1856 United States presidential election in Illinois

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1856 United States presidential election in Illinois
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Nominee James Buchanan John C. Frémont Millard Fillmore
Party Democratic Republican Know Nothing
Home state Pennsylvania California New York
Running mate John C. Breckinridge William L. Dayton Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote1100
Popular vote105,52896,27537,531
Percentage44.09%40.23%15.68%
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County Results
President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over Republican candidate John C. Frémont and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Illinois by a narrow margin of 3.86%.

This would be the final time a Democratic presidential candidate would win Illinois until Grover Cleveland won it in 1892.

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Illinois [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Buchanan 105,528 44.09%
Republican John C. Fremont 96,27540.23%
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 37,53115.68%
Total votes239,334 100%

Results by County








1856 United States Presidential Election in Illinois (By County) [3]
CountyJames Buchanan

Democratic

John C. Frémont

Republican

Millard Fillmore

Know Nothing

Total Votes Cast
# %# %# %
Adams 3,31153.76%2,22636.14%62210.10%6,159
Alexander 40162.07%152.32%23035.60%646
Bond 60742.78%15310.78%65946.44%1,419
Boone 24312.04%1,74886.62%271.34%2,018
Brown 90360.00%16911.23%43328.77%1,505
Bureau 1,23431.76%2,60367.00%481.24%3,885
Calhoun 39162.66%7011.22%16326.12%624
Carroll 23715.28%1,16174.85%1539.86%1,551
Cass 91455.23%30318.31%43826.47%1,655
Champaign 55036.23%73248.22%23615.55%1,518
Christian 88462.17%23916.81%29921.03%1,422
Clark 1,31855.92%70930.08%33014.00%2,357
Clay 73156.23%292.23%54041.54%1,300
Clinton 84061.63%16111.81%36226.56%1,363
Coles 1,17842.73%78328.40%79628.87%2,757
Cook 5,68037.76%9,02059.97%3422.27%15,042
Crawford 96157.13%47728.36%24414.51%1,682
Cumberland 64157.13%24621.93%23520.94%1,122
DeKalb 38114.06%2,25483.17%752.77%2,710
DeWitt 67940.42%62337.08%37822.50%1,680
DuPage 54228.07%1,38771.83%20.10%1,931
Edgar 1,34251.58%95236.59%30811.84%2,602
Edwards 28336.80%17622.89%31040.31%769
Effingham 78475.60%908.68%16315.72%1,037
Fayette 94752.21%683.75%79944.05%1,814
Franklin 1,05180.41%50.38%25119.20%1,307
Fulton 2,72448.27%2,02135.81%89815.91%5,643
Gallatin 76463.09%241.98%42334.93%1,211
Greene 1,56561.88%2459.69%71928.43%2,529
Grundy 61839.95%92359.66%60.39%1,547
Hamilton 1,13586.91%90.69%16212.40%1,306
Hancock 2,01148.69%1,12027.12%99924.19%4,130
Hardin 33258.76%40.71%22940.53%565
Henderson 61040.13%75749.80%15310.07%1,520
Henry 87630.77%1,92467.58%471.65%2,847
Iroquois 46034.90%75056.90%1088.19%1,318
Jackson 1,05675.86%141.01%32223.13%1,392
Jasper 67958.53%32327.84%15813.62%1,160
Jefferson 1,27872.45%603.40%42624.15%1,764
Jersey 70243.36%38723.90%53032.74%1,619
Jo Daviess 1,50941.20%2,11057.60%441.20%3,663
Johnson 1,14493.77%20.16%746.07%1,220
Kane 91219.44%3,75079.94%290.62%4,691
Kankakee 25815.14%1,38681.34%603.52%1,704
Kendall 33416.96%1,62282.38%130.66%1,969
Knox 1,49032.27%2,85161.74%2776.00%4,618
Lake 55819.14%2,34780.51%100.34%2,915
LaSalle 2,66540.96%3,72157.18%1211.86%6,507
Lawrence 72953.96%896.59%53339.45%1,351
Lee 60124.66%1,80474.03%321.31%2,437
Livingston 48042.22%58551.45%726.33%1,137
Logan 82341.95%65533.38%48424.67%1,962
Macon 82147.90%50029.17%39322.93%1,714
Macoupin 1,77849.24%82322.79%1,01027.97%3,611
Madison 1,45134.38%1,11126.33%1,65839.29%4,220
Marion 1,15067.13%1508.76%41324.11%1,713
Marshall 83442.62%1,00851.51%1155.88%1,957
Mason 73747.33%26717.15%55335.52%1,557
Massac 63071.11%50.56%25128.33%886
McDonough 1,37048.51%59020.89%86430.59%2,824
McHenry 94524.50%2,86974.38%431.11%3,857
McLean 1,51737.79%1,93748.26%56013.95%4,014
Menard 85452.36%1096.68%66840.96%1,631
Mercer 76937.51%1,14155.66%1406.83%2,050
Monroe 90051.02%34619.61%51829.37%1,764
Montgomery 99253.91%1628.80%68637.28%1,840
Morgan 1,65647.26%96327.48%88525.26%3,504
Moultrie 43248.48%15417.28%30534.23%891
Ogle 73421.02%2,46970.70%2898.28%3,492
Peoria 2,45949.86%2,08242.21%3917.93%4,932
Perry 67151.46%20015.34%43333.21%1,304
Piatt 31041.61%8511.41%35046.98%745
Pike 2,16351.18%1,05324.92%1,01023.90%4,226
Pope 85579.17%111.02%21419.81%1,080
Pulaski 47371.67%213.18%16625.15%660
Putnam 30732.18%53255.77%11512.05%954
Randolph 1,22249.33%70928.62%54622.04%2,477
Richland 78662.13%393.08%44034.78%1,265
Rock Island 1,11439.38%1,43950.87%2769.76%2,829
Saline 1,00481.16%40.32%22918.51%1,237
Sangamon 2,47547.04%1,17422.32%1,61230.64%5,261
Schuyler 1,36958.83%38816.67%57024.50%2,327
Scott 84353.97%18311.72%53634.31%1,562
Shelby 1,41470.10%1527.54%45122.36%2,017
St. Clair 1,72836.79%1,99642.50%97320.72%4,697
Stark 35328.86%71858.71%15212.43%1,223
Stephenson 1,30840.06%1,90758.41%501.53%3,265
Tazewell 1,31342.38%1,02833.18%75724.44%3,098
Union 1,28381.46%462.92%24615.62%1,575
Vermilion 1,11139.52%1,50653.58%1946.90%2,811
Wabash 48144.21%12211.21%48544.58%1,088
Warren 1,11741.28%1,28247.38%30711.35%2,706
Washington 1,13268.23%24414.71%28317.06%1,659
Wayne 1,21869.64%1297.38%40222.98%1,749
White 1,06254.91%271.40%84543.69%1,934
Whiteside 61322.50%1,90269.80%2107.71%2,725
Will 1,57539.59%2,39360.16%100.25%3,978
Williamson 1,41987.76%100.62%18811.63%1,617
Winnebago 45711.00%3,63687.53%611.47%4,154
Woodford 74748.76%59638.90%18912.34%1,532
Totals105,52844.09%96,27540.23%37,53115.68%239,334

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References

  1. ↑ "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns - IL US President Race - Nov 04, 1856". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.


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