Election of 1824

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BASICS

Category Result
Incumbent James Monroe (DR)
Prior streak DR (6)
Prior five elections DR (5)
Population 10,818,874
States 24
Electoral votes 261
Popular votes 365,833
Voter turnout 26.9%

FIELD OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

Candidate Party PI Age State Position Nom Win CS ROP
John Quincy Adams DR 5.6 57.31 Massachusetts Cabinet member X X 67.41 120
Andrew Jackson DR 5.9 57.63 Tennessee Senator X 69.65 118
William Crawford DR 5.4 52.69 Georgia Cabinet member 46.97 87
Henry Clay DR 3.7 47.55 Kentucky Representative 46.84 127

GENERAL ELECTION

Candidate Party SC PV PV% EV EV% PV*EQ EV*EQ
John Quincy Adams DR 7 113,122 30.92% 84 32.18% 30,921,759 173
Andrew Jackson DR 11 151,271 41.35% 99 37.93% 41,349,742 204
William Crawford DR 3 40,856 11.17% 41 15.71% 11,167,937 85
Henry Clay DR 3 47,531 12.99% 37 14.18% 12,992,540 76

REGIONAL SPLITS

Candidate Party PV% East South Midwest West EV East South Midwest West
John Quincy Adams DR 30.92% 49.70% 6.76% 23.02% 84 81 2 1
Andrew Jackson DR 41.35% 34.07% 54.64% 38.36% 99 44 48 7
William Crawford DR 11.17% 7.71% 23.03% 1.19% 41 8 33 0
Henry Clay DR 12.99% 1.34% 15.34% 37.38% 37 4 14 19

PV BY STATES

State Total PV Adams Jackson Crawford Clay Other
Alabama 13,603 2,422 9,429 1,656 96
Connecticut 10,647 7,494 1,965 1,188
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois 4,671 1,516 1,272 847 1,036
Indiana 15,838 3,071 7,444 5,316 7
Kentucky 23,338 6,356 16,982
Louisiana
Maine 12,625 10,289 2,336
Maryland 33,214 14,632 14,523 3,364 695
Massachusetts 42,056 30,687 11,369
Mississippi 4,894 1,654 3,121 119
Missouri 3,432 159 1,166 32 2,042 33
New Hampshire 10,032 9,389 643
New Jersey 19,837 8,309 10,332 1,196
New York
North Carolina 36,109 20,231 15,622 256
Ohio 50,024 12,280 18,489 19,255
Pennsylvania 47,073 5,441 35,736 4,206 1,690
Rhode Island 2,344 2,144 200
South Carolina
Tennessee 20,725 216 20,197 312
Vermont
Virginia 15,371 3,419 2,975 8,558 419
Total 365,833 113,122 151,271 40,856 47,531 13,053

PV% BY STATES

State PV winner Adams Jackson Crawford Clay Other
Alabama Jackson 17.81% 69.32% 12.17% 0.71%
Connecticut Adams 70.39% 18.46% 11.16%
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois Adams 32.46% 27.23% 18.13% 22.18%
Indiana Jackson 19.39% 47.00% 33.57% 0.04%
Kentucky Clay 27.24% 72.77%
Louisiana
Maine Adams 81.50% 18.50%
Maryland Adams 44.05% 43.73% 10.13% 2.09%
Massachusetts Adams 72.97% 27.03%
Mississippi Jackson 33.80% 63.77% 2.43%
Missouri Clay 4.63% 33.97% 0.93% 59.50% 0.96%
New Hampshire Adams 93.59% 6.41%
New Jersey Jackson 41.89% 52.08% 6.03%
New York
North Carolina Jackson 56.03% 43.26% 0.71%
Ohio Clay 24.55% 36.96% 38.49%
Pennsylvania Jackson 11.56% 75.92% 8.94% 3.59%
Rhode Island Adams 91.47% 8.53%
South Carolina
Tennessee Jackson 1.04% 97.45% 1.51%
Vermont
Virginia Crawford 22.24% 19.36% 55.68% 2.73%
Total Jackson 30.92% 41.35% 11.17% 12.99% 3.57%

EV BY STATES

State Total EV Adams Jackson Crawford Clay
Alabama 5 0 5 0 0
Connecticut 8 8 0 0 0
Delaware 3 1 0 2 0
Georgia 9 0 0 9 0
Illinois 3 1 2 0 0
Indiana 5 0 5 0 0
Kentucky 14 0 0 0 14
Louisiana 5 2 3 0 0
Maine 9 9 0 0 0
Maryland 11 3 7 1 0
Massachusetts 15 15 0 0 0
Mississippi 3 0 3 0 0
Missouri 3 0 0 0 3
New Hampshire 8 8 0 0 0
New Jersey 8 0 8 0 0
New York 36 26 1 5 4
North Carolina 15 0 15 0 0
Ohio 16 0 0 0 16
Pennsylvania 28 0 28 0 0
Rhode Island 4 4 0 0 0
South Carolina 11 0 11 0 0
Tennessee 11 0 11 0 0
Vermont 7 7 0 0 0
Virginia 24 0 0 24 0
Total 261 84 99 41 37

MARGINS AND FLIPS

State PV winner Runnerup Gap (votes) Gap (points) Flip
Alabama Jackson Adams 7,007 51.51 3,504
Connecticut Adams Crawford 5,529 51.93 2,765
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois Adams Jackson 244 5.22 123
Indiana Jackson Clay 2,128 13.44 1,065
Kentucky Clay Jackson 10,626 45.53 5,314
Louisiana
Maine Adams Crawford 7,953 62.99 3,977
Maryland Adams Jackson 109 0.33 55
Massachusetts Adams Other 19,318 45.93 9,660
Mississippi Jackson Adams 1,467 29.98 734
Missouri Clay Jackson 876 25.53 439
New Hampshire Adams Crawford 8,746 87.18 4,374
New Jersey Jackson Adams 2,023 10.20 1,012
New York
North Carolina Jackson Crawford 4,609 12.77 2,305
Ohio Clay Jackson 766 1.53 384
Pennsylvania Jackson Adams 30,295 64.36 15,148
Rhode Island Adams Other 1,944 82.94 973
South Carolina
Tennessee Jackson Crawford 19,885 95.95 9,943
Vermont
Virginia Crawford Adams 5,139 33.43 2,570
Total Jackson Adams 38,149 10.43 19,075
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