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
State | EV | Total Vote |
V |
H |
W |
W |
%Margin |
Margin |
Van Buren |
Harrison |
White |
Webster |
Other |
1 |
NJ | 8 | 51,729 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1.05% |
545 |
49.47% |
50.53% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2 |
CT | 8 | 38,093 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1.30% |
495 |
50.65% |
49.35% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
3 |
PA | 30 | 178,692 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2.36% |
4,222 |
51.18% |
48.82% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
4 |
MS | 4 | 20,079 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2.56% |
515 |
51.28% |
0.00% |
48.72% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5 |
LA | 5 | 7,425 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3.49% |
259 |
51.74% |
0.00% |
48.26% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
6 |
GA | 11 | 47,259 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3.60% |
1,703 |
48.20% |
0.00% |
51.80% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
7 |
OH | 21 | 202,333 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4.31% |
8,720 |
47.56% |
51.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.56% |
8 |
RI | 4 | 5,674 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4.48% |
254 |
52.24% |
47.76% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9 |
KY | 15 | 70,090 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5.18% |
3,632 |
47.41% |
52.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
10 |
NC | 15 | 50,153 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6.20% |
3,110 |
53.10% |
0.00% |
46.90% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
V |
H |
W |
W |
%Margin |
Margin |
Van Buren |
Harrison |
White |
Webster |
Other |
1 |
NH | 7 | 24,925 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
50.03% |
12,469 |
75.01% |
24.99% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2 |
AR | 3 | 3,714 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28.16% |
1,046 |
64.08% |
0.00% |
35.92% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
3 |
ME | 10 | 38,740 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
20.71% |
8,022 |
58.92% |
38.21% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2.87% |
4 |
MO | 4 | 18,332 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19.95% |
3,658 |
59.98% |
0.00% |
40.02% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5 |
VT | 15 | 35,031 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19.86% |
6,957 |
40.07% |
59.93% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
6 |
TN | 11 | 62,197 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15.85% |
9,857 |
42.08% |
0.00% |
57.92% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
7 |
VA | 7 | 53,945 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
13.30% |
7,172 |
56.64% |
0.00% |
43.35% |
0.00% |
0.01% |
8 |
MI | 3 | 12,667 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
12.45% |
1,577 |
56.22% |
43.78% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9 |
IN | 9 | 73,759 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11.93% |
8,803 |
44.03% |
55.97% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
10 |
AL | 7 | 37,296 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
10.67% |
3,980 |
55.34% |
0.00% |
44.66% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteVan Buren | Harrison | White |
New Hampshire | 75.01% | Vermont | 59.93% | Tennessee | 57.92% |
Arkansas | 64.08% | Indiana | 55.97% | Georgia | 51.80% |
Missouri | 59.98% | Maryland | 53.73% | Mississippi | 48.72% |
Maine | 58.92% | Delaware | 53.24% | Louisiana | 48.26% |
Virginia | 56.64% | Kentucky | 52.59% | North Carolina | 46.90% |
Webster | Others | - |
Massachusetts | 55.13% | Maine | 2.87% | Alabama | 0.00% |
Alabama | 0.00% | Ohio | 0.56% | Arkansas | 0.00% |
Arkansas | 0.00% | Massachusetts | 0.06% | Connecticut | 0.00% |
Connecticut | 0.00% | Delaware | 0.06% | Delaware | 0.00% |
Delaware | 0.00% | Virginia | 0.01% | Georgia | 0.00% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Van Buren | Harrison | White |
Vermont | 40.07% | Virginia | 0.00% | Vermont | 0.00% |
Tennessee | 42.08% | Tennessee | 0.00% | Rhode Island | 0.00% |
Indiana | 44.03% | North Carolina | 0.00% | Pennsylvania | 0.00% |
Massachusetts | 44.81% | Missouri | 0.00% | Ohio | 0.00% |
Maryland | 46.27% | Mississippi | 0.00% | New York | 0.00% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Tennessee | 561 | New York | 153,194 |
Pennsylvania | 492 | Ohio | 91,531 |
| | Massachusetts | 51,516 |
| | Kentucky | 40,386 |
| | Connecticut | 26,180 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Georgia | 51.80% | Connecticut | 71.62% |
Tennessee | 48.77% | Massachusetts | 71.47% |
Mississippi | 48.72% | Rhode Island | 66.10% |
Alabama | 44.59% | New Hampshire | 61.50% |
Missouri | 40.02% | Kentucky | 56.38% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Ohio | 44,039 | Maine | -23,413 |
Tennessee | 32,772 | New Hampshire | -18,868 |
Indiana | 26,736 | New York | -18,050 |
Georgia | 26,509 | Kentucky | -9,651 |
Alabama | 23,005 | | |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Missouri | 253.08% | New Hampshire | -43.08% |
Mississippi | 249.20% | Maine | -37.67% |
Alabama | 160.98% | Kentucky | -12.10% |
Georgia | 127.75% | New York | -5.58% |
Tennessee | 111.37% | | |
State Ranks
Rank | Van Buren | Harrison | White | Webster |
1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
County Ranks
Rank | Van Buren | Harrison | White | Webster |
1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: county data for 1836 is not yet comprehensive.
