Who won New York in the 1820 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried New York in 1820, winning its 29 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1820?

New York cast 29 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

Era of Good FeelingsNY · 29 EV

1820

New York: Monroe carries 29 EV.

New York cast its 29 electoral votes for Monroe (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) — New York voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1820 result in New York

New York backed Monroe (Democratic-Republican) in the 1820 presidential election, casting 29 electoral votes for the ticket. New York ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which New York backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1816. New York did not move alone — neighboring Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont broke the same way in 1820. Across the 60 presidential elections New York 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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