Who won Indiana in the 1820 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried Indiana in 1820, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1820?

Indiana cast 3 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

Era of Good FeelingsIN · 3 EV

1820

Indiana: Monroe carries 3 EV.

Indiana cast its 3 electoral votes for Monroe (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1820 result in Indiana

Indiana backed Monroe (Democratic-Republican) in the 1820 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Indiana ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Indiana backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1816. Indiana did not move alone — neighboring Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio broke the same way in 1820. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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