Who won Delaware in the 1828 presidential election?

Adams (Democratic-Republican) carried Delaware in 1828, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1828?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1828 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1828?

No. Delaware backed Adams, while Andrew Jackson won the presidency nationally.

Second Party SystemDE · 3 EV

1828

Delaware: Adams carries 3 EV.

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

Delaware in 1828

The 1828 contest saw Delaware line up behind Adams, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Democratic-Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Andrew Jackson (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Delaware among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Delaware backed the Democratic-Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1820. It stood apart from its neighbors: Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey went the other way that year. 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 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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