Presidential election of 1824
1824 presidential election results
John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) and running mate John C. Calhoun won with 84 electoral votes and 30.9% of the popular vote. The winner did not lead the popular vote.
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson | John C. Calhoun | Democratic-Republican | 99 | 151,271 | 41.30% | 9 |
| John Quincy Adams Won | John C. Calhoun | Democratic-Republican | 84 | 113,122 | 30.90% | 5 |
| William H. Crawford | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican | 41 | 40,856 | 11.20% | 1 |
| Henry Clay | Nathan Sanford | Democratic-Republican | 37 | 47,531 | 13.00% | 3 |
| Total popular votes counted | 365,833 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | John Quincy Adams | Andrew Jackson | Henry Clay | William H. Crawford | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 17.8% | 69.3% 5 | 0.7% | 12.2% | 51.5 | 5 | 13,603 |
| Connecticut | 70.4% 8 | — | — | 18.5% | 51.9 | 8 | 10,647 |
| Delaware | 3 electors chosen by state legislature: 2 for Crawford; 1 for Adams | — | — | — | |||
| Georgia | 9 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to William Crawford | — | — | — | |||
| Illinois | 32.5% 1 | 27.2% 2 | 22.2% | 18.1% | -5.2 | 3 | 4,671 |
| Indiana | 19.4% | 47.0% 5 | 33.6% | — | 13.4 | 5 | 15,838 |
| Kentucky | — | 27.2% | 72.8% 14 | — | 45.5 | 14 | 23,338 |
| Louisiana | 5 electors chosen by state legislature: 3 for Jackson; 2 for Adams | — | — | — | |||
| Maine | 81.5% 9 | — | — | 18.5% | 63.0 | 9 | 12,625 |
| Maryland | 44.1% 3 | 43.7% 7 | 2.1% | 10.1% 1 | -0.3 | 11 | 33,214 |
| Massachusetts | 73.0% 15 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 42,056 |
| Mississippi | 33.8% | 63.8% 3 | — | 2.4% | 30.0 | 3 | 4,894 |
| Missouri | 4.6% | 34.0% | 59.5% 3 | 0.9% | 25.5 | 3 | 3,432 |
| New Hampshire | 93.6% 8 | — | — | 6.4% | 87.2 | 8 | 10,032 |
| New Jersey | 41.9% | 52.1% 8 | — | 6.0% | 10.2 | 8 | 19,837 |
| New York | 36 electors chosen by state legislature: 26 to Adams; 1 to Jackson; 4 to Clay; 5 to Crawford | — | — | — | |||
| North Carolina | — | 56.0% 15 | — | 43.3% | 12.8 | 15 | 36,109 |
| Ohio | 24.5% | 37.0% | 38.5% 16 | — | 1.5 | 16 | 50,024 |
| Pennsylvania | 11.6% | 75.9% 28 | 3.6% | 8.9% | 64.4 | 28 | 47,073 |
| Rhode Island | 91.5% 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2,344 |
| South Carolina | 11 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to Andrew Jackson | — | — | — | |||
| Tennessee | 1.0% | 97.5% 11 | — | 1.5% | 96.0 | 11 | 20,725 |
| Vermont | 7 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to John Quincy Adams | — | — | — | |||
| Virginia | 22.2% | 19.4% | 2.7% | 55.7% 24 | 33.4 | 24 | 15,371 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1824
- Ohio Henry Clay by 766 votes (1.53 pts)
- New Jersey Andrew Jackson by 2,023 votes (10.20 pts)
- North Carolina Andrew Jackson by 4,609 votes (12.76 pts)
- Indiana Andrew Jackson by 2,128 votes (13.44 pts)
- Missouri Henry Clay by 876 votes (25.52 pts)
- Mississippi Andrew Jackson by 1,467 votes (29.98 pts)
- Virginia William H. Crawford by 5,139 votes (33.43 pts)
- Kentucky Henry Clay by 10,626 votes (45.53 pts)
Why the state electoral votes do not add up to the national total
In 1824 some states had no popular vote; their electors were chosen another way, so their electoral votes appear only in these notes:
- Delaware: 3 electors chosen by state legislature: 2 for Crawford; 1 for Adams
- Georgia: 9 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to William Crawford
- Louisiana: 5 electors chosen by state legislature: 3 for Jackson; 2 for Adams
- New York: 36 electors chosen by state legislature: 26 to Adams; 1 to Jackson; 4 to Clay; 5 to Crawford
- South Carolina: 11 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to Andrew Jackson
- Vermont: 7 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to John Quincy Adams
Source: 1824
Questions and answers
Who won the 1824 presidential election?
John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) won the 1824 election with 84 electoral votes, with John C. Calhoun as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1824?
Andrew Jackson 99; John Quincy Adams 84; William H. Crawford 41; Henry Clay 37 (out of 261).
Who won the popular vote in 1824?
Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes: 151,271 (41.3%) of 365,833 counted. John Quincy Adams still won the presidency through the Electoral College.
What was the closest state in 1824?
Ohio, which Henry Clay won by 766 votes (1.53 points).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data