1856 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election 1856 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1860 69.8%Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072. 12.0 pp November 4, 1856 x160px John Charles Fremont crop.jpg John C. Frémont Republican Party (United States) California William L. Dayton 13 108,172 63.61% James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 0 39,244 23.08% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 19,626 11.54% 1856 United States presidential election in Massachusetts results map by county.svg 401px County results Frémont #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic The 1856 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Frémont won Massachusetts by a margin of 40.53%. With 63.61% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be Frémont's second strongest state in the 1856 election after neighboring Vermont.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 Results 1856 United States presidential election in Massachusetts1856 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=1856&f=0&off=0 John C. Frémont Republican Party (United States) 108,172 63.61% James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) #3333FF 39,244 23.08% Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 19,626 11.54%Others N/A 3,006 1.77% 170,048 100% Results by County +1856 United States Presidential Election in Massachusetts (By County)Our Campaigns - MA US President Race - Nov 04, 1856 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97139 2025-02-08 www.ourcampaigns.comCountyJohn C. FrémontRepublicanJames BuchananDemocraticMillard FillmoreKnow NothingTotal# %# %# %Barnstable2,66772.67%70319.16%3008.17%3,670Berkshire5,34463.09%2,74932.46%3774.45%8,470Bristol8,84572.23%2,46520.13%9367.64%12,246Dukes31752.83%16126.83%12220.33%600Essex15,88568.84%4,57719.84%2,61211.32%23,074Franklin4,44574.44%1,26621.20%2604.35%5,971Hampden5,53362.21%2,73030.69%6317.09%8,894Hampshire5,16682.33%83213.26%2774.41%6,275Middlesex17,22259.34%7,70526.55%4,09514.11%29,022Nantucket58374.55%12616.11%739.34%782Norfolk8,40256.89%3,69725.03%2,67018.08%14,769Plymouth7,22868.86%1,77216.88%1,49614.25%10,496Suffolk8,58244.97%5,85330.67%4,64824.36%19,083Worcester17,97175.81%4,60419.42%1,1294.76%23,704Totals108,19064.76%39,24023.49%19,62611.75%167,056 See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts References Further reading Baum, Dale. "Know-Nothingism and the Republican majority in Massachusetts: The political realignment of the 1850s." Journal of American History 64.4 (1978): 959–986. online Baum, Dale. The Civil War Party System: The Case of Massachusetts, 1848-1876 ( University of North Carolina Press, 1984). Massachusetts 1856 Category:1856 Massachusetts elections