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
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican · 68.20% of votes
183
electoral votes
Rufus King
Federalist · 30.90% of votes
34
electoral votes
Unpledged electors
None · 0.90% of votes
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electoral votes
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
electoral votes
Delaware
Rufus King
3
electoral votes
Georgia
James Monroe
8
electoral votes
Indiana
James Monroe
3
electoral votes
Kentucky
James Monroe
12
electoral votes
Louisiana
James Monroe
3
electoral votes
Maryland
James Monroe
8
electoral votes
Massachusetts
Rufus King
22
electoral votes
New Hampshire
James Monroe
8
electoral votes
New Jersey
James Monroe
8
electoral votes
New York
James Monroe
29
electoral votes
North Carolina
James Monroe
15
electoral votes
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 control · Anti-Administration–Pro-Administration
House
146–39
Anti-Administration control · Anti-Administration–Pro-Administration