1856 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1856 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan 1856 presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Michigan 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Michigan 1860 November 4, 1856 x200px John Charles Fremont crop.jpg John C. Frémont Republican Party (United States) California William L. Dayton 6 71,762 57.08% James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 0 52,139 41.47% 1856 United States presidential election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County results Frémont #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Buchanan #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) The 1856 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Michigan voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over Democratic candidate, James Buchanan. Frémont won Michigan by a margin of 15.63%. With 57.15% of the popular vote, Michigan proved to be Fremont's fifth strongest in the 1856 election after Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1856&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1856 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 This marked the first of eighteen Republican victories in Michigan over the next nineteen presidential election cycles. Michigan would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and it would not vote for a different candidate until Theodore Roosevelt's third-party bid in 1912. Michigan would also not send any Democratic electors to the Electoral College until Grover Cleveland won five of the state's 14 electoral votes in 1892. This is one of only four occasions since the founding of the Republican Party that Michigan and Pennsylvania have voted for different presidential candidates.https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/17/politics/blue-wall-states-harris-trump-analysis/index.html Why these three states are the most consistent tipping point in American politics CNN Brownstein Ronald September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024The other times were in 1932, 1940, and 1976. Results + General Election ResultsState Canvassers' Statement Of Votes given for Electors of President and Vice President https://www.newspapers.com/image/1044825024/ 22 May 2026 The Lansing Republican 2 32 2 December 1856 Lansing 1Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party John C. Frémont Fernando C. Beaman71,762 Republican Party John C. Frémont Thomas J. Drake71,759 Republican Party John C. Frémont William H. Withey71,759 Republican Party John C. Frémont Chauncey H. Millen71,738 Republican Party John C. Frémont Harmon Chamberlin71,729 Republican Party John C. Frémont Oliver Johnson70,186 Democratic Party James Buchanan David A. Noble52,139 Democratic Party James Buchanan Robert Crouse52,138 Democratic Party James Buchanan Jonathan P. King52,137 Democratic Party James Buchanan Michael Shoemaker52,136 Democratic Party James Buchanan John C. Blanchard52,134 Democratic Party James Buchanan DeWitt C. Walker52,116 American Party Millard Fillmore Rodney C. Paine1,660 American Party Millard Fillmore George W. Perkins1,657 American Party Millard Fillmore Henry W. Welles1,657 American Party Millard Fillmore John V. Lyon1,654 American Party Millard Fillmore Peter R. Adams1,652 American Party Millard Fillmore Abram R. Coryell1,652 Write-in Scattering166Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 125,727 Results By County CountyJenney William Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1881 1881 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 213-215 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015060789180&view=1up&seq=228 22 May 2026The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1857 1857 Greeley & McElrath New York 59 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002271757f&seq=145 22 May 2026 John C. FrémontRepublican James BuchananDemocratic Millard FillmoreAmerican Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # %Allegan1,52659.06%1,02739.74%291.12%49919.31%2,584"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesBarry1,49561.85%87336.12%492.03%62225.73%2,417Berrien1,92653.53%1,54042.80%1323.67%38610.73%3,598Branch2,60865.83%1,32233.37%140.35%1,28632.46%3,962"eighteen" Includes 18 Scattering votesCalhoun3,49560.59%2,15137.29%1222.12%1,34423.30%5,768Cass1,70358.54%1,16540.05%411.41%53818.49%2,909Clinton1,35856.44%1,03442.98%140.58%32413.47%2,406Eaton1,88860.30%1,22839.22%150.48%66021.08%3,131Genesee2,63561.39%1,53835.83%1102.56%1,09725.56%4,292Includes 9 Scattering votesGrand Traverse15739.05%24360.45%20.50%-86-21.39%402Gratiot38874.05%13625.95%00.00%25248.09%524Hillsdale3,44670.46%1,40828.79%370.76%2,03841.67%4,891Houghton20133.50%39866.33%10.17%-197-32.83%600Ingham1,84954.25%1,53445.01%250.73%3159.24%3,408Ionia2,00263.00%1,15436.31%220.69%84826.68%3,178Jackson2,99657.77%2,11940.86%460.89%87716.91%5,186Includes 25 Scattering votesKalamazoo2,80362.65%1,62036.21%501.12%1,18326.44%4,474Includes 1 Scattering voteKent2,93152.91%2,51645.42%931.68%4157.49%5,540Lapeer1,57960.61%99538.20%311.19%58422.42%2,605Lenawee4,49960.28%2,77937.24%1672.24%1,72023.05%7,463"eighteen"Livingston1,76550.52%1,71148.97%180.52%541.55%3,494Macomb2,21054.09%1,84645.18%300.73%3648.91%4,086Marquette7944.89%7743.75%2011.36%21.14%176Mason3272.73%1227.27%00.00%2045.45%44Midland16978.97%4320.09%20.93%12658.88%214Monroe1,77750.04%1,70347.96%340.96%742.08%3,551Includes 37 Scattering votesMontcalm41460.35%26538.63%71.02%14921.72%686Oakland4,10554.82%3,27643.75%710.95%82911.07%7,488Includes 36 Scattering votesOceana8279.61%2120.39%00.00%6159.22%103Ottawa1,39257.31%99841.09%391.61%39416.22%2,429Saginaw1,04245.68%1,22253.57%170.75%-180-7.89%2,281Sanilac80379.90%20120.00%10.10%60259.90%1,005Shiawassee1,30453.33%1,10545.19%361.47%1998.14%2,445St. Clair1,80753.92%1,52145.39%210.63%2868.53%3,351"two"St. Joseph2,32460.98%1,47538.70%120.31%84922.28%3,811Tuscola44264.24%24235.17%40.58%20029.07%688Van Buren1,71061.62%1,03137.15%341.23%67924.47%2,775Washtenaw3,57054.67%2,83343.38%1091.67%73711.29%6,530"eighteen"Wayne5,25046.74%5,77751.43%2051.83%-527-4.69%11,232Total71,76257.08%52,13941.47%1,6601.32%19,62315.61%125,727 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Allegan Barry Berrien Branch Calhoun Eaton Hillsdale Ingham Ionia Jackson Kent Lapeer Lenawee Livingston Macomb Monroe Montcalm Oakland Ottawa Sanilac Shiawassee St. Clair St. Joseph Van Buren Washtenaw Counties that flipped from Whig to Republican Cass Clinton Genesee Kalamazoo Tuscola See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1856 United States presidential election Category:Long stubs with short prose