Who won Georgia in the 1856 presidential election?

Buchanan (Democratic) carried Georgia in 1856, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 1856?

Georgia cast 10 electoral votes in the 1856 presidential election.

Did Georgia vote for the national winner in 1856?

Yes. Georgia backed James Buchanan, who won the presidency that year.

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1856

Georgia: Buchanan carries 10 EV.

Georgia cast its 10 electoral votes for Buchanan (Democratic). National winner: James Buchanan (Democratic) — Georgia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1856 result in Georgia

Georgia backed Buchanan (Democratic) in the 1856 presidential election, casting 10 electoral votes for the ticket. Georgia ended up on the winning side — James Buchanan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Georgia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1852. The region divided — Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina joined Georgia for the Democratic ticket, while Tennessee did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Georgia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 times). The vote fell within the Antebellum Crisis — Slavery splits the parties.

In the national count, James Buchanan took 174 of the 296 electoral votes, against John C. Frémont's 114. James Buchanan led the national popular vote with 45.29% of the ballots cast.

The 1856 national map

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