Who won Georgia in the 1832 presidential election?

Jackson (Democratic) carried Georgia in 1832, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 1832?

Georgia cast 11 electoral votes in the 1832 presidential election.

Did Georgia vote for the national winner in 1832?

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

Second Party SystemGA · 11 EV

1832

Georgia: Jackson carries 11 EV.

Georgia cast its 11 electoral votes for Jackson (Democratic). National winner: Andrew Jackson (Democratic) — Georgia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1832 result in Georgia

Georgia backed Jackson (Democratic) in the 1832 presidential election, casting 11 electoral votes for the ticket. Georgia ended up on the winning side — Andrew Jackson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Georgia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1828. Georgia did not move alone — neighboring Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina broke the same way in 1832. Across the 59 presidential elections Georgia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, Andrew Jackson took 219 of the 286 electoral votes, against Henry Clay's 49. Andrew Jackson led the national popular vote with 54.74% of the ballots cast.

The 1832 national map

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