Who won Delaware in the 1820 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried Delaware in 1820, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1820?

Delaware cast 4 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

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1820

Delaware: Monroe carries 4 EV.

Delaware cast its 4 electoral votes for Monroe (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) — Delaware voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Delaware, 1820

In 1820, Delaware awarded its 4 electoral votes to Monroe of the Democratic-Republican party. Delaware ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

Monroe's win closed out Delaware's 6-election run of voting Federalist. Delaware did not move alone — neighboring Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey broke the same way in 1820. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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