Who won Massachusetts in the 1856 presidential election?

Fremont (Republican) carried Massachusetts in 1856, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1856?

Massachusetts cast 13 electoral votes in the 1856 presidential election.

Did Massachusetts vote for the national winner in 1856?

No. Massachusetts backed Fremont, while James Buchanan won the presidency nationally.

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Massachusetts: Fremont carries 13 EV.

Massachusetts cast its 13 electoral votes for Fremont (Republican). National winner: James Buchanan (Democratic) — Massachusetts voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Massachusetts, 1856

In 1856, Massachusetts awarded its 13 electoral votes to Fremont of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — James Buchanan (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Massachusetts among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Massachusetts away from the Democratic it had supported in 1852. Massachusetts did not move alone — neighboring Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Vermont broke the same way in 1856. Across the 60 presidential elections Massachusetts has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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