| Party |
|
Nominees |
Electoral Vote |
Popular Vote |
| |
Presidential |
Vice Presidential |
 |
Democratic |
 |
James Buchanan |
John C. Breckinridge |
174 |
58.8% |
1,836,072 |
45.3% |
|
Republican |
|
John C. Fremont |
William L. Dayton |
114 |
38.5% |
1,342,345 |
33.1% |
|
Whig-American |
|
Millard Fillmore |
Andrew Jackson Donelson |
8 |
2.7% |
873,053 |
21.6% |
| STATE |
TOTAL VOTE |
Democratic |
Republican |
Whig-American |
| JAMES BUCHANAN |
JOHN C. FREMONT |
MILLARD FILLMORE |
| Votes |
% |
EV |
Votes |
% |
EV |
Votes |
% |
EV |
 |
| Alabama |
75,291 |
46,739 |
62.1 |
9 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
28,552 |
37.9 |
|
| Arkansas |
32,642 |
21,910 |
67.1 |
4 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
10,732 |
32.9 |
|
| California |
110,255 |
53,342 |
48.4 |
4 |
20,704 |
18.8 |
|
36,195 |
32.8 |
|
| Connecticut |
80,360 |
35,028 |
43.6 |
|
42,717 |
53.2 |
6 |
2,615 |
3.3 |
|
| Delaware |
14,598 |
8,004 |
54.8 |
3 |
310 |
2.1 |
|
6,275 |
43.0 |
|
| Florida |
11,191 |
6,358 |
56.8 |
3 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
4,833 |
43.2 |
|
| Georgia |
99,020 |
56,581 |
57.1 |
10 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
42,439 |
42.9 |
|
| Illinois |
239,334 |
105,528 |
44.1 |
11 |
96,275 |
40.2 |
|
37,531 |
15.7 |
|
| Indiana |
235,401 |
118,670 |
50.4 |
13 |
94,375 |
40.1 |
|
22,356 |
9.5 |
|
| Iowa |
92,310 |
37,568 |
40.7 |
|
45,073 |
48.8 |
4 |
9,669 |
10.5 |
|
| Kentucky |
142,058 |
74,642 |
52.5 |
12 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
67,416 |
47.5 |
|
| Louisiana |
42,873 |
22,164 |
51.7 |
6 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
20,709 |
48.3 |
|
| Maine |
109,689 |
39,140 |
35.7 |
|
67,279 |
61.3 |
8 |
3,270 |
3.0 |
|
| Maryland |
86,860 |
39,123 |
45.0 |
|
285 |
0.3 |
|
47,452 |
54.6 |
8 |
| Massachusetts |
170,048 |
39,244 |
23.1 |
|
108,172 |
63.6 |
13 |
19,626 |
11.5 |
|
| Michigan |
125,558 |
52,136 |
41.5 |
|
71,762 |
57.2 |
6 |
1,660 |
1.3 |
|
| Mississippi |
59,647 |
35,456 |
59.4 |
7 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
24,191 |
40.6 |
|
| Missouri |
106,486 |
57,964 |
54.4 |
9 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
48,522 |
45.6 |
|
| New Hampshire |
69,774 |
31,891 |
45.7 |
|
37,473 |
53.7 |
5 |
410 |
0.6 |
|
| New Jersey |
99,396 |
46,943 |
47.2 |
7 |
28,338 |
28.5 |
|
24,115 |
24.3 |
|
| New York |
596,486 |
195,878 |
32.8 |
|
276,004 |
46.3 |
35 |
124,604 |
20.9 |
|
| North Carolina |
84,963 |
48,243 |
56.8 |
10 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
36,720 |
43.2 |
|
| Ohio |
386,640 |
170,874 |
44.2 |
|
187,497 |
48.5 |
23 |
28,121 |
7.3 |
|
| Pennsylvania |
460,937 |
230,772 |
50.1 |
27 |
147,963 |
32.1 |
|
82,202 |
17.8 |
|
| Rhode Island |
19,822 |
6,680 |
33.7 |
|
11,467 |
57.8 |
4 |
1,675 |
8.5 |
|
| South Carolina |
8 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to James Buchanan |
| Tennessee |
133,582 |
69,704 |
52.2 |
12 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
63,878 |
47.8 |
|
| Texas |
48,005 |
31,995 |
66.6 |
4 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
16,010 |
33.4 |
|
| Vermont |
50,675 |
10,569 |
20.9 |
|
39,561 |
78.1 |
5 |
545 |
1.1 |
|
| Virginia |
150,233 |
90,083 |
60.0 |
15 |
-- |
0.0 |
|
60,150 |
40.0 |
|
| Wisconsin |
120,513 |
52,843 |
43.8 |
|
67,090 |
55.7 |
5 |
580 |
0.5 |
|
|
| Totals |
4,054,647 |
1,836,072 |
45.3 |
174 |
1,342,345 |
33.1 |
114 |
873,053 |
21.5 |
8 |
Election of 1856
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