See main article: 1856 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1856 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1852 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1852 |
| Next Election: | 1860 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1860 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1856 |
| Image1: | Fillmore (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Millard Fillmore |
| Party1: | Know Nothing |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Andrew J. Donelson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 47,452 |
| Percentage1: | 54.63% |
| Nominee2: | James Buchanan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Pennsylvania |
| Running Mate2: | John C. Breckinridge |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 39,123 |
| Percentage2: | 45.04% |
| Map Size: | 390px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franklin Pierce |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James Buchanan |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The 1856 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland voted for the Know Nothing candidate, former president Millard Fillmore, over the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, and Republican candidate, John C. Frémont.
Fillmore won the state by a margin of 9.59%. Maryland was the only state to vote for Fillmore this election. This was the last time until 1948 that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying Maryland.
| Millard FillmoreKnow Nothing | James BuchananDemocratic | John C. FrémontRepublican | Margin | TotalVotes Cast [1] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Allegany | 1,938 | 46.30% | 2,248 | 53.70% | 0 | 0.00% | -310 | -7.41% | 4,186 | ||||||||||
| Anne Arundel | 1,043 | 52.94% | 927 | 47.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 116 | 5.89% | 1,970 | ||||||||||
| Baltimore (City) | 16,900 | 62.60% | 9,882 | 36.61% | 214 | 0.79% | 7,018 | 26.00% | 26,996 | ||||||||||
| Baltimore (County) | 3,504 | 52.56% | 3,155 | 47.32% | 8 | 0.12% | 349 | 5.23% | 6,667 | ||||||||||
| Calvert | 401 | 52.97% | 356 | 47.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 5.94% | 757 | ||||||||||
| Caroline | 638 | 46.16% | 743 | 53.76% | 1 | 0.07% | -105 | -7.60% | 1,382 | ||||||||||
| Carroll | 2,348 | 52.74% | 2,099 | 47.15% | 5 | 0.11% | 249 | 5.59% | 4,452 | ||||||||||
| Cecil | 1,884 | 50.25% | 1,845 | 49.21% | 20 | 0.53% | 39 | 1.04% | 3,749 | ||||||||||
| Charles | 461 | 37.82% | 758 | 62.18% | 0 | 0.00% | -297 | -24.36% | 1,219 | ||||||||||
| Dorchester | 1,292 | 56.79% | 979 | 43.03% | 4 | 0.18% | 313 | 13.76% | 2,275 | ||||||||||
| Frederick | 3,724 | 52.83% | 3,304 | 46.87% | 21 | 0.30% | 420 | 5.96% | 7,049 | ||||||||||
| Harford | 2,074 | 59.55% | 1,405 | 40.34% | 4 | 0.11% | 669 | 19.21% | 3,483 | ||||||||||
| Howard | 899 | 58.68% | 633 | 41.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 266 | 17.36% | 1,532 | ||||||||||
| Kent | 833 | 60.23% | 550 | 39.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 283 | 20.46% | 1,383 | ||||||||||
| Montgomery | 1,208 | 51.76% | 1,126 | 48.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 82 | 3.51% | 2,334 | ||||||||||
| Prince George's | 881 | 47.26% | 983 | 52.74% | 0 | 0.00% | -102 | -5.47% | 1,864 | ||||||||||
| Queen Anne's | 904 | 54.95% | 741 | 45.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 163 | 9.91% | 1,645 | ||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 247 | 19.01% | 1,052 | 80.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -805 | -61.97% | 1,299 | ||||||||||
| Somerset | 1,593 | 54.65% | 1,321 | 45.32% | 1 | 0.03% | 272 | 9.33% | 2,915 | ||||||||||
| Talbot | 749 | 45.15% | 910 | 54.85% | 0 | 0.00% | -161 | -9.70% | 1,659 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 2,717 | 50.41% | 2,670 | 49.54% | 3 | 0.06% | 47 | 0.87% | 5,390 | ||||||||||
| Worcester | 1,224 | 46.15% | 1,428 | 53.85% | 0 | 0.00% | -204 | -7.69% | 2,652 | ||||||||||
| Total | 47,452 | 54.63% | 39,123 | 45.04% | 285 | 0.33% | 8,329 | 9.59% | 86,860 | ||||||||||