Who won Kentucky in the 1836 presidential election?

Harrison (Whig) carried Kentucky in 1836, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1836?

Kentucky cast 15 electoral votes in the 1836 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 1836?

No. Kentucky backed Harrison, while Martin Van Buren won the presidency nationally.

Second Party SystemKY · 15 EV

1836

Kentucky: Harrison carries 15 EV.

Kentucky cast its 15 electoral votes for Harrison (Whig). National winner: Martin Van Buren (Democratic) — Kentucky voted against the national winner this cycle.

Kentucky in 1836

The 1836 contest saw Kentucky line up behind Harrison, delivering 15 electoral votes to the Whig ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Martin Van Buren (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Kentucky among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Kentucky away from the National Republican it had supported in 1832. The region divided — Ohio and Tennessee joined Kentucky for the Whig ticket, while Indiana, Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Kentucky has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, Martin Van Buren took 170 of the 294 electoral votes, against William Henry Harrison's 73. Martin Van Buren led the national popular vote with 50.79% of the ballots cast.

The 1836 national map

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