Who won North Carolina in the 1820 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried North Carolina in 1820, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1820?

North Carolina cast 15 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

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1820

North Carolina: Monroe carries 15 EV.

North Carolina cast its 15 electoral votes for Monroe (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) — North Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in North Carolina, 1820

In 1820, North Carolina awarded its 15 electoral votes to Monroe of the Democratic-Republican party. North Carolina ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which North Carolina backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1796. North Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1820. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic 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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