1856 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1856 United States presidential election in Michigan
Flag of Michigan.svg
  1852 November 4, 1856 1860  
  John Charles Fremont crop.jpg James Buchanan (cropped).jpg
Nominee John C. Frémont James Buchanan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Pennsylvania
Running mate William L. Dayton John C. Breckinridge
Electoral vote60
Popular vote71,76252,139
Percentage57.15%41.52%

Michigan Presidential Election Results 1856.svg
County Results

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

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

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Michigan voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over Democratic candidate, James Buchanan. Frémont won Michigan by a margin of 15.63%.

With 57.15% of the popular vote, Michigan proved to be Fremont's fifth strongest in the 1856 election after Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island. [1]

Fremont’s victory was the first of nineteen consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Michigan would not vote for a Democratic candidate again Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Michigan would also not send any Democratic electors to the Electoral College until Grover Cleveland won 5 of the state’s 14 electoral votes in 1892.

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Michigan [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John C. Frémont 71,762 57.15%
Democratic James Buchanan 52,13941.52%
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 1,6601.32%
Total votes125,561 100%

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References

  1. "1856 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 3 December 2017.