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The 1804 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1804 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, [1] who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Jefferson won Pennsylvania by a wide margin of 89.38%.
| 1804 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson (incumbent) | 22,081 | 94.69% | 20 | |
| Federalist | Charles C. Pinckney | 1,239 | 5.31% | 0 | |
| Totals | 23,320 | 100.0% | 20 | ||
| County | Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Federalist | Total votes cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | ||
| Adams | 45.41% | 208 | 54.59% | 250 | 458 |
| Allegheny | 100.00% | 526 | 0.00% | 0 | 526 |
| Beaver | 100.00% | 202 | 0.00% | 0 | 202 |
| Bedford | 90.62% | 174 | 9.38% | 18 | 192 |
| Berks | 97.20% | 2,779 | 2.80% | 80 | 2,859 |
| Bucks | 96.41% | 1,129 | 3.59% | 42 | 1,171 |
| Butler | 100.00% | 86 | 0.00% | 0 | 86 |
| Centre | 93.10% | 378 | 6.90% | 28 | 406 |
| Chester | 94.73% | 1,402 | 5.27% | 78 | 1,480 |
| Crawford | 100.00% | 208 | 0.00% | 0 | 208 |
| Cumberland | 88.71% | 668 | 11.29% | 85 | 753 |
| Dauphin | 95.95% | 569 | 4.05% | 24 | 593 |
| Delaware | 85.31% | 244 | 14.69% | 42 | 286 |
| Erie | 100.00% | 112 | 0.00% | 0 | 112 |
| Fayette | 100.00% | 173 | 0.00% | 0 | 173 |
| Franklin | 72.10% | 509 | 27.90% | 197 | 706 |
| Greene | 84.00% | 105 | 16.00% | 20 | 125 |
| Huntingdon | 71.75% | 409 | 28.25% | 161 | 570 |
| Lancaster | 97.53% | 1,262 | 2.47% | 32 | 1,294 |
| Luzerne | 97.18% | 276 | 2.82% | 8 | 284 |
| Lycoming | 100.00% | 259 | 0.00% | 0 | 259 |
| Mercer | 100.00% | 74 | 0.00% | 0 | 74 |
| Mifflin | 92.06% | 429 | 7.94% | 37 | 466 |
| Montgomery | 100.00% | 1,197 | 0.00% | 0 | 1,197 |
| Northampton | 98.18% | 1,670 | 1.82% | 31 | 1,701 |
| Northumberland | 99.56% | 1,138 | 0.44% | 5 | 1,143 |
| Philadelphia (County) | 99.97% | 3,333 | 0.03% | 1 | 3,334 |
| Somerset | 88.21% | 247 | 11.79% | 33 | 280 |
| Washington | 100.00% | 881 | 0.00% | 0 | 881 |
| Wayne | 100.00% | 18 | 0.00% | 0 | 18 |
| Westmoreland | 98.54% | 474 | 1.46% | 7 | 481 |
| York | 94.01% | 942 | 5.99% | 60 | 1,002 |
| Source: [2] | |||||
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