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1852 United States presidential election in Iowa
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1852 United States presidential election
1852 United States presidential election in Iowa presidential no 1848 United States presidential election in Iowa 1848 1856 United States presidential election in Iowa 1856 November 2, 1852 x200px Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) New Hampshire William R. King 4 17,763 50.23% Winfield Scott 1849 (cropped 3x4) REST.png Winfield Scott Whig Party (United States) New Jersey William Alexander Graham 0 15,856 44.84% 1852 United States presidential election in Iowa results map by county.svg 312px County results
Pierce
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
#0645b4 80–90%
Scott
#FEE391 40–50%
#fec44f 50–60%
Hale
#7ee5c1 40–50%
Tie
#D4C4DC ~50% Pierce & Scott President Millard Fillmore Whig Party (United States) Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States)
The 1852 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 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 Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Iowa by a margin of 5.39%.
This would be the last time Iowa would back a Democratic presidential nominee until 1912, and the last time it would be with an absolute majority of the vote until 1932.
Results
1852 United States presidential election in Iowa1852 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1852&fips=19&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 1 December 20171852 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1852 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara 1 December 2017
Democratic Party (United States)
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
William R. King
Alabama
17,763
50.23%
4
100.00%
Whig Party (United States)
Winfield Scott
New Jersey
William Alexander Graham
North Carolina
15,856
44.84%
0
0.00%
Free Soil Party
John P. Hale
New Hampshire
George W. Julian
Indiana
1,606
4.54%
0
0.00%
Write-in
N/A
139
0.39%
0
0.00%
35,364
100.00%
4
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Iowa
References
Iowa
1852
Category:1852 Iowa elections