1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election 1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1856 presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1860 November 4, 1856 x200px James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 12 74,642 52.54% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 67,416 47.46% 1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 380px County results Buchanan #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Fillmore #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) The 1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kentucky voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Kentucky by a margin of 5.08%. This was the first time the Democrats carried Kentucky since 1828, before the creation of the Whig party. Beginning with this election, Kentucky became a reliably Democratic state, only voting against the party twice (in 1896 and 1924) between the Civil War and World War II. Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state. Results 1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky1856 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1856&fips=21&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 74,642 52.54% 12 100.00% Know Nothing Millard Fillmore New York Andrew Jackson Donelson Tennessee 67,416 47.46% 0 0.00% 142,058 100.00% 12 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Kentucky References Kentucky 1856 Category:1856 Kentucky elections