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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1824, 1828, 1832 and won 2 times. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1832 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
219of 286
Popular vote
701,78054.20%
States carried
16
Running mate
Martin Van Buren

Opponents: Henry Clay (49 EV), John Floyd (11 EV), William Wirt (7 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdahoIllinois: wonIndiana: wonIowaKansasKentucky: lostLouisiana: wonMaine: wonMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichiganMinnesotaMississippi: wonMissouri: wonMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: wonNew Jersey: wonNew MexicoNew York: wonNorth Carolina: wonNorth DakotaOhio: wonOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth DakotaTennessee: wonTexasUtahVermont: lostVirginia: wonWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermont: lostNew Hampshire: wonMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: wonDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1832 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1828 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
178of 261
Popular vote
642,55356.10%
States carried
14
Running mate
John C. Calhoun

Opponents: John Quincy Adams (83 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia.

1824 Lost

Democratic-Republican
Electoral votes
99of 261
Popular vote
151,27141.30%
States carried
9
Running mate
John C. Calhoun

Opponents: John Quincy Adams (84 EV), William H. Crawford (41 EV), Henry Clay (37 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did Andrew Jackson run for president?

3 times (1824, 1828, 1832), winning in 1828 and 1832.

How many electoral votes did Andrew Jackson win?

1832: 219; 1828: 178; 1824: 99.

What share of the popular vote did Andrew Jackson get?

1832: 54.2% (701,780 votes); 1828: 56.1% (642,553 votes); 1824: 41.3% (151,271 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data