Who won Vermont in the 1852 presidential election?

Scott (Whig) carried Vermont in 1852, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1852?

Vermont cast 5 electoral votes in the 1852 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1852?

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

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Vermont: Scott carries 5 EV.

Vermont cast its 5 electoral votes for Scott (Whig). National winner: Franklin Pierce (Democratic) — Vermont voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1852 result in Vermont

Vermont backed Scott (Whig) in the 1852 presidential election, casting 5 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Franklin Pierce (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Vermont among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1840. It stood apart from its neighbors: New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire went the other way that year. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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