Who won Tennessee in the 1816 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried Tennessee in 1816, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1816?

Tennessee cast 8 electoral votes in the 1816 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 1816?

Yes. Tennessee backed James Monroe, who won the presidency that year.

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Tennessee: Monroe carries 8 EV.

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

What happened in Tennessee, 1816

In 1816, Tennessee awarded its 8 electoral votes to Monroe of the Democratic-Republican party. Tennessee ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Tennessee backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1796. Tennessee did not move alone — neighboring Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi broke the same way in 1816. Across the 57 presidential elections Tennessee has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the First Party System — Federalists vs Democratic-Republicans.

In the national count, James Monroe took 183 of the 217 electoral votes, against Rufus King's 34.

The 1816 national map

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