Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1840

CountyTotal VoteWhigDemocraticPluralityWinnerPct WhigPct DemLiberty
William Henry Harrison
Martin Van Buren
James G. Birney
Pennsylvania287693144018143675343
W
50.0649.94343
Adams408124531628825
W
60.1139.89
Allegheny12193762045733047
W
62.4937.51
Armstrong300412601744-484
D
41.9458.06
Beaver4853314317101433
W
64.7635.24
Bedford535629102446464
W
54.3345.67
Berks1100735827425-3843
D
32.5467.46
Bradford547526312844-213
D
48.0551.95
Bucks919347054488217
W
51.1848.82
Butler390421001804296
W
53.7946.21
Cambria1731811920-109
D
46.8553.15
Centre368914472242-795
D
39.2260.78
Chester1052556434882761
W
53.6246.38
Clarion20146481366-718
D
32.1767.83
Clearfield1311499812-313
D
38.0661.94
Clinton1286637649-12
D
49.5350.47
Columbia415413252829-1504
D
31.9068.10
Crawford537724692908-439
D
45.9254.08
Cumberland54852790269595
W
50.8749.13
Dauphin531131242187937
W
58.8241.18
Delaware336620311335696
W
60.3439.66
Erie5697363620611575
W
63.8236.18
Fayette579027553035-280
D
47.5852.42
Franklin647835862892694
W
55.3644.64
Greene336013502010-660
D
40.1859.82
Huntingdon6092382622661560
W
62.8037.20
Indiana316219531209744
W
61.7638.24
Jefferson1068476592-116
D
44.5755.43
Juniata20099661043-77
D
48.0851.92
Lancaster15150967854724206
W
63.8836.12
Lebanon377123691402967
W
62.8237.18
Lehigh485624052451-46
D
49.5350.47
Luzerne689327744119-1345
D
40.2459.76
Lycoming368515042181-677
D
40.8159.19
McKean537262275-13
D
48.7951.21
Mercer558532492336913
W
58.1741.83
Mifflin249512261269-43
D
49.1450.86
Monroe17923451447-1102
D
19.2580.75
Montgomery893740684869-801
D
45.5254.48
Northampton668428463838-992
D
42.5857.42
Northumberland353813512187-836
D
38.1961.81
Perry304210721970-898
D
35.2464.76
Philadelphia234921018913303-3114
D
43.3756.63
Philadelphia City12429765547742881
W
61.5938.41
Pike659135524-389
D
20.4979.51
Potter543180363-183
D
33.1566.85
Schuylkill406518812184-303
D
46.2753.73
Somerset326625017651736
W
76.5823.42
Susquehanna358315602023-463
D
43.5456.46
Tioga26168951721-826
D
34.2165.79
Union394124231518905
W
61.4838.52
Venango21308551275-420
D
40.1459.86
Warren1756827929-102
D
47.1052.90
Washington775841473611536
W
53.4546.55
Wayne18636751188-513
D
36.2363.77
Westmoreland748227784704-1926
D
37.1362.87
York817437924382-590
D
46.3953.61

Source: Whig Almanac & Politician's Register, 1844, pp. 46-47; Niles Register, 59:165; Public Ledger (Philadelphia), 19 November 1840, 2 November 1841; Semi-Weekly Pennsylvania Telegraph (Harrisburg), 11 November 1840.
(Revised 30 November 1998)

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