The 1828 United States presidential election in Missouri took place between October 31 and December 2, 1828, as part of the 1828 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson, over the National Republican candidate, John Quincy Adams. Jackson won Missouri by a margin of 41.28%. To date this is the best performance ever for a Democrat in Missouri.
Results 1828 United States presidential election in MissouriPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Andrew Jackson 8,232 70.64% 3 National Republican John Quincy Adams (incumbent) 3,422 29.36% 0 Totals 11,654 100.0% 3
Results by county +1828 United States presidential election in Missouri (by county)CountyAndrew JacksonDemocraticJohn Quincy AdamsNational RepublicanTotal votescast#%#%Boone52063.73%29636.27%816Callaway26762.09%16337.91%430Cape Girardeau45775.54%14824.46%605Chariton36177.97%10222.03%463Clinton36474.44%12525.56%489Cole33187.80%4612.20%377Cooper45869.29%20330.71%661Franklin26789.60%3110.40%298Gasconade20597.16%62.84%211Howard65864.96%35535.04%1,013Jackson21098.59%31.41%213Jefferson15267.86%7232.14%224Lafayette32284.29%6015.71%382Lincoln23134.38%44165.63%672Madison27182.87%5617.13%327Marion15975.00%5325.00%212Montgomery23464.82%12735.18%361New Madrid5863.74%3336.26%91Perry19680.00%4920.00%245Pike26052.21%23847.79%498Ralls11770.06%5029.94%167Ray18689.86%2110.14%207Saline15083.33%3016.67%180Scott6674.16%2325.84%89St. Charles21865.27%11634.73%334St. Francois18967.99%8932.01%278St. Louis69961.21%44338.79%1,142Ste. Genevieve11270.00%4830.00%160Washington15083.33%3016.67%180Wayne21397.71%52.29%218Totals8,28769.30%3,67230.70%11,959
See also United States presidential elections in Missouri
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