1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election 1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi United States 1877 presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Mississippi 1852 November 4, 1856 1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi 1860 x200px James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 7 35,456 59.44% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Whig Party (United States) New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 24,191 40.56% 1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 205px 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% #5c2378ff 90–100% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) The 1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 1856. Mississippi voters chose seven electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president. Mississippi was won by Senator James Buchanan (D–Pennsylvania), running with Representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election John C. Breckinridge, with 59.44% of the popular vote, against the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore (W–New York), running with the 2nd United States Ambassador to Germany Andrew Jackson Donelson, with 40.56% of the popular vote. Fillmore ran under the American Party ticket in most states, but ran as a Whig in Mississippi after receiving the endorsement of the party at the 1856 Whig National Convention.Whig Party Platform of 1856 http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25857 3 December 2017 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara The Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state. Results 1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi1856 Presidential Election Results Mississippi http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1856&fips=28&f=0&off=0&elect=0 James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) #3333FF 35,456 59.44% Millard Fillmore Whig #F0C862 24,191 40.56% 59,647 100.00% Results by County +1856 United States Presidential Election in Mississippi (by county)Our Campaigns - MS US President Race - Nov 04, 1856 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97141 2025-01-10 www.ourcampaigns.comCountyJames BuchananDemocraticMillard FillmoreWhigTotal votes cast#%#%Adams38042.94%50557.06%885Amite36045.00%44055.00%800Attala92864.94%50135.06%1,429Bolivar10638.69%16861.31%274Calhoun84076.16%26323.84%1,103Carroll93852.58%84647.42%1,784Claiborne38754.28%32645.72%713Clarke73165.21%39034.79%1,121Chickasaw80153.40%69946.60%1,500Choctaw1,12767.73%53732.37%1,664Coahoma11131.99%23668.01%347Copiah73163.79%41536.21%1,146Covington38781.47%8818.53%475De Soto1,15962.04%70937.96%1,868Franklin34261.29%21638.71%558Greene61100.00%00.00%61Hancock18663.05%10936.95%295Harrison41469.46%18230.54%596Hinds75140.10%1,12259.90%1,873Holmes58553.92%50046.08%1,085Issaquena7640.00%11460.00%190Itawamba1,23963.41%71536.59%1,954Jackson32684.46%6015.54%386Jasper69965.27%37234.73%1,071Jefferson35653.61%30846.39%664Jones22676.35%7023.65%296Kemper65557.26%48942.74%1,144Lafayette97564.83%52935.17%1,504Lauderdale86378.31%23921.69%1,102Lawrence60482.40%12917.60%733Leake61564.00%34636.00%961Lowndes80159.16%55340.84%1,354Madison54148.48%57551.52%1,116Marion28580.51%6919.49%354Marshall1,46553.96%1,25046.04%2,715Monroe1,06563.51%61236.49%1,677Neshoba46473.53%16726.47%631Newton40766.18%20833.82%615Noxubee60155.80%47644.20%1,077Oktibbeha59566.63%29833.37%893Panola56148.03%60751.97%1,168Perry18562.08%11337.92%298Pike53365.64%27934.36%812Pontotoc1,39255.39%1,12144.61%2,513Rankin54657.17%40942.83%955Scott44272.70%16627.30%608Simpson34171.34%13728.66%478Smith43364.82%23535.18%668Sunflower8942.58%12057.42%209Tallahatchie27661.06%17638.94%452Tippah1,60166.24%81633.76%2,417Tishomingo1,86265.45%98334.55%2,845Tunica48.33%4491.67%48Warren44733.43%89066.57%1,337Washington13948.43%14851.57%287Wayne71100.00%00.00%71Wilkinson40051.81%37248.19%772Winston77672.05%30127.95%1,077Yalobusha84854.22%71645.78%1,564Yazoo60845.27%73554.73%1,343Total35,45659.44%24,19140.56%59,647 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig 20em Amite Issaquena Madison Sunflower Tunica Yazoo Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Wayne See also United States presidential elections in Mississippi References 1856 Mississippi Category:1856 Mississippi elections Category:Long stubs with short prose