Who won Alabama in the 1828 presidential election?

Jackson (Democratic) carried Alabama in 1828, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alabama have in 1828?

Alabama cast 5 electoral votes in the 1828 presidential election.

Did Alabama vote for the national winner in 1828?

Yes. Alabama backed Andrew Jackson, who won the presidency that year.

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1828

Alabama: Jackson carries 5 EV.

Alabama cast its 5 electoral votes for Jackson (Democratic). National winner: Andrew Jackson (Democratic) — Alabama voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1828 result in Alabama

Alabama backed Jackson (Democratic) in the 1828 presidential election, casting 5 electoral votes for the ticket. Alabama ended up on the winning side — Andrew Jackson captured the White House that year.

Jackson's win closed out Alabama's 2-election run of voting Democratic-Republican. Alabama did not move alone — neighboring Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia broke the same way in 1828. Across the 51 presidential elections Alabama has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (30 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, Andrew Jackson took 178 of the 261 electoral votes, against John Quincy Adams's 83. Andrew Jackson led the national popular vote with 55.93% of the ballots cast.

The 1828 national map

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