1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place between November 1 to December 6, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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Nominee James Monroe Federalist electors
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Home state Virginia
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 3,871 728
Percentage 84.17% 15.83%

County Results
Monroe
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%


President before election

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

During this election, Connecticut cast its nine electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and incumbent President James Monroe.

Effectively, the 1820 presidential election was an election with no campaign, since there was no serious opposition to Monroe and Tompkins. In fact, they won all the electoral votes barring 1 from New Hampshire, which was cast for Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.

Results

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1820 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic-Republican James Monroe 3,871 84.17% 9
Federalist Unpledged electors 728 15.83% 0
Totals 4,599 100.0% 9

Results By County

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1820 United States Presidential Election in Connecticut (By County)[2]
County James Monroe

Democratic-Republican

Unpledged Electors

Federalist

Total Votes Cast
# % # %
Fairfield 511 96.78% 17 3.22% 528
Hartford 416 76.47% 128 23.53% 544
Litchfield 657 80.32% 161 19.68% 818
Middlesex 196 77.17% 58 22.83% 254
New Haven 602 89.45% 71 10.55% 673
New London 703 82.03% 154 17.97% 857
Tolland 215 81.75% 48 18.25% 263
Windham 570 86.23% 91 13.77% 661
Total 3,870 84.17% 728 15.83% 4,598

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Presidential Results: Connecticut, 1820". votearchive.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.