Who won North Carolina in the 1824 presidential election?

Jackson (Democratic-Republican) carried North Carolina in 1824, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1824?

North Carolina cast 15 electoral votes in the 1824 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1824?

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

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1824

North Carolina: Jackson carries 15 EV.

North Carolina cast its 15 electoral votes for Jackson (Democratic-Republican). National winner: John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) — North Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1824 result in North Carolina

North Carolina backed Jackson (Democratic-Republican) in the 1824 presidential election, casting 15 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) won the presidency, leaving North Carolina among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 8th consecutive election in which North Carolina backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1796. North Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1824. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 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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