1820 United States presidential election in Maryland explained

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Election Name:	1820 United States presidential election in Maryland
Map Size:	375px
President
Before Election:	James Madison
Before Party:	Democratic-Republican Party
After Election:	James Monroe
After Party:	Democratic-Republican Party
Previous Election:	1816 United States presidential election in Maryland
Previous Year:	1816
Country:	Maryland
Popular Vote1:	4,167
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Next Election:	1824 United States presidential election in Maryland
Next Year:	1824
Election Date:	1820
Image1:	John Vanderlyn - James Monroe - Google Art Project.jpg
Nominee1:	James Monroe
Party1:	Democratic-Republican Party
Running Mate1:	Daniel D. Tompkins
Home State1:	Virginia
Electoral Vote1:	11
Percentage1:	82.61%
Electoral Vote2:	0^[1]
Popular Vote2:	877
Percentage2:	17.39%

The 1820 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1820, as part of the 1820 presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Oftentimes, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear. Prior to the ratification of the 12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for President and Vice President, and simply cast two votes.

Starting with the 1796 United States presidential election and ending with the 1824 United States presidential election, Maryland used an electoral district system to choose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.

Results

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Party	Home State	Popular Vote		ElectoralVote^[2]
Count		Percentage
James Monroe	Democratic-Republican	Virginia	4,167	82.61%	11
-	Federalist	-	877	17.39%	0^[3]
Total			5,044	100.00%	11

Results by electoral district

District! colspan="3"

James MonroeDemocratic-Republican	No candidateFederalist			OtherFederalist			Margin		TotalVotes Cast ^[4]
			%		Electors					%		Electors				%		Electors		%
	1	140	20.55%	0	541	79.45%	1	0	0.00%	0	-401	-58.90%	681
	2	470	95.33%	1	12	2.43%	0	11	2.24%	0	447	90.66%	493
	3	769	97.71%	2	18	2.29%	0	0	0.00%	0	751	95.42%	787
	4	803	99.13%	2	4	0.49%	0	3	0.38%	0	796	98.26%	810
	5	283	100.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0%	0	283	100.00%	283
	6	489	98.98%	1	1	0.20%	0	4	0.82%	0	484	97.96%	494
	7	679	100.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0%	0	679	100.00%	679
	8	553	93.09%	1	37	6.23%	0	4	0.68%	0	512	86.18%	594
	9	254	44.88%	1	245	43.29%	0	67	11.83%	0	-58	-10.24%	566
Total	4,167	82.61%	11	877	17.39%	0^[5]	167		0	3290	65.22%	5,044

Results by county

County! colspan="2"

James MonroeDemocratic-Republican	No candidateFederalist		Other		Margin		TotalVotes Cast ^[6]
			%					%				%		%
	Allegany	151	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0%	151	100.00%	151
	Anne Arundel	175	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0%	175	100.00%	175
	Baltimore (City and County)	851	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0%	851	100.00%	851
	Calvert	105	99.05%	1	0.95%	0	0.00%	104	-98.10%	106
	Caroline	163	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	163	100.00%	163
	Cecil	191	99.48%	1	0.52%	0	0.00%	190	98.96%	190
	Charles	46	25.00%	138	75.00%	0	0.00%	-92	-50.00%	118
	Dorchester	196	64.26%	109	35.74%	0	0.00%	87	28.52%	305
	Frederick	444	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	444	100.00%	444
	Harford	297	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	297	100.00%	297
	Kent	181	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0%	181	100.00%	181
	Montgomery	115	92.00%	10	8.00%	0	0%	105	84.00%	125
	Prince George's	328	91.11%	32	8.89%	0	0.00%	296	82.22%	360
	Queen Anne's	259	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0%	259	100.00%	259
	St. Mary's	41	9.79%	378	90.21%	0	0%	-337	-80.43%	419
	Somerset	89	64.49%	49	35.51%	0	0.00%	40	28.99%	138
	Talbot	232	88.89%	29	11.11%	0	0.00%	203	77.78%	261
	Washington	218	98.64%	3	1.36%	0	0.00%	215	97.29%	221
	Worcester	101	66.89%	50	33.11%	0	0.00%	51	33.77%	15
Total	4,167	82.61%	877	17.39%	167		3290	65.22%	5,044

Counties that flipped from Federalist to Democratic-Republican

• Calvert
• Caroline
• Dorchester
• Somerset
• Talbot
• Worcester

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1820 United States presidential election
• 1820 United States elections

Notes and References

1. The Federalist Party was unable to put forward a presidential candidate this year. Federalist electors cast their vote for Monroe as President, but cast their vote for the Federalist Vice-President candidate
2. Book: Petersen, Svend. A statistical history of the American presidential elections.. 1963. Ungar. New York.
3. The Federalist Party was unable to put forward a presidential candidate this year.
4. Web site: A New Nation Votes. 2022-11-01. elections.lib.tufts.edu.
5. The Federalist Party was unable to put forward a presidential candidate this year. Federalist electors cast their vote for Monroe as President, but cast their vote for the Federalist Vice-President candidate
6. Web site: County Project (WIP). 2022-11-01. Google Docs. en-US.