1824 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

1824 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
	October 26 – December 2, 1824
	County Results Jackson 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%
President before election; James Monroe; Democratic-Republican	Elected President ; John Quincy Adams; Democratic-Republican

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%. To date, this is the Democratic Party's best performance in Pennsylvania.

This is the only time a Democrat or any modern political party has swept every Pennsylvania county.

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

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