% | 5,676 |
| Boone | 36,200 | 43.16% | 41,125 | 49.04% | 6,543 | 7.80% | -4,925 | -5.88% | 83,868 |
| Buchanan | 21,320 | 59.28% | 12,013 | 33.40% | 2,631 | 7.32% | 9,307 | 25.88% | 35,964 |
| Butler | 13,650 | 79.09% | 3,036 | 17.59% | 573 | 3.32% | 10,614 | 61.50% | 17,259 |
| Caldwell | 3,232 | 74.95% | 838 | 19.43% | 242 | 5.62% | 2,394 | 55.52% | 4,312 |
| Callaway | 13,057 | 67.54% | 4,989 | 25.81% | 1,287 | 6.65% | 8,068 | 41.73% | 19,333 |
| Camden | 16,944 | 74.71% | 4,768 | 21.02% | 968 | 4.27% | 12,176 | 53.69% | 22,680 |
| Cape Girardeau | 27,017 | 72.41% | 8,492 | 22.76% | 1,802 | 4.83% | 18,525 | 49.65% | 37,311 |
| Carroll | 3,480 | 79.80% | 745 | 17.08% | 136 | 3.12% | 2,735 | 62.72% | 4,361 |
| Carter | 2,324 | 81.54% | 436 | 15.30% | 90 | 3.16% | 1,888 | 66.24% | 2,850 |
| Cass | 33,098 | 64.38% | 14,846 | 28.88% | 3,466 | 6.74% | 18,252 | 35.50% | 51,410 |
| Cedar | 5,021 | 79.36% | 1,011 | 15.98% | 295 | 4.66% | 4,010 | 63.38% | 6,327 |
| Chariton | 2,950 | 74.33% | 888 | 22.37% | 131 | 3.30% | 2,062 | 51.96% | 3,969 |
| Christian | 30,946 | 73.92% | 8,508 | 20.32% | 2,409 | 5.76% | 22,438 | 53.60% | 41,863 |
| Clark | 2,458 | 74.13% | 724 | 21.83% | 134 | 4.04% | 1,734 | 52.30% | 3,316 |
| Clay | 57,476 | 51.70% | 45,304 | 40.75% | 8,390 | 7.55% | 12,172 | 10.95% | 111,170 |
| Clinton | 7,067 | 68.60% | 2,572 | 24.97% | 662 | 6.43% | 4,495 | 43.63% | 10,301 |
| Cole | 24,616 | 65.37% | 10,913 | 28.98% | 2,127 | 5.65% | 13,703 | 36.39% | 37,656 |
| Cooper | 5,624 | 70.42% | 1,932 | 24.19% | 430 | 5.39% | 3,692 | 46.23% | 7,986 |
| Crawford | 7,724 | 77.86% | 1,824 | 18.39% | 372 | 3.75% | 5,900 | 59.47% | 9,920 |
| Dade | 3,184 | 80.59% | 637 | 16.12% | 130 | 3.29% | 2,547 | 64.47% | 3,951 |
| Dallas | 5,895 | 79.10% | 1,272 | 17.07% | 286 | 3.83% | 4,623 | 62.03% | 7,453 |
| Daviess | 2,767 | 74.02% | 730 | 19.53% | 241 | 6.45% | 2,037 | 54.49% | 3,738 |
| DeKalb | 3,540 | 76.52% | 824 | 17.81% | 262 | 5.67% | 2,716 | 58.71% | 4,626 |
| Dent | 5,600 | 82.46% | 978 | 14.40% | 213 | 3.14% | 4,622 | 68.06% | 6,791 |
| Douglas | 5,486 | 82.30% | 984 | 14.76% | 196 | 2.94% | 4,502 | 67.54% | 6,666 |
| Dunklin | 8,026 | 75.87% | 2,360 | 22.31% | 192 | 1.82% | 5,666 | 53.56% | 10,578 |
| Franklin | 35,430 | 70.20% | 12,341 | 24.45% | 2,701 | 5.35% | 23,089 | 45.75% | 50,472 |
| Gasconade | 5,670 | 76.10% | 1,520 | 20.40% | 261 | 3.50% | 4,150 | 55.70% | 7,451 |
| Gentry | 2,304 | 75.71% | 605 | 19.88% | 134 | 4.41% | 1,699 | 55.83% | 3,043 |
| Greene | 78,035 | 59.79% | 42,728 | 32.74% | 9,760 | 7.47% | 35,307 | 27.05% | 130,523 |
| Grundy | 3,462 | 78.18% | 780 | 17.62% | 186 | 4.20% | 2,682 | 60.56% | 4,428 |
