1796 Presidential Election Interactive Map
70 electoral votes to win
Change history with the 1796 presidential election interactive map.
Update a state winner by clicking it to rotate through candidates. Alternately, select a candidate color in the Map Color Palette, then select states to apply. Use the edit button in the Palette to update candidate information.
Split electoral vote states - if any - are not interactive. Use the table below the map to make changes.
For full details, see the user guide.
Split Electoral Votes
States shown here did not allocate all their available electoral votes to one candidate. The historical split can be edited in this table. You can also use the drop down menu to split other states.
Removing the split () will set the state to undecided and make it interactive on the map.
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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
