1856 United States presidential election in Alabama
The 1856 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1856. Alabama voters chose 9 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College , which chose the president and vice president .
Alabama was won by Senator James Buchanan (D –Pennsylvania ), running with Representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election John C. Breckinridge , with 62.08% of the popular vote, against the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore (A –New York ), running with the 2nd United States Ambassador to Germany Andrew Jackson Donelson , with 37.92% of the popular vote.[ 1]
The Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot.
Results
Results By County
1856 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County)[ 2]
County
James Buchanan
Democratic
Millard Fillmore
Know Nothing
Total Votes Cast
#
%
#
%
Autauga
621
56.66%
475
43.34%
1,096
Baldwin
144
39.67%
219
60.33%
363
Barbour
1,445
62.77%
857
37.23%
2,302
Benton
1,687
79.20%
443
20.80%
2,130
Bibb
539
52.95%
479
47.05%
1,018
Blount
770
95.42%
37
4.58%
807
Butler
777
49.52%
792
50.48%
1,569
Chambers
1,141
54.13%
967
45.87%
2,108
Cherokee
1,537
77.16%
455
22.84%
1,992
Choctaw
643
61.41%
404
38.59%
1,047
Clarke
754
77.25%
222
22.75%
976
Coffee
703
70.02%
301
29.98%
1,004
Conecuh
425
51.02%
408
48.98%
833
Coosa
1,167
59.27%
802
40.73%
1,969
Covington
304
51.35%
288
48.65%
592
Dale
945
69.28%
419
30.72%
1,364
Dallas
831
55.14%
676
44.86%
1,507
DeKalb
900
87.38%
130
12.62%
1,030
Fayette
799
64.49%
440
35.51%
1,239
Franklin
1,056
59.76%
711
40.24%
1,767
Greene
694
46.96%
784
53.04%
1,478
Hancock
221
94.04%
14
5.96%
235
Henry
966
67.22%
471
32.78%
1,437
Jackson
1,790
94.86%
97
5.14%
1,887
Jefferson
697
78.05%
196
21.95%
893
Lauderdale
1,141
67.28%
555
32.72%
1,696
Lawrence
699
52.56%
631
47.44%
1,330
Limestone
790
73.76%
281
26.24%
1,071
Lowndes
699
49.86%
703
50.14%
1,402
Macon
1,039
45.61%
1,239
54.39%
2,278
Madison
1,476
78.64%
401
21.36%
1,877
Marengo
789
58.19%
567
41.81%
1,356
Marion
700
77.95%
198
22.05%
898
Marshall
883
90.84%
89
9.16%
972
Mobile
1,838
50.93%
1,771
49.07%
3,609
Monroe
604
56.29%
469
43.71%
1,073
Montgomery
1,100
48.72%
1,158
51.28%
2,258
Morgan
808
78.45%
222
21.55%
1,030
Perry
808
49.51%
824
50.49%
1,632
Pickens
1,037
60.79%
669
39.21%
1,706
Pike
1,262
51.72%
1,178
48.28%
2,440
Randolph
1,460
68.13%
683
31.87%
2,143
Russell
994
53.76%
855
46.24%
1,849
Shelby
787
62.71%
468
37.29%
1,255
St. Clair
818
90.79%
83
9.21%
901
Sumter
703
56.92%
532
43.08%
1,235
Talladega
1,134
55.86%
896
44.14%
2,030
Tallapoosa
1,478
53.67%
1,276
46.33%
2,754
Tuscaloosa
680
41.14%
973
58.86%
1,653
Walker
449
75.46%
146
24.54%
595
Washington
194
56.07%
152
43.93%
346
Wilcox
813
64.58%
446
35.42%
1,259
Totals
46,739
62.08%
28,552
37.92%
75,291
See also
References