| Harrison | 2,965 | 80.37% | 574 | 15.56% | 150 | 4.07% | 2,391 | 64.81% | 3,689 |
| Henry | 7,075 | 71.38% | 2,357 | 23.78% | 480 | 4.84% | 4,718 | 47.60% | 9,912 |
| Hickory | 3,542 | 74.40% | 1,016 | 21.34% | 203 | 4.26% | 2,526 | 53.06% | 4,761 |
| Holt | 1,926 | 81.78% | 347 | 14.73% | 82 | 3.49% | 1,579 | 67.05% | 2,355 |
| Howard | 3,277 | 67.32% | 1,283 | 26.36% | 308 | 6.32% | 1,994 | 40.96% | 4,868 |
| Howell | 13,893 | 79.59% | 2,881 | 16.51% | 681 | 3.90% | 11,012 | 63.08% | 17,455 |
| Iron | 3,173 | 74.33% | 933 | 21.86% | 163 | 3.81% | 2,240 | 52.47% | 4,269 |
| Jackson | 116,211 | 38.14% | 168,972 | 55.46% | 19,504 | 6.40% | -52,761 | -17.32% | 304,687 |
| Jasper | 35,070 | 72.57% | 10,572 | 21.88% | 2,684 | 5.55% | 24,498 | 50.69% | 48,326 |
| Jefferson | 69,036 | 64.52% | 31,568 | 29.50% | 6,391 | 5.98% | 37,468 | 35.02% | 106,995 |
| Johnson | 13,719 | 64.22% | 5,930 | 27.76% | 1,713 | 8.02% | 7,789 | 36.46% | 21,362 |
| Knox | 1,416 | 75.72% | 379 | 20.27% | 75 | 4.01% | 1,037 | 55.45% | 1,870 |
| Laclede | 12,881 | 79.81% | 2,553 | 15.82% | 706 | 4.37% | 10,328 | 63.99% | 16,140 |
| Lafayette | 10,988 | 68.78% | 4,053 | 25.37% | 934 | 5.85% | 6,935 | 43.41% | 15,975 |
| Lawrence | 13,089 | 77.86% | 2,901 | 17.26% | 821 | 4.88% | 10,188 | 60.60% | 16,811 |
| Lewis | 3,344 | 74.64% | 934 | 20.85% | 202 | 4.51% | 2,410 | 53.79% | 4,480 |
| Lincoln | 18,159 | 72.31% | 5,575 | 22.20% | 1,380 | 5.49% | 12,584 | 50.11% | 25,114 |
| Linn | 4,088 | 73.17% | 1,240 | 22.19% | 259 | 4.64% | 2,848 | 50.98% | 5,587 |
| Livingston | 4,879 | 75.99% | 1,265 | 19.70% | 277 | 4.31% | 3,614 | 56.29% | 6,421 |
| Macon | 5,798 | 75.98% | 1,548 | 20.29% | 285 | 3.73% | 4,250 | 55.69% | 7,631 |
| Madison | 4,102 | 77.09% | 1,005 | 18.89% | 214 | 4.02% | 3,097 | 58.20% | 5,321 |
| Maries | 3,561 | 79.13% | 794 | 17.64% | 145 | 3.23% | 2,767 | 61.49% | 4,500 |
| Marion | 9,419 | 72.80% | 2,994 | 23.14% | 525 | 4.06% | 6,425 | 49.66% | 12,938 |
| McDonald | 6,599 | 79.49% | 1,329 | 16.01% | 374 | 4.50% | 5,270 | 63.48% | 8,302 |
| Mercer | 1,486 | 85.16% | 216 | 12.38% | 43 | 2.46% | 1,270 | 72.78% | 1,745 |
| Miller | 9,285 | 80.87% | 1,750 | 15.24% | 447 | 3.89% | 7,535 | 65.63% | 11,482 |
| Mississippi | 3,600 | 69.65% | 1,458 | 28.21% | 111 | 2.14% | 2,142 | 41.44% | 5,169 |
| Moniteau | 5,347 | 78.29% | 1,237 | 18.11% | 246 | 3.60% | 4,110 | 60.18% | 6,830 |
| Monroe | 3,159 | 76.01% | 853 | 20.52% | 144 | 3.47% | 2,306 | 55.49% | 4,156 |
| Montgomery | 4,127 | 76.02% | 1,119 | 20.61% | 183 | 3.37% | 3,008 | 55.41% | 5,429 |
| Morgan | 6,760 | 76.64% | 1,768 | 20.04% | 293 | 3.32% | 4,992 | 56.60% | 8,821 |
| New Madrid | 5,270 | 71.63% | 1,933 | 26.27% | 154 | 2.10% | 3,337 | 45.36% | 7,357 |
