The 1856 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over Whig candidate Millard Fillmore. Fillmore ran under the American Party ticket in most states, but ran as a Whig in North Carolina after receiving the endorsement of the party at the 1856 Whig National Convention.[1] Buchanan won North Carolina by a margin of 13.56%.
Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.
Results[]
1856 United States presidential election in North Carolina[2][3]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Democratic
James Buchanan of Pennsylvania
John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky
48,243
56.78%
10
100.00%
Whig
Millard Fillmore of New York
Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee
36,720
43.22%
0
0.00%
Total
84,963
100.00%
10
100.00%
References[]
^"Whig Party Platform of 1856". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 3 December 2017.