1856 United States presidential election in Florida

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1856 United States presidential election in Florida
Flag of Florida.svg
  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 vote30
Popular vote6,3584,833
Percentage56.81%43.19%

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County results

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Florida 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.

Contents

Florida voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Florida by a margin of 13.62%.

Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Florida [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Buchanan 6,358 56.81%
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 4,83343.19%
Total votes11,191 100%

Results by county

1860 United States Presidential Election in Florida (By County) [3] [4]
CountyJames Buchanan

Democratic

Millard Fillmore

Know Nothing

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Alachua 36171.77%14228.23%503
Calhoun 7158.68%5041.32%121
Columbia 46250.11%46049.89%922
Duval 34144.00%43456.00%775
Escambia 24951.55%23448.45%483
Franklin 17764.84%9635.16%273
Gadsden 32852.23%30047.77%628
Hamilton 18053.41%15746.59%337
Hernando 10171.63%4028.37%141
Hillsborough 36567.84%17332.16%538
Holmes 7646.63%8753.37%163
Jackson 43148.54%45751.46%888
Jefferson 39072.90%14527.10%535
Leon 41458.47%29441.53%708
Levy 4545.00%5555.00%100
Liberty 8858.28%6341.72%151
Madison 45455.77%36044.23%814
Manatee 2443.64%3156.36%55
Marion 32460.67%21039.33%534
Monroe 22280.43%5419.57%276
Nassau 13365.52%7034.48%203
Orange 5160.71%3339.29%84
Putnam 7073.68%2526.32%95
St. Johns 19872.53%7527.47%273
Santa Rosa 20037.45%33462.55%534
Sumpter 10067.11%4932.89%149
Volusia 5255.91%4144.09%93
Wakulla 16953.14%14946.86%318
Walton 12947.43%14352.57%272
Washington 15368.00%7232.00%225
Total6,35856.81%4,83343.19%11,191

See also

References

  1. "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Florida". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.
  4. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.