| Newton | 20,553 | 76.67% | 4,990 | 18.61% | 1,264 | 4.72% | 15,563 | 58.06% | 26,807 |
| Nodaway | 6,380 | 67.46% | 2,529 | 26.74% | 549 | 5.80% | 3,851 | 40.72% | 9,458 |
| Oregon | 3,671 | 78.64% | 865 | 18.53% | 132 | 2.83% | 2,806 | 60.11% | 4,668 |
| Osage | 5,856 | 82.60% | 998 | 14.08% | 236 | 3.32% | 4,858 | 68.52% | 7,090 |
| Ozark | 3,639 | 80.78% | 724 | 16.07% | 142 | 3.15% | 2,915 | 64.71% | 4,505 |
| Pemiscot | 3,964 | 65.60% | 1,947 | 32.22% | 132 | 2.18% | 2,017 | 33.38% | 6,043 |
| Perry | 6,908 | 79.04% | 1,520 | 17.39% | 312 | 3.57% | 5,388 | 61.65% | 8,740 |
| Pettis | 12,810 | 70.37% | 4,324 | 23.75% | 1,070 | 5.88% | 8,486 | 46.62% | 18,204 |
| Phelps | 12,709 | 67.92% | 4,766 | 25.47% | 1,238 | 6.61% | 7,943 | 42.45% | 18,713 |
| Pike | 5,274 | 71.00% | 1,806 | 24.31% | 348 | 4.69% | 3,468 | 46.69% | 7,428 |
| Platte | 25,933 | 52.28% | 20,057 | 40.43% | 3,618 | 7.29% | 5,876 | 11.85% | 49,608 |
| Polk | 10,438 | 75.84% | 2,631 | 19.12% | 694 | 5.04% | 7,807 | 56.72% | 13,763 |
| Pulaski | 9,876 | 72.71% | 2,922 | 21.51% | 784 | 5.78% | 6,954 | 51.20% | 13,582 |
| Putnam | 1,936 | 82.52% | 353 | 15.05% | 57 | 2.43% | 1,583 | 67.47% | 2,346 |
| Ralls | 3,969 | 74.97% | 1,138 | 21.50% | 187 | 3.53% | 2,831 | 53.47% | 5,294 |
| Randolph | 7,529 | 72.34% | 2,283 | 21.94% | 596 | 5.72% | 5,246 | 50.40% | 10,408 |
| Ray | 7,104 | 64.91% | 3,090 | 28.23% | 751 | 6.86% | 4,014 | 36.68% | 10,945 |
| Reynolds | 2,406 | 79.20% | 540 | 17.77% | 92 | 3.03% | 1,866 | 61.43% | 3,038 |
| Ripley | 4,522 | 81.86% | 830 | 15.03% | 172 | 3.11% | 3,692 | 66.83% | 5,524 |
| Saline | 5,977 | 64.45% | 2,789 | 30.07% | 508 | 5.48% | 3,188 | 34.38% | 9,274 |
| Schuyler | 1,505 | 77.74% | 354 | 18.29% | 77 | 3.97% | 1,151 | 59.45% | 1,936 |
| Scotland | 1,525 | 76.98% | 365 | 18.43% | 91 | 4.59% | 1,160 | 58.55% | 1,981 |
| Scott | 13,168 | 75.95% | 3,575 | 20.62% | 594 | 3.43% | 9,593 | 55.33% | 17,337 |
| Shannon | 2,966 | 75.97% | 776 | 19.88% | 162 | 4.15% | 2,190 | 56.09% | 3,904 |
| Shelby | 2,524 | 77.09% | 606 | 18.51% | 144 | 4.40% | 1,918 | 58.58% | 3,274 |
| St. Charles | 121,650 | 59.87% | 68,626 | 33.78% | 12,908 | 6.35% | 53,024 | 26.09% | 203,184 |
| St. Clair | 3,501 | 75.62% | 936 | 20.22% | 193 | 4.16% | 2,565 | 55.40% | 4,630 |
| St. Francois | 17,468 | 70.10% | 6,250 | 25.08% | 1,202 | 4.82% | 11,218 | 45.02% | 24,920 |
| St. Louis | 202,434 | 38.95% | 286,704 | 55.17% | 30,548 | 5.88% | -84,270 | -16.22% | 519,686 |
| St. Louis City | 20,832 | 15.72% | 104,235 | 78.68% | 7,420 | 5.60% | -83,403 | -62.96% | 132,487 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 5,496 | 64.57% | 2,542 | 29.86% | 474 | 5.57% | 2,954 | 34.71% | 8,512 |
