Who won Texas in the 1852 presidential election?

Pierce (Democratic) carried Texas in 1852, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1852?

Texas cast 4 electoral votes in the 1852 presidential election.

Did Texas vote for the national winner in 1852?

Yes. Texas backed Franklin Pierce, who won the presidency that year.

Second Party SystemTX · 4 EV

1852

Texas: Pierce carries 4 EV.

Texas cast its 4 electoral votes for Pierce (Democratic). National winner: Franklin Pierce (Democratic) — Texas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1852 result in Texas

Texas backed Pierce (Democratic) in the 1852 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Texas ended up on the winning side — Franklin Pierce captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Texas backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1844. Texas did not move alone — neighboring Arkansas and Louisiana broke the same way in 1852. Across the 44 presidential elections Texas 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, 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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