Who won Pennsylvania in the 1796 presidential election?

Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) carried Pennsylvania in 1796, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1796?

Pennsylvania cast 14 electoral votes in the 1796 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1796?

No. Pennsylvania backed Jefferson, while John Adams won the presidency nationally.

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Pennsylvania: Jefferson carries 14 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 14 electoral votes for Jefferson (Democratic-Republican). National winner: John Adams (Federalist) — Pennsylvania voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Pennsylvania, 1796

In 1796, Pennsylvania awarded its 14 electoral votes to Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — John Adams (Federalist) won the presidency, leaving Pennsylvania among the states he did not carry.

Jefferson's win closed out Pennsylvania's 2-election run of voting Independent. It stood apart from its neighbors: Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York went the other way that year. 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, John Adams took 71 of the 138 electoral votes, against Thomas Jefferson's 68.

The 1796 national map

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