1824 United States presidential election in Alabama

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1824 United States presidential election in Alabama
Flag of Alabama.svg
  1820 October 26 – December 2, 1824 1828  
  Unsuccessful 1824.jpg John Quincy Adams by Gilbert Stuart, 1818 (3x4 cropped).jpg William Harris Crawford by John Wesley Jarvis (PAFA) (3x4 cropped).jpg
Nominee Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams William H. Crawford
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Home state Tennessee Massachusetts Georgia
Running mate John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun Nathaniel Macon
Electoral vote500
Popular vote9,4292,4221,656
Percentage69.32%17.80%12.17%

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County Results

President before election

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

John Quincy Adams
Democratic-Republican

The 1824 United States presidential election in Alabama took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the 1824 presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, and four different candidates from this party sought the Presidency. Alabama voted for Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. Jackson won Alabama by a margin of 51.52%. This was the first time since achieving statehood in 1819 that Alabama backed the losing candidate in a presidential election.

Results

1824 United States presidential election in Alabama [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-Republican Andrew Jackson 9,42969.32%5
Democratic-Republican John Quincy Adams 2,42217.80%0
Democratic-Republican William H. Crawford 1,65612.17%0
Democratic-Republican Henry Clay 960.71%0
Totals13,423100.00%5

Results By County

1824 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County) [2]
CountyAndrew Jackson

Democratic-Republican

John Quincy Adams

Democratic-Republican

William H. Crawford

Democratic-Republican

Henry Clay

Democratic-Republican

Total Votes Cast
#%#%#%#%
Autauga 27451.21%6812.71%19336.07%00.00%535
Baldwin 8771.31%2520.49%108.20%00.00%122
Bibb 17057.82%5318.03%7124.15%00.00%294
Blount 16796.53%31.73%31.73%00.00%173
Butler 9639.02%10241.46%4819.51%00.00%246
Clarke 25377.61%3911.96%3310.12%10.31%326
Conecuh 20067.34%8327.95%144.71%00.00%297
Covington 1376.47%00.00%423.53%00.00%17
Dallas 41151.76%23529.60%14818.64%00.00%794
Decatur 16197.58%00.00%00.00%42.42%165
Franklin 40986.11%5712.00%61.26%30.63%475
Greene 34348.17%28339.75%8612.08%00.00%712
Henry 13879.77%116.36%2413.87%00.00%173
Jackson 14194.00%64.00%32.00%00.00%150
Jefferson 34074.56%9220.18%245.26%00.00%456
Lauderdale 53078.17%14220.94%40.59%20.29%678
Lawrence 61681.27%699.10%719.37%20.26%758
Limestone 41884.79%204.06%5310.75%20.41%493
Madison 1,29578.58%19411.77%1559.41%40.24%1,648
Marengo 15081.52%2513.59%84.35%10.54%184
Marion 12085.71%85.71%128.57%00.00%140
Mobile 20550.37%15538.08%4711.55%00.00%407
Monroe 41973.00%12020.91%356.10%00.00%574
Montgomery 45247.58%16317.16%33535.26%00.00%950
Morgan 43091.49%316.60%81.70%10.21%470
Perry 25268.11%5815.68%6016.22%00.00%370
Pickens 22178.09%3311.66%2910.25%00.00%283
Pike 7474.00%1414.00%1212.00%00.00%100
Shelby 24883.50%258.42%248.08%00.00%297
St. Clair 16387.63%147.53%94.84%00.00%186
Tuscaloosa 38255.69%18627.11%11416.62%40.58%686
Washington 7766.38%2319.83%1613.79%00.00%116
Wilcox 19270.85%7929.15%00.00%00.00%271
Totals9,44772.13%2,41617.84%1,65612.23%270.20%13,546

See also

References

  1. "1824 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  2. "Presidential Results: Alabama, 1824". votearchive.com. Retrieved September 8, 2024.