The 1812 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1812. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Often, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear. Prior to the ratification of the 12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for president and vice president, and simply cast two votes.
Starting with the 1796 United States presidential election and ending with the 1824 United States presidential election, Maryland used an electoral district system to choose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This method is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.
Results +Presidential candidatePartyHome statePopular voteElectoral voteCountPercentageJames MadisonDemocratic-RepublicanVirginia14,04651.80%6DeWitt ClintonDemocratic-Republican/FederalistNew York13,09248.20%5Total27,138100.00%11
Results by electoral district +Results by districtDistrictJames MadisonDemocratic-RepublicanDeWitt ClintonFederalistOtherFederalistMarginTotal votescast#%Electors#%Electors#%Electors#%110712.31%075787.11%130.58%0 -53 -74.22%869295944.29%01,20655.71%100.00%0 -247 -11.42%2,16536,82964.92%23,68935.08%000.00%03,14028.03%10,51843,92549.24%04,04550.76%200.00%0 -120 -1.52%7,97051,66869.67%172630.33%000%094239.34%1,78061,84062.18%11,11937.82%000%072124.36%2,95971,23858.64%187341.36%000.00%036517.28%2,11181,48450.49%11,45549.51%000.00%0290.98%2,93991897.77%02,23892.06%140.002%0 -2053 -84.29%2,431Total14,04651.80%613,09248.20%5709543.60%27,138
Results by county +CountyJames MadisonDemocratic-RepublicanDeWitt ClintonDemocratic-RepublicanOthersMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#% Allegany43645.85%51554.15%00% -79 -8.30%951 Anne Arundel73357.90%53342.10%00.00%20015.80%1,266 Baltimore (City and County)4,29073.20%1,57126.80%00%2,71946.40%5,861 Calvert33946.57%38953.43%00.00% -50 -6.86%728 Caroline50245.18%60954.82%00.00% -107 -9.64%898 Cecil76849.58%78150.42%00.00% -13 -0.84%1,549 Charles347.57%41592.43%00.00% -381 -84.86%449 Dorchester32229.81%75870.19%00.00% -436 -40.38%1,080 Frederick2,21645.08%2,59054.92%00.00% -374 -9.84%4,716 Harford1,07276.03%33823.97%00.00%73452.06%1,410 Kent46747.46%51752.54%00.00% -50 -5.08%987 Montgomery48349.85%48650.15%00.00% -3 -0.30%969 Prince George's48944.09%62055.91%00.00%1018.76%1,109 Queen Anne's77168.41%35631.59%00.00%41536.82%1,127 St. Mary's5818.65%25381.35%00.00% -195 -62.70%321 Somerset496.41%71693.59%00.00% -667 -87.18%765 Talbot67048.13%72251.87%00.00% -52 -3.74%482 Washington1,36459.20%94040.80%00.00%42418.40%2,304 Worcester768.14%85891.86%00.00% -782 -83.72%934Total15,13952.01%13,96747.98%00.00%1,1724.03%29,106
Counties that flipped from Democratic-Republican to Federalist Caroline Cecil Frederick Kent Prince George's Talbot
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1812 United States presidential election 1812 United States elections
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