Presidential election of 1836
1836 presidential election results
Martin Van Buren (Democratic) and running mate Richard Johnson won with 170 electoral votes and 50.8% of the popular vote.
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Van Buren Won | Richard Johnson | Democratic | 170 | 764,176 | 50.80% | 15 |
| William Henry Harrison | Francis P. Granger | Whig | 73 | 550,816 | 36.60% | 7 |
| Hugh Lawson White | John Tyler | Whig | 26 | 146,107 | 9.70% | 2 |
| Daniel Webster | Francis P. Granger | Whig | 14 | 41,201 | 2.70% | 1 |
| Willie Person Mangum | John Tyler | Whig | 11 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Total popular votes counted | 1,503,534 | |||||
Electoral College map
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Results by state
Download CSV| State | Martin Van Buren | William Henry Harrison | Hugh Lawson White | Daniel Webster | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 55.3% 7 | — | 44.7% | — | 10.7 | 7 | 37,296 |
| Arkansas | 64.1% 3 | — | 35.9% | — | 28.2 | 3 | 3,714 |
| Connecticut | 50.6% 8 | 49.4% | — | — | 1.3 | 8 | 38,093 |
| Delaware | 46.7% | 53.2% 3 | — | — | 6.5 | 3 | 8,895 |
| Georgia | 48.2% | — | 51.8% 11 | — | 3.6 | 11 | 47,259 |
| Illinois | 54.7% 5 | 45.3% | — | — | 9.4 | 5 | 33,589 |
| Indiana | 44.5% | 55.5% 9 | — | — | 11.1 | 9 | 74,423 |
| Kentucky | 47.4% | 52.6% 15 | — | — | 5.2 | 15 | 70,090 |
| Louisiana | 51.7% 5 | — | 48.3% | — | 3.5 | 5 | 7,425 |
| Maine | 58.9% 10 | 38.2% | — | — | 20.7 | 10 | 38,740 |
| Maryland | 46.3% | 53.7% 10 | — | — | 7.5 | 10 | 48,119 |
| Massachusetts | 44.8% | — | — | 55.1% 14 | 10.3 | 14 | 74,732 |
| Michigan | 54.0% 3 | 46.0% | — | — | 8.0 | 3 | 12,052 |
| Mississippi | 51.3% 4 | — | 48.7% | — | 2.6 | 4 | 20,079 |
| Missouri | 60.0% 4 | — | 40.0% | — | 20.0 | 4 | 18,332 |
| New Hampshire | 75.0% 7 | 25.0% | — | — | 50.0 | 7 | 24,925 |
| New Jersey | 49.5% | 50.5% 8 | — | — | 1.1 | 8 | 51,729 |
| New York | 54.6% 42 | 45.4% | — | — | 9.3 | 42 | 305,343 |
| North Carolina | 53.1% 15 | — | 46.9% | — | 6.2 | 15 | 50,153 |
| Ohio | 47.9% | 52.1% 21 | — | — | 4.3 | 21 | 202,931 |
| Pennsylvania | 51.2% 30 | 48.8% | — | — | 2.4 | 30 | 178,701 |
| Rhode Island | 52.2% 4 | 47.8% | - | — | 4.4 | 4 | 5,673 |
| South Carolina | 11 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to Willie Person Mangum | — | — | — | |||
| Tennessee | 42.1% | — | 57.9% 15 | — | 15.9 | 15 | 62,197 |
| Vermont | 40.0% | 59.8% 7 | — | — | 19.8 | 7 | 35,099 |
| Virginia | 56.6% 23 | — | 43.3% | — | 13.3 | 23 | 53,945 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1836
- New Jersey William Henry Harrison by 545 votes (1.05 pts)
- Connecticut Martin Van Buren by 495 votes (1.30 pts)
- Pennsylvania Martin Van Buren by 4,231 votes (2.37 pts)
- Mississippi Martin Van Buren by 515 votes (2.56 pts)
- Louisiana Martin Van Buren by 259 votes (3.49 pts)
- Georgia Hugh Lawson White by 1,703 votes (3.60 pts)
- Ohio William Henry Harrison by 8,687 votes (4.28 pts)
- Rhode Island Martin Van Buren by 252 votes (4.44 pts)
Flipped since 1832
- Connecticut: National-Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
- Delaware: National-Republican → Whig (3 EV)
- Georgia: Democratic → Whig (11 EV)
- Indiana: Democratic → Whig (9 EV)
- Kentucky: National-Republican → Whig (15 EV)
- Maryland: National-Republican → Whig (10 EV)
- Massachusetts: National-Republican → Whig (14 EV)
- New Jersey: Democratic → Whig (8 EV)
- Ohio: Democratic → Whig (21 EV)
- Rhode Island: National-Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Tennessee: Democratic → Whig (15 EV)
- Vermont: Anti-Masonic → Whig (7 EV)
Source: 1836
Questions and answers
Who won the 1836 presidential election?
Martin Van Buren (Democratic) won the 1836 election with 170 electoral votes, with Richard Johnson as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1836?
Martin Van Buren 170; William Henry Harrison 73; Hugh Lawson White 26; Daniel Webster 14; Willie Person Mangum 11 (out of 294).
Who won the popular vote in 1836?
Martin Van Buren received the most popular votes: 764,176 (50.8%) of 1,503,534 counted.
What was the closest state in 1836?
New Jersey, which William Henry Harrison won by 545 votes (1.05 points).
Which states flipped in 1836?
Compared with 1832, 12 states changed party: Connecticut (to Democratic), Delaware (to Whig), Georgia (to Whig), Indiana (to Whig), Kentucky (to Whig), Maryland (to Whig), Massachusetts (to Whig), New Jersey (to Whig), Ohio (to Whig), Rhode Island (to Democratic), Tennessee (to Whig) and Vermont (to Whig).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data