The American Vote
Candidate

Andrew Jackson

Democratic-Republican · Democratic

Elections
3
Won
2
Electoral votes, all elections
496
Years
1824–1832

Record

Andrew Jackson: result of each presidential election
YearPartyElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1824Democratic-Republican
99
of 261
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Lost (House chose another)
1828Democratic
178
of 261
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won
1832Democratic
219
of 286
Not computed
state counts not sourced
Won

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1824, 1828, 1832 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1824Democratic-Republican · Lost (House chose another)

From the National Archives

Because no candidate for President was elected by the people, the election was decided by the House of Representatives. In that vote, John Quincy Adams was elected President with 13 votes. Andrew Jackson received 7 votes and William H. Crawford received 4 votes.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1824, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

1828Democratic · Won

1832Democratic · Won

From the National Archives

288 electors were appointed, but two electors from Maryland did not vote, making the total number of votes cast 286.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1832, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

Stories from these elections