See main article: 1820 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Previous Year: | 1816 |
| Next Election: | 1824 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Next Year: | 1824 |
| Election Date: | November 1 – December 6, 1820 |
| Nominee1: | James Monroe |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Home State1: | Virginia |
| Running Mate1: | Daniel D. Tompkins |
| Electoral Vote1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 30,313 |
| Percentage1: | 94.12% |
| Nominee2: | DeWitt Clinton |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | - |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,893 |
| Percentage2: | 5.88% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | James Monroe |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | James Monroe |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Only 24 electoral votes were cast from Pennsylvania, however, due to one of the electors having died.[1]
During this election, James Monroe was re-elected by a large margin. Pennsylvania voted for Monroe over opposition candidate DeWitt Clinton.
| 1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Monroe (incumbent) | 30,313 | 94.12% | 24 | |
| Independent | DeWitt Clinton | 1,893 | 5.88% | 0 | |
| Totals | 32,206 | 100.0% | 24 | ||