1856 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election 1856 United States presidential election in Delaware presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Delaware 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Delaware 1860 November 4, 1856 x200px James Buchanan.jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 3 8,004 54.83% Fillmore.jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 6,275 42.99% 1856 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results Buchanan #86b6f2 50–60% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic The 1856 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won the state by a margin of 11.84%. Results + General Election Resultshttps://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020401/1856-11-13/ed-1/?sp=3 17 December 2025 Delaware Weekly Republican Returns of New Castle County 3-4 13 November 1856 WilmingtonThe Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1857 1857 Greeley & McElrath New York 50 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002271757f&view=1up&seq=136 17 December 2025Burnham W. Dean Presidential Ballots, 1836-1892 1955 The Johns Hopkins Press Baltimore 320 https://archive.org/details/presidentialball00burn/page/320/mode/2up 17 December 2025Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party James Buchanan Henry Ridgeley8,004 Democratic Party James Buchanan George C. Gordon8,003 Democratic Party James Buchanan Charles Wright8,000 American Party Millard Fillmore James P. Wild6,275 American Party Millard Fillmore John Whitby6,274 American Party Millard Fillmore Mannen Gum6,271 Republican Party John C. Frémont John R. Latimer310 Republican Party John C. Frémont Thomas M. Rodney306 Republican Party John C. Frémont William P. Nickerson306 Write-in Scattering9Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 14,598 Results by county County James BuchananDemocratic Millard FillmoreKnow Nothing John C. FrémontRepublican Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # %Kent2,08357.61%1,53042.31%30.08%55315.29%3,616New Castle3,57754.08%2,72541.20%3064.63%85212.88%6,614Includes 6 Scattering votesSussex2,34453.66%2,02046.25%10.02%3247.42%4,368Includes 3 Scattering votesTotals8,00454.83%6,27542.99%3102.12%1,72911.84%14,598 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Kent Sussex See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Notes References Delaware 1856 Category:1856 Delaware elections