1856 United States presidential election in New Jersey|
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 County Results
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Buchanan
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
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Frémont
50–60%
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Fillmore
40–50%
50–60%
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The 1856 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New Jersey voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won the state by a margin of 18.72 percentage points, and would be the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Cumberland County until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, and the last to carry Passaic County until Roosevelt in 1932.[1]
Results
Results by County
1856 United States Presidential Election in New Jersey (By County)[3]
| County
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James Buchanan
Democratic
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John C. Frémont
Republican
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Millard Fillmore
Know Nothing
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Total Votes Cast
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Atlantic
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684
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49.17%
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547
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39.32%
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160
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11.50%
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1,391
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| Bergen
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1,548
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55.66%
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436
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15.68%
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797
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28.66%
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2,781
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| Burlington
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3,682
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43.76%
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3,149
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37.42%
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1,584
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18.82%
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8,415
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| Camden
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1,766
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37.81%
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817
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17.49%
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2,088
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44.70%
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4,671
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| Cape May
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312
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31.64%
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177
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17.95%
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497
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50.41%
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986
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| Cumberland
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1,574
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45.66%
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642
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18.62%
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1,231
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35.71%
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3,447
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| Essex
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6,845
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42.93%
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4,760
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29.86%
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4,338
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27.21%
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15,943
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| Gloucester
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986
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32.81%
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639
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21.26%
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1,380
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45.92%
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3,005
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| Hudson
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2,574
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45.26%
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1,702
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29.93%
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1,411
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24.81%
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5,687
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| Hunterdon
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3,496
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56.79%
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1,554
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25.24%
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1,106
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17.97%
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6,156
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| Mercer
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2,857
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47.02%
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2,155
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35.47%
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1,064
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17.51%
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6,076
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| Middlesex
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2,468
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43.57%
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1,209
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21.34%
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1,988
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35.09%
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5,665
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| Monmouth
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3,319
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54.08%
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1,003
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16.34%
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1,815
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29.57%
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6,137
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| Morris
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3,008
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50.02%
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2,310
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38.41%
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696
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11.57%
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6,014
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| Ocean
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660
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35.56%
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892
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48.06%
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304
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16.38%
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1,856
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| Passaic
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1,618
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40.51%
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1,422
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35.60%
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954
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23.89%
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3,994
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| Salem
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1,769
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47.59%
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432
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11.62%
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1,516
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40.79%
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3,717
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| Somerset
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1,846
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47.95%
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1,295
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33.64%
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709
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18.42%
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3,850
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| Sussex
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3,054
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65.17%
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1,601
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34.17%
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31
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0.66%
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4,686
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| Warren
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2,877
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58.49%
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1,596
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32.45%
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446
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9.07%
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4,919
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| Total
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46,943
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47.23%
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28,338
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28.51%
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24,115
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24.26%
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99,396
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See also
References
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