1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
November 4, 1856
 
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 Jackson Donelson
Electoral vote 27 0 0
Popular vote 230,686 147,286 82,189
Percentage 50.13% 32.01% 17.86%
County results
President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Buchanan, a lifelong Pennsylvanian, won his home state by a margin of 18.12%.

Despite the margin of victory, this was the last time a Democrat won Pennsylvania until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

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