Who won Virginia in the 1804 presidential election?

Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) carried Virginia in 1804, winning its 24 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1804?

Virginia cast 24 electoral votes in the 1804 presidential election.

Did Virginia vote for the national winner in 1804?

Yes. Virginia backed Thomas Jefferson, who won the presidency that year.

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1804

Virginia: Jefferson carries 24 EV.

Virginia cast its 24 electoral votes for Jefferson (Democratic-Republican). National winner: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) — Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Virginia, 1804

In 1804, Virginia awarded its 24 electoral votes to Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican party. Virginia ended up on the winning side — Thomas Jefferson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Virginia backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1796. Virginia did not move alone — neighboring North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Maryland broke the same way in 1804. 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, Thomas Jefferson took 162 of the 176 electoral votes, against Charles C. Pinckney's 14.

The 1804 national map

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