Who won Virginia in the 1792 presidential election?

Washington (Independent) carried Virginia in 1792, winning its 21 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1792?

Virginia cast 21 electoral votes in the 1792 presidential election.

Did Virginia vote for the national winner in 1792?

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

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1792

Virginia: Washington carries 21 EV.

Virginia cast its 21 electoral votes for Washington (Independent). National winner: George Washington (Independent) — Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Virginia, 1792

In 1792, Virginia awarded its 21 electoral votes to Washington of the Independent party. Virginia ended up on the winning side — George Washington captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Virginia backed the Independent party, a streak reaching back to 1789. Virginia did not move alone — neighboring North Carolina, Kentucky, and Maryland broke the same way in 1792. Across the 58 presidential elections Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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