1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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  1812 November 1 – December 4, 1816 1820  
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Nominee James Monroe Unpledged Electors
Party Democratic-Republican Independent
Alliance Federalist Independent ticket
Home state Virginia Pennsylvania
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins -
Electoral vote250
Popular vote42,94517,597
Percentage70.93%29.07%

Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results 1816 by county.svg

President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

The 1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, [1] who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

The Federalists in Pennsylvania supported electors pledged to the Democratic-Republican candidate James Monroe, while opposition came from an Independent ticket of unpledged electors. Apparently, these elector candidates "would probably have supported either William Crawford or Rufus King." [2]

Results

1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-Republican James Monroe 42,94570.93%25
Independent Unpledged Electors17,59729.07%0
Totals60,542100.0%25

County results

CountyJames Monroe

Democratic-Republican

Unpledged Electors

Independent Ticket

Total votes cast
 %# %#
Adams 59.27%65240.72%4481,100
Allegheny 60.15%63739.85%4221,059
Armstrong 45.22%7154.78%86157
Beaver 70.04%18029.96%77257
Bedford 66.20%42333.80%216639
Berks 65.56%1,56334.44%8212,384
Bradford 82.81%39517.19%82477
Bucks 47.85%1,78952.15%1,9503,739
Butler 84.15%15415.85%29183
Cambria 76.53%7523.47%2398
Centre & Clearfield 66.44%47933.56%242721
Chester 55.02%1,99944.98%1,6343,633
Columbia 89.47%54410.53%64608
Crawford 57.97%17142.03%124295
Cumberland 70.62%1,26229.38%5251,787
Dauphin 66.84%51033.16%253763
Delaware 42.49%34857.51%471819
Erie 39.53%8560.47%130215
Fayette 63.17%27136.83%158429
Franklin 88.03%93411.97%1271,061
Huntingdon 87.13%47412.87%70544
Greene 89.74%14010.26%16156
Indiana & Jefferson 39.79%7660.21%115191
Lancaster 64.91%2,66035.09%1,4384,098
Lebanon 72.27%51627.73%198714
Lehigh 70.70%59629.30%247843
Luzerne 54.70%37845.30%313691
Lycoming & McKean & Potter 94.01%2675.99%17284
Mercer 68.23%13131.77%61192
Mifflin 82.55%52517.45%111636
Montgomery 60.73%1,88539.27%1,2193,104
Northampton 61.60%86038.40%5361,396
Northumberland 76.32%50623.68%157663
Philadelphia 62.58%6,87437.42%4,11010,984
Pike 77.99%12422.01%35159
Schuylkill 83.33%34016.67%68408
Somerset 82.03%25117.97%55306
Susquehanna 71.60%24228.40%96338
Tioga 78.90%8621.10%23109
Union 86.57%52213.43%81603
Venango & Warren 89.29%10010.71%12112
Washington 78.74%48921.26%132621
Wayne 87.23%8212.77%1294
Westmoreland 57.42%41442.58%307721
York 75.40%97824.60%3191,298
Source: [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 8, 2024.