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1856 United States presidential election
1856 United States presidential election in Alabama Alabama presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Alabama 1852 November 4, 1856 1860 United States presidential election in Alabama 1860 x200px James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 9 46,739 62.08% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 28,552 37.92% File:1856 United States presidential election in Alabama results map by county.svg 200px 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% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States)
The 1856 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1856. Alabama voters chose 9 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.
Alabama was won by Senator James Buchanan (D–Pennsylvania), running with Representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election John C. Breckinridge, with 62.08% of the popular vote, against the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore (A–New York), running with the 2nd United States Ambassador to Germany Andrew Jackson Donelson, with 37.92% of the popular vote.1856 Presidential Election Results Alabama https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1856&fips=1&f=0&off=0&elect=0
The Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot.
Results
1856 United States presidential election in Alabama
James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) #3333FF 46,739 62.08%
Millard Fillmore Know Nothing #D99FE8 28,552 37.92%
75,291 100.00%
Results by county
+1856 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (by county)Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State 978-0-7864-6422-7CountyJames BuchananDemocraticMillard FillmoreKnow NothingTotal votescast#%#%Autauga62156.66%47543.34%1,096Baldwin14439.67%21960.33%363Barbour1,44562.77%85737.23%2,302Benton1,68779.20%44320.80%2,130Bibb53952.95%47947.05%1,018Blount77095.42%374.58%807Butler77749.52%79250.48%1,569Chambers1,14154.13%96745.87%2,108Cherokee1,53777.16%45522.84%1,992Choctaw64361.41%40438.59%1,047Clarke75477.25%22222.75%976Coffee70370.02%30129.98%1,004Conecuh42551.02%40848.98%833Coosa1,16759.27%80240.73%1,969Covington30451.35%28848.65%592Dale94569.28%41930.72%1,364Dallas83155.14%67644.86%1,507DeKalb90087.38%13012.62%1,030Fayette79964.49%44035.51%1,239Franklin1,05659.76%71140.24%1,767Greene69446.96%78453.04%1,478Hancock22194.04%145.96%235Henry96667.22%47132.78%1,437Jackson1,79094.86%975.14%1,887Jefferson69778.05%19621.95%893Lauderdale1,14167.28%55532.72%1,696Lawrence69952.56%63147.44%1,330Limestone79073.76%28126.24%1,071Lowndes69949.86%70350.14%1,402Macon1,03945.61%1,23954.39%2,278Madison1,47678.64%40121.36%1,877Marengo78958.19%56741.81%1,356Marion70077.95%19822.05%898Marshall88390.84%899.16%972Mobile1,83850.93%1,77149.07%3,609Monroe60456.29%46943.71%1,073Montgomery1,10048.72%1,15851.28%2,258Morgan80878.45%22221.55%1,030Perry80849.51%82450.49%1,632Pickens1,03760.79%66939.21%1,706Pike1,26251.72%1,17848.28%2,440Randolph1,46068.13%68331.87%2,143Russell99453.76%85546.24%1,849Shelby78762.71%46837.29%1,255St. Clair81890.79%839.21%901Sumter70356.92%53243.08%1,235Talladega1,13455.86%89644.14%2,030Tallapoosa1,47853.67%1,27646.33%2,754Tuscaloosa68041.14%97358.86%1,653Walker44975.46%14624.54%595Washington19456.07%15243.93%346Wilcox81364.58%44635.42%1,259Totals46,73962.08%28,55237.92%75,291
See also
United States presidential elections in Alabama
References
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