Who won Tennessee in the 1852 presidential election?

Scott (Whig) carried Tennessee in 1852, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1852?

Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in the 1852 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 1852?

No. Tennessee backed Scott, while Franklin Pierce won the presidency nationally.

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1852

Tennessee: Scott carries 12 EV.

Tennessee cast its 12 electoral votes for Scott (Whig). National winner: Franklin Pierce (Democratic) — Tennessee voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Tennessee, 1852

In 1852, Tennessee awarded its 12 electoral votes to Scott of the Whig party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Franklin Pierce (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Tennessee among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Tennessee backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1836. The region divided — Kentucky joined Tennessee for the Whig ticket, while Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri did not. Across the 57 presidential elections Tennessee has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, Franklin Pierce took 254 of the 296 electoral votes, against Winfield Scott's 42. Franklin Pierce led the national popular vote with 50.83% of the ballots cast.

The 1852 national map

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