1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania explained

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Election Name:	1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1848 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Previous Year:	1848
Next Election:	1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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:	27
Popular Vote1:	198,562
Percentage1:	51.20%
Nominee2:	Winfield Scott
Party2:	Whig Party (United States)
Home State2:	New Jersey
Running Mate2:	William A. Graham
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	179,104
Percentage2:	46.18%
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 Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over the Whig candidate, Winfield Scott. Pierce won Pennsylvania by a margin of 5.02%.Bradford, Tioga, Potter, Cameron, and McKean counties have only voted Democratic once since this election, in 1964.

Results

1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Franklin Pierce	198,562	51.20%	27
	Whig	Winfield Scott	179,104	46.18%	0
	Free Soil	John P. Hale	8,495	2.19%	0
	Native American	Jacob Broom	1,678	0.43%	0
Totals			387,839	100.0%	27

Results by county

County	Franklin Pierce Democratic		Winfield Scott Whig		John P. Hale Free Soil		Various candidates^[2] Other parties		Margin^[3]		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		2,018		42.54%		2,725		57.44%		31		0.65%		0		0.00%		-707		-14.90%		4,744
	Allegheny		7,226		41.07%		9,165		52.09%		966		5.49%		239		1.36%		-1,939		-11.02%		17,596
	Armstrong		2,430		51.99%		2,093		44.78%		142		3.04%		9		0.19%		337		7.21%		4,674
	Beaver		1,943		46.04%		1,805		42.77%		361		8.55%		111		2.63%		138		3.27%		4,220
	Bedford		2,319		50.50%		2,273		49.50%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		46		1.00%		4,592
	Berks		9,503		65.91%		4,913		34.08%		2		0.01%		0		0.00%		4,590		31.84%		14,418
	Blair		1,931		42.66%		2,590		57.22%		5		0.11%		0		0.00%		-659		-14.56%		4,526
	Bradford		3,930		50.79%		3,526		45.57%		281		3.63%		0		0.00%		404		5.22%		7,737
	Bucks		5,766		53.52%		4,928		45.74%		58		0.54%		22		0.20%		838		7.78%		10,774
	Butler		2,533		45.79%		2,833		51.21%		165		2.98%		1		0.02%		-300		-5.42%		5,532
	Cambria		2,035		57.96%		1,461		41.61%		15		0.43%		0		0.00%		574		16.35%		3,511
	Carbon		1,311		63.64%		749		36.36%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		562		27.28%		2,060
	Centre		2,993		60.97%		1,916		39.03%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		1,077		21.94%		4,909
	Chester		5,520		47.76%		5,700		49.32%		338		2.92%		0		0.00%		-180		-1.56%		11,558
	Clarion		2,642		67.95%		1,218		31.33%		28		0.72%		0		0.00%		1,424		36.63%		3,888
	Clearfield		1,733		62.93%		997		36.20%		24		0.87%		0		0.00%		736		26.72%		2,754
	Clinton		1,318		56.91%		996		43.00%		2		0.09%		0		0.00%		322		13.90%		2,316
	Columbia		2,102		64.34%		1,165		35.66%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		937		28.68%		3,267
	Crawford		3,427		48.21%		2,775		39.04%		906		12.75%		0		0.00%		652		9.17%		7,108
	Cumberland		3,188		52.56%		2,878		47.44%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		310		5.11%		6,066
	Dauphin		2,675		41.92%		3,673		57.56%		29		0.45%		4		0.06%		-998		-15.64%		6,381
	Delaware		1,737		44.34%		2,073		52.92%		107		2.73%		0		0.00%		-336		-8.58%		3,917
	Elk		423		70.62%		163		27.21%		13		2.17%		0		0.00%		260		43.41%		599
	Erie		2,738		37.18%		4,015		54.52%		611		8.30%		0		0.00%		-1,277		-17.34%		7,364
	Fayette		3,867		55.47%		3,032		43.49%		72		1.03%		0		0.00%		835		11.98%		6,971
	Franklin		3,358		46.03%		3,904		53.51%		3		0.04%		0		0.00%		-546		-7.48%		7,265
	Fulton		831		53.24%		729		46.70%		1		0.06%		0		0.00%		102		6.54%		1,561
