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
| EV share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | Independent | — | 132 | 28,579 | 100.00% | 15 | |
| John Adams | Federalist | — | 77 | — | — | — | |
| George Clinton | Democratic-Republican | — | 50 | — | — | — | |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Aaron Burr | Democratic-Republican | — | 1 | — | — | — |
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 | — |
| Delaware | George Washington | — | 3 | — |
| Georgia | George Washington | — | 4 | — |
| Kentucky | George Washington | — | 4 | — |
| Maryland | George Washington | — | 8 | — |
| Massachusetts | George Washington | — | 16 | — |
| New Hampshire | George Washington | — | 6 | — |
| New Jersey | George Washington | — | 7 | — |
| New York | George Washington | — | 12 | — |
| North Carolina | George Washington | — | 12 | — |
| Pennsylvania | George Washington | — | 15 | — |
| Rhode Island | George Washington | — | 4 | — |
| South Carolina | George Washington | — | 8 | — |
| Vermont | George Washington | — | 3 | — |
| Virginia | George Washington | — | 21 | — |
States marked without popular votes chose their electors in the legislature.
The Congress it seated
3th Congress
1793–1795
Divided government
Senate
14–16
Anti-Administration vs Pro-Administration
House
54–51
Anti-Administration vs Pro-Administration