A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over the Whig candidate, Winfield Scott. Pierce won the state by a margin of 5.02%.
Bradford, McKean, Potter and Tioga counties have only voted Democratic once since this election, in 1964.
Results 1852 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin Pierce 198,562 51.20% 27 Whig Winfield Scott 179,104 46.18% 0 Free Soil John P. Hale 8,495 2.19% 0 Native American Jacob Broom 1,678 0.43% 0 Totals 387,839 100.0% 27
Results by county County Franklin PierceDemocratic Winfield Scott Whig John P. HaleFree Soil Various candidatesGéoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)Other parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 2,018 42.54% 2,725 57.44% 31 0.65% 0 0.00% -707 -14.90% 4,744 Allegheny 7,226 41.07% 9,165 52.09% 966 5.49% 239 1.36% -1,939 -11.02% 17,596 Armstrong 2,430 51.99% 2,093 44.78% 142 3.04% 9 0.19% 337 7.21% 4,674 Beaver 1,943 46.04% 1,805 42.77% 361 8.55% 111 2.63% 138 3.27% 4,220 Bedford 2,319 50.50% 2,273 49.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 46 1.00% 4,592 Berks 9,503 65.91% 4,913 34.08% 2 0.01% 0 0.00% 4,590 31.84% 14,418 Blair 1,931 42.66% 2,590 57.22% 5 0.11% 0 0.00% -659 -14.56% 4,526 Bradford 3,930 50.79% 3,526 45.57% 281 3.63% 0 0.00% 404 5.22% 7,737 Bucks5,76653.52%4,92845.74%580.54%220.20%8387.78%10,774 Butler2,53345.79%2,83351.21%1652.98%10.02% -300 -5.42%5,532 Cambria2,03557.96%1,46141.61%150.43%00.00%57416.35%3,511 Carbon1,31163.64%74936.36%00.00%00.00%56227.28%2,060 Centre2,99360.97%1,91639.03%00.00%00.00%1,07721.94%4,909 Chester5,52047.76%5,70049.32%3382.92%00.00% -180 -1.56%11,558 Clarion2,64267.95%1,21831.33%280.72%00.00%1,42436.63%3,888 Clearfield1,73362.93%99736.20%240.87%00.00%73626.72%2,754 Clinton1,31856.91%99643.00%20.09%00.00%32213.90%2,316 Columbia2,10264.34%1,16535.66%00.00%00.00%93728.68%3,267 Crawford3,42748.21%2,77539.04%90612.75%00.00%6529.17%7,108 Cumberland3,18852.56%2,87847.44%00.00%00.00%3105.11%6,066 Dauphin2,67541.92%3,67357.56%290.45%40.06% -998 -15.64%6,381 Delaware1,73744.34%2,07352.92%1072.73%00.00% -336 -8.58%3,917 Elk42370.62%16327.21%132.17%00.00%26043.41%599 Erie2,73837.18%4,01554.52%6118.30%00.00% -1,277 -17.34%7,364 Fayette3,86755.47%3,03243.49%721.03%00.00%83511.98%6,971 Franklin3,35846.03%3,90453.51%30.04%00.00% -546 -7.48%7,265 Fulton83153.24%72946.70%10.06%00.00%1026.54%1,561 Greene2,60262.10%1,55937.21%290.69%00.00%1,04324.89%4,190 Huntingdon2,04144.82%2,51155.13%20.04%00.00% -470 -10.32%4,554 Indiana1,82740.66%2,38753.13%2796.21%00.00% -560 -12.46%4,493 Jefferson1,48456.62%1,11542.54%220.84%00.00%36914.08%2,621 Juniata1,36856.30%1,06243.70%00.00%00.00%30612.60%2,430 Lancaster6,57836.00%11,63763.69%530.29%30.02% -5,059 -27.69%18,271 Lawrence1,06429.87%1,98455.70%51414.43%00.00% -920 -25.83%3,562 Lebanon2,11840.54%3,10559.44%10.02%00.00% -987 -18.90% 5,224 Lehigh3,49353.84%2,99346.13%20.03%00.00%5007.71%6,488 Luzerne5,34061.53%3,33938.47%00.00%00.00%2,00123.06%8,679 Lycoming2,79057.16%2,08542.72%50.10%10.02%70514.44%4,881 McKean59755.28%40537.50%787.22%00.00%19217.78%1,080 Mercer2,69347.48%2,21038.97%76813.54%00.00%4838.51%5,671 Mifflin1,62053.78%1,39246.22%00.00%00.00%2287.56%3,012 Monroe2,09883.39%41816.61%00.00%00.00%1,68066.78%2,516 Montgomery5,76753.79%4,79144.68%1601.49%40.04%9769.11%10,722 Montour1,45562.69%86637.31%00.00%00.00%58925.38%2,321 Northampton4,40359.65%2,97840.35%00.00%00.00%1,42519.30%7,381 Northumberland 2,45160.22%1,61939.77%00.00%00.00%83220.45%4,070 Perry2,15960.44%1,41339.56%00.00%00.00%74620.88%3,572 Philadelphia26,02249.69%24,57346.92%6261.20%1,1482.19%1,4492.77%52,369 Pike83480.50%20219.50%00.00%00.00%63261.00%1,036 Potter66152.92%26321.06%32526.02%00.00%33626.90%1,249 Schuylkill4,75852.87%4,12845.87%100.11%1041.16%6307.00%9,000 Somerset1,20328.72%2,98671.28%00.00%00.00% -1,783 -42.56%4,189 Sullivan42664.35%17726.74%598.91%00.00%24937.61%662 Susquehanna3,04657.52%2,03538.43%2154.06%00.00%1,01119.09%5,296 Tioga2,61461.40%1,56436.74%791.86%00.00%1,05024.66%4,257 Union1,99439.29%3,08160.71%00.00%00.00% -1,087-21.42%5,075 Venango1,89958.09%1,16435.61%2046.24%20.06% 73522.48%3,269 Warren1,62958.79%1,08239.05%602.16%00.00%54719.74%2,771 Washington4,06349.17%3,81046.11%3704.48%200.24%2533.06%8,263 Wayne2,36265.34%1,23234.08%210.58%00.00%1,13031.26%3,615 Westmoreland5,50962.37%3,20336.27%1201.36%00.00%2,30626.10%8,832 Wyoming1,25860.36%80738.72%190.92%00.00%45121.64%2,084 York5,58554.24%4,70045.65%110.11%00.00%8858.59%10,296Totals198,56251.20%179,10446.18%8,4952.19%1,6780.43%19,4585.02%387,839
See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
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