See main article: 1852 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1852 United States presidential elections in Indiana |
Country: | Indiana |
Flag Year: | 1852 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1848 United States presidential election in Indiana |
Previous Year: | 1848 |
Next Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Indiana |
Next Year: | 1856 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1852 |
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: | 13 |
Popular Vote1: | 95,340 |
Percentage1: | 52.05% |
Nominee2: | Winfield Scott |
Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New Jersey |
Running Mate2: | William A. Graham |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 80,901 |
Percentage2: | 44.17% |
Map Size: | 300px |
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 Indiana took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Indiana voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Indiana by a margin of 7.88%. This would be the last occasion Porter County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate until Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1996.[1]