Who won Connecticut in the 1820 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried Connecticut in 1820, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1820?

Connecticut cast 9 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

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Connecticut: Monroe carries 9 EV.

Connecticut cast its 9 electoral votes for Monroe (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) — Connecticut voted with the national winner this cycle.

Connecticut in 1820

The 1820 contest saw Connecticut line up behind Monroe, delivering 9 electoral votes to the Democratic-Republican ticket. Connecticut ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

Monroe's win closed out Connecticut's 6-election run of voting Federalist. Connecticut did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island broke the same way in 1820. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the Era of Good Feelings — One-party rule and the Corrupt Bargain.

In the national count, James Monroe took 231 of the 232 electoral votes, against John Quincy Adams's 1.

The 1820 national map

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