1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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  1816 November 1 – December 6, 1820 1824  
  James Monroe White House portrait 1819.jpg Blank.png
Nominee James Monroe Federalist electors
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Home state Virginia
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote90
Popular vote3,871728
Percentage84.17%15.83%

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County Results
Monroe
  70–80%
  80–90%
  90–100%

The 1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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During this election, Connecticut cast its nine electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe.

Effectively, the 1820 presidential election was an election with no campaign, since there was no serious opposition to Monroe and Tompkins. In fact, they won all the electoral votes barring 1 from New Hampshire, which was cast for Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.

Results

1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-Republican James Monroe 3,87184.17%9
Federalist Unpledged electors 72815.83%0
Totals4,599100.0%9

Results By County

1820 United States Presidential Election in Connecticut (By County) [2]
CountyJames Monroe

Democratic-Republican

Unpledged Electors

Federalist

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Fairfield 51196.78%173.22%528
Hartford 41676.47%12823.53%544
Litchfield 65780.32%16119.68%818
Middlesex 19677.17%5822.83%254
New Haven 60289.45%7110.55%673
New London 70382.03%15417.97%857
Tolland 21581.75%4818.25%263
Windham 57086.23%9113.77%661
Total3,87084.17%72815.83%4,598

See also

References

  1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. "Presidential Results: Connecticut, 1820". votearchive.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.