The 1852 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Democratic Party candidate Franklin Pierce won the state with 51.98% of the popular vote, winning Wisconsin's five electoral votes.
This would be the final time a Democratic presidential candidate would win Wisconsin until Grover Cleveland won the state in 1892. No Democratic presidential candidate would again win a majority of Wisconsin's popular vote until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
This was the last election until 1936 in which a Democrat carried Rock County. Additionally, neither Bad Ax (Vernon) County nor Waushara County would vote Democratic again until 1932.
Columbia County, Grant County, Green County, Portag County, Racine County, Rock County, St. Croix County would also not vote for a Democrat again until 1912.
Results + General Election ResultsWisconsin Historical Society, An Abstract of votes polled for Electors of President and Vice President at a General Election held on the Second day of November, AD 1852Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Franklin Pierce Montgomery M. Cothren33,658 Democratic Party Franklin Pierce Charles Billinghurst33,647 Democratic Party Franklin Pierce Philo White33,633 Democratic Party Franklin Pierce Beriah Brown33,631 Democratic Party Franklin Pierce Satterlee W. Clark33,582 Whig Party Winfield Scott Myron B. Orton22,240 Whig Party Winfield Scott Charles Bracken22,240 Whig Party Winfield Scott Aaron Schultz22,211 Whig Party Winfield Scott Hiram Tuttle22,210 Whig Party Winfield Scott Lucas S. Van Orden22,016 Free Soil Party John P. Hale C. Latham Sholes8,842 Free Soil Party John P. Hale Warren Chase8,822 Free Soil Party John P. Hale Samuel D. Hastings8,818 Free Soil Party John P. Hale Byron Kilbourn8,814 Free Soil Party John P. Hale Benjamin B. Spalding7,925 Free Soil Party John P. Hale Hiram M. Kee872 Write-in Scattering8Votes cast 64,748
Results by county County Franklin PierceDemocratic Winfield ScottWhig John P. HaleFree Soil Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # %Bad Ax8755.77%6944.23%00.00%1811.54%156Brown51560.80%32638.49%60.71%18922.31%847Calumet29460.49%17135.19%214.32%12325.31%486Columbia1,23351.92%1,11146.78%311.31%1225.14%2,375Crawfor17356.91%13143.09%00.00%4213.82%304Dane2,13860.58%1,10431.28%2878.13%1,03429.30%3,529Dodge2,26458.08%1,20430.89%43011.03%1,06027.19%3,898Fond du Lac1,63552.52%1,06534.21%40813.11%57018.31%3,113Grant1,37948.40%1,34147.07%1294.53%381.33%2,849Green86550.58%65938.54%18610.88%20612.05%1,710Iowa94850.67%89547.84%271.44%532.83%1,871Jefferson1,69352.01%1,20336.96%35911.03%49015.05%3,255Kenosha59034.52%48328.26%63637.21%-46-2.69%1,709Kewaunee2382.14%517.86%00.00%1864.29%28La Crosse28159.41%18238.48%102.11%9920.93%473Lafayette1,38961.60%85037.69%160.71%53923.90%2,255Manitowoc87480.04%20919.14%90.82%66560.90%1,092Marathon20259.06%14040.94%00.00%6218.13%342Marquette98250.05%74838.12%23211.82%23411.93%1,962Milwaukee3,63958.85%2,01732.62%5278.52%1,62226.23%6,183Outagamie41268.33%14023.22%518.46%27245.11%603Portage37758.54%26741.46%00.00%11017.08%644Racine1,30844.57%84028.62%78726.81%46815.95%2,935Richland16647.56%16747.85%164.58%-1-0.29%349Rock1,69041.01%1,50936.62%92022.32%1814.39%4,121Sauk68146.68%62242.63%15610.69%594.04%1,459Sheboygan1,34060.63%65629.68%2149.68%68430.95%2,210St. Croix16660.36%10738.91%20.73%5921.45%275Walworth1,14132.24%96527.27%1,43340.49%-292-8.25%3,539Washington2,35063.72%1,15631.34%1824.93%1,19432.38%3,688Waukesha1,61444.37%94926.09%1,07529.55%53914.82%3,638Waupaca8647.25%9552.20%10.55%-9-4.95%182Waushara17439.82%14733.64%11626.54%276.18%437Winnebago94942.54%70731.69%57525.77%24210.85%2,231Total33,65851.98%22,24034.35%8,84213.66%11,41817.63%64,748
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Columbia Grant Green Iowa Marquette Winnebago
Counties that flipped from Free Soil to Democratic Fond du Lac Racine Rock Sauk Waukesha
See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin
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