1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Party Democratic Know Nothing Home state Pennsylvania New York Running mate John C. Breckinridge Andrew Jackson Donelson Electoral vote 12 0 Popular vote 74,642 67,416 Percentage 52.54% 47.46%

County Results Buchanan   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Fillmore   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

President before election Franklin Pierce Democratic Elected President James Buchanan Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Kentucky voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Kentucky by a margin of 5.08%. This was the first time the Democrats carried Kentucky since 1828, before the creation of the Whig party. Beginning with this election, Kentucky became a reliably Democratic state, only voting against the party twice (in 1896 and 1924) between the Civil War and World War II.

Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.

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• United States presidential elections in Kentucky

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