Who won Louisiana in the 1820 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 1820?

Louisiana cast 3 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did Louisiana vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

Era of Good FeelingsLA · 3 EV

1820

Louisiana: Monroe carries 3 EV.

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

Louisiana in 1820

The 1820 contest saw Louisiana line up behind Monroe, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Democratic-Republican ticket. Louisiana ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Louisiana backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1812. Louisiana did not move alone — neighboring Mississippi broke the same way in 1820. Across the 53 presidential elections Louisiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 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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