1856 United States presidential election in Louisiana

1856 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Buchanan 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Fillmore 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
President before election; Franklin Pierce; Democratic	Elected President ; James Buchanan; Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Louisiana by a narrow margin of 3.40%.

Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Louisiana^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James Buchanan of Pennsylvania	John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky	22,164	51.70%	6	100.00%
	Know Nothing	Millard Fillmore of New York	Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee	20,709	48.30%	0	0.00%
Total				42,873	100.00%	6	100.00%

^ "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
^ "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

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