MISSOURI – Late Tuesday night, voters in Missouri passed Amendment 3, overturning the state’s abortion ban. Missouri became one of seven states to legalize abortion during Tuesday’s general election.
After every vote had been counted, 51.6% of Missouri voters approved the amendment, while 48.4% had rejected it, according to Missouri’s Secretary of State website.
Across Missouri, while there were more counties that voted “no” on the amendment, larger metropolitan areas with greater populations pushed the amendment into being passed with more “yes” votes.
Counties with greatest support?
Regarding Missouri counties that supported the amendment, here are the top counties with majority “yes” votes in their county:
St. Louis County: 335,082
St. Charles County: 119,833
Jackson County: 112,822
Kansas City: 99,120
St. Louis City: 95,039
Clay County: 79,256
Boone County: 59,482
Platte County: 35,801
Buchanan County: 17,893
Counties with least support?
Regarding Missouri counties that rejected the amendment, these are the top 10 counties with majority “no” votes in their county:
Greene County: 72,651
Jefferson County: 62,589
Jasper County: 33,463
Franklin County: 33,417
Cass County: 30,175
Christian County: 26,792
Cape Girardeau: 25,162
Cole County: 23,017
Newton County: 20,074
Lincoln County: 19,789