Who won Georgia in the 1812 presidential election?

Madison (Democratic-Republican) carried Georgia in 1812, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 1812?

Georgia cast 8 electoral votes in the 1812 presidential election.

Did Georgia vote for the national winner in 1812?

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

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1812

Georgia: Madison carries 8 EV.

Georgia cast its 8 electoral votes for Madison (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Madison (Democratic-Republican) — Georgia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Georgia in 1812

The 1812 contest saw Georgia line up behind Madison, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Democratic-Republican ticket. Georgia ended up on the winning side — James Madison captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Georgia backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1796. Georgia did not move alone — neighboring Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1812. Across the 59 presidential elections Georgia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 times). The vote fell within the First Party System — Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans.

In the national count, James Madison took 128 of the 217 electoral votes, against DeWitt Clinton's 89.

The 1812 national map

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