Who won Ohio in the 1808 presidential election?

Madison (Democratic-Republican) carried Ohio in 1808, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1808?

Ohio cast 3 electoral votes in the 1808 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1808?

Yes. Ohio backed James Madison, who won the presidency that year.

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1808

Ohio: Madison carries 3 EV.

Ohio cast its 3 electoral votes for Madison (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Madison (Democratic-Republican) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Ohio, 1808

In 1808, Ohio awarded its 3 electoral votes to Madison of the Democratic-Republican party. Ohio ended up on the winning side — James Madison captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1804. Ohio did not move alone — neighboring Kentucky and Pennsylvania broke the same way in 1808. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 times). The vote fell within the First Party System — Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans.

In the national count, James Madison took 122 of the 175 electoral votes, against Charles C. Pinckney's 47.

The 1808 national map

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