1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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Nominee James Madison Charles C. Pinckney Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Home state Virginia South Carolina Running mate George Clinton Rufus King Electoral vote 20 0 Popular vote 42,508 11,735 Percentage 78.37% 21.63%

County Results Madison   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Pinckney   50–60%

President before election Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Elected President James Madison Democratic-Republican

The 1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1808 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, James Madison, over the Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Madison won Pennsylvania by a margin of 56.74%.

Results

1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	James Madison	42,508	78.37%	20
	Federalist	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney	11,735	21.63%	0
Totals			54,243	100.0%	20

County results

County	James Madison Democratic-Republican		Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Federalist		Total votes cast
	%	#	%	#
Adams	53.08%	414	46.92%	366	780
Allegheny	75.48%	982	24.52%	319	1,301
Armstrong	100.00%	178	0.00%	0	178
Beaver	100.00%	243	0.00%	0	243
Bedford	71.14%	668	28.86%	271	939
Berks	93.04%	3,206	6.96%	240	3,446
Bucks	60.01%	1,660	39.99%	1,106	2,766
Butler	85.22%	294	14.78%	51	345
Cambria	89.86%	62	10.14%	7	69
Centre & Clearfield	95.55%	858	4.45%	40	898
Chester	66.57%	2,545	33.43%	1,278	3,823
Crawford	64.51%	269	35.49%	148	417
Cumberland	79.25%	1,772	20.75%	464	2,236
Dauphin	90.14%	2,120	9.86%	232	2,352
Delaware	45.12%	703	54.88%	855	1,558
Erie	69.93%	200	30.07%	86	286
Fayette	88.76%	892	11.24%	113	1,005
Franklin	81.46%	1,419	18.54%	323	1,742
Greene	98.06%	353	1.94%	7	360
Huntingdon	63.39%	355	36.61%	205	560
Indiana & Jefferson	94.29%	132	5.71%	8	140
Lancaster	98.88%	2,560	1.12%	29	2,589
Luzerne	52.84%	456	47.16%	407	863
Lycoming	74.29%	598	25.71%	207	805
Mercer	100.00%	288	0.00%	0	288
Mifflin	96.34%	789	3.66%	30	819
Montgomery	78.61%	2,444	21.39%	665	3,109
Northampton	79.67%	2,273	20.33%	580	2,853
Northumberland	93.63%	2,688	6.37%	183	2,871
Philadelphia (County)	75.10%	3,407	23.90%	1,070	4,477
Philadelphia (City)	60.02%	2,831	39.98%	1,886	4,717
Somerset	88.07%	384	11.93%	52	436
Venango & Warren	83.02%	88	16.98%	18	106
Washington	91.95%	1,794	8.05%	157	1,951
Wayne	88.56%	178	11.44%	23	201
Westmoreland	80.73%	595	19.27%	142	737
York	91.55%	1,810	8.45%	167	1,977
Source: [2]

See also

• List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania

References

1. "1808 ELECTION FOR THE SIXTH TERM, 1809-1813". National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
2. "Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1808". Wilkes University. Retrieved August 4, 2012.