Who won Pennsylvania in the 1840 presidential election?

VanBuren (Democratic) carried Pennsylvania in 1840, winning its 30 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1840?

Pennsylvania cast 30 electoral votes in the 1840 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1840?

No. Pennsylvania backed VanBuren, while William Henry Harrison won the presidency nationally.

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1840

Pennsylvania: VanBuren carries 30 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 30 electoral votes for VanBuren (Democratic). National winner: William Henry Harrison (Whig) — Pennsylvania voted against the national winner this cycle.

Pennsylvania in 1840

The 1840 contest saw Pennsylvania line up behind VanBuren, delivering 30 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — William Henry Harrison (Whig) won the presidency, leaving Pennsylvania among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Pennsylvania backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1828. The region divided — New York joined Pennsylvania for the Democratic ticket, while Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (26 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, William Henry Harrison took 234 of the 294 electoral votes, against Martin Van Buren's 60. William Henry Harrison led the national popular vote with 52.87% of the ballots cast.

The 1840 national map

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