Franklin Pierce Democratic James Buchanan Democratic The 1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election.

Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Tennessee voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore.

Buchanan won Tennessee by a margin of 4.36 percentage points, although Tennessee was Fillmore's third-strongest state after Maryland and Louisiana.

Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.