1832 Presidential Election
November 2 – December 5, 1832 · Jacksonian Democracy · 286 electoral votes, 144 to win
Jackson won re-election on his war against the Second Bank of the United States, beating Clay decisively. It was the first election with national nominating conventions, an Anti-Masonic invention.
Elected
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
Electoral vote
219 of 286
Popular vote
54.2%
701,780 votes
Turnout
57.0%
The result
| EV share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson | Democratic | Martin Van Buren | 219 | 701,780 | 54.20% | 16 | |
| Henry Clay | National Republican | John Sergeant | 49 | 484,205 | 37.40% | 6 | |
| John Floyd | Nullifier | Henry Lee | 11 | 0 | 0.00% | — | |
| William Wirt | Anti-Masonic | Amos Ellmaker | 7 | 100,715 | 7.80% | — |
1,286,700 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
| Alabama | Andrew Jackson | 99.9% | 7 | Henry Clay · 0.1% |
| Connecticut | Henry Clay | 55.3% | 8 | Andrew Jackson · 34.3% |
| Delaware | Henry Clay | 51.0% | 3 | Andrew Jackson · 49.0% |
| Georgia | Andrew Jackson | — | 11 | — |
| Illinois | Andrew Jackson | 68.0% | 5 | Henry Clay · 31.4% |
| Indiana | Andrew Jackson | 55.4% | 9 | Henry Clay · 44.6% |
| Kentucky | Henry Clay | 54.5% | 15 | Andrew Jackson · 45.5% |
| Louisiana | Andrew Jackson | 61.7% | 5 | Henry Clay · 38.3% |
| Maine | Andrew Jackson | 54.7% | 10 | Henry Clay · 44.0% |
| Maryland | Henry Clay | 50.0% | 5 Clay · 3 Jackson | Andrew Jackson · 50.0% |
| Massachusetts | Henry Clay | 47.3% | 14 | Andrew Jackson · 20.6% |
| Mississippi | Andrew Jackson | — | 4 | — |
| Missouri | Andrew Jackson | — | 4 | — |
| New Hampshire | Andrew Jackson | 56.8% | 7 | Henry Clay · 43.2% |
| New Jersey | Andrew Jackson | 49.9% | 8 | Henry Clay · 49.1% |
| New York | Andrew Jackson | 52.1% | 42 | Henry Clay · 47.9% |
| North Carolina | Andrew Jackson | 84.8% | 15 | Henry Clay · 15.2% |
| Ohio | Andrew Jackson | 51.3% | 21 | Henry Clay · 48.4% |
| Pennsylvania | Andrew Jackson | 57.7% | 30 | — |
| Rhode Island | Henry Clay | 50.0% | 4 | Andrew Jackson · 35.7% |
| South Carolina | Henry Clay | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | Andrew Jackson | 95.4% | 15 | Henry Clay · 4.6% |
| Vermont | Henry Clay | 34.5% | — | Andrew Jackson · 24.3% |
| Virginia | Andrew Jackson | 75.0% | 23 | Henry Clay · 25.0% |
The Congress it seated
23th Congress
1833–1835
Divided government
Senate
20–26
Jacksonian vs Anti-Jacksonian · 2 others
House
143–63
Jacksonian vs Anti-Jacksonian · 34 others