2026 ballot measure forecast
Missouri Amendment 6
Protect citizen initiatives from legislative repeal
Makes initiative and referendum a fundamental right, lets courts revise ballot summaries, bars the legislature from weakening those powers, and requires 80% of both chambers to send changes to voter-approved measures to the ballot. The forecast has Yes at 54.8 percent against the 50 percent it needs, a 76% chance to pass.
Chance to pass
76%2,000 simulations
Forecast Yes
54.8%80% range 46 to 63
Needs
50%a simple majority
Polling average
58.1%Yes, with undecided split two to one for No
Where the Yes vote lands
needs 50
2035506580- History and structure
- 50.4% Yes
- Polls
- 58.1% Yes
- Forecast
- 54.8% Yes
- Yes leans
- Democratic
- Rule to pass
- Simple majority. Aug 4 Amendment 4, which would have required a majority in each congressional district for initiated amendments, failed, so the simple majority rule applies.
The campaign
Yes: Respect MO Voters / Yes on Amendment 6 PAC, $2.7M raised mostly from labor, $929K on broadcast ads from Sept 22. No: Missouri GOP committee resolution, Sen. Jason Bean forming a committee. SoS Hoskins tried to block it; courts restored it.
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Where the margin is won
Yes +231,549 net votes from 12 countiesStatewide Yes +7.0, a 124,811 vote marginNo +106,738 net votes from 103 counties
Projected vote
1,783,935 votes on the question| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 954,373 | 53.5% |
| No | 829,562 | 46.5% |
| Total | 1,783,935 | 100% |
| County | Yes | No | Total | Yes share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 202,742 | 103,607 | 306,349 | 66.2% |
| Jackson County | 112,647 | 78,769 | 191,416 | 58.8% |
| St. Charles County | 74,162 | 59,951 | 134,113 | 55.3% |
| Greene County | 46,131 | 38,995 | 85,126 | 54.2% |
| Clay County | 44,988 | 31,994 | 76,982 | 58.4% |
| St. Louis County | 58,945 | 16,451 | 75,396 | 78.2% |
| Jefferson County | 34,249 | 35,154 | 69,403 | 49.3% |
| Boone County | 34,558 | 20,670 | 55,228 | 62.6% |
| Cass County | 17,682 | 17,112 | 34,794 | 50.8% |
| Platte County | 20,429 | 14,126 | 34,555 | 59.1% |
| Franklin County | 14,954 | 17,349 | 32,303 | 46.3% |
| Jasper County | 14,465 | 17,024 | 31,489 | 45.9% |
| Christian County | 13,163 | 16,773 | 29,936 | 44.0% |
| Cape Girardeau County | 11,037 | 12,919 | 23,956 | 46.1% |
| Cole County | 11,929 | 11,892 | 23,821 | 50.1% |
| Buchanan County | 10,851 | 9,992 | 20,843 | 52.1% |
| Lincoln County | 7,967 | 10,759 | 18,726 | 42.5% |
| Newton County | 7,084 | 10,008 | 17,092 | 41.4% |
| St. Francois County | 7,352 | 9,242 | 16,594 | 44.3% |
| Taney County | 6,486 | 9,262 | 15,748 | 41.2% |
| Camden County | 6,423 | 8,438 | 14,861 | 43.2% |
| Johnson County | 6,790 | 7,239 | 14,029 | 48.4% |
| Callaway County | 5,904 | 6,618 | 12,522 | 47.1% |
| Warren County | 5,271 | 6,441 | 11,712 | 45.0% |
| Webster County | 4,633 | 6,966 | 11,599 | 39.9% |
| Phelps County | 5,411 | 6,031 | 11,442 | 47.3% |
| Stone County | 4,494 | 6,643 | 11,137 | 40.4% |
| Howell County | 4,192 | 6,872 | 11,064 | 37.9% |
| Pettis County | 4,960 | 6,011 | 10,971 | 45.2% |
| Lawrence County | 4,222 | 6,539 | 10,761 | 39.2% |
| Butler County | 4,091 | 6,325 | 10,416 | 39.3% |
| Scott County | 4,244 | 5,999 | 10,243 | 41.4% |
| Lafayette County | 4,553 | 5,524 | 10,077 | 45.2% |
| Laclede County | 3,768 | 6,187 | 9,955 | 37.9% |
| Pulaski County | 4,296 | 5,321 | 9,617 | 44.7% |
| Barry County | 3,703 | 5,704 | 9,407 | 39.4% |
| Polk County | 3,732 | 5,562 | 9,294 | 40.2% |
| Stoddard County | 2,726 | 5,219 | 7,945 | 34.3% |
| Marion County | 3,359 | 4,321 | 7,680 | 43.7% |
| Miller County | 2,862 | 4,751 | 7,613 | 37.6% |
| Ray County | 3,050 | 3,685 | 6,735 | 45.3% |
| Texas County | 2,387 | 4,348 | 6,735 | 35.4% |
| Clinton County | 2,973 | 3,554 | 6,527 | 45.5% |
| Randolph County | 2,819 | 3,591 | 6,410 | 44.0% |
| Henry County | 2,768 | 3,545 | 6,313 | 43.8% |
| Crawford County | 2,506 | 3,759 | 6,265 | 40.0% |
| Benton County | 2,561 | 3,633 | 6,194 | 41.3% |
| Adair County | 3,103 | 3,059 | 6,162 | 50.4% |
| Audrain County | 2,777 | 3,307 | 6,084 | 45.6% |
