Presidential election · 1856
1856 electoral map
James Buchanan (Democratic) won the 1856 presidential election with 174 electoral votes to John C. Frémont's 114. Buchanan carried 19 of the 31 states that took part.
Winner
James Buchanan
174
Republican
John C. Frémont
114
Millard Fillmore 8
149 needed to win · official Electoral College count
DemocraticRepublicanAmerican (Know Nothing)Not a state yet / did not vote
States won in 1856
James Buchanan· Democratic
19 statesJohn C. Frémont· Republican
11 statesMillard Fillmore· American (Know Nothing)
1 stateElectoral College in 1856
31 states held 296 electoral votes in 1856; a majority was 149. The largest prize was New York with 35 electoral votes.
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Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 1856 election article.