Who won Massachusetts in the 1832 presidential election?

Clay (National Republican) carried Massachusetts in 1832, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1832?

Massachusetts cast 14 electoral votes in the 1832 presidential election.

Did Massachusetts vote for the national winner in 1832?

No. Massachusetts backed Clay, while Andrew Jackson won the presidency nationally.

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Massachusetts: Clay carries 14 EV.

Massachusetts cast its 14 electoral votes for Clay (National Republican). National winner: Andrew Jackson (Democratic) — Massachusetts voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Massachusetts, 1832

In 1832, Massachusetts awarded its 14 electoral votes to Clay of the National Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Andrew Jackson (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Massachusetts among the states he did not carry.

Clay's win closed out Massachusetts's 3-election run of voting Democratic-Republican. The region divided — Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Vermont joined Massachusetts for the National Republican ticket, while New York and New Hampshire did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Massachusetts 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 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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