1828 Presidential General Election Results

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Andrew Jackson John Calhoun Democratic 642,806 55.93% 178 68.2% John Quincy Adams Richard Rush Nat'l Republican 501,967 43.68% 83 31.8% Others - - 4,443 0.39% 0 0.0% Total 1,149,216 261 Map Key  > 50%  > 60%  > 70%  > 80%  > 90% Turnout Maps   Data and Statistics: Popular Vote State-Level Data (Table) Popular Vote State-Level Data (Graphs) Electoral Vote State-Level Data Election 1828 Statistics Compare National Data by Year (Table) Compare National Data by Year (Graphs) Compare National Maps by Year National JavaCompare! Data Sources for Popular Vote Election Tools for 1828 Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Results for an Individual State: AlabamaConnecticut Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Vermont Virginia Election Notes: Democratic electoral votes were cast for two Vice Presidential Candidates: John Calhoun (171) and William Smith (7). Electors from the states of Delaware and South Carolina were appointed by the state legislature (and not elected in a popular vote).