See main article: 1852 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1852 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1852 |
| Previous Election: | 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1848 |
| Next Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 1856 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Image1: | Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Franklin Pierce |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New Hampshire |
| Running Mate1: | William R. King |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,318 |
| Percentage1: | 49.85% |
| Nominee2: | Winfield Scott |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Running Mate2: | William A. Graham |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,293 |
| Percentage2: | 49.66% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Millard Fillmore |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin Pierce |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1852 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Delaware voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. The first Democrat to win Delaware in a presidential election, Pierce carried the state by a very narrow margin of 0.19%, only 25 votes.
| +1852 United States presidential election in Delaware[1] | County | Franklin PierceDemocratic | Winfield ScottWhig | John HaleFree Soil | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
| % | % | % | % | |||||||
| Kent | 1,422 | 47.20% | 1,591 | 52.80% | 0 | 0.00% | -169 | -5.61% | 3,013 | |
| New Castle | 3,038 | 51.77% | 2,768 | 47.17% | 62 | 1.06% | 270 | 4.60% | 5,868 | |
| Sussex | 1,858 | 49.00% | 1,934 | 51.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -76 | -2.00% | 3,792 | |
| Total: | 6,318 | 49.85% | 6,293 | 49.66% | 62 | 0.49% | 25 | 0.20% | 12,673 | |