1824 Presidential Election Results
No candidate won a majority of the 261 electoral votes; Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican) led with 99. Also receiving electoral votes: John Quincy Adams 84, William H. Crawford 41, and Henry Clay 37. Jackson also led the popular vote with 42.9%. The House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams as president.
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Results by state
| State | EV | Jackson | Adams | Crawford | Clay | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 69.3%9,4295 EV | 17.8%2,422 | 12.2%1,656 | 0.7%96 | 13,603 |
| Connecticut | 8 | – | 79.2%7,4948 EV | 20.8%1,965 | – | 9,459 |
| Delaware | 3 | – | 1 EV | 2 EV | – | — |
| Georgia | 9 | – | – | 9 EV | – | — |
| Illinois | 3 | 27.2%1,2722 EV | 32.5%1,5161 EV | 18.1%847 | 22.2%1,036 | 4,671 |
| Indiana | 5 | 47.0%7,4445 EV | 19.4%3,071 | – | 33.6%5,316 | 15,831 |
| Kentucky | 14 | 27.2%6,356 | – | – | 72.8%16,98214 EV | 23,338 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 3 EV | 2 EV | – | – | — |
| Massachusetts | 15 | – | 100.0%30,68715 EV | – | – | 30,687 |
| Maryland | 11 | 43.7%14,5237 EV | 44.1%14,6323 EV | 10.1%3,3641 EV | 2.1%695 | 33,214 |
| Maine | 9 | – | 81.5%10,2899 EV | 18.5%2,336 | – | 12,625 |
| Missouri | 3 | 34.3%1,166 | 4.7%159 | 0.9%32 | 60.1%2,0423 EV | 3,399 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 63.8%3,1213 EV | 33.8%1,654 | 2.4%119 | – | 4,894 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 56.4%20,23115 EV | – | 43.6%15,622 | – | 35,853 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | – | 93.6%9,3898 EV | 6.4%643 | – | 10,032 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 52.1%10,3328 EV | 41.9%8,309 | 6.0%1,196 | – | 19,837 |
| New York | 36 | 1 EV | 26 EV | 5 EV | 4 EV | — |
| Ohio | 16 | 37.0%18,489 | 24.6%12,280 | – | 38.5%19,25516 EV | 50,024 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | 75.9%35,73628 EV | 11.6%5,441 | 8.9%4,206 | 3.6%1,690 | 47,073 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | – | 100.0%2,1444 EV | – | – | 2,144 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 11 EV | – | – | – | — |
| Tennessee | 11 | 97.5%20,19711 EV | 1.0%216 | 1.5%312 | – | 20,725 |
| Virginia | 24 | 19.4%2,975 | 22.2%3,419 | 55.7%8,55824 EV | 2.7%419 | 15,371 |
| Vermont | 7 | – | 7 EV | – | – | — |
Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).