Who won Louisiana in the 1824 presidential election?

Jackson (Democratic-Republican) carried Louisiana in 1824, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 1824?

Louisiana cast 3 electoral votes in the 1824 presidential election.

Did Louisiana vote for the national winner in 1824?

No. Louisiana backed Jackson, while John Quincy Adams won the presidency nationally.

Era of Good FeelingsLA · 3 EV

1824

Louisiana: Jackson carries 3 EV.

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

What happened in Louisiana, 1824

In 1824, Louisiana awarded its 3 electoral votes to Jackson of the Democratic-Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) won the presidency, leaving Louisiana among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Louisiana backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1812. Louisiana did not move alone — neighboring Mississippi broke the same way in 1824. Across the 53 presidential elections Louisiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 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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