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Pennsylvania · 1852 presidential election

Pennsylvania presidential election results 1852

Franklin Pierce carried Pennsylvania by 5.00 points (19,386 votes), winning 27 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
27
Votes counted
387,920

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin PierceDemocratic198,56851.20%27
Winfield ScottWhig179,18246.20%—
John P. HaleFree Soil8,5002.20%—
Total votes387,920

Sources: 1852

Questions and answers

Who won Pennsylvania in 1852?

Franklin Pierce won Pennsylvania by 5.00 percentage points (19,386 votes).

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1852?

Pennsylvania cast 27 electoral votes in 1852.

How many people voted for president in Pennsylvania in 1852?

387,920 votes were counted for president.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data