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteVan Buren | Harrison | White |
Sullivan, NH | 75.01% | Windsor, VT | 59.93% | Wilson, TN | 57.92% |
Yell, AR | 64.08% | Whitley, IN | 55.97% | Worth, GA | 51.80% |
St. Louis, MO | 59.98% | Worcester, MD | 53.73% | Yazoo, MS | 48.72% |
York, ME | 58.92% | Sussex, DE | 53.24% | Winn, LA | 48.26% |
Winchester, VA | 56.64% | Woodford, KY | 52.59% | Yancey, NC | 46.90% |
Wexford, MI | 56.22% | Wyandot, OH | 51.87% | Winston, AL | 44.66% |
Winston, AL | 55.34% | Warren, NJ | 50.53% | Winchester, VA | 43.35% |
Woodford, IL | 54.69% | Windham, CT | 49.35% | St. Louis, MO | 40.02% |
Yates, NY | 54.63% | York, PA | 48.82% | Yell, AR | 35.92% |
Yancey, NC | 53.10% | Washington, RI | 47.76% | Autauga, AL | 0.00% |
Webster | Others | - |
Worcester, MA | 55.13% | York, ME | 2.87% | Autauga, AL | 0.00% |
Autauga, AL | 0.00% | Wyandot, OH | 0.56% | Baldwin, AL | 0.00% |
Baldwin, AL | 0.00% | Worcester, MA | 0.06% | Barbour, AL | 0.00% |
Barbour, AL | 0.00% | Sussex, DE | 0.06% | Bibb, AL | 0.00% |
Bibb, AL | 0.00% | Winchester, VA | 0.01% | Blount, AL | 0.00% |
Blount, AL | 0.00% | Yancey, NC | 0.00% | Bullock, AL | 0.00% |
Bullock, AL | 0.00% | Autauga, AL | 0.00% | Butler, AL | 0.00% |
Butler, AL | 0.00% | Baldwin, AL | 0.00% | Calhoun, AL | 0.00% |
Calhoun, AL | 0.00% | Barbour, AL | 0.00% | Chambers, AL | 0.00% |
Chambers, AL | 0.00% | Bibb, AL | 0.00% | Cherokee, AL | 0.00% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteVan Buren | Harrison | White |
Williamsburg, VA | 0.00% | Winchester, VA | 0.00% | Williamsburg, VA | 0.00% |
Waynesboro, VA | 0.00% | Williamsburg, VA | 0.00% | Waynesboro, VA | 0.00% |
Virginia Beach, VA | 0.00% | Waynesboro, VA | 0.00% | Virginia Beach, VA | 0.00% |
Suffolk, VA | 0.00% | Virginia Beach, VA | 0.00% | Suffolk, VA | 0.00% |
Staunton, VA | 0.00% | Suffolk, VA | 0.00% | Staunton, VA | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesVan Buren | Harrison | White |
Yates, NY | 166,795 | Yates, NY | 138,548 | Wilson, TN | 36,027 |
Wyandot, OH | 96,238 | Wyandot, OH | 104,958 | Worth, GA | 24,481 |
York, PA | 91,457 | York, PA | 87,235 | Yancey, NC | 23,521 |
Worcester, MA | 33,486 | Whitley, IN | 41,281 | Winchester, VA | 23,384 |
Woodford, KY | 33,229 | Woodford, KY | 36,861 | Winston, AL | 16,658 |
Whitley, IN | 32,478 | Warren, NJ | 26,137 | Yazoo, MS | 9,782 |
Winchester, VA | 30,556 | Worcester, MD | 25,852 | St. Louis, MO | 7,337 |
Yancey, NC | 26,631 | Windsor, VT | 20,994 | Winn, LA | 3,583 |
Wilson, TN | 26,170 | Windham, CT | 18,799 | Yell, AR | 1,334 |
Warren, NJ | 25,592 | Woodford, IL | 15,220 | Autauga, AL | 0 |
Webster | Others | - |
Worcester, MA | 41,201 | Wyandot, OH | 1,137 | Autauga, AL | 0 |
Autauga, AL | 0 | York, ME | 1,112 | Baldwin, AL | 0 |
Baldwin, AL | 0 | Worcester, MA | 45 | Barbour, AL | 0 |
Barbour, AL | 0 | Sussex, DE | 5 | Bibb, AL | 0 |
Bibb, AL | 0 | Winchester, VA | 5 | Blount, AL | 0 |
