Who won Connecticut in the 1789 presidential election?

Washington (Independent) carried Connecticut in 1789, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1789?

Connecticut cast 7 electoral votes in the 1789 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1789?

Yes. Connecticut backed George Washington, who won the presidency that year.

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1789

Connecticut: Washington carries 7 EV.

Connecticut cast its 7 electoral votes for Washington (Independent). National winner: George Washington (Independent) — Connecticut voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1789 result in Connecticut

Connecticut backed Washington (Independent) in the 1789 presidential election, casting 7 electoral votes for the ticket. Connecticut ended up on the winning side — George Washington captured the White House that year.

1789 was the first presidential election in which Connecticut cast electoral votes. Connecticut did not move alone — neighboring New York and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1789. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the First Party System — Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans.

In the national count, George Washington took 69 of the 138 electoral votes, against John Adams's 34.

The 1789 national map

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