1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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The 1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

November 1 – December 4, 1816

Nominee James Monroe Unpledged Electors Party Democratic-Republican Independent Alliance Federalist Independent ticket Home state Virginia Pennsylvania Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins - Electoral vote 25 0 Popular vote 42,945 17,597 Percentage 70.93% 29.07%

Monroe   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Unpledged Electors   50-60%   60-70%

President before election James Madison Democratic-Republican Elected President James Monroe Democratic-Republican

The Federalists in Pennsylvania supported electors pledged to the Democratic-Republican candidate James Monroe, while opposition came from an Independent ticket of unpledged electors. Apparently, these elector candidates "would probably have supported either William Crawford or Rufus King."

Results

1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican	James Monroe	42,945	70.93%	25
	Independent	Unpledged Electors	17,597	29.07%	0
Totals			60,542	100.0%	25

County results

County	James Monroe Democratic-Republican		Unpledged Electors Independent Ticket		Total votes cast
	%	#	%	#
Adams	59.27%	652	40.72%	448	1,100
Allegheny	60.15%	637	39.85%	422	1,059
Armstrong	45.22%	71	54.78%	86	157
Beaver	70.04%	180	29.96%	77	257
Bedford	66.20%	423	33.80%	216	639
Berks	65.56%	1,563	34.44%	821	2,384
Bradford	82.81%	395	17.19%	82	477
Bucks	47.85%	1,789	52.15%	1,950	3,739
Butler	84.15%	154	15.85%	29	183
Cambria	76.53%	75	23.47%	23	98
Centre & Clearfield	66.44%	479	33.56%	242	721
Chester	55.02%	1,999	44.98%	1,634	3,633
Columbia	89.47%	544	10.53%	64	608
Crawford	57.97%	171	42.03%	124	295
Cumberland	70.62%	1,262	29.38%	525	1,787
Dauphin	66.84%	510	33.16%	253	763
Delaware	42.49%	348	57.51%	471	819
Erie	39.53%	85	60.47%	130	215
Fayette	63.17%	271	36.83%	158	429
Franklin	88.03%	934	11.97%	127	1,061
Huntingdon	87.13%	474	12.87%	70	544
Greene	89.74%	140	10.26%	16	156
Indiana & Jefferson	39.79%	76	60.21%	115	191
Lancaster	64.91%	2,660	35.09%	1,438	4,098
Lebanon	72.27%	516	27.73%	198	714
Lehigh	70.70%	596	29.30%	247	843
Luzerne	54.70%	378	45.30%	313	691
Lycoming & McKean & Potter	94.01%	267	5.99%	17	284
Mercer	68.23%	131	31.77%	61	192
Mifflin	82.55%	525	17.45%	111	636
Montgomery	60.73%	1,885	39.27%	1,219	3,104
Northampton	61.60%	860	38.40%	536	1,396
Northumberland	76.32%	506	23.68%	157	663
Philadelphia	62.58%	6,874	37.42%	4,110	10,984
Pike	77.99%	124	22.01%	35	159
Schuylkill	83.33%	340	16.67%	68	408
Somerset	82.03%	251	17.97%	55	306
Susquehanna	71.60%	242	28.40%	96	338
Tioga	78.90%	86	21.10%	23	109
Union	86.57%	522	13.43%	81	603
Venango & Warren	89.29%	100	10.71%	12	112
Washington	78.74%	489	21.26%	132	621
Wayne	87.23%	82	12.77%	12	94
Westmoreland	57.42%	414	42.58%	307	721
York	75.40%	978	24.60%	319	1,298
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See also

• List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania