Who won Rhode Island in the 1832 presidential election?

Clay (National Republican) carried Rhode Island in 1832, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1832?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1832 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1832?

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

Second Party SystemRI · 4 EV

1832

Rhode Island: Clay carries 4 EV.

Rhode Island cast its 4 electoral votes for Clay (National Republican). National winner: Andrew Jackson (Democratic) — Rhode Island voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Rhode Island, 1832

In 1832, Rhode Island awarded its 4 electoral votes to Clay of the National Republican party. The presidency went elsewhere: Andrew Jackson (Democratic) won nationally, while Rhode Island had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Rhode Island away from the Democratic-Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 3 cycles. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1832. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, Rhode Island has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 25 times in all. The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

Nationally, Andrew Jackson finished with 219 of the 286 electoral votes to 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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