Election in Pennsylvania
1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania County results Congressional District results Pierce
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Scott
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Tie/No Votes
The 1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election . Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce , over the Whig candidate, Winfield Scott . Pierce won Pennsylvania by a margin of 5.02%. Bradford, Tioga, Potter, Cameron, and McKean counties have only voted Democratic once since this election, in 1964 .
County Franklin Pierce Democratic Winfield Scott Whig John P. Hale Free Soil Various candidates[ 2] Other parties Margin[ 3] Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 2,018 42.54% 2,725 57.44% 31 0.65% 0 0.00% -707 -14.90% 4,744 Allegheny 7,226 41.07% 9,165 52.09% 966 5.49% 239 1.36% -1,939 -11.02% 17,596 Armstrong 2,430 51.99% 2,093 44.78% 142 3.04% 9 0.19% 337 7.21% 4,674 Beaver 1,943 46.04% 1,805 42.77% 361 8.55% 111 2.63% 138 3.27% 4,220 Bedford 2,319 50.50% 2,273 49.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 46 1.00% 4,592 Berks 9,503 65.91% 4,913 34.08% 2 0.01% 0 0.00% 4,590 31.84% 14,418 Blair 1,931 42.66% 2,590 57.22% 5 0.11% 0 0.00% -659 -14.56% 4,526 Bradford 3,930 50.79% 3,526 45.57% 281 3.63% 0 0.00% 404 5.22% 7,737 Bucks 5,766 53.52% 4,928 45.74% 58 0.54% 22 0.20% 838 7.78% 10,774 Butler 2,533 45.79% 2,833 51.21% 165 2.98% 1 0.02% -300 -5.42% 5,532 Cambria 2,035 57.96% 1,461 41.61% 15 0.43% 0 0.00% 574 16.35% 3,511 Carbon 1,311 63.64% 749 36.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 562 27.28% 2,060 Centre 2,993 60.97% 1,916 39.03% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,077 21.94% 4,909 Chester 5,520 47.76% 5,700 49.32% 338 2.92% 0 0.00% -180 -1.56% 11,558 Clarion 2,642 67.95% 1,218 31.33% 28 0.72% 0 0.00% 1,424 36.63% 3,888 Clearfield 1,733 62.93% 997 36.20% 24 0.87% 0 0.00% 736 26.72% 2,754 Clinton 1,318 56.91% 996 43.00% 2 0.09% 0 0.00% 322 13.90% 2,316 Columbia 2,102 64.34% 1,165 35.66% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 937 28.68% 3,267 Crawford 3,427 48.21% 2,775 39.04% 906 12.75% 0 0.00% 652 9.17% 7,108 Cumberland 3,188 52.56% 2,878 47.44% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 310 5.11% 6,066 Dauphin 2,675 41.92% 3,673 57.56% 29 0.45% 4 0.06% -998 -15.64% 6,381 Delaware 1,737 44.34% 2,073 52.92% 107 2.73% 0 0.00% -336 -8.58% 3,917 Elk 423 70.62% 163 27.21% 13 2.17% 0 0.00% 260 43.41% 599 Erie 2,738 37.18% 4,015 54.52% 611 8.30% 0 0.00% -1,277 -17.34% 7,364 Fayette 3,867 55.47% 3,032 43.49% 72 1.03% 0 0.00% 835 11.98% 6,971 Franklin 3,358 46.03% 3,904 53.51% 3 0.04% 0 0.00% -546 -7.48% 7,265 Fulton 831 53.24% 729 46.70% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 102 6.54% 1,561 Greene 2,602 62.10% 1,559 37.21% 29 0.69% 0 0.00% 1,043 24.89% 4,190 Huntingdon 2,041 44.82% 2,511 55.13% 2 0.04% 0 0.00% -470 -10.32% 4,554 Indiana 1,827 40.66% 2,387 53.13% 