Who won Pennsylvania in the 1792 presidential election?

Washington (Independent) carried Pennsylvania in 1792, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1792?

Pennsylvania cast 15 electoral votes in the 1792 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1792?

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

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Pennsylvania: Washington carries 15 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 15 electoral votes for Washington (Independent). National winner: George Washington (Independent) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

Pennsylvania in 1792

The 1792 contest saw Pennsylvania line up behind Washington, delivering 15 electoral votes to the Independent ticket. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — George Washington captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Pennsylvania backed the Independent party, a streak reaching back to 1789. Pennsylvania did not move alone — neighboring Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York broke the same way in 1792. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (26 times). The vote fell within the First Party System — Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans.

In the national count, George Washington took 132 of the 264 electoral votes, against John Adams's 77.

The 1792 national map

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