1796 Presidential Election Interactive Map
70 electoral votes to win
Split Votes
States shown here did not allocate all their available electoral votes to one candidate. The split can be edited in this table. The states are not interactive on the map unless the split is .
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1796 Actual Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | John Adams | Federalist | 71 | |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | 68 | ||
| Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | 59 | ||
| Others | Various | 48 | ||
| Aaron Burr | Democratic-Republican | 30 |
1796 Election Facts
- The map above shows the results of the main Federalist candidate (Adams) and the main D-R candidate (Jefferson). Electors had 2 votes each for President, and most voted for both candidates in their party
- Under the rules of the day, since Jefferson had 2nd most Electors, he was named Vice-President, despite being a different party than Adams
- Democratic-Republicans won North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, but one Elector in each state cast a vote for Federalist Adams
- Maryland electors split their vote, with 7 electors for Adams and 4 for Jefferson
- Welcome: Tennessee becomes a state during this election cycle
- Issues of the Day: Whiskey Rebellion, Jay's Treaty
