1836 Presidential Election Statistics
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Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1836 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.

States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote V H W W %Margin Margin Van Buren Harrison White Webster Other
1 NJ851,7292100 1.05% 545 49.47% 50.53% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
2 CT838,0931200 1.30% 495 50.65% 49.35% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
3 PA30178,6921200 2.36% 4,222 51.18% 48.82% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
4 MS420,0791020 2.56% 515 51.28% 0.00% 48.72% 0.00% 0.00%
5 LA57,4251020 3.49% 259 51.74% 0.00% 48.26% 0.00% 0.00%
6 GA1147,2592010 3.60% 1,703 48.20% 0.00% 51.80% 0.00% 0.00%
7 OH21202,3332100 4.31% 8,720 47.56% 51.87% 0.00% 0.00% 0.56%
8 RI45,6741200 4.48% 254 52.24% 47.76% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
9 KY1570,0902100 5.18% 3,632 47.41% 52.59% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
10 NC1550,1531020 6.20% 3,110 53.10% 0.00% 46.90% 0.00% 0.00%


States with the Largest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote V H W W %Margin Margin Van Buren Harrison White Webster Other
1 NH724,9251200 50.03% 12,469 75.01% 24.99% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
2 AR33,7141020 28.16% 1,046 64.08% 0.00% 35.92% 0.00% 0.00%
3 ME1038,7401200 20.71% 8,022 58.92% 38.21% 0.00% 0.00% 2.87%
4 MO418,3321020 19.95% 3,658 59.98% 0.00% 40.02% 0.00% 0.00%
5 VT1535,0312100 19.86% 6,957 40.07% 59.93% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
6 TN1162,1972010 15.85% 9,857 42.08% 0.00% 57.92% 0.00% 0.00%
7 VA753,9451020 13.30% 7,172 56.64% 0.00% 43.35% 0.00% 0.01%
8 MI312,6671200 12.45% 1,577 56.22% 43.78% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
9 IN973,7592100 11.93% 8,803 44.03% 55.97% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
10 AL737,2961020 10.67% 3,980 55.34% 0.00% 44.66% 0.00% 0.00%


States with Highest Percent of Vote
Van BurenHarrisonWhite
New Hampshire75.01%Vermont59.93%Tennessee57.92%
Arkansas64.08%Indiana55.97%Georgia51.80%
Missouri59.98%Maryland53.73%Mississippi48.72%
Maine58.92%Delaware53.24%Louisiana48.26%
Virginia56.64%Kentucky52.59%North Carolina46.90%
WebsterOthers-
Massachusetts55.13%Maine2.87%Alabama0.00%
Alabama0.00%Ohio0.56%Arkansas0.00%
Arkansas0.00%Massachusetts0.06%Connecticut0.00%
Connecticut0.00%Delaware0.06%Delaware0.00%
Delaware0.00%Virginia0.01%Georgia0.00%


States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Van BurenHarrisonWhite
Vermont40.07%Virginia0.00%Vermont0.00%
Tennessee42.08%Tennessee0.00%Rhode Island0.00%
Indiana44.03%North Carolina0.00%Pennsylvania0.00%
Massachusetts44.81%Missouri0.00%Ohio0.00%
Maryland46.27%Mississippi0.00%New York0.00%


States with Largest Vote Swing
RepublicanDemocratic
Tennessee561New York153,194
Pennsylvania492Ohio91,531
Massachusetts51,516
Kentucky40,386
Connecticut26,180


States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
RepublicanDemocratic
Georgia51.80%Connecticut71.62%
Tennessee48.77%Massachusetts71.47%
Mississippi48.72%Rhode Island66.10%
Alabama44.59%New Hampshire61.50%
Missouri40.02%Kentucky56.38%


States with Largest Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Ohio44,039Maine-23,413
Tennessee32,772New Hampshire-18,868
Indiana26,736New York-18,050
Georgia26,509Kentucky-9,651
Alabama23,005


States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Missouri253.08%New Hampshire-43.08%
Mississippi249.20%Maine-37.67%
Alabama160.98%Kentucky-12.10%
Georgia127.75%New York-5.58%
Tennessee111.37%


State Ranks
Rank Van BurenHarrisonWhiteWebster
115721
210870
30000
40000


County Ranks
Rank Van BurenHarrisonWhiteWebster
115721
210870
30000
40000


Note: county data for 1836 is not yet comprehensive.

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote
Van BurenHarrisonWhite
Sullivan, NH75.01%Windsor, VT59.93%Wilson, TN57.92%
Yell, AR64.08%Whitley, IN55.97%Worth, GA51.80%
St. Louis, MO59.98%Worcester, MD53.73%Yazoo, MS48.72%
York, ME58.92%Sussex, DE53.24%Winn, LA48.26%
Winchester, VA56.64%Woodford, KY52.59%Yancey, NC46.90%
Wexford, MI56.22%Wyandot, OH51.87%Winston, AL44.66%
Winston, AL55.34%Warren, NJ50.53%Winchester, VA43.35%
Woodford, IL54.69%Windham, CT49.35%St. Louis, MO40.02%
Yates, NY54.63%York, PA48.82%Yell, AR35.92%
Yancey, NC53.10%Washington, RI47.76%Autauga, AL0.00%
WebsterOthers-
Worcester, MA55.13%York, ME2.87%Autauga, AL0.00%
Autauga, AL0.00%Wyandot, OH0.56%Baldwin, AL0.00%
Baldwin, AL0.00%Worcester, MA0.06%Barbour, AL0.00%
Barbour, AL0.00%Sussex, DE0.06%Bibb, AL0.00%
Bibb, AL0.00%Winchester, VA0.01%Blount, AL0.00%
Blount, AL0.00%Yancey, NC0.00%Bullock, AL0.00%
Bullock, AL0.00%Autauga, AL0.00%Butler, AL0.00%
Butler, AL0.00%Baldwin, AL0.00%Calhoun, AL0.00%
Calhoun, AL0.00%Barbour, AL0.00%Chambers, AL0.00%
Chambers, AL0.00%Bibb, AL0.00%Cherokee, AL0.00%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote
Van BurenHarrisonWhite
Williamsburg, VA0.00%Winchester, VA0.00%Williamsburg, VA0.00%
Waynesboro, VA0.00%Williamsburg, VA0.00%Waynesboro, VA0.00%
Virginia Beach, VA0.00%Waynesboro, VA0.00%Virginia Beach, VA0.00%
Suffolk, VA0.00%Virginia Beach, VA0.00%Suffolk, VA0.00%
Staunton, VA0.00%Suffolk, VA0.00%Staunton, VA0.00%


