Map of the 1856 Presidential Election

Map of the 1856 Presidential Election

This map illustrates the polarized character of the political parties in the 1856 presidential election. The Northern states voted predominantly for the anti-slavery Republican candidate, while the pro-slavery Democratic Party dominated in the South.

The American Presidency Project

"Election of 1856," The American Presidency Project, The University of California, Santa Barbara, http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1856 (accessed May 3, 2012).

Miller, Jennifer

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