1828 United States presidential election in Alabama

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1828 United States presidential election in Alabama

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Nominee Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams Party Democratic National Republican Home state Tennessee Massachusetts Running mate John C. Calhoun Richard Rush Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 16,736 1,878 Percentage 89.89% 10.09%

County Results Jackson   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Unknown/No Vote

President before election John Quincy Adams Democratic-Republican Elected President Andrew Jackson Democratic

The 1828 United States presidential election in Alabama took place between October 31 and December 2, 1828, as part of the 1828 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson, over the National Republican candidate, John Quincy Adams. Jackson won Alabama by a margin of 79.80%.

Results

1828 United States presidential election in Alabama [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Andrew Jackson	16,736	89.89%	5
	National Republican	John Quincy Adams (incumbent)	1,878	10.09%	0
	N/A	Other	4	0.02%	0
Totals			18,618	100.00%	5

Results By County

1828 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County) ^[2]

County	Andrew Jackson Democratic		John Quincy Adams National Republican		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	#	%
Autauga	595	93.26%	43	6.74%	638
Baldwin	121	80.67%	29	19.33%	150
Bibb	317	83.42%	63	16.58%	380
Butler	335	87.47%	48	12.53%	383
Clarke	498	93.08%	37	6.92%	535
Covington	86	95.56%	4	4.44%	90
Dallas	744	85.71%	124	14.29%	868
Fayette	276	97.53%	7	2.47%	283
Franklin	644	88.22%	86	11.78%	730
Greene	833	70.77%	344	29.23%	1,177
Henry	266	98.52%	4	1.48%	270
Jackson	1,088	99.45%	6	0.55%	1,094
Jefferson	512	95.70%	23	4.30%	535
Lauderdale	956	89.85%	108	10.15%	1,064
Lawrence	1,078	93.33%	77	6.67%	1,155
Limestone	946	92.84%	73	7.16%	1,019
Madison	1,980	90.66%	204	9.34%	2,184
Marion	367	97.87%	8	2.13%	375
Mobile	396	68.99%	178	31.01%	574
Monroe	676	90.62%	70	9.38%	746
Montgomery	364	90.77%	37	9.23%	401
Morgan	743	98.93%	8	1.07%	751
Perry	636	91.64%	58	8.36%	694
Pickens	408	90.27%	44	9.73%	452
Shelby	591	97.36%	16	2.64%	607
St. Clair	459	98.50%	7	1.50%	466
Tuscaloosa	637	80.53%	154	19.47%	791
Walker	31	100.00%	0	0.00%	31
Washington	185	89.81%	21	10.19%	206
Wilcox	582	85.97%	95	14.03%	677
Totals	17,350	89.78%	1,976 [a]	10.22%	19,326

See also

• United States presidential elections in Alabama

Notes

1. Stated total for Adams is 1,993.

References

1. "1828 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
2. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.