1796 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1796 United States presidential election in Virginia

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Nominee Thomas Jefferson John Adams Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia Massachusetts Electoral vote 20 1 Popular vote 3,721 1,722 Percentage 68.36% 31.64%

County Results Jefferson   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Adams   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% No Data/Vote

President before election George Washington Nonpartisan Elected President John Adams Federalist

The 1796 United States presidential election in Virginia took place as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, ^[1] who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, John Adams. Jefferson won Virginia by a margin of 36.72%. Virginia chose electors by popular vote per electoral district and as such granted 1 electoral vote to John Adams.

Prior to the 12th Amendment, electors cast two votes, making no distinction if they were voting for Vice President or President, as such: Thomas Pinckney received 1 electoral vote, Aaron Burr received 1 electoral vote, Samuel Adams received 15 electoral votes, George Clinton received 3 electoral votes and George Washington received 1 electoral vote. It was well-known in 1796 that Jefferson and Adams were intended to be elected as president and Burr and Pinckney for vice president.

Results

1796 United States presidential election in Virginia [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Jefferson	3,721	68.36%	20
	Federalist	John Adams	1,722	31.64%	1
Totals			5,443	100.0%	21

County results

County [2]	John Adams Federalist		Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican		Total votes cast
	%	#	%	#
Charles City	56.27%	122	43.73%	35	157
Elizabeth City	90.91%	50	9.09%	5	55
Henrico	40.95%	104	59.05%	150	254
James City	8.4%	5	91.6%	55	60
New Kent	48.72%	57	51.28%	60	117
Warwick	0.00%	0	100%	56	56
Williamsburg	64.70%	33	35.30%	18	51
York	25.84%	23	74.16%	66	89
Essex	7.27%	17	92.73%	217	234
Sussex	0.00%	0	100%	118	118
Brunswick	32.59%	132	67.41%	273	405
Dinwiddie	2.89%	6	97.11%	202	208
Mecklenburg	89.70%	366	10.3%	42	366
Powhatan	82.05%	128	17.95%	28	156
Buckingham	0.00%	0	100%	89	89
Cumberland	0.00%	0	100%	127	127
Lunenburg	0.00%	0	100%	60	60
Prince Edward	0.00%	0	100%	43	43
Fairfax	51.97%	185	48.03%	171	356
Prince William	0.46%	1	99.54%	217	218
Stafford	2.66%	5	97.34%	183	188
Berkeley	19.78%	88	80.22%	357	445
Frederick	71.35%	137	28.65%	51	188
Bath	0.00%	0	100%	120	120
Rockbridge	0.00%	0	100%	65	65
Fauquier	55.20%	175	44.8%	142	317
Loudoun	23.47%	138	76.53%	450	588

See also

• List of United States presidential elections in Virginia

References

1. "1796 ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TERM, 1797-1801". National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
2. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 22, 2021.