The 1824 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the 1824 United States presidential election. Voters chose 28 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, and 4 different candidates from this party sought the Presidency. Pennsylvania voted for Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford, and Henry Clay. Jackson won Pennsylvania by a wide margin of 64.54%.
Results[]
1824 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
Andrew Jackson
35,929
76.04%
28
Democratic-Republican
John Quincy Adams
5,436
11.50%
0
Democratic-Republican
William H. Crawford
4,182
8.85%
0
Democratic-Republican
Henry Clay
1,705
3.61%
0
Totals
47,252
100.0%
28
See also[]
List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania