A county result
Washington County, presidential election of 1852
Washington County
48.95%Winfield Scott (W), the most votes4,840Votes counted for president
What this is
Washington County counted 4,840 votes for president across 3 candidates in 1852. The totals are as certified in the sources below, and every figure on this page is one of them.
The count, as certified
Every candidate on the ballot that year, in the order the count puts them.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Scott | Whig | 2,369 | 48.95% |
| Franklin Pierce | Democratic | 2,139 | 44.19% |
| John P. Hale | Free Soil | 332 | 6.86% |
Turnout: None found in the records checked
This year in context
Worked out from the certified counts for Ohio and its counties. Lean is the Republican share minus the Democratic share.
- Ohio that year
- Ohio went to Franklin Pierce (Democratic) with 47.83%, a 4.7-point margin over Winfield Scott. The country elected Franklin Pierce.
- Matched
- Washington County parted from Ohio and did not vote for the national winner.
Every field this record holds
The entry as it is stored, field by field. Nothing here is computed.
Not yet researched
Where this appears
The pages and figures this entry is drawn in.
Sources
Where the numbers above came from, in the record's own order.
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · 1852-11-02 · accessed 2026-09-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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