1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election 1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1860 November 4, 1856 x200px James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 12 69,704 52.18% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 63,878 47.82% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) County results Buchanan #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Fillmore #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80% #7c31a2 80–90% Unknown/No vote #808080 350px File:Flag of the United States (1851–1858).svg The 1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Tennessee voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Tennessee by a margin of 4.36 percentage points, although Tennessee was Fillmore's third-strongest state after Maryland and Louisiana. Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state. This was the only instance between 1832 and 1872 when a Democrat won Tennessee. This is the most recent election in which Scott County, Hancock County, and Washington County voted for a Democratic presidential nominee, although the latter two counties would be won by Southern Democratic nominee John C. Breckinridge in the next election.Menendez Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004 298–304 0786422173 Results 1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee1856 Presidential General Election Results — Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1856&fips=47&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 3 December 20171856 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1856 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara 3 December 2017 Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge Kentucky 69,704 52.18% 12 100.00% Know Nothing Millard Fillmore New York Andrew Jackson Donelson Tennessee 63,878 47.82% 0 0.00% 133,582 100.00% 12 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Tennessee References Tennessee 1856 Category:1856 Tennessee elections