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Elections in Alabama |
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A presidential election was held in Alabama on November 9, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. [1] Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Van Buren won Alabama by a margin of 8.76%. As of 2024, this remains the only time in American history that Alabama has voted for a different presidential candidate than neighboring Mississippi.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martin Van Buren | 33,996 | 54.38% | |
Whig | William Henry Harrison | 28,515 | 45.62% | |
Total votes | 62,511 | 100% |
County | Martin Van Buren Democratic | William Henry Harrison Whig | Total Votes Cast | ||
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# | % | # | % | ||
Autauga | 574 | 49.27% | 591 | 50.73% | 1,165 |
Baldwin | 118 | 46.27% | 137 | 53.73% | 255 |
Barbour | 642 | 38.44% | 1,028 | 61.56% | 1,670 |
Benton | 1,248 | 72.14% | 482 | 27.86% | 1,730 |
Bibb | 478 | 45.05% | 583 | 54.95% | 1,061 |
Blount | 720 | 87.27% | 105 | 12.73% | 825 |
Butler | 274 | 27.85% | 710 | 72.15% | 984 |
Chambers | 678 | 39.49% | 1,039 | 60.51% | 1,717 |
Cherokee | 759 | 66.81% | 377 | 33.19% | 1,136 |
Clarke | 596 | 72.15% | 230 | 27.85% | 826 |
Conecuh | 208 | 27.77% | 541 | 72.23% | 749 |
Coosa | 539 | 59.89% | 361 | 40.11% | 900 |
Covington | 65 | 25.69% | 188 | 74.31% | 253 |
Dale | 672 | 64.68% | 367 | 35.32% | 1,039 |
Dallas | 689 | 40.22% | 1,024 | 59.78% | 1,713 |
DeKalb | 771 | 83.08% | 157 | 16.92% | 928 |
Fayette | 819 | 80.14% | 203 | 19.86% | 1,022 |
Franklin | 903 | 58.64% | 637 | 41.36% | 1,540 |
Greene | 790 | 36.64% | 1,366 | 63.36% | 2,156 |
Henry | 391 | 54.61% | 325 | 45.39% | 716 |
Jackson | 2,147 | 97.41% | 57 | 2.59% | 2,204 |
Jefferson | 582 | 64.88% | 315 | 35.12% | 897 |
Lauderdale | 987 | 60.48% | 645 | 39.52% | 1,632 |
Lawrence | 782 | 54.65% | 649 | 45.35% | 1,431 |
Limestone | 897 | 71.59% | 356 | 28.41% | 1,253 |
Lowndes | 522 | 36.81% | 896 | 63.19% | 1,418 |
Macon | 340 | 31.75% | 731 | 68.25% | 1,071 |
Madison | 1,985 | 83.47% | 393 | 16.53% | 2,378 |
Marengo | 595 | 41.41% | 842 | 58.59% | 1,437 |
Marion | 535 | 73.19% | 196 | 26.81% | 731 |
Marshall | 924 | 86.68% | 142 | 13.32% | 1,066 |
Mobile | 1,121 | 43.08% | 1,481 | 56.92% | 2,602 |
Monroe | 361 | 35.85% | 646 | 64.15% | 1,007 |
Montgomery | 812 | 41.73% | 1,134 | 58.27% | 1,946 |
Morgan | 804 | 69.19% | 358 | 30.81% | 1,162 |
Perry | 825 | 45.88% | 973 | 54.12% | 1,798 |
Pickens | 779 | 43.40% | 1,062 | 57.69% | 1,841 |
Pike | 627 | 48.98% | 653 | 51.02% | 1,280 |
Randolph | 524 | 65.26% | 279 | 34.74% | 803 |
Russell | 406 | 37.01% | 691 | 62.99% | 1,097 |
Shelby | 407 | 41.53% | 573 | 58.47% | 980 |
St. Clair | 679 | 94.17% | 42 | 5.83% | 721 |
Sumter | 1,180 | 47.43% | 1,308 | 52.57% | 2,488 |
Talladega | 788 | 54.08% | 669 | 45.92% | 1,457 |
Tallapoosa | 436 | 51.42% | 412 | 48.58% | 848 |
Tuscaloosa | 938 | 42.37% | 1,276 | 57.63% | 2,214 |
Walker | 367 | 60.07% | 244 | 39.93% | 611 |
Washington | 276 | 51.21% | 263 | 48.79% | 539 |
Wilcox | 436 | 35.91% | 778 | 64.09% | 1,214 |
Totals | 33,996 | 54.38% | 28,515 | 45.62% | 62,511 |