Who won Illinois in the 1828 presidential election?

Jackson (Democratic) carried Illinois in 1828, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1828?

Illinois cast 3 electoral votes in the 1828 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1828?

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

Second Party SystemIL · 3 EV

1828

Illinois: Jackson carries 3 EV.

Illinois cast its 3 electoral votes for Jackson (Democratic). National winner: Andrew Jackson (Democratic) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1828 result in Illinois

Illinois backed Jackson (Democratic) in the 1828 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Andrew Jackson captured the White House that year.

Jackson's win closed out Illinois's 3-election run of voting Democratic-Republican. Illinois did not move alone — neighboring Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana broke the same way in 1828. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 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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