1856 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1856 United States presidential election in Maryland
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  1852 November 4, 1856 1860  
  Fillmore (cropped).jpg James Buchanan (cropped).jpg
Nominee Millard Fillmore James Buchanan
Party Know Nothing Democratic
Home state New York Pennsylvania
Running mate Andrew J. Donelson John C. Breckinridge
Electoral vote80
Popular vote47,45239,123
Percentage54.63%45.04%

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County Results

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.

Contents

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 47,452 54.63%
Democratic James Buchanan 39,12345.04%
Republican John C. Fremont 2850.33%
Total votes86,860 100%

Results by county

CountyMillard Fillmore

Know Nothing

James Buchanan

Democratic

John C. Frémont

Republican

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [2]

#%#%#%#%
Allegany 1,93846.30%2,24853.70%00.00%-310-7.41%4,186
Anne Arundel 1,04352.94%92747.06%00.00%1165.89%1,970
Baltimore (City) 16,90062.60%9,88236.61%2140.79%7,01826.00%26,996
Baltimore (County) 3,50452.56%3,15547.32%80.12%3495.23%6,667
Calvert 40152.97%35647.03%00.00%455.94%757
Caroline 63846.16%74353.76%10.07%-105-7.60%1,382
Carroll 2,34852.74%2,09947.15%50.11%2495.59%4,452
Cecil 1,88450.25%1,84549.21%200.53%391.04%3,749
Charles 46137.82%75862.18%00.00%-297-24.36%1,219
Dorchester 1,29256.79%97943.03%40.18%31313.76%2,275
Frederick 3,72452.83%3,30446.87%210.30%4205.96%7,049
Harford 2,07459.55%1,40540.34%40.11%66919.21%3,483
Howard 89958.68%63341.32%00.00%26617.36%1,532
Kent 83360.23%55039.77%00.00%28320.46%1,383
Montgomery 1,20851.76%1,12648.24%00.00%823.51%2,334
Prince George's 88147.26%98352.74%00.00%-102-5.47%1,864
Queen Anne's 90454.95%74145.05%00.00%1639.91%1,645
St. Mary's 24719.01%1,05280.99%00.00%-805-61.97%1,299
Somerset 1,59354.65%1,32145.32%10.03%2729.33%2,915
Talbot 74945.15%91054.85%00.00%-161-9.70%1,659
Washington 2,71750.41%2,67049.54%30.06%470.87%5,390
Worcester 1,22446.15%1,42853.85%00.00%-204-7.69%2,652
Total47,45254.63%39,12345.04%2850.33%8,3299.59%86,860

Counties that flipped from Whig to Know Nothing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Know Nothing

Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic

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References

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