Who won Michigan in the 1836 presidential election?

VanBuren (Democratic) carried Michigan in 1836, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1836?

Michigan cast 3 electoral votes in the 1836 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1836?

No. Michigan backed VanBuren, while Martin Van Buren won the presidency nationally.

Second Party SystemMI · 3 EV

1836

Michigan: VanBuren carries 3 EV.

Michigan cast its 3 electoral votes for VanBuren (Democratic). National winner: Martin Van Buren (Democratic) — Michigan voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Michigan, 1836

In 1836, Michigan awarded its 3 electoral votes to VanBuren of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Martin Van Buren (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Michigan among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1832. The region divided — Indiana joined Michigan for the Democratic ticket, while Ohio did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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