Who won Louisiana in the 1828 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 1828?

Louisiana cast 5 electoral votes in the 1828 presidential election.

Did Louisiana vote for the national winner in 1828?

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

Second Party SystemLA · 5 EV

1828

Louisiana: Jackson carries 5 EV.

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

Reading the 1828 result in Louisiana

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

Jackson's win closed out Louisiana's 4-election run of voting Democratic-Republican. Louisiana did not move alone — neighboring Mississippi broke the same way in 1828. 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 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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