Counties with Highest Number of Votes
Van BurenHarrisonWhite
Yates, NY166,795Yates, NY138,548Wilson, TN36,027
Wyandot, OH96,238Wyandot, OH104,958Worth, GA24,481
York, PA91,457York, PA87,235Yancey, NC23,521
Worcester, MA33,486Whitley, IN41,281Winchester, VA23,384
Woodford, KY33,229Woodford, KY36,861Winston, AL16,658
Whitley, IN32,478Warren, NJ26,137Yazoo, MS9,782
Winchester, VA30,556Worcester, MD25,852St. Louis, MO7,337
Yancey, NC26,631Windsor, VT20,994Winn, LA3,583
Wilson, TN26,170Windham, CT18,799Yell, AR1,334
Warren, NJ25,592Woodford, IL15,220Autauga, AL0
WebsterOthers-
Worcester, MA41,201Wyandot, OH1,137Autauga, AL0
Autauga, AL0York, ME1,112Baldwin, AL0
Baldwin, AL0Worcester, MA45Barbour, AL0
Barbour, AL0Sussex, DE5Bibb, AL0
Bibb, AL0Winchester, VA5Blount, AL0
Blount, AL0Yancey, NC1Bullock, AL0
Bullock, AL0Autauga, AL0Butler, AL0
Butler, AL0Baldwin, AL0Calhoun, AL0
Calhoun, AL0Barbour, AL0Chambers, AL0
Chambers, AL0Bibb, AL0Cherokee, AL0


Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Van BurenHarrisonWhite
Williamsburg, VA0Winchester, VA0Williamsburg, VA0
Waynesboro, VA0Williamsburg, VA0Waynesboro, VA0
Virginia Beach, VA0Waynesboro, VA0Virginia Beach, VA0
Suffolk, VA0Virginia Beach, VA0Suffolk, VA0
Staunton, VA0Suffolk, VA0Staunton, VA0
Salem, VA0Staunton, VA0Salem, VA0
Roanoke, VA0Salem, VA0Roanoke, VA0
Richmond, VA0Roanoke, VA0Richmond, VA0
Radford, VA0Richmond, VA0Radford, VA0
Portsmouth, VA0Radford, VA0Portsmouth, VA0


Counties with Largest Vote Swing
RepublicanDemocratic
Wilson, TN561Yates, NY153,194
York, PA492Wyandot, OH91,531
Worth, GA-2,028Worcester, MA51,516
Winn, LA-2,363Woodford, KY40,386
Washington, RI-3,648Windham, CT26,180
Sussex, DE-4,320Warren, NJ25,232
Yazoo, MS-4,547Worcester, MD22,271
St. Louis, MO-5,803Windsor, VT17,319
Yancey, NC-5,908Whitley, IN16,399
Winston, AL-6,357York, ME16,178


Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
RepublicanDemocratic
Worth, GA51.80%Windham, CT71.62%
Wilson, TN48.77%Worcester, MA71.47%
Yazoo, MS48.72%Washington, RI66.10%
Winston, AL44.59%Sullivan, NH61.50%
St. Louis, MO40.02%Woodford, KY56.38%
Yancey, NC16.44%Yates, NY50.42%
York, PA6.78%Windsor, VT50.29%
Winchester, VA-6.72%Warren, NJ48.72%
Whitley, IN-9.84%Sussex, DE48.68%
Woodford, IL-18.08%York, ME48.22%


Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Wyandot, OH44,039York, ME-23,413
Wilson, TN32,772Sullivan, NH-18,868
Whitley, IN26,736Yates, NY-18,050
Worth, GA26,509Woodford, KY-9,651
Winston, AL23,005Sussex, DE509
Yancey, NC20,354Washington, RI738
York, PA20,054Winn, LA1,088
Yazoo, MS14,329Windsor, VT2,903
St. Louis, MO13,140Warren, NJ3,969
Woodford, IL12,108Windham, CT5,260


Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
St. Louis, MO253.08%Sullivan, NH-43.08%
Yazoo, MS249.20%York, ME-37.67%
Winston, AL160.98%Woodford, KY-12.10%
Worth, GA127.75%Yates, NY-5.58%
Wilson, TN111.37%Sussex, DE6.07%
Yancey, NC68.30%Warren, NJ8.31%
Whitley, IN56.86%Windsor, VT9.04%
Woodford, IL56.37%Worcester, MA10.52%
Wyandot, OH27.82%York, PA12.64%
Worcester, MD25.58%Washington, RI14.95%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Van BurenHarrisonWhite


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Van BurenHarrisonWhite




National Results for 1836

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