1836 United States presidential election in Indiana

none June 2025 September 2023 1836 United States presidential election in Indiana United States 1836 presidential no 1832 United States presidential election in Indiana 1832 1840 United States presidential election in Indiana 1840 November 7, 1836 69.2%Madison 1986 330 2.7 pp IL ME 200x200px William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835 crop.jpg William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) Ohio Francis Granger 9 41,281 55.59% Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) New York Richard Mentor Johnson 0 32,978 44.41% 1836 United States presidential election in Indiana results map by county.svg 215px County results Harrison #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #ec7014 70–80% Van Buren #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% Unknown/No vote #828280 President Andrew Jackson Democratic Party (United States) Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election.Presidential Elections https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=WM18361112.1.3 Weekly Messenger November 12, 1836 The Whig ticket of the former major general William Henry Harrison and the U.S. representative from New York's 26th congressional district Francis Granger defeated the Democratic ticket of the incumbent vice president Martin Van Buren and the U.S. representative from Kentucky's 13th congressional district Richard Mentor Johnson.Riker Thornbrough 1960 21–28 Van Buren defeated Harrison in the national election with 170 electoral votes.1836 Electoral College Results https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1836 National Archives October 6, 2025 General election Summary Indiana chose nine electors in a statewide general election. Nineteenth-century presidential elections used a form of block voting that allowed voters to modify the electoral list nominated by a political party before submitting their ballots. Because voters elected each member of the Electoral College individually, electors nominated by the same party often received differing numbers of votes as a consequence of voter rolloff, split-ticket voting, or electoral fusion.Lampi n.d. Ratcliffe 2014 57 This table compares the votes for the most popular elector pledged to each ticket, to give an approximate sense of the statewide result. 1836 United States presidential election in IndianaRiker Thornbrough 1960 21–28 Whig Party (United States) William Henry HarrisonFrancis Granger 41,281 55.59 11.06 Democratic Party (United States) Martin Van BurenRichard Mentor Johnson 32,978 44.41 11.01 74,259 100.00 Results + 1836 United States presidential election in IndianaRiker Thornbrough 1960 21–28 Party Candidate Votes Whig John G. Clendenin 41,281 Whig Marston G. Clark 41,280 Whig Milton Stapp 41,278 Whig Abraham P. Andrew 41,276 Whig Albert Smith White 41,276 Whig Achilles Williams 41,276 Whig Hiram Decker 41,275 Whig Enoch McCarty 41,275 Whig Austin W. Morris 41,271 Democratic John Myers 32,978 Democratic Jesse Jackson 32,977 Democratic George W. Moore 32,977 Democratic Thomas C. Stewart 32,977 Democratic William White 32,975 Democratic Rockhill William 32,975 Democratic Marinus Willett 32,973 Democratic Jonathan Williams 32,971 Democratic Elisha Long 32,967 Total ≈74,259 Results by county The following table compares the votes for the leading Democratic and Whig