1836 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

1836 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

← 1832 November 3 – December 7, 1836 1840 →
 
Nominee Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Richard Johnson Francis Granger
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 2,964 2,710
Percentage 52.24% 47.76%

County Results

President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

Elected President

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

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The 1836 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Rhode Island voted for Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Van Buren won Rhode Island by a narrow margin of 4.48%.

This was the first time that Rhode Island ever voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, and Van Buren's performance would not be bettered by a Democrat in Rhode Island until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.[1]

  1. ^ "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Rhode Island". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved October 25, 2019.