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1804

Thomas Jefferson and the 1804 map.
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) defeated Charles C. Pinckney (Federalist).

The 1804 U.S. presidential election was won by Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) with 162 of 176 electoral votes, defeating Charles C. Pinckney (Federalist). Electoral-vote margin: 148 (162 to 14). Turnout was 23.8%. The cycle falls in the First Party System era of American electoral history.

Jefferson
162 EV
Pinckney
14 EV
089 to win176
The map · 1804
15 states for D-R · 2 for Fed
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Narrative

Thomas Jefferson and the 1804 map

Jefferson won in a landslide over Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, the first election held under the new 12th Amendment rules separating presidential and vice-presidential ballots. Jefferson's first term was highly popular, particularly after the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the size of the nation. The Federalist Party was in serious decline, unable to compete with Jefferson's broad coalition.

Key issue

Louisiana Purchase and westward expansion; declining Federalist influence

Notable

First election under the 12th Amendment; Jefferson won 92% of electoral votes

This summary was drafted with AI tools and has not yet been checked sentence by sentence. The vote table and the National Archives note on this page come from named sources; where they differ from the summary, rely on them. Tell us about an error.

State results · 1804

Electoral votes by state. State popular votes for 1804 are not yet published here.
1804 presidential election results by state: electoral votes
StateElectoral votesPopular vote
Connecticut1
9 EV
Electors were chosen by the legislature.
Delaware2
3 EV
Electors were chosen by the legislature.
Georgia3
6 EV
Electors were chosen by the legislature.
Kentucky4
8 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.
Maryland5
11 EV
Jefferson 9, Pinckney 2
State popular vote not yet sourced.
Massachusetts6
19 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.
New Hampshire7
7 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.
New Jersey8
8 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.
New York9
19 EV
Electors were chosen by the legislature.
North Carolina10
14 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.
Ohio11
3 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.
Pennsylvania12
20 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.
Rhode Island13
4 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.
South Carolina14
10 EV
Electors were chosen by the legislature.
Tennessee15
5 EV
Electors were chosen by the legislature.
Vermont16
6 EV
Electors were chosen by the legislature.
Virginia17
24 EV
State popular vote not yet sourced.

Notes on the figures

  1. Connecticut The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
  2. Delaware The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
  3. Georgia The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
  4. Kentucky State popular vote not yet sourced.
  5. Maryland State popular vote not yet sourced.
  6. Massachusetts State popular vote not yet sourced.
  7. New Hampshire State popular vote not yet sourced.
  8. New Jersey State popular vote not yet sourced.
  9. New York The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
  10. North Carolina State popular vote not yet sourced.
  11. Ohio State popular vote not yet sourced.
  12. Pennsylvania State popular vote not yet sourced.
  13. Rhode Island State popular vote not yet sourced.
  14. South Carolina The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
  15. Tennessee The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
  16. Vermont The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
  17. Virginia State popular vote not yet sourced.

SourceNo state popular-vote figures for 1804 are published here yet. How these figures were compiled

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