Was 1856 a landslide or close election?

[morgankingsley]

In the popular vote, Buchanan won by over 12 points, and in a Fremont vs Buchanan only race nearly 16 points, which was the largest margin between 1836 and 1924 (1836 is a little cray cray but that's for a different day). But in the electoral college, Buchanan only got 58 percent, and a swing of three states to Fillmore would have put him below the majority and throw it to the house, and that may seem like it isn't that big of a deal until you realize that Fillmore was only about 15,000 votes away from his three closest defeats to doing this. So with the wide electoral margin, but the close eletcoral margin, would you vote for 1856 being a close or landslide election

[morgankingsley]

I feel like on a no Fillmore race, Maryland and Ohio might have gone Buchanan, and maybe New Hampshire on a good night, but not too much more than that honestly