279 6.21% 0 0.00% -560 -12.46% 4,493 Jefferson 1,484 56.62% 1,115 42.54% 22 0.84% 0 0.00% 369 14.08% 2,621 Juniata 1,368 56.30% 1,062 43.70% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 306 12.60% 2,430 Lancaster 6,578 36.00% 11,637 63.69% 53 0.29% 3 0.02% -5,059 -27.69% 18,271 Lawrence 1,064 29.87% 1,984 55.70% 514 14.43% 0 0.00% -920 -25.83% 3,562 Lebanon 2,118 40.54% 3,105 59.44% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% -987 -18.90% 5,224 Lehigh 3,493 53.84% 2,993 46.13% 2 0.03% 0 0.00% 500 7.71% 6,488 Luzerne 5,340 61.53% 3,339 38.47% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,001 23.06% 8,679 Lycoming 2,790 57.16% 2,085 42.72% 5 0.10% 1 0.02% 705 14.44% 4,881 McKean 597 55.28% 405 37.50% 78 7.22% 0 0.00% 192 17.78% 1,080 Mercer 2,693 47.48% 2,210 38.97% 768 13.54% 0 0.00% 483 8.51% 5,671 Mifflin 1,620 53.78% 1,392 46.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 228 7.56% 3,012 Monroe 2,098 83.39% 418 16.61% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,680 66.78% 2,516 Montgomery 5,767 53.79% 4,791 44.68% 160 1.49% 4 0.04% 976 9.11% 10,722 Montour 1,455 62.69% 866 37.31% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 589 25.38% 2,321 Northampton 4,403 59.65% 2,978 40.35% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,425 19.30% 7,381 Northumberland 2,451 60.22% 1,619 39.77% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 832 20.45% 4,070 Perry 2,159 60.44% 1,413 39.56% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 746 20.88% 3,572 Philadelphia 26,022 49.69% 24,573 46.92% 626 1.20% 1,148 2.19% 1,449 2.77% 52,369 Pike 834 80.50% 202 19.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 632 61.00% 1,036 Potter 661 52.92% 263 21.06% 325 26.02% 0 0.00% 336[ a] 26.90% 1,249 Schuylkill 4,758 52.87% 4,128 45.87% 10 0.11% 104 1.16% 630 7.00% 9,000 Somerset 1,203 28.72% 2,986 71.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,783 -42.56% 4,189 Sullivan 426 64.35% 177 26.74% 59 8.91% 0 0.00% 249 37.61% 662 Susquehanna 3,046 57.52% 2,035 38.43% 215 4.06% 0 0.00% 1,011 19.09% 5,296 Tioga 2,614 61.40% 1,564 36.74% 79 1.86% 0 0.00% 1,050 24.66% 4,257 Union 1,994 39.29% 3,081 60.71% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,087 -21.42% 5,075 Venango 1,899 58.09% 1,164 35.61% 204 6.24% 2 0.06% 735 22.48% 3,269 Warren 1,629 58.79% 1,082 39.05% 60 2.16% 0 0.00% 547 19.74% 2,771 Washington 4,063 49.17% 3,810 46.11% 370 4.48% 20 0.24% 253 3.06% 8,263 Wayne 2,362 65.34% 1,232 34.08% 21 0.58% 0 0.00% 1,130 31.26% 3,615 Westmoreland 5,509 62.37% 3,203 36.27% 120 1.36% 0 0.00% 2,306 26.10% 8,832 Wyoming 1,258 60.36% 807 38.72% 19 0.92% 0 0.00% 451 21.64% 2,084 York 5,585 54.24% 4,700 45.65% 11 0.11% 0 0.00% 885 8.59% 10,296 Totals 198,562 51.20% 179,104 46.18% 8,495 2.19% 1,678 0.43% 19,458 5.02% 387,839
^ In this county where Hale ran second ahead of Scott, margin given is Pierce vote minus Hale vote and percentage margin is Pierce percentage minus Hale percentage.