United States · presidential election
1856 election
President elected
James Buchanan
Electoral College result
Winner: 174 | Main Opponent: 114 | Total/Majority: 296/149
Electoral votes by state
National Archives result| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania | John C. Frémont, of California | Millard Fillmore, of New York | John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky | William L. Dayton, of New Jersey | Andrew J. Donelson, of Tennessee | ||
| Alabama | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| California | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Florida | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Georgia | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Illinois | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Iowa | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Kentucky | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Maine | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Maryland | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | - |
| Michigan | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Mississippi | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Missouri | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| New Jersey | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| New York | 35 | - | 35 | - | - | 35 | - |
| North Carolina | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Ohio | 23 | - | 23 | - | - | 23 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 27 | - | - | 27 | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Tennessee | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Texas | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vermont | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Virginia | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Totals | 296 | 174 | 114 | 8 | 174 | 114 | 8 |
Electoral College figures: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.