1856 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1856 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee Millard Fillmore James Buchanan Party Know Nothing Democratic Home state New York Pennsylvania Running mate Andrew J. Donelson John C. Breckinridge Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 47,452 39,123 Percentage 54.63% 45.04%

County Results Fillmore   50–60%   60–70% Buchanan   50–60%   60–70%   80–90%

President before election Franklin Pierce Democratic Elected President James Buchanan Democratic

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

Maryland voted for the Know Nothing candidate, former president Millard Fillmore, over the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, and Republican candidate, John C. Frémont.

Fillmore won the state by a margin of 9.59%. Maryland was the only state to vote for Fillmore this election. This was the last time until 1948 that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying Maryland.

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Maryland ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Know Nothing	Millard Fillmore	47,452	54.63%
	Democratic	James Buchanan	39,123	45.04%
	Republican	John C. Fremont	285	0.33%
Total votes			86,860	100%

Results by county

County	Millard Fillmore Know Nothing		James Buchanan Democratic		John C. Frémont Republican		Margin		Total Votes Cast [2]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	1,938	46.30%	2,248	53.70%	0	0.00%	-310	-7.41%	4,186
Anne Arundel	1,043	52.94%	927	47.06%	0	0.00%	116	5.89%	1,970
Baltimore (City)	16,900	62.60%	9,882	36.61%	214	0.79%	7,018	26.00%	26,996
Baltimore (County)	3,504	52.56%	3,155	47.32%	8	0.12%	349	5.23%	6,667
Calvert	401	52.97%	356	47.03%	0	0.00%	45	5.94%	757
Caroline	638	46.16%	743	53.76%	1	0.07%	-105	-7.60%	1,382
Carroll	2,348	52.74%	2,099	47.15%	5	0.11%	249	5.59%	4,452
Cecil	1,884	50.25%	1,845	49.21%	20	0.53%	39	1.04%	3,749
Charles	461	37.82%	758	62.18%	0	0.00%	-297	-24.36%	1,219
Dorchester	1,292	56.79%	979	43.03%	4	0.18%	313	13.76%	2,275
Frederick	3,724	52.83%	3,304	46.87%	21	0.30%	420	5.96%	7,049
Harford	2,074	59.55%	1,405	40.34%	4	0.11%	669	19.21%	3,483
Howard	899	58.68%	633	41.32%	0	0.00%	266	17.36%	1,532
Kent	833	60.23%	550	39.77%	0	0.00%	283	20.46%	1,383
Montgomery	1,208	51.76%	1,126	48.24%	0	0.00%	82	3.51%	2,334
Prince George's	881	47.26%	983	52.74%	0	0.00%	-102	-5.47%	1,864
Queen Anne's	904	54.95%	741	45.05%	0	0.00%	163	9.91%	1,645
St. Mary's	247	19.01%	1,052	80.99%	0	0.00%	-805	-61.97%	1,299
Somerset	1,593	54.65%	1,321	45.32%	1	0.03%	272	9.33%	2,915
Talbot	749	45.15%	910	54.85%	0	0.00%	-161	-9.70%	1,659
Washington	2,717	50.41%	2,670	49.54%	3	0.06%	47	0.87%	5,390
Worcester	1,224	46.15%	1,428	53.85%	0	0.00%	-204	-7.69%	2,652
Total	47,452	54.63%	39,123	45.04%	285	0.33%	8,329	9.59%	86,860

Counties that flipped from Whig to Know Nothing

• Anne Arundel
• Calvert
• Carroll
• Cecil
• Dorchester
• Frederick
• Harford
• Howard
• Kent
• Montgomery
• Queen Anne's
• Somerset
• Washington

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Know Nothing

• Baltimore (city)
• Baltimore

Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic

• Charles
• Prince George's
• St. Mary's
• Worcester

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1856 United States presidential election
• 1856 United States elections

References

1. "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland".
2. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 1, 2022.