Who won Indiana in the 1840 presidential election?

Harrison (Whig) carried Indiana in 1840, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1840?

Indiana cast 9 electoral votes in the 1840 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1840?

Yes. Indiana backed William Henry Harrison, who won the presidency that year.

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Indiana: Harrison carries 9 EV.

Indiana cast its 9 electoral votes for Harrison (Whig). National winner: William Henry Harrison (Whig) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Indiana, 1840

In 1840, Indiana awarded its 9 electoral votes to Harrison of the Whig party. Indiana ended up on the winning side — William Henry Harrison captured the White House that year.

Harrison's win closed out Indiana's 3-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Kentucky and Ohio joined Indiana for the Whig ticket, while Illinois and Michigan did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, William Henry Harrison took 234 of the 294 electoral votes, against Martin Van Buren's 60. William Henry Harrison led the national popular vote with 52.87% of the ballots cast.

The 1840 national map

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