See main article: 1856 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1856 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1852 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Previous Year: | 1852 |
| Next Election: | 1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Next Year: | 1860 |
| Turnout: | 69.8%[1] 12.0 pp |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1856 |
| Image1: | John Charles Fremont crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John C. Frémont |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | California |
| Running Mate1: | William L. Dayton |
| Electoral Vote1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 108,172 |
| Percentage1: | 63.61% |
| Nominee2: | James Buchanan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Pennsylvania |
| Running Mate2: | John C. Breckinridge |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 39,244 |
| Percentage2: | 23.08% |
| Image3: | Fillmore (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | Millard Fillmore |
| Party3: | Know Nothing |
| Home State3: | New York |
| Running Mate3: | Andrew J. Donelson |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 19,626 |
| Percentage3: | 11.54% |
| Map Size: | 401px |
| 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 Massachusetts took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Massachusetts voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Frémont won Massachusetts by a margin of 40.53%.
With 63.61% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be Frémont's second strongest state in the 1856 election after neighboring Vermont.[2]