1856 United States presidential election in Alabama

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1856 United States presidential election in Alabama
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  1852 November 4, 1856 1860  
  James Buchanan (cropped).jpg Fillmore (cropped).jpg
Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore
Party Democratic Know Nothing
Home state Pennsylvania New York
Running mate John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote90
Popular vote46,73928,552
Percentage62.08%37.92%

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County Results

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1856. Alabama voters chose 9 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

Contents

Alabama was won by Senator James Buchanan (DPennsylvania), running with Representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election John C. Breckinridge, with 62.08% of the popular vote, against the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore (ANew York), running with the 2nd United States Ambassador to Germany Andrew Jackson Donelson, with 37.92% of the popular vote. [1]

The Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot.

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Alabama
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Buchanan 46,739 62.08%
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 28,55237.92%
Total votes75,291 100.00%

Results By County

1856 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County) [2]
CountyJames Buchanan

Democratic

Millard Fillmore

Know Nothing

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Autauga 62156.66%47543.34%1,096
Baldwin 14439.67%21960.33%363
Barbour 1,44562.77%85737.23%2,302
Benton 1,68779.20%44320.80%2,130
Bibb 53952.95%47947.05%1,018
Blount 77095.42%374.58%807
Butler 77749.52%79250.48%1,569
Chambers 1,14154.13%96745.87%2,108
Cherokee 1,53777.16%45522.84%1,992
Choctaw 64361.41%40438.59%1,047
Clarke 75477.25%22222.75%976
Coffee 70370.02%30129.98%1,004
Conecuh 42551.02%40848.98%833
Coosa 1,16759.27%80240.73%1,969
Covington 30451.35%28848.65%592
Dale 94569.28%41930.72%1,364
Dallas 83155.14%67644.86%1,507
DeKalb 90087.38%13012.62%1,030
Fayette 79964.49%44035.51%1,239
Franklin 1,05659.76%71140.24%1,767
Greene 69446.96%78453.04%1,478
Hancock 22194.04%145.96%235
Henry 96667.22%47132.78%1,437
Jackson 1,79094.86%975.14%1,887
Jefferson 69778.05%19621.95%893
Lauderdale 1,14167.28%55532.72%1,696
Lawrence 69952.56%63147.44%1,330
Limestone 79073.76%28126.24%1,071
Lowndes 69949.86%70350.14%1,402
Macon 1,03945.61%1,23954.39%2,278
Madison 1,47678.64%40121.36%1,877
Marengo 78958.19%56741.81%1,356
Marion 70077.95%19822.05%898
Marshall 88390.84%899.16%972
Mobile 1,83850.93%1,77149.07%3,609
Monroe 60456.29%46943.71%1,073
Montgomery 1,10048.72%1,15851.28%2,258
Morgan 80878.45%22221.55%1,030
Perry 80849.51%82450.49%1,632
Pickens 1,03760.79%66939.21%1,706
Pike 1,26251.72%1,17848.28%2,440
Randolph 1,46068.13%68331.87%2,143
Russell 99453.76%85546.24%1,849
Shelby 78762.71%46837.29%1,255
St. Clair 81890.79%839.21%901
Sumter 70356.92%53243.08%1,235
Talladega 1,13455.86%89644.14%2,030
Tallapoosa 1,47853.67%1,27646.33%2,754
Tuscaloosa 68041.14%97358.86%1,653
Walker 44975.46%14624.54%595
Washington 19456.07%15243.93%346
Wilcox 81364.58%44635.42%1,259
Totals46,73962.08%28,55237.92%75,291

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References

  1. "1856 Presidential Election Results Alabama".
  2. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.