Who won Connecticut in the 1824 presidential election?

Adams (Democratic-Republican) carried Connecticut in 1824, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1824?

Connecticut cast 8 electoral votes in the 1824 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1824?

Yes. Connecticut backed John Quincy Adams, who won the presidency that year.

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Connecticut: Adams carries 8 EV.

Connecticut cast its 8 electoral votes for Adams (Democratic-Republican). National winner: John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) — Connecticut voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Connecticut, 1824

In 1824, Connecticut awarded its 8 electoral votes to Adams of the Democratic-Republican party. Connecticut ended up on the winning side — John Quincy Adams captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Connecticut backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1820. Connecticut did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island broke the same way in 1824. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the Era of Good Feelings — One-party rule and the Corrupt Bargain.

With no candidate reaching an Electoral College majority, the 1824 election was decided in the House of Representatives.

The 1824 national map

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