A presidential election was held in Alabama on November 14, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate Hugh Lawson White. Van Buren won Alabama by a margin of 10.68%.
Results 1836 United States presidential election in AlabamaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Martin Van Buren 20,638 55.34% 7 Whig Hugh Lawson White 16,658 44.66% 0 Totals 37,296 100.00% 7
Results by county CountyMartin Van BurenDemocraticHugh Lawson WhiteWhigTotal votescast#%#%Autauga56548.13%60951.87%1,174Baldwin7463.25%4336.75%117Barbour29147.63%32052.37%611Benton63768.94%28731.06%924Bibb29775.38%9724.62%394Blount48089.72%5510.28%535Butler14429.69%34170.31%485Cherokee18042.65%24257.35%422Clarke38672.97%14327.03%529Conecuh8823.59%28576.41%373Coosa13070.27%5529.73%185Covington2730.34%6269.66%89Dale13371.51%5328.49%186Dallas45633.24%91666.76%1,372DeKalb37890.00%4210.00%420Fayette58086.57%9013.43%670Franklin59359.90%39740.10%990Greene67237.65%1,11362.35%1,785Henry13152.61%11847.39%249Jackson1,62694.81%895.19%1,715Jefferson53669.97%23030.03%766Lauderdale91768.84%41531.16%1,332Lawrence60051.55%56448.45%1,164Limestone71569.15%31930.85%1,034Lowndes31626.67%86973.33%1,185Macon3418.48%15081.52%184Madison1,67879.98%42020.02%2,098Marengo42244.66%52355.34%945Marion29967.80%14232.20%441Marshall53984.22%10115.78%640Mobile86653.96%73946.04%1,605Monroe30740.72%44759.28%754Montgomery72343.37%94456.63%1,667Morgan56854.46%47545.54%1,043Perry29025.96%82774.04%1,117Pickens43247.95%46952.05%901Pike30449.27%31350.73%617Randolph5646.28%6553.72%121Russell4020.62%15479.38%194Shelby19836.60%34363.40%541St. Clair46494.69%265.31%490Sumter63144.44%78955.56%1,420Talladega41352.34%37647.66%789Tallapoosa6339.13%9860.87%161Tuscaloosa84153.53%73046.47%1,571Walker11059.14%7640.86%186Washington16664.84%9035.16%256Wilcox24228.50%60771.50%849Totals21,23155.45%17,05544.55%38,286
See also United States presidential elections in Alabama
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