| Washington County | 2,286 | 3,626 | 5,912 | 38.7% |
| Dunklin County | 2,357 | 3,508 | 5,865 | 40.2% |
| Andrew County | 2,542 | 3,220 | 5,762 | 44.1% |
| Nodaway County | 2,706 | 3,046 | 5,752 | 47.0% |
| Perry County | 2,262 | 3,472 | 5,734 | 39.4% |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 2,628 | 3,014 | 5,642 | 46.6% |
| Morgan County | 2,305 | 3,315 | 5,620 | 41.0% |
| Saline County | 2,646 | 2,849 | 5,495 | 48.2% |
| McDonald County | 2,021 | 3,450 | 5,471 | 36.9% |
| Wright County | 1,753 | 3,526 | 5,279 | 33.2% |
| Vernon County | 2,137 | 3,062 | 5,199 | 41.1% |
| Cooper County | 2,395 | 2,774 | 5,169 | 46.3% |
| Dallas County | 1,907 | 2,996 | 4,903 | 38.9% |
| Bates County | 1,953 | 2,904 | 4,857 | 40.2% |
| Gasconade County | 1,895 | 2,748 | 4,643 | 40.8% |
| Osage County | 1,590 | 2,996 | 4,586 | 34.7% |
| Macon County | 1,843 | 2,729 | 4,572 | 40.3% |
| Pike County | 1,900 | 2,645 | 4,545 | 41.8% |
| Douglas County | 1,518 | 2,781 | 4,299 | 35.3% |
| Moniteau County | 1,684 | 2,563 | 4,247 | 39.7% |
| Cedar County | 1,532 | 2,670 | 4,202 | 36.5% |
| Dent County | 1,497 | 2,645 | 4,142 | 36.1% |
| Livingston County | 1,672 | 2,324 | 3,996 | 41.8% |
| New Madrid County | 1,731 | 2,241 | 3,972 | 43.6% |
| Bollinger County | 1,226 | 2,405 | 3,631 | 33.8% |
| Barton County | 1,247 | 2,290 | 3,537 | 35.3% |
| Montgomery County | 1,425 | 2,062 | 3,487 | 40.9% |
| Ripley County | 1,186 | 2,227 | 3,413 | 34.7% |
| Wayne County | 1,192 | 2,213 | 3,405 | 35.0% |
| Ralls County | 1,384 | 1,970 | 3,354 | 41.3% |
| Madison County | 1,292 | 2,042 | 3,334 | 38.8% |
| Linn County | 1,385 | 1,913 | 3,298 | 42.0% |
| Pemiscot County | 1,402 | 1,695 | 3,097 | 45.3% |
| Hickory County | 1,197 | 1,760 | 2,957 | 40.5% |
| Howard County | 1,369 | 1,557 | 2,926 | 46.8% |
| St. Clair County | 1,173 | 1,714 | 2,887 | 40.6% |
| DeKalb County | 1,114 | 1,694 | 2,808 | 39.7% |
| Maries County | 1,051 | 1,753 | 2,804 | 37.5% |
| Ozark County | 1,005 | 1,763 | 2,768 | 36.3% |
| Caldwell County | 1,108 | 1,639 | 2,747 | 40.3% |
| Oregon County | 991 | 1,703 | 2,694 | 36.8% |
| Carroll County | 1,032 | 1,614 | 2,646 | 39.0% |
| Lewis County | 1,073 | 1,554 | 2,627 | 40.8% |
| Iron County | 1,043 | 1,578 | 2,621 | 39.8% |
| Mississippi County | 1,139 | 1,480 | 2,619 | 43.5% |
| Grundy County | 1,004 | 1,546 | 2,550 | 39.4% |
| Monroe County | 1,040 | 1,500 | 2,540 | 40.9% |
| Dade County | 919 | 1,517 | 2,436 | 37.7% |
| Chariton County | 1,013 | 1,375 | 2,388 | 42.4% |
| Shannon County | 874 | 1,472 | 2,346 | 37.3% |
| Daviess County | 900 | 1,381 | 2,281 | 39.5% |
| Harrison County | 795 | 1,444 | 2,239 | 35.5% |
| Clark County | 776 | 1,151 | 1,927 | 40.3% |
| Gentry County | 774 | 1,153 | 1,927 | 40.2% |
| Shelby County | 736 | 1,176 | 1,912 | 38.5% |
| Reynolds County | 660 | 1,117 | 1,777 | 37.1% |
| Carter County | 575 | 1,105 | 1,680 | 34.2% |
| Atchison County | 645 | 931 | 1,576 | 40.9% |
| Sullivan County | 548 | 886 | 1,434 | 38.2% |
| Putnam County | 504 | 886 | 1,390 | 36.3% |
| Holt County | 507 | 869 | 1,376 | 36.8% |
| Schuyler County | 439 | 691 | 1,130 | 38.8% |
| Scotland County | 446 | 664 | 1,110 | 40.2% |
| Mercer County | 366 | 689 | 1,055 | 34.7% |
| Knox County | 409 | 644 | 1,053 | 38.8% |
| Worth County | 250 | 394 | 644 | 38.8% |
Projected 2026 votes: each county's expected turnout, less the roughly 6 percent of voters who skip a ballot question, times its forecast Yes share. The measure needs 50.0 percent Yes to pass.
Polls of the measure
1 poll| Pollster | Sample | Ended | Yes | No | Undecided | Yes, adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov | 900 LV | 2026-08-24 | 48 | 21 | 32 | 58.1% |
How this is built
Amendment 6 is forecast as a elections measure whose Yes vote leans Democratic. Comparable measures from 2018 to 2024 set how far its Yes share moves with Missouri's partisanship and with each county's 2024 presidential vote, and how it reached the ballot moves it further. Polls then pull the forecast toward them by recency and size, after splitting undecided voters two to one for No. Sources: sos.mo.gov, slu.edu, kcur.org, missouriindependent.com. All measures.