1824 United States presidential election in Alabama explained

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Election Name:1824 United States presidential election in Alabama
Country:Alabama
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1820 United States presidential election in Alabama
Previous Year:1820
Next Election:1828 United States presidential election in Alabama
Next Year:1828
Election Date:October 26 – December 2, 1824
Image1:Andrew Jackson.jpg
Nominee1:Andrew Jackson
Party1:Democratic-Republican Party
Home State1:Tennessee
Running Mate1:John C. Calhoun
Electoral Vote1:5
Popular Vote1:9,429
Percentage1:69.32%
Nominee2:John Quincy Adams
Party2:Democratic-Republican Party
Home State2:Massachusetts
Running Mate2:John C. Calhoun
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:2,422
Percentage2:17.80%
Image3:WilliamHCrawford.jpg
Nominee3:William H. Crawford
Party3:Democratic-Republican Party
Home State3:Georgia
Running Mate3:Nathaniel Macon
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:1,656
Percentage3:12.17%
Map Size:250px
President
Before Election:James Monroe
Before Party:Democratic-Republican Party
After Election:John Quincy Adams
After Party:Democratic-Republican Party
Colour1:698DC5
Colour2:68C468
Colour3:FF9955

The 1824 United States presidential election in Alabama took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the 1824 presidential election. Voters chose five 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 four different candidates from this party sought the Presidency. Alabama voted for Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. Jackson won Alabama by a margin of 51.52%. This was the first time since achieving statehood in 1819 that Alabama backed the losing candidate in a presidential election.

Results

1824 United States presidential election in Alabama[1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-RepublicanAndrew Jackson9,42969.32%5
Democratic-RepublicanJohn Quincy Adams2,42217.80%0
Democratic-RepublicanWilliam H. Crawford1,65612.17%0
Democratic-RepublicanHenry Clay960.71%0
Totals13,423100.00%5

Results By County

County! colspan="2"
Andrew JacksonDemocratic-RepublicanJohn Quincy AdamsDemocratic-RepublicanWilliam H. CrawfordDemocratic-RepublicanHenry ClayDemocratic-RepublicanTotal Votes Cast
data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %%%
Autauga27451.21%6812.71%19336.07%00.00%535
Baldwin8771.31%2520.49%108.20%00.00%122
Bibb17057.82%5318.03%7124.15%00.00%294
Blount16796.53%31.73%31.73%00.00%173
Butler9639.02%10241.46%4819.51%00.00%246
Clarke25377.61%3911.96%3310.12%10.31%326
Conecuh20067.34%8327.95%144.71%00.00%297
Covington1376.47%00.00%423.53%00.00%17
Dallas41151.76%23529.60%14818.64%00.00%794
16197.58%00.00%00.00%42.42%165
Franklin40986.11%5712.00%61.26%30.63%475
Greene34348.17%28339.75%8612.08%00.00%712
Henry13879.77%116.36%2413.87%00.00%173
Jackson14194.00%64.00%32.00%00.00%150
Jefferson34074.56%9220.18%245.26%00.00%456
Lauderdale53078.17%14220.94%40.59%20.29%678
Lawrence61681.27%699.10%719.37%20.26%758
Limestone41884.79%204.06%5310.75%20.41%493
Madison1,29578.58%19411.77%1559.41%40.24%1,648
Marengo15081.52%2513.59%84.35%10.54%184
Marion12085.71%85.71%128.57%00.00%140
Mobile20550.37%15538.08%4711.55%00.00%407
Monroe41973.00%12020.91%356.10%00.00%574
45247.58%16317.16%33535.26%00.00%950
Morgan43091.49%316.60%81.70%10.21%470
Perry25268.11%5815.68%6016.22%00.00%370
Pickens22178.09%3311.66%2910.25%00.00%283
Pike7474.00%1414.00%1212.00%00.00%100
Shelby24883.50%258.42%248.08%00.00%297
St. Clair16387.63%147.53%94.84%00.00%186
Tuscaloosa38255.69%18627.11%11416.62%40.58%686
Washington7766.38%2319.83%1613.79%00.00%116
Wilcox19270.85%7929.15%00.00%00.00%271
Totals9,44772.13%2,41617.84%1,65612.23%270.20%13,546

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1824 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama. U.S. Election Atlas. 27 February 2013.