Who won Rhode Island in the 1800 presidential election?

Adams (Federalist) carried Rhode Island in 1800, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1800?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1800 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1800?

No. Rhode Island backed Adams, while Thomas Jefferson won the presidency nationally.

First Party SystemRI · 4 EV

1800

Rhode Island: Adams carries 4 EV.

Rhode Island cast its 4 electoral votes for Adams (Federalist). National winner: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) — Rhode Island voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1800 result in Rhode Island

Rhode Island backed Adams (Federalist) in the 1800 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) won the presidency, leaving Rhode Island among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Rhode Island backed the Federalist party, a streak reaching back to 1796. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1800. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 times). The vote fell within the First Party System — Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans.

With no candidate reaching an Electoral College majority, the 1800 election was decided in the House of Representatives.

The 1800 national map

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