1812 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1812 United States presidential election in Maryland
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  1808 1812 1816  
  James Madison by Gilbert Stuart 1804.jpeg DeWitt Clinton by Rembrandt Peale.jpg
Nominee James Madison DeWitt Clinton
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican [Note 1]
Home state Virginia New York
Electoral vote65
Popular vote14,04613,092
Percentage 51.80%48.20%
Popular vote-

Maryland Presidential Election Results 1812.svg
County Results

President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

The 1812 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1812, as part of the 1812 presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Oftentimes, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear. [1] Prior to the ratification of the 12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for president and vice president, and simply cast two votes. [2]

Starting with the 1796 United States presidential election and ending with the 1824 United States presidential election, Maryland used an electoral district system to choose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This method is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.

Results

Presidential

candidate

PartyHome StatePopular VoteElectoral

Vote [3]

CountPercentage
James Madison Democratic-

Republican

Virginia 14,04651.80%6
DeWitt Clinton Federalist New York 13,09248.20%5
Total27,138100.00%11

Results by electoral district

Results by District
DistrictJames Madison

Democratic-Republican

DeWitt Clinton

Federalist

Other

Federalist

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [4]

#%Electors#%Electors#%Electors#%
110712.31%075787.11%130.58%0-53-74.22%869
295944.29%01,20655.71%100.00%0-247-11.42%2,165
36,82964.92%23,68935.08%000.00%03,14028.03%10,518
43,92549.24%04,04550.76%200.00%0-120-1.52%7,970
51,66869.67%172630.33%000%094239.34%1,780
61,84062.18%11,11937.82%000%072124.36%2,959
71,23858.64%187341.36%000.00%036517.28%2,111
81,48450.49%11,45549.51%000.00%0290.98%2,939
91897.77%02,23892.06%140.002%0-2053-84.29%2,431
Total14,04651.80%613,09248.20%5709543.60%27,138

Results by county

CountyJames Madison

Democratic-Republican

DeWitt Clinton

Democratic-Republican

Other

Other

MarginTotal

Votes

Cast [5]

#%#%#%#%
Allegany 43645.85%51554.15%00%-79-8.30%951
Anne Arundel 73357.90%53342.10%00.00%20015.80%1,266
Baltimore (City and County)4,29073.20%1,57126.80%00%2,71946.40%5,861
Calvert 33946.57%38953.43%00.00%-50-6.86%728
Caroline 50245.18%60954.82%00.00%-107-9.64%898
Cecil 76849.58%78150.42%00.00%-13-0.84%1,549
Charles 347.57%41592.43%00.00%-381-84.86%449
Dorchester 32229.81%75870.19%00.00%-436-40.38%1,080
Frederick 2,21645.08%2,59054.92%00.00%-374-9.84%4,716
Harford 1,07276.03%33823.97%00.00%73452.06%1,410
Kent 46747.46%51752.54%00.00%-50-5.08%987
Montgomery 48349.85%48650.15%00.00%-3-0.30%969
Prince George's 48944.09%62055.91%00.00%1018.76%1,109
Queen Anne's 77168.41%35631.59%00.00%41536.82%1,127
St. Mary's 5818.65%25381.35%00.00%-195-62.70%321
Somerset 496.41%71693.59%00.00%-667-87.18%765
Talbot 67048.13%72251.87%00.00%-52-3.74%482
Washington 1,36459.20%94040.80%00.00%42418.40%2,304
Worcester 768.14%85891.86%00.00%-782-83.72%934
Total14,04651.80%13,09248.20%00.00%9543.60%27,138

Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Federalist

See also

References

  1. While commonly labeled as the Federalist candidate, Clinton technically ran as a Democratic-Republican and was not nominated by the Federalist party itself, the latter simply deciding not to field a candidate. This did not prevent endorsements from state Federalist parties (such as in Pennsylvania), but he received the endorsement from the New York state Democratic-Republicans as well
  1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. "Electoral College & Indecisive Elections | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. Petersen, Svend (1963). A statistical history of the American presidential elections. New York: Ungar.
  4. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved October 31, 2022.