1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election 1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1860 November 4, 1856 x160px James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 27 230,686 50.13% John Charles Fremont Oval Crop Edit.png John C. Frémont Republican Party (United States) California William L. Dayton 0 147,286 32.01% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 82,189 17.86% 1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg County results Buchanan #d3e7ff 30–40%#b9d7ff 40–50%#86b6f2 50–60%#4389E3 60–70%#1666CB 70–80% Fremont #e27f90 50–60%#cc2f4a 60–70%#d40000 70–80% Fillmore #DCB7EF 40–50% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Buchanan, a lifelong Pennsylvanian, won his home state by a margin of 18.12%. Despite the margin of victory, this was the last time a Democrat won Pennsylvania until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. Results 1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania1856 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1856&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 3 August 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic James Buchanan 230,686 50.13% 27 Republican John C. Frémont 147,286 32.01% 0 Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 82,189 17.86% 0 Totals 460,161 100.0% 27 Results by county +1856 United States Presidential Election in Pennsylvania (by county)Our Campaigns - PA US President Race - Nov 04, 1856 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97147 2025-01-09 www.ourcampaigns.comCountyJames BuchananDemocraticJohn C. FrémontRepublicanMillard FillmoreKnow NothingTotal votescast# %# %# %Adams2,63752.68%1,12022.37%1,24924.95%5,006Allegheny9,06237.41%13,67156.44%1,4886.14%24,221Armstrong2,68045.96%2,96350.81%1883.22%5,831Beaver1,90539.70%2,65855.39%2364.92%4,799Bedford2,45852.30%3066.51%1,93641.19%4,700Berks11,27270.92%1,0376.52%3,58622.56%15,895Blair2,06941.68%4458.96%2,45049.36%4,964Bradford2,31424.74%6,93874.18%1011.08%9,353Bucks6,51754.61%4,68239.23%7356.16%11,934Butler2,64843.30%3,40155.61%671.10%6,116Cambria2,98762.77%80416.89%96820.34%4,759Carbon1,86661.73%69222.89%46515.38%3,023Centre2,89555.28%3907.45%1,95237.27%5,237Chester6,33348.38%5,30840.55%1,44811.06%13,089Clarion2,76061.36%78817.52%95021.12%4,498Clearfield1,97859.94%71821.76%60418.30%3,300Clinton1,48553.32%61822.19%68224.49%2,785Columbia2,88966.46%1,23928.50%2195.04%4,347Crawford3,39138.55%5,36060.94%450.51%8,796Cumberland3,42752.90%1,47222.72%1,57924.37%6,478Dauphin3,09443.28%1,61522.59%2,43934.12%7,148Delaware2,00543.54%1,59034.53%1,01021.93%4,605Elk57563.75%27530.49%525.76%902Erie2,58432.18%5,15664.22%2893.60%8,029Fayette3,55452.13%2,08930.64%1,17417.22%6,817Franklin3,46948.53%2,44634.22%1,23317.25%7,148Fulton97057.81%1428.46%56633.73%1,678Greene2,74763.09%1,32130.34%2866.57%4,354Huntingdon2,16445.70%92619.56%1,64534.74%4,735Indiana1,76231.26%3,61264.08%2634.67%5,637Jefferson1,46346.58%1,06333.84%61519.58%3,141Juniata1,36552.66%48018.52%74728.82%2,592Lancaster8,73143.81%6,60833.15%4,59223.04%19,931Lawrence1,22027.85%3,06569.96%962.19%4,381Lebanon2,51146.83%2,41445.02%4378.15%5,362Lehigh4,42656.85%3,23741.58%1221.57%7,785Luzerne6,79154.29%4,85038.77%8686.94%12,509Lycoming3,32455.14%93429.36%1,77015.49%6,028McKean52637.98%81258.63%473.39%1,385Mercer2,69941.50%3,68656.68%1181.81%6,503Mifflin1,49154.08%2167.83%1,05038.08%2,757Monroe2,27578.34%56019.28%692.38%2,904Montgomery7,13458.27%2,84523.24%2,26518.50%12,244Montour1,27160.93%66631.93%1497.14%2,086Northampton5,26063.63%1,16814.13%1,83822.24%8,266Northumberland3,05961.61%56611.40%1,34026.99%4,965Perry2,13552.55%52112.82%1,40734.63%4,063Philadelphia38,22254.37%7,99311.37%24,08434.26%70,299Pike86275.15%27023.54%151.31%1,147Potter66734.43%1,26465.26%60.31%1,937Schuylkill7,03559.09%2,18818.38%2,68222.53%11,905Snyder1,25545.44%44316.04%1,06438.52%2,762Somerset1,76338.11%1,45831.52%1,40530.37%4,626Sullivan53860.11%30934.53%485.36%895Susquehanna2,54839.44%3,86159.77%510.79%6,460Tioga1,38623.28%4,54176.27%270.45%5,954Union1,09240.34%1,42952.79%1866.87%2,707Venango2,15750.52%2,04147.80%721.69%4,270Warren1,23136.52%2,09162.03%491.45%3,371Washington4,28848.78%4,23748.20%2653.01%8,790Wayne2,25949.71%2,17247.80%1132.49%4,544Westmoreland5,17254.09%4,09142.78%2993.13%9,562Wyoming1,17149.14%1,13847.75%743.11%2,383York6,87658.83%5114.37%4,30136.80%11,688Totals230,70050.11%147,51032.04%82,17617.85%460,386 Analysis Following the election, Pennsylvania would establish itself as a Republican stronghold. This would be the final time that Pennsylvania would vote for a Democratic candidate until Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state in 1936, as well as the last time that the state voted for a non-Republican candidate until Theodore Roosevelt’s third-party bid in 1912. Along with this being the last time that a non-incumbent Democrat won the state until John F. Kennedy in 1960. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the only time Snyder County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 286-290 0786422173 Lebanon County has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate once since, in 1936. Blair, Dauphin, and Philadelphia counties would not vote Democratic again until 1936, and Delaware County until 1964. Lancaster, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties have voted for a Democrat once since, in 1964. This is the first time Adams County voted for a Democratic party candidate, though it did vote for Andrew Jackson in 1824, who would be the party's first two nominees in 1828 and 1832. This remains the only presidential election in history in which New York voted Republican while its neighboring state, Pennsylvania, voted Democratic. This is also one of only four occasions where Pennsylvania and Michigan voted for different presidential candidates ever since the Democrats and Republicans became the two major parties in U.S. politics.Brownstein Ronald September 16, 2024 Why these three states are the most consistent tipping point in American politics https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/17/politics/blue-wall-states-harris-trump-analysis/index.html September 16, 2024 CNNThe other times were in 1932, 1940, and 1976. See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania Notes References Pennsylvania 1856 Category:1856 Pennsylvania elections