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Presidential elections

Electoral Voter
Year Candidates Parties Popular Vote Vote Participation
1789 George Washington * 69
John Adams 34
Others 35
1792 George Washington * 132
John Adams 77
George Clinton 50
Others 5
1796 John Adams Federalist * 71
Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 68
Thomas Pinckney Federalist 59
Aaron Burr Dem.-Rep. 30
Others 48
1800 Thomas Jefferson Dem.-Rep. * 73
Aaron Burr Dem.-Rep. 73
John Adams Federalist 65
C. C. Pinckney Federalist 64
John Jay Federalist 1
1804 Thomas Jefferson Dem.-Rep. * 162
C. C. Pinckney Federalist 14
1808 James Madison Dem.-Rep. * 122
C. C. Pinckney Federalist 47
George Clinton Dem.-Rep. 6
1812 James Madison Dem.-Rep. * 128
De Witt Clinton Federalist 89
1816 James Monroe Dem.-Rep. * 183
Rufus King Federalist 34
1820 James Monroe Dem.-Rep. * 231
John Quincy Adams Dem.-Rep. 1
1824 John Quincy Adams Dem.-Rep. 108,740 (30.5%) 84 26.9%
Andrew Jackson Dem.-Rep. 153,544 (43.1%) 99
William H. Crawford Dem.-Rep. 46,618 (13.1%) 41
Henry Clay Dem.-Rep. 47,136 (13.2%) 37
1828 Andrew Jackson Democratic 647,286 (56.0%) 178 57.6%
John Quincy Adams National Republican 508,064 (44.0%) 83
1832 Andrew Jackson Democratic 688,242 (54.2%) 219 55.4%
Henry Clay National Republican 473,462 (37.4%) 49
John Floyd Independent 11
William Wirt Anti-Mason 101,051 (7.8%) 7
1836 Martin Van Buren Democratic 762,198 (50.8%) 170 57.8%
William Henry Harrison Whig 549,508 (36.6%) 73
Hugh L. White Whig 145,342 (9.7%) 26
Daniel Webster Whig 41,287 (2.7%) 14
W. P. Magnum Independent 11
1840 William Henry Harrison Whig 1,274,624 (53.1%) 234 80.2%
Martin Van Buren Democratic 1,127,781 (46.9%) 60
J. G. Birney Liberty 7069 —
1844 James K. Polk Democratic 1,338,464 (49.6%) 170 78.9%
Henry Clay Whig 1,300,097 (48.1%) 105
J. G. Birney Liberty 62,300 (2.3%) —
1848 Zachary Taylor Whig 1,360,967 (47.4%) 163 72.7%
Lewis Cass Democratic 1,222,342 (42.5%) 127
Martin Van Buren Free-Soil 291,263 (10.1%) —
1852 Franklin Pierce Democratic 1,601,117 (50.9%) 254 69.6%
Winfield Scott Whig 1,385,453 (44.1%) 42
John P. Hale Free-Soil 155,825 (5.0%) —
1856 James Buchanan Democratic 1,832,955 (45.3%) 174 78.9%
John C. Frémont Republican 1,339,932 (33.1%) 114
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