1812 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
The 1812 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1812 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College,[1] who voted for President and Vice President.
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Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, James Madison, over the Federalist candidate, DeWitt Clinton. Madison won Pennsylvania by a margin of 25.2%.
Results
| 1812 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Madison | 48,816 | 62.60% | 25 | |
| Federalist | DeWitt Clinton | 29,162 | 37.40% | 0 | |
| Totals | 77,978 | 100.0% | 25 | ||
Note: Election results totals only include known numbers, as verified by the source. Vote totals from several counties are missing/unknown.
County results
| County | James Madison
Democratic-Republican |
DeWitt Clinton
Federalist |
Total votes cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | ||
| Adams | 35.47% | 410 | 64.53% | 746 | 1,156 |
| Allegheny | 59.96% | 966 | 40.04% | 645 | 1,611 |
| Armstrong | 70.35% | 121 | 29.65% | 51 | 172 |
| Beaver | Unknown | ||||
| Bedford | 56.20% | 721 | 43.80% | 562 | 1,283 |
| Berks | 81.36% | 3,025 | 18.64% | 693 | 3,718 |
| Bucks | 49.03% | 2,184 | 50.97% | 2,270 | 4,454 |
| Butler | 79.96% | 375 | 20.04% | 94 | 469 |
| Cambria | 64.03% | 89 | 35.97% | 50 | 139 |
| Centre | 85.33% | 1,239 | 14.67% | 213 | 1,452 |
| Chester | 47.28% | 2,788 | 52.72% | 3,109 | 5,897 |
| Crawford | 74.64% | 2,455 | 25.36% | 834 | 3,289 |
| Cumberland | 63.29% | 269 | 36.71% | 156 | 425 |
| Dauphin | 77.10% | 1,842 | 22.90% | 547 | 2,389 |
| Dauphin (late return) | 95.56% | 86 | 4.44% | 4 | 90 |
| Delaware | 32.58% | 592 | 67.42% | 1,225 | 1,817 |
| Erie | 54.09% | 152 | 45.91% | 129 | 281 |
| Fayette | 83.60% | 999 | 16.40% | 196 | 1,195 |
| Franklin | 66.89% | 1,513 | 33.11% | 749 | 2,262 |
| Greene | 64.98% | 425 | 35.02% | 229 | 654 |
| Huntingdon | 51.11% | 712 | 48.89% | 681 | 1,393 |
| Indiana | Unknown | ||||
| Lancaster | 39.32% | 2,438 | 60.68% | 3,762 | 6,200 |
| Lehigh | 82.53% | 1,039 | 17.47% | 220 | 1,259 |
| Luzerne | 36.41% | 713 | 63.59% | 1,245 | 1,958 |
| Lycoming | 72.38% | 933 | 27.62% | 356 | 1,289 |
| Mercer | 79.27% | 367 | 20.73% | 96 | 463 |
| Mifflin | 89.54% | 1,053 | 10.46% | 123 | 1,176 |
| Montgomery | 59.12% | 2,623 | 40.88% | 1,814 | 4,437 |
| Northampton | 80.10% | 1,554 | 19.90% | 386 | 1,940 |
| Northumberland | 85.14% | 3,415 | 14.86% | 596 | 4,011 |
| Philadelphia | 60.11% | 6,987 | 39.89% | 4,637 | 11,624 |
| Susquehanna | 82.76% | 725 | 17.24% | 151 | 876 |
| Somerset | 71.89% | 422 | 28.11% | 165 | 587 |
| Venango & Warren | 78.44% | 131 | 21.56% | 36 | 167 |
| Washington | 84.57% | 2,334 | 15.43% | 426 | 2,760 |
| Wayne | 74.44% | 297 | 25.56% | 102 | 399 |
| Westmoreland | 63.96% | 818 | 36.04% | 461 | 1,279 |
| York | 59.77% | 2,090 | 40.23% | 1,407 | 3,497 |
| Source: [2] | |||||
References
- "1812 ELECTION FOR THE SEVENTH TERM, 1813-1817". National Archives. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- "Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1812". Wilkes University. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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