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1856 United States presidential election in Iowa presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Iowa 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Iowa 1860 November 4, 1856 x160px John Charles Fremont crop.jpg John C. Frémont Republican Party (United States) California William L. Dayton 4 45,073 48.83% James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 0 37,568 40.70% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 9,669 10.47% 1856 United States presidential election in Iowa results map by county.svg 300px County results
Frémont
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
#800000 90–100%
Buchanan
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States)
The 1856 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Iowa voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over Democratic candidate, James Buchanan and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Frémont won Iowa by a margin of 8.13%.
Buchanan is the second of only 6 US presidents and the first of 4 Democratic presidents to have never won Iowa. He also didn't carry Buchanan County, which is named after him.
Results
1856 United States presidential election in Iowa1856 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1856&fips=19&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
Republican Party (United States)
John C. Frémont
California
William L. Dayton
New Jersey
45,073
48.83%
4
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
James Buchanan
Pennsylvania
John C. Breckinridge
Kentucky
37,568
40.70%
0
0.00%
Know Nothing
Millard Fillmore
New York
Andrew Jackson Donelson
Tennessee
9,669
10.47%
0
0.00%
92,310
100.00%
4
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Iowa
References
Iowa
1856
Category:1856 Iowa elections