1824 Presidential Election
The Corrupt BargainOctober 26 – December 2, 1824 · Jacksonian Democracy · 261 electoral votes, 131 to win
Four Democratic-Republicans split the vote; Jackson led in both popular votes and electors but short of a majority, and the House elected Adams after Clay threw him his support. Jackson's followers called it corrupt and spent four years building the first mass party in response.
Elected by the House
John Quincy Adams
Democratic-Republican
Electoral vote
84 of 261
Popular vote
30.9%
113,122 votes
Turnout
26.9%
The result
| EV share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson | Democratic-Republican | John C. Calhoun | 99 | 151,271 | 41.40% | 11 | |
| John Quincy Adams | Democratic-Republican | John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson | 84 | 113,122 | 30.90% | 7 | |
| William H. Crawford | Democratic-Republican | Multiple | 41 | 40,856 | 11.20% | 3 | |
| Henry Clay | Democratic-Republican | Multiple | 37 | 47,531 | 13.00% | 3 | |
| Unpledged electors | None | — | — | 6,616 | 1.81% | — |
359,396 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
| Alabama | Andrew Jackson | 69.3% | 5 | John Quincy Adams · 17.8% |
| Connecticut | John Quincy Adams | 70.4% | 8 | Henry Clay · 18.5% |
| Delaware | William H. Crawford | — | 1 Adams · 2 Crawford | — |
| Georgia | William H. Crawford | — | 9 | — |
| Illinois | Andrew Jackson | 27.2% | 1 Adams · 2 Jackson | John Quincy Adams · 32.5% |
| Indiana | Andrew Jackson | 47.0% | 5 | Henry Clay · 33.6% |
| Kentucky | Henry Clay | 72.8% | 14 | Andrew Jackson · 27.2% |
| Louisiana | Andrew Jackson | — | 2 Adams · 3 Jackson | — |
| Maine | John Quincy Adams | 81.5% | 9 | William H. Crawford · 18.5% |
| Maryland | Andrew Jackson | 10.1% | 3 Adams · 1 Crawford · 7 Jackson | John Quincy Adams · 44.1% |
| Massachusetts | John Quincy Adams | 73.0% | 15 | William H. Crawford · 27.0% |
| Mississippi | Andrew Jackson | 63.8% | 3 | John Quincy Adams · 33.8% |
| Missouri | Henry Clay | 59.5% | 3 | Andrew Jackson · 34.0% |
| New Hampshire | John Quincy Adams | 93.6% | 8 | William H. Crawford · 6.4% |
| New Jersey | Andrew Jackson | 52.1% | 8 | John Quincy Adams · 41.9% |
| New York | John Quincy Adams | — | 26 Adams · 4 Clay · 5 Crawford · 1 Jackson | — |
| North Carolina | Andrew Jackson | 56.0% | 15 | William H. Crawford · 43.3% |
| Ohio | Henry Clay | 38.5% | 16 | Andrew Jackson · 37.0% |
| Pennsylvania | Andrew Jackson | 75.9% | 28 | John Quincy Adams · 11.6% |
| Rhode Island | John Quincy Adams | 91.5% | 4 | — |
| South Carolina | Andrew Jackson | — | 11 | — |
| Tennessee | Andrew Jackson | 97.5% | 11 | William H. Crawford · 1.5% |
| Vermont | John Quincy Adams | — | 7 | — |
| Virginia | William H. Crawford | 55.7% | 24 | John Quincy Adams · 22.2% |
States marked without popular votes chose their electors in the legislature.
The Congress it seated
19th Congress
1825–1827
Divided government
Senate
26–22
Jacksonian vs Anti-Jacksonian
House
104–109
Jacksonian vs Anti-Jacksonian