Who won Rhode Island in the 1820 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried Rhode Island in 1820, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1820?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

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1820

Rhode Island: Monroe carries 4 EV.

Rhode Island cast its 4 electoral votes for Monroe (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) — Rhode Island voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Rhode Island, 1820

In 1820, Rhode Island awarded its 4 electoral votes to Monroe of the Democratic-Republican party. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

Monroe's win closed out Rhode Island's 3-election run of voting Federalist. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1820. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 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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