electors in each county. It therefore differs slightly from the summary table, which compares the votes for the leading electors statewide. + 1836 United States presidential election in Indiana by countyRiker Thornbrough 1960 21–28 County William Henry HarrisonWhig Martin Van BurenDemocratic Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Adams 68 68 96 2 28 28 96 2 40 40 96 2 96 Allen 354 354 620 2 266 266 620 2 88 88 620 2 620 Bartholomew 608 608 1020 2 412 412 1020 2 196 196 1020 2 1,020 Boone 464 464 885 2 421 421 885 2 43 43 885 2 885 Carroll 375 375 940 2 565 565 940 2 -190 -190 940 2 940 Cass 513 513 799 2 286 286 799 2 227 227 799 2 799 Clark 893 893 1871 2 978 978 1871 2 -85 -85 1871 2 1,871 Clay 153 153 404 2 251 251 404 2 -98 -98 404 2 404 Clinton 331 331 758 2 427 426 758 2 -96 -96 758 2 758 Crawford 196 196 362 2 166 166 362 2 30 30 362 2 362 Daviess 438 438 691 2 253 253 691 2 185 185 691 2 691 Dearborn 1,203 1203 2485 2 1,282 1282 2485 2 -79 -79 2485 2 2,485 Decatur 950 950 1463 2 513 513 1463 2 437 437 1463 2 1,463 Delaware 369 369 676 2 307 307 676 2 62 62 676 2 676 Dubois 165 165 292 2 127 127 292 2 38 38 292 2 292 Elkhart 354 354 659 2 305 305 659 2 49 49 659 2 659 Fayette 965 965 1510 2 545 545 1510 2 420 420 1510 2 1,510 Floyd 574 574 1573 2 999 999 1573 2 -425 -425 1573 2 1,573 Fountain 697 697 1645 2 948 948 1645 2 -251 -251 1645 2 1,645 Franklin 963 963 1838 2 875 875 1838 2 88 88 1838 2 1,838 Fulton 55 55 94 2 39 39 94 2 16 16 94 2 94 Gibson 496 496 921 2 425 425 921 2 71 71 921 2 921 Grant 238 238 368 2 130 130 368 2 108 108 368 2 368 Greene 366 366 696 2 330 330 696 2 36 36 696 2 696 Hamilton 569 569 831 2 262 262 831 2 307 307 831 2 831 Hancock 366 366 659 2 293 293 659 2 73 73 659 2 659 Harrison 747 747 1203 2 456 456 1203 2 291 291 1203 2 1,203 Hendricks 731 731 1121 2 390 390 1121 2 341 341 1121 2 1,121 Henry 1,304 1304 2016 2 712 712 2016 2 592 592 2016 2 2,016 Huntington 52 52 119 2 67 67 119 2 -15 -15 119 2 119 Jackson 439 439 746 2 307 307 746 2 132 132 746 2 746 Jefferson 1,172 1172 1851 2 679 679 1851 2 493 493 1851 2 1,851 Jennings 626 626 918 2 292 292 918 2 334 334 918 2 918 Johnson 438 438 997 2 559 559 997 2 -121 -121 997 2 997 Knox 736 736 1173 2 437 437 1173 2 299 299 1173 2 1,173 Kosciusko 160 160 309 2 149 149 309 2 11 11 309 2 309 LaGrange 138 138 288 2 150 150 288 2 -12 -12 288 2 288 LaPorte 490 490 942 2 452 452 942 2 38 38 942 2 942 Lawrence 670 670 1485 2 815 815 1485 2 -145 -145 1485 2 1,485 Madison 487 487 854 2 367 367 854 2 120 120 854 2 854 Marion 1,409 1409 2452 2 1,043 1043 2452 2 366 366 2452 2 2,452 Marshall 94 94 136 2 42 42 136 2 52 52 136 2 136 Martin 142 142 339 2 197 197 339 2 -55 -55 339 2 339 Miami 133 133 213 2 80 80 213 2 53 53 213 2 213 Monroe 424 424 1028 2 604 604 1028 2 180 180 1028 2 1,028 Montgomery 1,066 1066 1818 2 752 752 1818 2 314 314 1818 2 1,818 Morgan 666 666 1209 2 543 543 1209 2 123 123 1209 2 1,209 Noble 46 46 126 2 80 80 126 2 -34 -34 126 2 126 Orange 483 483 1047 2 564 564 1047 2 -81 -81 1047 2 1,047 Owen 427 427 713 2 286 286 713 2 141 141 713 2 713 Parke 828 828 1362 2 534 534 1362 2 294 294 1362 2 1,362 Perry 392 392 506 2 114 114 506 2 278 278 506 2 506 Pike 226 226 444 2 218 218 444 2 8 8 444 2 444 Porter 87 87 156 2 69 69 156 2 18 18 156 2 156 Posey 330 330 1081 2 751 751 1081 2 -421 -421 1081 2 1,081 Putnam 1,067 1067 1761 2 694 694 1761 2 373 373 1761 2 