1808 Presidential Election
November 4 – December 7, 1808 · The Founding Era · 176 electoral votes, 89 to win
Madison inherited Jefferson's coalition comfortably despite the deep unpopularity of the trade embargo, though the Federalists doubled their electoral vote.
Elected
James Madison
Democratic-Republican
Electoral vote
122 of 176
Popular vote
64.7%
124,732 votes
Turnout
36.8%
The result
| EV share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | Democratic-Republican | George Clinton | 122 | 124,732 | 64.70% | 12 | |
| Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | Federalist | Rufus King | 47 | 62,431 | 32.40% | 5 | |
| George Clinton | Democratic-Republican | James Madison and James Monroe | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | — | |
| James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | — | — | 4,848 | 2.50% | — | |
| Unpledged electors | None | — | — | 680 | 0.40% | — |
Before 1824 most electors were chosen by state legislatures, so popular-vote figures cover only a handful of states.
Results by state
| Connecticut | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | — | 9 | — |
| Delaware | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | — | 3 | — |
| Georgia | James Madison | — | 6 | — |
| Kentucky | James Madison | — | 7 | — |
| Maryland | James Madison | — | 9 Madison · 2 Pinckney | — |
| Massachusetts | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | — | 19 | — |
| New Hampshire | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | — | 7 | — |
| New Jersey | James Madison | — | 8 | — |
| New York | James Madison | — | 13 | — |
| North Carolina | James Madison | — | 11 Madison · 3 Pinckney | — |
| Ohio | James Madison | — | 3 | — |
| Pennsylvania | James Madison | — | 20 | — |
| Rhode Island | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | — | 4 | — |
| South Carolina | James Madison | — | 10 | — |
| Tennessee | James Madison | — | 5 | — |
| Vermont | James Madison | — | 6 | — |
| Virginia | James Madison | — | 24 | — |
States marked without popular votes chose their electors in the legislature.
The Congress it seated
11th Congress
1809–1811
Unified government
Senate
27–7
Anti-Administration vs Pro-Administration
House
92–50
Anti-Administration vs Pro-Administration