1792 Presidential Election

November 2 – December 5, 1792 · The Founding Era · 264 electoral votes, 133 to win

Washington was again unanimous, and the first party contest happened underneath him: Clinton's 50 electoral votes for vice president marked the emerging Democratic-Republican opposition to Hamilton's program.

Elected

George Washington

Independent

Electoral vote

132 of 264

Popular vote

100.0%

28,579 votes

Turnout

6.3%

The result

George Washington
Independent · 100.00% of votes
132
electoral votes
John Adams
Federalist
77
electoral votes
George Clinton
Democratic-Republican
50
electoral votes
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
4
electoral votes
Aaron Burr
Democratic-Republican
1
electoral votes

Before 1824 most electors were chosen by state legislatures, so popular-vote figures cover only a handful of states, and until the 12th Amendment each elector cast two votes, with the runner-up becoming vice president.

Results by state

Connecticut
George Washington
9
electoral votes
Delaware
George Washington
3
electoral votes
Georgia
George Washington
4
electoral votes
Kentucky
George Washington
4
electoral votes
Maryland
George Washington
8
electoral votes
Massachusetts
George Washington
16
electoral votes
New Hampshire
George Washington
6
electoral votes
New Jersey
George Washington
7
electoral votes
New York
George Washington
12
electoral votes
North Carolina
George Washington
12
electoral votes
Pennsylvania
George Washington
15
electoral votes
Rhode Island
George Washington
4
electoral votes

States marked without popular votes chose their electors in the legislature.

The Congress it seated

3th Congress

1793–1795

Divided government

Senate

14–16

Pro-Administration control · Anti-Administration–Pro-Administration

House

54–51

Anti-Administration control · Anti-Administration–Pro-Administration