Who won Maryland in the 1820 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried Maryland in 1820, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1820?

Maryland cast 11 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

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Maryland: Monroe carries 11 EV.

Maryland cast its 11 electoral votes for Monroe (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) — Maryland voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maryland, 1820

In 1820, Maryland awarded its 11 electoral votes to Monroe of the Democratic-Republican party. Maryland ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1800. Maryland did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware broke the same way in 1820. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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