1856 United States presidential election in New Jersey

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election 1856 United States presidential election in New Jersey New Jersey presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1852 1860 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1860 November 4, 1856 x160px James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 7 46,943 47.23% John Charles Fremont crop.jpg John C. Frémont Republican Party (United States) California William L. Dayton 0 28,338 28.51% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 24,115 24.26% 1856 United States presidential election in New Jersey results map by county.svg 350px County results Buchanan #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Frémont #e27f90 50–60% Fillmore #DCB7EF 40–50% #C88FE4 50–60% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic The 1856 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Jersey voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won the state by a margin of 18.72 percentage points, despite New Jersey being the home state of the Republican vice presidential candidate. Buchanan would be the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Cumberland County until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, and the last to carry Passaic County until Roosevelt in 1932.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 258-259 0786422173 Results 1856 United States presidential election in New Jersey1856 Presidential General Election Results – New Jersey http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1856&fips=34&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge Kentucky 46,943 47.23% 7 100.00% Republican Party (United States) John C. Frémont California William L. Dayton New Jersey 28,338 28.51% 0 0.00% Know Nothing Millard Fillmore New York Andrew Jackson Donelson Tennessee 24,115 24.26% 0 0.00% 99,396 100.00% 7 100.00% Results by County +1856 United States Presidential Election in New Jersey (By County)Our Campaigns - NJ US President Race - Nov 04, 1856 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97144 2025-07-29 www.ourcampaigns.comCountyJames Buchanan DemocraticJohn C. Frémont RepublicanMillard Fillmore Know NothingTotal Votes Cast#%#%#%Atlantic 68449.17%54739.32%16011.50%1,391Bergen1,54855.66%43615.68%79728.66%2,781Burlington3,68243.76%3,14937.42%1,58418.82%8,415Camden 1,76637.81%81717.49%2,08844.70%4,671Cape May31231.64%17717.95%49750.41%986Cumberland 1,57445.66%64218.62%1,23135.71%3,447Essex 6,84542.93%4,76029.86%4,33827.21%15,943Gloucester98632.81%63921.26%1,38045.92%3,005Hudson2,57445.26%1,70229.93%1,41124.81%5,687Hunterdon 3,49656.79%1,55425.24%1,10617.97%6,156Mercer 2,85747.02%2,15535.47%1,06417.51%6,076Middlesex2,46843.57%1,20921.34%1,98835.09%5,665Monmouth 3,31954.08%1,00316.34%1,81529.57%6,137Morris 3,00850.02%2,31038.41%69611.57%6,014Ocean 66035.56%89248.06%30416.38%1,856Passaic 1,61840.51%1,42235.60%95423.89%3,994Salem 1,76947.59%43211.62%1,51640.79%3,717Somerset 1,84647.95%1,29533.64%70918.42%3,850Sussex 3,05465.17%1,60134.17%310.66%4,686Warren 2,87758.49%1,59632.45%4469.07%4,919Total46,94347.23%28,33828.51%24,11524.26%99,396 See also United States presidential elections in New Jersey References New Jersey 1856 Category:1856 New Jersey elections Category:Long stubs with short prose