1836 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania County results
Van Buren
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Harrison
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Apresidential election was held inPennsylvania on November 4, 1836 as part of the1836 United States presidential election .[ 1] Electoral College , who voted forPresident andVice President .
Pennsylvania voted for theDemocratic candidate,Martin Van Buren , over theWhig candidate,William Henry Harrison . Van Buren won Pennsylvania by a narrow margin of 2.36%. The result would ultimately prove decisive in Van Buren's victory; had Harrison won the state, then Van Buren would not have achieved a majority in the Electoral College, meaning that the election would have been decided in theHouse of Representatives .
County[ 3] Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Adams 1,186 43.83% 1,520 56.17% -334 -12.34% 2,706 Allegheny 3,074 45.90% 3,623 54.10% -549 -8.20% 6,697 Armstrong 1,528 60.11% 1,014 39.89% 514 20.22% 2,542 Beaver 1,075 34.11% 2,077 65.89% -1,002 -31.78% 3,152 Bedford 1,587 45.25% 1,920 54.75% -333 -9.50% 3,507 Berks 4,967 75.82% 1,584 24.18% 3,383 51.64% 6,551 Bradford 1,462 49.01% 1,521 50.99% -59 -1.98% 2,983 Bucks 3,081 48.37% 3,289 51.63% -208 -3.26% 6,370 Butler 1,008 46.37% 1,166 53.63% -158 -7.26% 2,174 Cambria 450 44.82% 554 55.18% -104 -10.36% 1,004 Centre 1,809 66.19% 924 33.81% 885 32.38% 2,733 Chester 3,277 45.15% 3,981 54.85% -704 -9.70% 7,258 Clearfield 499 63.73% 284 36.27% 215 27.46% 783 Columbia 1,560 74.14% 544 25.86% 1,016 48.28% 2,104 Crawford 1,614 56.71% 1,232 43.29% 382 13.42% 2,846 Cumberland 1,904 52.89% 1,696 47.11% 208 5.78% 3,600 Dauphin 1,372 40.77% 1,993 59.23% -621 -18.46% 3,365 Delaware 1,030 45.70% 1,224 54.30% -194 -8.60% 2,254 Erie 1,312 38.07% 2,134 61.93% -822 -23.86% 3,446 Fayette 2,016 54.71% 1,669 45.29% 347 9.42% 3,685 Franklin 2,155 45.56% 2,575 54.44% -420 -8.88% 4,730 Greene 1,138 55.43% 915 44.57% 223 10.86% 2,053 Huntingdon 1,340 33.77% 2,628 66.23% -1,288 -32.46% 3,968 Indiana 692 37.18% 1,169 62.82% -477 -25.64% 1,861 Jefferson 244 51.59% 229 48.41% 15 3.18% 473 Juniata 627 51.27% 596 48.73% 31 2.54% 1,223 Lancaster 4,144 39.87% 6,250 60.13% -2,106 -20.26% 10,394 Lebanon 1,168 43.99% 1,487 56.01% -319 -12.02% 2,655 Lehigh 1,987 52.69% 1,784 47.31% 203 5.38% 3,771 Luzerne 2,008 58.66% 1,415 41.34% 593 17.32% 3,423 Lycoming 1,705 64.51% 938 35.49% 767 29.02% 2,643 McKean 150 63.83% 85 36.17% 65 27.66% 235 Mercer 1,253 38.63% 1,991 61.37% -738 -22.74% 3,244 Mifflin 917 55.08% 748 44.92% 169 10.16% 1,665 Monroe 796 82.74% 166 17.26% 630 65.48% 962 Montgomery 3,446 58.86% 2,409 41.14% 1,037 17.72% 5,855 Northampton 2,378 62.51% 1,426 37.49% 952 25.02% 3,804 Northumberland 1,421 66.62% 712 33.38% 709 33.24% 2,133 Perry 1,107 70.06% 473 29.94% 634 40.12% 1,580 Philadelphia (City) 3,028 34.51% 5,747 65.49% -2,719 -30.98% 8,755 Philadelphia (County) 7,957 54.90% 6,536 45.10% 1,421 9.80% 14,493 Pike 358 89.50% 42 10.50% 316 79.00% 400 Potter 162 72.97% 60 27.03% 102 45.94% 222 Schuylkill 1,380 66.76% 687 33.24% 693 33.52% 2,067 Somerset 511 21.15% 1,905 78.85% -1,394 -57.70% 2,416 Susquehanna 1,145 57.22% 856 42.78% 289 14.44% 2,001 Tioga 1,027 71.97% 400 28.03% 627 43.94% 1,427 Union 1,143 46.26% 1,328 53.74% -185 -7.48% 2,471 Venango 967 61.71% 600 38.29% 367 23.42% 1,567 Warren 498 66.22% 254 33.78% 244 32.44% 752 Washington 2,445 46.57% 2,805 53.43% -360 -6.86% 5,250 Wayne 724 68.05% 340 31.95% 384 36.10% 1,064 Westmoreland 2,878 62.52% 1,725 37.48% 1,153 25.04% 4,603 York 2,756 57.89% 2,005 42.11% 751 15.78% 4,761 Totals 91,466 51.18% 87,235 48.82% 4,231 2.36% 178,701
