1856 United States presidential election in Iowa

November 4, 1856


Nominee	John C. Frémont	James Buchanan	Millard Fillmore
Party	Republican	Democratic	Know Nothing
Home state	California	Pennsylvania	New York
Running mate	William L. Dayton	John C. Breckinridge	Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote	4	0	0
Popular vote	45,073	37,568	9,669
Percentage	48.83%	40.70%	10.47%

County Results

Frémont

40-50%

50-60%

60-70%

70-80%

80-90%

90-100%

Buchanan

40-50%

50-60%

60-70%

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

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The 1856 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Iowa voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over Democratic candidate, James Buchanan and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Frémont won Iowa by a margin of 8.13%.

Buchanan is the second of only 6 US presidents and the first of 4 Democratic presidents to have never won Iowa.

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Iowa^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	John C. Frémont of California	William L. Dayton of New Jersey	45,073	48.83%	4	100.00%
	Democratic	James Buchanan of Pennsylvania	John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky	37,568	40.70%	0	0.00%
	Know Nothing	Millard Fillmore of New York	Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee	9,669	10.47%	0	0.00%
Total				92,310	100.00%	4	100.00%

References

^ "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
^ "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

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