The 1852 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Missouri by a margin of 12.84%.
1852 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County)[3][a][b]
County
|
Franklin Pierce
Democratic
|
Winfield Scott
Whig
|
Total Votes Cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adair
|
201
|
64.01%
|
113
|
35.99%
|
314
|
Andrew
|
784
|
62.72%
|
466
|
37.28%
|
1,250
|
Atchison
|
150
|
58.59%
|
106
|
41.41%
|
256
|
Audrain
|
160
|
43.24%
|
210
|
56.76%
|
370
|
Barry
|
253
|
77.85%
|
72
|
22.15%
|
325
|
Bates
|
116
|
52.73%
|
104
|
47.27%
|
220
|
Benton
|
328
|
66.26%
|
167
|
33.74%
|
495
|
Bollinger
|
112
|
80.00%
|
28
|
20.00%
|
140
|
Boone
|
613
|
35.54%
|
1,112
|
64.46%
|
1,725
|
Buchanan
|
857
|
54.62%
|
712
|
45.38%
|
1,569
|
Butler
|
26
|
61.90%
|
16
|
38.10%
|
42
|
Caldwell
|
209
|
57.10%
|
157
|
42.90%
|
366
|
Callaway
|
595
|
49.75%
|
601
|
50.25%
|
1,196
|
Camden
|
109
|
61.93%
|
67
|
38.07%
|
176
|
Cape Girardeau
|
487
|
59.75%
|
328
|
40.25%
|
815
|
Carroll
|
286
|
54.48%
|
239
|
45.52%
|
525
|
Cass
|
237
|
50.97%
|
228
|
49.03%
|
465
|
Cedar
|
162
|
71.37%
|
65
|
28.63%
|
227
|
Chariton
|
498
|
58.87%
|
348
|
41.13%
|
846
|
Clark
|
289
|
47.07%
|
325
|
52.93%
|
614
|
Clay
|
406
|
39.34%
|
626
|
60.66%
|
1,032
|
Clinton
|
290
|
50.61%
|
283
|
49.39%
|
573
|
Cole
|
463
|
68.19%
|
216
|
31.81%
|
679
|
Cooper
|
535
|
45.34%
|
645
|
54.66%
|
1,180
|
Crawford
|
278
|
53.67%
|
240
|
46.33%
|
518
|
Dade
|
276
|
61.20%
|
175
|
38.80%
|
451
|
Dallas
|
344
|
77.13%
|
102
|
22.87%
|
446
|
Daviess
|
351
|
54.25%
|
296
|
45.75%
|
647
|
DeKalb
|
167
|
71.67%
|
66
|
28.33%
|
233
|
Dent
|
69
|
54.33%
|
58
|
45.67%
|
127
|
Dodge
|
55
|
63.95%
|
31
|
36.05%
|
86
|
Franklin
|
619
|
69.08%
|
277
|
30.92%
|
896
|
Gasconade
|
304
|
77.35%
|
89
|
22.65%
|
393
|
Gentry
|
233
|
63.66%
|
133
|
36.34%
|
366
|
Greene
|
921
|
65.50%
|
485
|
34.50%
|
1,406
|
Grundy
|
184
|
46.12%
|
215
|
53.88%
|
399
|
Harrison
|
164
|
59.64%
|
111
|
40.36%
|
275
|
Henry
|
245
|
47.95%
|
266
|
52.05%
|
511
|
Hickory
|
194
|
72.12%
|
75
|
27.88%
|
269
|
Holt
|
291
|
60.62%
|
189
|
39.38%
|
480
|
Howard
|
762
|
53.03%
|
675
|
46.97%
|
1,437
|
Jackson
|
858
|
54.10%
|
728
|
45.90%
|
1,586
|
Jasper
|
355
|
67.75%
|
169
|
32.25%
|
524
|
Jefferson
|
210
|
54.97%
|
172
|
45.03%
|
382
|
Johnson
|
456
|
55.88%
|
360
|
44.12%
|
816
|
Knox
|
255
|
54.84%
|
210
|
45.16%
|
465
|
Laclede
|
184
|
71.88%
|
72
|
28.13%
|
256
|
Lafayette
|
532
|
39.85%
|
803
|
60.15%
|
1,335
|
Lawrence
|
390
|
70.65%
|
162
|
29.35%
|
552
|
Lewis
|
408
|
50.62%
|
398
|
49.38%
|
806
|
Lincoln
|
