Who won Virginia in the 1820 presidential election?

Monroe (Democratic-Republican) carried Virginia in 1820, winning its 25 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1820?

Virginia cast 25 electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election.

Did Virginia vote for the national winner in 1820?

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

Era of Good FeelingsVA · 25 EV

1820

Virginia: Monroe carries 25 EV.

Virginia cast its 25 electoral votes for Monroe (Democratic-Republican). National winner: James Monroe (Democratic-Republican) — Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1820 result in Virginia

Virginia backed Monroe (Democratic-Republican) in the 1820 presidential election, casting 25 electoral votes for the ticket. Virginia ended up on the winning side — James Monroe captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Virginia backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1796. Virginia did not move alone — neighboring North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Maryland broke the same way in 1820. Across the 58 presidential elections Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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