The 1824 United States presidential election in Alabama took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the 1824 presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, and four different candidates from this party sought the Presidency. Alabama voted for Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. Jackson won Alabama by a margin of 51.52%. This was the first time since achieving statehood in 1819 that Alabama backed the losing candidate in a presidential election.
Results 1824 United States presidential election in AlabamaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic-Republican Andrew Jackson 9,429 69.32% 5 Democratic-Republican John Quincy Adams 2,422 17.80% 0 Democratic-Republican William H. Crawford 1,656 12.17% 0 Democratic-Republican Henry Clay 96 0.71% 0 Totals 13,423 100.00% 5
Results by county +1824 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (by county)CountyAndrew JacksonDemocratic-RepublicanJohn Quincy AdamsDemocratic-RepublicanWilliam H. CrawfordDemocratic-RepublicanHenry ClayDemocratic-RepublicanTotal votescast#%#%#%#%Autauga27451.21%6812.71%19336.07%00.00%535Baldwin8771.31%2520.49%108.20%00.00%122Bibb17057.82%5318.03%7124.15%00.00%294Blount16796.53%31.73%31.73%00.00%173Butler9639.02%10241.46%4819.51%00.00%246Clarke25377.61%3911.96%3310.12%10.31%326Conecuh20067.34%8327.95%144.71%00.00%297Covington1376.47%00.00%423.53%00.00%17Dallas41151.76%23529.60%14818.64%00.00%794Decatur 16197.58%00.00%00.00%42.42%165Franklin40986.11%5712.00%61.26%30.63%475Greene34348.17%28339.75%8612.08%00.00%712Henry13879.77%116.36%2413.87%00.00%173Jackson14194.00%64.00%32.00%00.00%150Jefferson34074.56%9220.18%245.26%00.00%456Lauderdale53078.17%14220.94%40.59%20.29%678Lawrence61681.27%699.10%719.37%20.26%758Limestone41884.79%204.06%5310.75%20.41%493Madison1,29578.58%19411.77%1559.41%40.24%1,648Marengo15081.52%2513.59%84.35%10.54%184Marion12085.71%85.71%128.57%00.00%140Mobile20550.37%15538.08%4711.55%00.00%407Monroe41973.00%12020.91%356.10%00.00%574Montgomery 45247.58%16317.16%33535.26%00.00%950Morgan43091.49%316.60%81.70%10.21%470Perry25268.11%5815.68%6016.22%00.00%370Pickens22178.09%3311.66%2910.25%00.00%283Pike7474.00%1414.00%1212.00%00.00%100Shelby24883.50%258.42%248.08%00.00%297St. Clair16387.63%147.53%94.84%00.00%186Tuscaloosa38255.69%18627.11%11416.62%40.58%686Washington7766.38%2319.83%1613.79%00.00%116Wilcox19270.85%7929.15%00.00%00.00%271Totals9,44772.13%2,41617.84%1,65612.23%270.20%13,546
See also United States presidential elections in Alabama
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