Presidential election of 1832
1832 presidential election results
Andrew Jackson (Democratic) and running mate Martin Van Buren won with 219 electoral votes and 54.2% of the popular vote.
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson Won | Martin Van Buren | Democratic | 219 | 701,780 | 54.20% | 16 |
| Henry Clay | John Sergeant | National-Republican | 49 | 484,205 | 37.40% | 6 |
| John Floyd | Henry Lee | Independent | 11 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| William Wirt | Amos Ellmaker | Anti-Masonic | 7 | 100,715 | 7.80% | 1 |
| Total popular votes counted | 1,293,973 | |||||
Electoral College map
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Results by state
Download CSV| State | Andrew Jackson | Henry Clay | William Wirt | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 100.0% 7 | 0.0% | — | 99.9 | 7 | 14,291 |
| Connecticut | 34.3% | 55.3% 8 | 10.4% | 21.0 | 8 | 32,833 |
| Delaware | 49.0% | 51.0% 3 | — | 2.0 | 3 | 8,386 |
| Georgia | 100.0% 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 20,750 |
| Illinois | 68.0% 5 | 31.4% | 0.5% | 36.6 | 5 | 21,481 |
| Indiana | 55.4% 9 | 44.6% | 0.0% | 10.8 | 9 | 57,152 |
| Kentucky | 45.5% | 54.5% 15 | — | 9.0 | 15 | 79,741 |
| Louisiana | 61.7% 5 | 38.3% | — | 23.3 | 5 | 6,337 |
| Maine | 54.7% 10 | 44.0% | 1.4% | 10.7 | 10 | 62,153 |
| Maryland | 50.0% 3 | 50.0% 5 | — | 0.0 | 8 | 38,316 |
| Massachusetts | 20.6% | 47.3% 14 | 21.7% | 25.5 | 14 | 67,619 |
| Mississippi | 100.0% 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 5,750 |
| Missouri | 100.0% 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 5,192 |
| New Hampshire | 56.8% 7 | 43.2% | — | 13.5 | 7 | 43,793 |
| New Jersey | 49.9% 8 | 49.1% | 1.0% | 0.8 | 8 | 47,760 |
| New York | 52.1% 42 | 47.9% | — | 4.2 | 42 | 323,393 |
| North Carolina | 84.8% 15 | 15.2% | — | 69.5 | 15 | 29,799 |
| Ohio | 51.3% 21 | 48.4% | 0.3% | 3.0 | 21 | 158,350 |
| Pennsylvania | 57.7% 30 | — | 42.3% | 15.4 | 30 | 157,679 |
| Rhode Island | 35.7% | 50.0% 4 | 14.3% | 14.3 | 4 | 5,747 |
| South Carolina | 11 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to John Floyd | — | — | — | ||
| Tennessee | 95.4% 15 | 4.6% | — | 90.8 | 15 | 29,425 |
| Vermont | 24.3% | 34.5% | 40.5% 7 | 6.0 | 7 | 32,344 |
| Virginia | 75.0% 23 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 49.9 | 23 | 45,682 |
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 1832
- Maryland Henry Clay by 4 votes (0.01 pts)
- New Jersey Andrew Jackson by 360 votes (0.75 pts)
- Delaware Henry Clay by 166 votes (1.98 pts)
- Ohio Andrew Jackson by 4,680 votes (2.96 pts)
- New York Andrew Jackson by 13,601 votes (4.21 pts)
- Vermont William Wirt by 1,951 votes (6.03 pts)
- Kentucky Henry Clay by 7,157 votes (8.98 pts)
- Maine Andrew Jackson by 6,647 votes (10.69 pts)
Flipped since 1828
- Kentucky: Democratic → National-Republican (15 EV)
- Maine: National-Republican → Democratic (10 EV)
- New Hampshire: National-Republican → Democratic (7 EV)
- New Jersey: National-Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
- Vermont: National-Republican → Anti-Masonic (7 EV)
Source: 1832
Questions and answers
Who won the 1832 presidential election?
Andrew Jackson (Democratic) won the 1832 election with 219 electoral votes, with Martin Van Buren as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1832?
Andrew Jackson 219; Henry Clay 49; John Floyd 11; William Wirt 7 (out of 286).
Who won the popular vote in 1832?
Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes: 701,780 (54.2%) of 1,293,973 counted.
What was the closest state in 1832?
Maryland, which Henry Clay won by 4 votes (0.01 points).
Which states flipped in 1832?
Compared with 1828, 5 states changed party: Kentucky (to National-Republican), Maine (to Democratic), New Hampshire (to Democratic), New Jersey (to Democratic) and Vermont (to Anti-Masonic).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data