| Stoddard | 11,079 | 83.36% | 1,876 | 14.11% | 336 | 2.53% | 9,203 | 69.25% | 13,291 |
| Stone | 13,158 | 79.05% | 2,887 | 17.34% | 600 | 3.61% | 10,271 | 61.71% | 16,645 |
| Sullivan | 1,884 | 75.78% | 526 | 21.16% | 76 | 3.06% | 1,358 | 54.62% | 2,486 |
| Taney | 18,276 | 77.20% | 4,373 | 18.47% | 1,024 | 4.33% | 13,903 | 58.73% | 23,673 |
| Texas | 8,875 | 81.01% | 1,728 | 15.77% | 353 | 3.22% | 7,147 | 65.24% | 10,956 |
| Vernon | 6,533 | 75.69% | 1,707 | 19.78% | 391 | 4.53% | 4,826 | 55.91% | 8,631 |
| Warren | 11,111 | 70.39% | 3,915 | 24.80% | 758 | 4.81% | 7,196 | 45.59% | 15,784 |
| Washington | 7,048 | 75.53% | 1,926 | 20.64% | 357 | 3.83% | 5,122 | 54.89% | 9,331 |
| Wayne | 4,658 | 80.84% | 948 | 16.45% | 156 | 2.71% | 3,710 | 64.39% | 5,762 |
| Webster | 12,840 | 76.69% | 3,177 | 18.98% | 726 | 4.33% | 9,663 | 57.71% | 16,743 |
| Worth | 808 | 77.25% | 195 | 18.64% | 43 | 4.11% | 613 | 58.61% | 1,046 |
| Wright | 6,707 | 82.61% | 1,170 | 14.41% | 242 | 2.98% | 5,537 | 68.20% | 8,119 |
| Totals | 1,594,511 | 56.38% | 1,071,068 | 37.87% | 162,687 | 5.75% | 523,443 | 18.51% | 2,828,266 |
Swing by county
Trend relative to the state by countyTrump won six of eight congressional districts.[16]
| District | Trump | Clinton | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 19% | 77% | Lacy Clay |
| 2nd | 53% | 42% | Ann Wagner |
| 3rd | 67% | 28% | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
| 4th | 65% | 29% | Vicky Hartzler |
| 5th | 40% | 55% | Emanuel Cleaver |
| 6th | 64% | 31% | Sam Graves |
| 7th | 70% | 25% | Billy Long |
| 8th | 75% | 21% | Jason Smith |
Although Trump's victory in the state was expected, Missouri had one of the larger shifts towards Trump, shifting rightward by 9%. Trump's 18.5% margin of victory in Missouri was the largest for a Republican sinceRonald Reagan in1984.
The state was once considered a bellwether, voting for the winner of every presidential election from 1904 to 2004 (except for 1956), and almost voting forObama in2008.
Consistent with Trump's largest gains in 2016 being among whites without college degrees in the Midwest,Upland South, andNorthern United States, some counties in Missouri swung by margins upwards of 25% towards Trump. Trump particularly gained ground in theLead Belt.
Despite Clinton losing the state, she did make some gains in college-educated counties, particularlyBoone County, home toColumbia, Missouri and the University of Missouri. Clinton also gained in the Kansas City metropolitan area and St. Louis metropolitan area.Tim Kaine, Clinton's running mate, had received his Bachelor's degree at theUniversity of Missouri.[17]
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