Who won Delaware in the 1824 presidential election?

Crawford (Democratic-Republican) carried Delaware in 1824, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1824?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1824 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1824?

No. Delaware backed Crawford, while John Quincy Adams won the presidency nationally.

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1824

Delaware: Crawford carries 3 EV.

Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Crawford (Democratic-Republican). National winner: John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) — Delaware voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1824 result in Delaware

Delaware backed Crawford (Democratic-Republican) in the 1824 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) won the presidency, leaving Delaware among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Delaware backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1820. Delaware did not move alone — neighboring Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey broke the same way in 1824. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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