1812
New Jersey in 1812
The 1812 contest saw New Jersey line up behind Clinton, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Federalist ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — James Madison (Democratic-Republican) won the presidency, leaving New Jersey among the states he did not carry.
Clinton's win closed out New Jersey's 2-election run of voting Democratic-Republican. The region divided — New York and Delaware joined New Jersey for the Federalist ticket, while Pennsylvania did not. Across the 60 presidential elections New Jersey has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (31 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.
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