1816 Presidential Election
November 1 – December 3, 1816 · The Founding Era · 217 electoral votes, 109 to win
Monroe crushed Rufus King in the last election the Federalists ever contested, their opposition to the war having destroyed them as a national force.
Elected
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican
Electoral vote
183 of 217
Popular vote
68.2%
76,592 votes
Turnout
16.9%
The result
| EV share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Daniel D. Tompkins | 183 | 76,592 | 68.20% | 16 | |
| Rufus King | Federalist | Multiple | 34 | 34,740 | 30.90% | 3 | |
| Unpledged electors | None | — | — | 1,038 | 0.90% | — |
Before 1824 most electors were chosen by state legislatures, so popular-vote figures cover only a handful of states.
Results by state
| Connecticut | Rufus King | — | 9 | — |
| Delaware | Rufus King | — | 3 | — |
| Georgia | James Monroe | — | 8 | — |
| Indiana | James Monroe | — | 3 | — |
| Kentucky | James Monroe | — | 12 | — |
| Louisiana | James Monroe | — | 3 | — |
| Maryland | James Monroe | — | 8 | — |
| Massachusetts | Rufus King | — | 22 | — |
| New Hampshire | James Monroe | — | 8 | — |
| New Jersey | James Monroe | — | 8 | — |
| New York | James Monroe | — | 29 | — |
| North Carolina | James Monroe | — | 15 | — |
| Ohio | James Monroe | — | 8 | — |
| Pennsylvania | James Monroe | — | 25 | — |
| Rhode Island | James Monroe | — | 4 | — |
| South Carolina | James Monroe | — | 11 | — |
| Tennessee | James Monroe | — | 8 | — |
| Vermont | James Monroe | — | 8 | — |
| Virginia | James Monroe | — | 25 | — |
States marked without popular votes chose their electors in the legislature.
The Congress it seated
15th Congress
1817–1819
Unified government
Senate
30–12
Anti-Administration vs Pro-Administration
House
146–39
Anti-Administration vs Pro-Administration