	Greene		2,602		62.10%		1,559		37.21%		29		0.69%		0		0.00%		1,043		24.89%		4,190
	Huntingdon		2,041		44.82%		2,511		55.13%		2		0.04%		0		0.00%		-470		-10.32%		4,554
	Indiana		1,827		40.66%		2,387		53.13%		279		6.21%		0		0.00%		-560		-12.46%		4,493
	Jefferson		1,484		56.62%		1,115		42.54%		22		0.84%		0		0.00%		369		14.08%		2,621
	Juniata		1,368		56.30%		1,062		43.70%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		306		12.60%		2,430
	Lancaster		6,578		36.00%		11,637		63.69%		53		0.29%		3		0.02%		-5,059		-27.69%		18,271
	Lawrence		1,064		29.87%		1,984		55.70%		514		14.43%		0		0.00%		-920		-25.83%		3,562
	Lebanon		2,118		40.54%		3,105		59.44%		1		0.02%		0		0.00%		-987		-18.90%		5,224
	Lehigh		3,493		53.84%		2,993		46.13%		2		0.03%		0		0.00%		500		7.71%		6,488
	Luzerne		5,340		61.53%		3,339		38.47%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		2,001		23.06%		8,679
	Lycoming		2,790		57.16%		2,085		42.72%		5		0.10%		1		0.02%		705		14.44%		4,881
	McKean		597		55.28%		405		37.50%		78		7.22%		0		0.00%		192		17.78%		1,080
	Mercer		2,693		47.48%		2,210		38.97%		768		13.54%		0		0.00%		483		8.51%		5,671
	Mifflin		1,620		53.78%		1,392		46.22%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		228		7.56%		3,012
	Monroe		2,098		83.39%		418		16.61%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		1,680		66.78%		2,516
	Montgomery		5,767		53.79%		4,791		44.68%		160		1.49%		4		0.04%		976		9.11%		10,722
	Montour		1,455		62.69%		866		37.31%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		589		25.38%		2,321
	Northampton		4,403		59.65%		2,978		40.35%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		1,425		19.30%		7,381
			2,451		60.22%		1,619		39.77%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		832		20.45%		4,070
	Perry		2,159		60.44%		1,413		39.56%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		746		20.88%		3,572
	Philadelphia		26,022		49.69%		24,573		46.92%		626		1.20%		1,148		2.19%		1,449		2.77%		52,369
	Pike		834		80.50%		202		19.50%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		632		61.00%		1,036
	Potter		661		52.92%		263		21.06%		325		26.02%		0		0.00%		336		26.90%		1,249
	Schuylkill		4,758		52.87%		4,128		45.87%		10		0.11%		104		1.16%		630		7.00%		9,000
	Somerset		1,203		28.72%		2,986		71.28%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-1,783		-42.56%		4,189
	Sullivan		426		64.35%		177		26.74%		59		8.91%		0		0.00%		249		37.61%		662
	Susquehanna		3,046		57.52%		2,035		38.43%		215		4.06%		0		0.00%		1,011		19.09%		5,296
	Tioga		2,614		61.40%		1,564		36.74%		79		1.86%		0		0.00%		1,050		24.66%		4,257
	Union		1,994		39.29%		3,081		60.71%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-1,087		-21.42%		5,075
	Venango		1,899		58.09%		1,164		35.61%		204		6.24%		2		0.06%		735		22.48%		3,269
	Warren		1,629		58.79%		1,082		39.05%		60		2.16%		0		0.00%		547		19.74%		2,771
	Washington		4,063		49.17%		3,810		46.11%		370		4.48%		20		0.24%		253		3.06%		8,263
	Wayne		2,362		65.34%		1,232		34.08%		21		0.58%		0		0.00%		1,130		31.26%		3,615
	Westmoreland		5,509		62.37%		3,203		36.27%		120		1.36%		0		0.00%		2,306		26.10%		8,832
	Wyoming		1,258		60.36%		807		38.72%		19		0.92%		0		0.00%		451		21.64%		2,084
	York		5,585		54.24%		4,700		45.65%		11		0.11%		0		0.00%		885		8.59%		10,296
Totals	198,562	51.20%	179,104	46.18%	8,495	2.19%	1,678	0.43%	19,458	5.02%	387,839

See also

• List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1852 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania. U.S. Election Atlas. 3 August 2012.
2. Géoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)
3. News: Humanities. National Endowment for the. 1852-11-18. The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, November 18, 1852, Image 2]. 2021-11-10. 2327-6630.