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
edit| 1812 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Madison (incumbent) | 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
edit| 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[3] | 62.37% | 383 | 37.62% | 231 | 614 |
| 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[3] | 62.27% | 137 | 37.73% | 83 | 220 |
| 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] | |||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ While commonly labeled as the Federalist candidate, Clinton technically ran as a Democratic-Republican and was not nominated by the Federalist party itself, the latter simply deciding not to field a candidate. This did not prevent endorsements from state Federalist parties (such as in Pennsylvania), but he received the endorsement from the New York state Democratic-Republicans as well.
References
edit- ^ "1812 ELECTION FOR THE SEVENTH TERM, 1813-1817". National Archives. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1812". Wilkes University. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ a b "Presidential Results: Pennsylvania, 1812". Vote Archive. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
