Who won Vermont in the 1856 presidential election?

Fremont (Republican) carried Vermont in 1856, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1856?

Vermont cast 5 electoral votes in the 1856 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1856?

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

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Vermont: Fremont carries 5 EV.

Vermont cast its 5 electoral votes for Fremont (Republican). National winner: James Buchanan (Democratic) — Vermont voted against the national winner this cycle.

Vermont in 1856

The 1856 contest saw Vermont line up behind Fremont, delivering 5 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — James Buchanan (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Vermont among the states he did not carry.

Fremont's win closed out Vermont's 4-election run of voting Whig. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1856. 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 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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