Who won Mississippi in the 1856 presidential election?

Buchanan (Democratic) carried Mississippi in 1856, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1856?

Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes in the 1856 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1856?

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

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Mississippi: Buchanan carries 7 EV.

Mississippi cast its 7 electoral votes for Buchanan (Democratic). National winner: James Buchanan (Democratic) — Mississippi voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Mississippi, 1856

In 1856, Mississippi awarded its 7 electoral votes to Buchanan of the Democratic party. Mississippi ended up on the winning side — James Buchanan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 8th consecutive election in which Mississippi backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1828. The region divided — Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama joined Mississippi for the Democratic ticket, while Tennessee did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Mississippi has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (30 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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