Election in Pennsylvania
1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
County results
Congressional District results
Pierce
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Scott
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Tie/No Votes
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
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
Northumberland
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[ a]
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
Notes
^ In this county where Hale ran second ahead of Scott, margin given is Pierce vote minus Hale vote and percentage margin is Pierce percentage minus Hale percentage.
References