1824 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1824 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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Nominee Andrew Jackson Party Democratic-Republican Home state Tennessee Running mate John C. Calhoun Electoral vote 11 Popular vote 154 Percentage 100%

President before election James Monroe Democratic-Republican Elected President John Quincy Adams Democratic-Republican

The 1824 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place in 1824 as part of the 1824 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

South Carolina cast 11 eleven electoral votes for Andrew Jackson. These electors were elected by the South Carolina General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote. ^[1]

Opinion poll

1824 United States Presidential Election Opinion Polling In South Carolina

While presidential electors were selected by the legislature, polls were occasionally held to gauge popular opinion. However, these polls had little impact on the outcome of the legislative election. The returns listed below are incomplete. ^[2]

Source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Andrew Jackson	John Adams	William Crawford	Henry Clay	John Calhoun	Others
A New Nation Votes [3]	July 5, 1824	4,027	88.83%	7.90%	2.51%	0.40%	0.20%	0.17%

Results

1824 United States presidential election in South Carolina [4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	Andrew Jackson	154	100%	11
Totals			154	100%	11

References

1. "1824 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
2. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
3. A New Nation Votes
4. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved May 24, 2024.