Who won South Carolina in the 1836 presidential election?

Mangum (Whig) carried South Carolina in 1836, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1836?

South Carolina cast 11 electoral votes in the 1836 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1836?

No. South Carolina backed Mangum, while Martin Van Buren won the presidency nationally.

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1836

South Carolina: Mangum carries 11 EV.

South Carolina cast its 11 electoral votes for Mangum (Whig). National winner: Martin Van Buren (Democratic) — South Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

South Carolina in 1836

The 1836 contest saw South Carolina line up behind Mangum, delivering 11 electoral votes to the Whig ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Martin Van Buren (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving South Carolina among the states he did not carry.

Mangum's win closed out South Carolina's 2-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Georgia joined South Carolina for the Whig ticket, while North Carolina did not. Across the 59 presidential elections South Carolina 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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