587
|
57.16%
|
440
|
42.84%
|
1,027
|
Linn
|
282
|
53.11%
|
249
|
46.89%
|
531
|
Livingston
|
321
|
56.12%
|
251
|
43.88%
|
572
|
Macon
|
473
|
57.13%
|
355
|
42.87%
|
828
|
Madison
|
259
|
68.88%
|
117
|
31.12%
|
376
|
Marion
|
751
|
45.65%
|
894
|
54.35%
|
1,645
|
McDonald
|
194
|
75.49%
|
63
|
24.51%
|
257
|
Mercer
|
186
|
50.00%
|
186
|
50.00%
|
372
|
Miller
|
279
|
81.82%
|
62
|
18.18%
|
341
|
Mississippi
|
168
|
58.95%
|
117
|
41.05%
|
285
|
Moniteau
|
453
|
70.56%
|
189
|
29.44%
|
642
|
Monroe
|
611
|
44.57%
|
760
|
55.43%
|
1,371
|
Montgomery
|
266
|
40.80%
|
386
|
59.20%
|
652
|
Morgan
|
290
|
68.72%
|
132
|
31.28%
|
422
|
New Madrid
|
32
|
25.60%
|
93
|
74.40%
|
125
|
Newton
|
323
|
75.12%
|
107
|
24.88%
|
430
|
Nodaway
|
111
|
64.53%
|
61
|
35.47%
|
172
|
Oregon
|
95
|
89.62%
|
11
|
10.38%
|
106
|
Osage
|
372
|
72.23%
|
143
|
27.77%
|
515
|
Ozark
|
58
|
64.44%
|
32
|
35.56%
|
90
|
Pemiscot
|
34
|
37.36%
|
57
|
62.64%
|
91
|
Perry
|
213
|
55.47%
|
171
|
44.53%
|
384
|
Pettis
|
301
|
55.13%
|
245
|
44.87%
|
546
|
Pike
|
758
|
48.56%
|
803
|
51.44%
|
1,561
|
Platte
|
1,060
|
53.67%
|
915
|
46.33%
|
1,975
|
Polk
|
504
|
65.97%
|
260
|
34.03%
|
764
|
Pulaski
|
169
|
81.25%
|
39
|
18.75%
|
208
|
Putnam
|
121
|
53.78%
|
104
|
46.22%
|
225
|
Ralls
|
278
|
44.91%
|
341
|
55.09%
|
619
|
Randolph
|
502
|
51.33%
|
476
|
48.67%
|
978
|
Ray
|
618
|
56.13%
|
483
|
43.87%
|
1,101
|
Reynolds
|
98
|
95.15%
|
5
|
4.85%
|
103
|
Ripley
|
83
|
83.84%
|
16
|
16.17%
|
99
|
Saline
|
443
|
46.29%
|
514
|
53.71%
|
957
|
Schuyler
|
222
|
55.64%
|
177
|
44.36%
|
399
|
Scotland
|
283
|
56.71%
|
216
|
43.29%
|
499
|
Scott
|
97
|
62.18%
|
59
|
37.82%
|
156
|
Shelby
|
328
|
61.54%
|
205
|
38.46%
|
533
|
St. Charles
|
595
|
61.15%
|
378
|
38.85%
|
973
|
St. Clair
|
225
|
60.16%
|
149
|
39.84%
|
374
|
St. Francois
|
328
|
56.75%
|
250
|
43.25%
|
578
|
St. Louis
|
5,826
|
57.55%
|
4,298
|
42.45%
|
10,124
|
Ste. Genevieve
|
165
|
57.49%
|
122
|
42.51%
|
287
|
Stoddard
|
177
|
60.41%
|
116
|
39.59%
|
293
|
Stone
|
94
|
84.68%
|
17
|
15.32%
|
111
|
Sullivan
|
274
|
68.33%
|
127
|
31.67%
|
401
|
Taney
|
168
|
93.85%
|
11
|
6.15%
|
179
|
Texas
|
167
|
63.74%
|
95
|
36.26%
|
262
|
Vernon
|
153
|
70.83%
|
63
|
29.17%
|
216
|
Warren
|
301
|
50.00%
|
301
|
50.00%
|
602
|
Washington
|
334
|
48.13%
|
360
|
51.87%
|
694
|
Wayne
|
144
|
78.26%
|
40
|
21.74%
|
184
|
Wright
|
165
|
63.46%
|
95
|
36.54%
|
260
|
Totals
|
38,610
|
56.32%
|
29,947
|
43.68%
|
68,557
|
- ^ No legal election was held in Dunklin county.
- ^ No returns were located for this election for Shannon county.