The 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Ohio was narrowly won by the Democratic Party candidate, Franklin Pierce, who won the state with a plurality of 47.83 percent of the popular vote. The Whig Party candidate, Winfield Scott, garnered 43.18 percent of the popular vote, and Free Soil Party candidate John P. Hale gained 8.98 percent, a figure exceeded by a third-party candidate in Ohio only six times since.
Pierce would become the final Democrat to win Ohio until Woodrow Wilson won it in 1912.
Results 1852 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin Pierce 168,933 47.83% 23 Whig Winfield Scott 152,523 43.18% 0 Free Soil John P. Hale 31,732 8.98% 0 Totals 353,188 100.0% 23
By county CountyFranklin PierceDemocraticWinfield ScottWhigJohn P. HaleFree SoilMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams1,73654.56%1,21338.12%2337.32%52316.44%3,182Allen1,53661.03%95838.06%230.91%57822.97%2,517Ashland2,43459.38%1,36833.37%2977.25%1,06626.01%4,099Ashtabula1,07518.69%2,17437.80%2,50243.51%-328-5.71%5,751Athens1,38339.53%1,75050.01%36610.46%-367-10.48%3,499Auglaize1,48070.75%58828.11%241.14%89242.64%2,092Belmont2,69445.40%2,78646.95%4547.65%-92-1.55%5,934Brown2,46053.99%1,70337.38%3938.63%75716.61%4,556Butler3,57960.55%2,21037.39%1222.06%1,36923.16%5,911Carroll1,35543.15%1,54349.14%2427.71%-188-5.99%3,140Champaign1,68743.40%1,99451.30%2065.30%-307-7.90%3,887Clark1,37432.57%2,66263.10%1834.33%-1,288-30.53%4,219Clermont2,76551.33%2,21341.08%4097.59%55210.25%5,387Clinton1,06333.33%1,42444.65%70222.02%-361-11.32%3,189Columbiana2,91147.40%2,23736.43%99316.17%67410.97%6,141Coshocton2,61857.05%1,89841.36%731.59%72015.69%4,589Crawford2,10665.04%1,07433.17%581.79%1,03231.87%3,238Cuyahoga3,57141.41%2,94534.15%2,10724.44%6267.26%8,623Darke1,79749.81%1,71947.64%922.55%782.17%3,608Defiance89560.11%55137.00%432.89%34423.11%1,489Delaware1,59139.14%2,08351.24%3919.62%-492-12.10%4,065Erie1,40442.96%1,58948.62%2758.42%-185-5.66%3,268Fairfield3,21160.15%2,11739.66%100.19%1,09420.49%5,338Fayette89339.17%1,22153.55%1667.28%-328-14.38%2,280Franklin3,65249.40%3,49847.32%2423.28%1542.08%7,392Fulton72752.49%58742.38%715.13%14010.11%1,385Gallia1,10339.32%1,56755.86%1354.82%-464-16.54%2,805Geauga66420.43%1,14735.29%1,43944.28%-292-8.99%3,250Greene1,49033.71%2,43054.98%50011.31%-940-21.27%4,420Guernsey1,80942.53%1,94145.64%50311.83%-132-3.11%4,253Hamilton13,20757.06%9,25339.98%6842.96%3,95417.08%23,144Hancock1,61759.27%1,07639.44%351.29%54119.83%2,728Hardin84746.98%88248.92%744.10%-35-1.94%1,803Harrison1,46240.53%1,72347.77%42211.70%-261-7.24%3,607Henry53661.26%32537.14%141.60%21124.12%875Highland2,29950.39%1,98243.45%2816.16%3176.94%4,562Hocking1,85267.64%86531.59%210.77%98736.05%2,738Holmes2,10065.46%1,06633.23%421.31%1,03432.23%3,208Huron1,81936.72%2,24245.26%89318.02%-423-8.54%4,954Jackson1,09350.11%1,06949.01%190.88%241.10%2,181Jefferson2,16948.13%1,99544.26%3437.61%1743.87%4,507Knox2,69256.18%1,87439.11%2264.71%81817.07%4,792Lake67023.70%1,04637.00%1,11139.30%-65-2.30%2,827Lawrence98142.75%1,29956.60%150.65%-318-13.85%2,295Licking3,56951.50%2,77940.10%5828.40%79011.40%6,930Logan1,36137.08%2,11857.71%1915.21%-757-20.63%3,670Lorain1,55333.31%1,33228.57%1,77738.12%-224-4.81%4,662Lucas1,27148.18%1,23846.93%1294.89%331.25%2,638Madison65530.95%1,40066.16%612.89%-745-35.21%2,116Mahoning1,87348.51%95524.74%1,03326.75%84021.76%3,861Marion1,27056.12%91440.39%793.49%35615.73%2,263Medina1,75440.41%1,57936.37%1,00823.22%1754.04%4,341Meigs1,39942.80%1,57348.12%2979.08%-174-5.32%3,269Mercer82961.87%50037.31%110.82%32924.56%1,340Miami2,00440.14%2,75455.16%2354.70%-750-15.02%4,993Monroe2,42267.30%99727.70%1805.00%1,42539.60%3,599Montgomery3,74447.96%3,88649.78%1772.26%-142-1.82%7,807Morgan1,70842.57%2,08451.94%2205.49%-376-9.37%4,012Morrow1,71049.04%1,02929.51%74821.45%68119.53%3,487Muskingum3,50044.08%4,22853.24%2132.68%-728-9.16%7,941Noble1,48752.97%88531.53%43515.50%60221.44%2,807Ottawa40059.17%27440.53%20.30%12618.64%676Paulding34773.36%12125.58%51.06%22647.78%473Perry2,24660.15%1,47139.39%170.46%77520.76%3,734Pickaway2,04148.01%2,17551.16%350.83%-134-3.15%4,251Pike1,02952.18%92747.01%160.81%1025.17%1,972Portage2,00741.35%1,55131.95%1,29626.70%4569.40%4,854Preble1,63340.00%2,25355.18%1974.82%-620-15.18%4,083Putnam89063.03%46132.65%614.32%42930.38%1,412Richland3,23458.00%2,13338.25%2093.75%1,10119.75%5,576Ross2,46542.98%3,09153.90%1793.12%-626-10.92%5,735Sandusky1,61958.43%1,06438.40%883.17%55520.03%2,771Scioto1,42443.72%1,80455.39%290.89%-380-11.67%3,257Seneca2,80957.34%1,97240.25%1182.41%83717.09%4,899Shelby1,30952.15%1,14745.70%542.15%1626.45%2,510Stark3,63454.00%2,74040.71%3565.29%89413.29%6,730Summit1,96539.61%2,33647.09%66013.30%-371-7.48%4,961Trumbull2,03935.49%1,96834.25%1,73930.25%711.24%5,746Tuscarawas2,68549.21%2,65948.74%1122.05%260.47%5,456Union94338.54%1,24951.04%25510.42%-306-12.50%2,447Van Wert73763.26%42236.22%60.52%31527.04%1,165Vinton91251.21%77443.46%955.33%1387.75%1,781Warren1,91938.64%2,82356.85%2244.51%-904-18.21%4,966Washington2,13944.19%2,36948.95%3326.86%-230-4.76%4,840Wayne3,14357.35%2,28841.75%490.90%85515.60%5,480Williams83254.10%54635.50%16010.40%28618.60%1,538Wood98653.67%83145.24%201.09%1558.43%1,837Wyandot1,29056.36%99043.25%90.39%30013.11%2,289Totals168,93347.83%152,52343.18%31,7328.99%16,4104.65%353,188
See also United States presidential elections in Ohio
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