1852 United States presidential election in Indiana

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1852 United States presidential elections in Indiana
Flag of Indiana.svg
  1848 November 2, 1852 1856  
  Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg Winfield Scott by Fredricks, 1862 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New Hampshire New Jersey
Running mate William R. King William A. Graham
Electoral vote130
Popular vote95,34080,901
Percentage52.05%44.17%

Indiana Presidential Election Results 1852.svg
County Results

President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

The 1852 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Indiana voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Indiana by a margin of 7.88%. This would be the last occasion Porter County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate until Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1996. [1]

Results

1852 United States presidential election in Indiana [2] [3]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire William R. King of Alabama 95,34052.05%13100.00%
Whig Winfield Scott of New Jersey William A. Graham of North Carolina 80,90144.17%00.00%
Free Soil John P. Hale of New Hampshire George W. Julian of Indiana 6,9293.78%00.00%
Total183,170100.00%13100.00%

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References

  1. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 117 ISBN   0786422173
  2. "1852 Presidential General Election Results – Indiana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.