Blount, AL | 0 | Yancey, NC | 1 | Bullock, AL | 0 |
Bullock, AL | 0 | Autauga, AL | 0 | Butler, AL | 0 |
Butler, AL | 0 | Baldwin, AL | 0 | Calhoun, AL | 0 |
Calhoun, AL | 0 | Barbour, AL | 0 | Chambers, AL | 0 |
Chambers, AL | 0 | Bibb, AL | 0 | Cherokee, AL | 0 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Van Buren | Harrison | White |
Williamsburg, VA | 0 | Winchester, VA | 0 | Williamsburg, VA | 0 |
Waynesboro, VA | 0 | Williamsburg, VA | 0 | Waynesboro, VA | 0 |
Virginia Beach, VA | 0 | Waynesboro, VA | 0 | Virginia Beach, VA | 0 |
Suffolk, VA | 0 | Virginia Beach, VA | 0 | Suffolk, VA | 0 |
Staunton, VA | 0 | Suffolk, VA | 0 | Staunton, VA | 0 |
Salem, VA | 0 | Staunton, VA | 0 | Salem, VA | 0 |
Roanoke, VA | 0 | Salem, VA | 0 | Roanoke, VA | 0 |
Richmond, VA | 0 | Roanoke, VA | 0 | Richmond, VA | 0 |
Radford, VA | 0 | Richmond, VA | 0 | Radford, VA | 0 |
Portsmouth, VA | 0 | Radford, VA | 0 | Portsmouth, VA | 0 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Wilson, TN | 561 | Yates, NY | 153,194 |
York, PA | 492 | Wyandot, OH | 91,531 |
Worth, GA | -2,028 | Worcester, MA | 51,516 |
Winn, LA | -2,363 | Woodford, KY | 40,386 |
Washington, RI | -3,648 | Windham, CT | 26,180 |
Sussex, DE | -4,320 | Warren, NJ | 25,232 |
Yazoo, MS | -4,547 | Worcester, MD | 22,271 |
St. Louis, MO | -5,803 | Windsor, VT | 17,319 |
Yancey, NC | -5,908 | Whitley, IN | 16,399 |
Winston, AL | -6,357 | York, ME | 16,178 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Worth, GA | 51.80% | Windham, CT | 71.62% |
Wilson, TN | 48.77% | Worcester, MA | 71.47% |
Yazoo, MS | 48.72% | Washington, RI | 66.10% |
Winston, AL | 44.59% | Sullivan, NH | 61.50% |
St. Louis, MO | 40.02% | Woodford, KY | 56.38% |
Yancey, NC | 16.44% | Yates, NY | 50.42% |
York, PA | 6.78% | Windsor, VT | 50.29% |
Winchester, VA | -6.72% | Warren, NJ | 48.72% |
Whitley, IN | -9.84% | Sussex, DE | 48.68% |
Woodford, IL | -18.08% | York, ME | 48.22% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Wyandot, OH | 44,039 | York, ME | -23,413 |
Wilson, TN | 32,772 | Sullivan, NH | -18,868 |
Whitley, IN | 26,736 | Yates, NY | -18,050 |
Worth, GA | 26,509 | Woodford, KY | -9,651 |
Winston, AL | 23,005 | Sussex, DE | 509 |
Yancey, NC | 20,354 | Washington, RI | 738 |
York, PA | 20,054 | Winn, LA | 1,088 |
Yazoo, MS | 14,329 | Windsor, VT | 2,903 |
St. Louis, MO | 13,140 | Warren, NJ | 3,969 |
Woodford, IL | 12,108 | Windham, CT | 5,260 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | St. Louis, MO | 253.08% | Sullivan, NH | -43.08% |
Yazoo, MS | 249.20% | York, ME | -37.67% |
Winston, AL | 160.98% | Woodford, KY | -12.10% |
Worth, GA | 127.75% | Yates, NY | -5.58% |
Wilson, TN | 111.37% | Sussex, DE | 6.07% |
Yancey, NC | 68.30% | Warren, NJ | 8.31% |
Whitley, IN | 56.86% | Windsor, VT | 9.04% |
Woodford, IL | 56.37% | Worcester, MA | 10.52% |
Wyandot, OH | 27.82% | York, PA | 12.64% |
Worcester, MD | 25.58% | Washington, RI | 14.95% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose