Who won Maine in the 1820 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1820?

Maine cast 9 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

Era of Good FeelingsME · 9 EV

1820

Maine: Monroe carries 9 EV.

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

Reading the 1820 result in Maine

Maine backed Monroe (Democratic-Republican) in the 1820 presidential election, casting 9 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Maine with the eventual winner: James Monroe went on to take the presidency, and Maine was part of his column.

1820 was the first presidential election in which Maine cast electoral votes. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 1820. Over its 52 recorded presidential cycles, Maine has backed the Republican party more than any other — 29 times in all. The vote fell within the Era of Good Feelings — One-party rule and the Corrupt Bargain.

Nationally, James Monroe finished with 231 of the 232 electoral votes to John Quincy Adams's 1.

The 1820 national map

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