A presidential election was held in Alabama on November 9, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election.[1] Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Van Buren won Alabama by a margin of 8.76%. As of 2024, this remains the only time in American history that Alabama has voted for a different presidential candidate than neighboring Mississippi.
Results
Results By County
1840 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County)[3]
| County
|
Martin Van Buren
Democratic
|
William Henry Harrison
Whig
|
Total Votes Cast
|
| #
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| Autauga
|
574
|
49.27%
|
591
|
50.73%
|
1,165
|
| Baldwin
|
118
|
46.27%
|
137
|
53.73%
|
255
|
| Barbour
|
642
|
38.44%
|
1,028
|
61.56%
|
1,670
|
| Benton
|
1,248
|
72.14%
|
482
|
27.86%
|
1,730
|
| Bibb
|
478
|
45.05%
|
583
|
54.95%
|
1,061
|
| Blount
|
720
|
87.27%
|
105
|
12.73%
|
825
|
| Butler
|
274
|
27.85%
|
710
|
72.15%
|
984
|
| Chambers
|
678
|
39.49%
|
1,039
|
60.51%
|
1,717
|
| Cherokee
|
759
|
66.81%
|
377
|
33.19%
|
1,136
|
| Clarke
|
596
|
72.15%
|
230
|
27.85%
|
826
|
| Conecuh
|
208
|
27.77%
|
541
|
72.23%
|
749
|
| Coosa
|
539
|
59.89%
|
361
|
40.11%
|
900
|
| Covington
|
65
|
25.69%
|
188
|
74.31%
|
253
|
| Dale
|
672
|
64.68%
|
367
|
35.32%
|
1,039
|
| Dallas
|
689
|
40.22%
|
1,024
|
59.78%
|
1,713
|
| DeKalb
|
771
|
83.08%
|
157
|
16.92%
|
928
|
| Fayette
|
819
|
80.14%
|
203
|
19.86%
|
1,022
|
| Franklin
|
903
|
58.64%
|
637
|
41.36%
|
1,540
|
| Greene
|
790
|
36.64%
|
1,366
|
63.36%
|
2,156
|
| Henry
|
391
|
54.61%
|
325
|
45.39%
|
716
|
| Jackson
|
2,147
|
97.41%
|
57
|
2.59%
|
2,204
|
| Jefferson
|
582
|
64.88%
|
315
|
35.12%
|
897
|
| Lauderdale
|
987
|
60.48%
|
645
|
39.52%
|
1,632
|
| Lawrence
|
782
|
54.65%
|
649
|
45.35%
|
1,431
|
| Limestone
|
897
|
71.59%
|
356
|
28.41%
|
1,253
|
| Lowndes
|
522
|
36.81%
|
896
|
63.19%
|
1,418
|
| Macon
|
340
|
31.75%
|
731
|
68.25%
|
1,071
|
| Madison
|
1,985
|
83.47%
|
393
|
16.53%
|
2,378
|
| Marengo
|
595
|
41.41%
|
842
|
58.59%
|
1,437
|
| Marion
|
535
|
73.19%
|
196
|
26.81%
|
731
|
| Marshall
|
924
|
86.68%
|
142
|
13.32%
|
1,066
|
| Mobile
|
1,121
|
43.08%
|
1,481
|
56.92%
|
2,602
|
| Monroe
|
361
|
35.85%
|
646
|
64.15%
|
1,007
|
| Montgomery
|
812
|
41.73%
|
1,134
|
58.27%
|
1,946
|
| Morgan
|
804
|
69.19%
|
358
|
30.81%
|
1,162
|
| Perry
|
825
|
45.88%
|
973
|
54.12%
|
1,798
|
| Pickens
|
779
|
43.40%
|
1,062
|
57.69%
|
1,841
|
| Pike
|
627
|
48.98%
|
653
|
51.02%
|
1,280
|
| Randolph
|
524
|
65.26%
|
279
|
34.74%
|
803
|
| Russell
|
406
|
37.01%
|
691
|
62.99%
|
1,097
|
| Shelby
|
407
|
41.53%
|
573
|
58.47%
|
980
|
| St. Clair
|
679
|
94.17%
|
42
|
5.83%
|
721
|
| Sumter
|
1,180
|
47.43%
|
1,308
|
52.57%
|
2,488
|
| Talladega
|
788
|
54.08%
|
669
|
45.92%
|
1,457
|
| Tallapoosa
|
436
|
51.42%
|
412
|
48.58%
|
848
|
| Tuscaloosa
|
938
|
42.37%
|
1,276
|
57.63%
|
2,214
|
| Walker
|
367
|
60.07%
|
244
|
39.93%
|
611
|
| Washington
|
276
|
51.21%
|
263
|
48.79%
|
539
|
| Wilcox
|
436
|
35.91%
|
778
|
64.09%
|
1,214
|
| Totals
|
33,996
|
54.38%
|
28,515
|
45.62%
|
62,511
|
See also
References
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2002). United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. xvi.
- ^ "1840 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN 978-0-7864-6422-7.