The 1852 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the
1852 United States presidential election
The 1852 United States presidential election was the 17th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1852. Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig nominee General Winfield Scott.
Incumbent Whig President Millard Fillmore ha ...
. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
President
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.
Vermont
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voted for the
Whig Party candidate,
Winfield Scott
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, over the
Democratic candidate,
Franklin Pierce
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. Scott won the state by a margin of 20.8%. This would be the last election until
1916 where a Democratic candidate won more than 40% of the vote in a Vermont county.
Vermont was one of only four states to vote for Scott. The other three were
,
Kentucky
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, and
Tennessee
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.
With 50.52% of the popular vote, Vermont would prove to be Scott's third strongest state after Kentucky and Tennessee. It was also Scott's strong state by margin by victory.
Free Soil Party
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candidate
John P. Hale won 19.64% of the popular vote in the state, making Vermont his second strongest state after neighboring Massachusetts.
Lamoille County
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was won by Hale, which would make him the final third-party candidate to win a single county in Vermont until
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candidate
Theodore Roosevelt
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won six counties in
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After this election, Vermont would vote for the nominee of the
Republican Party, which would be formed in 1854, for 27 consecutive elections, from
1856 through
1960
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—as of
2020
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, still the most of any state.
Results
See also
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United States presidential elections in Vermont
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Vermont, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1791, Vermont has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refer ...
References
Vermont
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1852
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1852 Vermont elections
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