1,761 Randolph 633 633 867 2 234 234 867 2 399 399 867 2 867 Ripley 663 663 1116 2 453 453 1116 2 210 210 1116 2 1,116 Rush 1,167 1167 1916 2 749 740 1916 2 418 418 1916 2 1,916 St. Joseph 480 480 735 2 255 255 735 2 225 225 735 2 735 Scott 294 294 561 2 267 267 561 2 27 27 561 2 561 Shelby 688 688 1363 2 675 675 1363 2 13 13 1363 2 1,363 Spencer 171 171 350 2 179 179 350 2 -8 -8 350 2 350 Sullivan 203Including 126 votes (126 761 0) for Harrison and Granger and 77 votes (77 761 0) for Harrison and no running mate.Riker Thornbrough 1960 28n4 203 761 2 558 558 761 2 -355 -355 761 2 761 Switzerland 630 630 1149 2 519 519 1149 2 111 111 1149 2 1,149 Tippecanoe 1,244 1244 2285 2 1,041 1041 2285 2 203 203 2285 2 2,285 Union 700 700 1368 2 568 568 1368 2 132 132 1368 2 1,368 Vanderburgh 269 269 399 2 130 130 399 2 139 139 399 2 399 Vermillion 574 574 1007 2 433 433 1007 2 131 131 1007 2 1,007 Vigo 963 963 1250 2 287 287 1250 2 676 676 1250 2 1,250 Wabash 122 122 169 2 47 47 169 2 75 75 169 2 169 Warren 541 541 870 2 329 329 870 2 212 212 870 2 870 Warrick 157 157 537 2 380 380 537 2 -223 -223 537 2 537 Washington 656 656 1603 2 947 947 1603 2 -291 -291 1603 2 1,603 Wayne 2,285 2285 3270 2 985 985 3270 2 1,300 1300 3270 2 3,270 White 109 109 215 2 106 106 215 2 3 3 215 2 215 TOTAL 41,282 41282 74260 2 32,978 32978 74260 2 8,304 8304 74260 2 74,260 Results by congressional district thumb|right|200px|Congressional district results #cc9b3a Whig 50–60% #b67a00 Whig 60–70% + 1836 United States presidential election in Indiana by congressional district[Certified election result] https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=BP18361216.1.4&srpos=10 Bloomington Post December 16, 1836 District Harrison Van Buren Representative Indiana 1 1st 3632 7142 2 3510 7142 2 Ratliff Boon Indiana 2 2nd 5165 9273 2 4108 9273 2 John Wesley Davis (24th Congress) John Ewing (25th Congress) Indiana 3 3rd 5576 9967 2 4391 9967 2 John Carr (24th Congress) William Graham (25th Congress) Indiana 4 4th 5165 9273 2 4108 9273 2 Amos Lane (24th Congress) George H. Dunn (25th Congress) Indiana 5 5th 7273 11392 2 4119 11392 2 Jonathan McCarty (24th Congress) James Rariden (25th Congress) Indiana 6 6th 7551 13525 2 5974 13525 2 George L. Kinnard (24th Congress) William Herod (25th Congress) Indiana 7 7th 7430 13837 2 6407 13837 2 Edward A. Hannegan (24th Congress) Albert White (25th Congress) See also United States presidential elections in Indiana Notes References Bibliography 1836 Electoral College Results https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1836 National Archives October 6, 2025 Lampi Philip J. Electoral College https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Boffice_id_ssim%5D%5B%5D=ON056 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society n.d. October 5, 2025 Madison James H. The Indiana Way: A State History 1986 Indiana University Press Bloomington https://archive.org/details/indianawaystate00madi Ratcliffe Donald J. Popular Preferences in the Presidential Election of 1824 Journal of the Early Republic Spring 2014 34 1 45–77 24486931 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24486931 Riker Dorothy Thornbrough Gayle Indiana Election Returns, 1816–1851 1960 Indiana Historical Bureau Indianapolis https://archive.org/details/indianaelectionr0000unse Indiana 1836 Category:1836 Indiana elections Category:Long stubs with short prose