1796 United States presidential election in Virginia

none January 2025 1796 United States presidential election 1796 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia presidential no 1792 United States presidential election in Virginia 1792 1800 United States presidential election in Virginia 1800 November 4 – December 7, 1796 x200px File:ThomasJeffersonStateRoomPortrait (cropped2).jpg Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Party Virginia 20 3,721 68.36% File:Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792) (farther 3x4 cropped) (cropped).jpg John Adams Federalist Party (United States) Massachusetts 1 1,722 31.64% 1796 United States presidential election in Virginia results map by county.svg 400px County results Jefferson #42CA42 60–70% #30A630 70–80% #217821 80–90% #165016 90–100% Adams #DFC27D 50–60% #BF812D 60–70% #8C510A 70–80% #543005 80–90% No Data/Vote #808080 President George Washington Nonpartisan candidate John Adams Federalist Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Virginia between November 4 to December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College,1796 ELECTION FOR THE THIRD TERM, 1797-1801 https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1789_1821.html#1796 4 August 2012 National Archives who voted for President and Vice President. Virginia voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate and Virginia native, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, John Adams. Jefferson won Virginia by a margin of 36.72%. Virginia chose electors by popular vote per electoral district and as such granted 1 electoral vote to John Adams. Prior to the 12th Amendment, electors cast two votes, making no distinction if they were voting for Vice President or President, as such: Thomas Pinckney received 1 electoral vote, Aaron Burr received 1 electoral vote, Samuel Adams received 15 electoral votes, George Clinton received 3 electoral votes and George Washington received 1 electoral vote. It was well-known in 1796 that Jefferson and Adams were intended to be elected as president and Burr and Pinckney for vice president. Results 1796 United States presidential election in VirginiaA New Nation Votes https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Virginia+electoral+college+1796+&search_field=all_fields&commit=search 2021-09-22 elections.lib.tufts.eduPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votesDemocratic-RepublicanThomas Jefferson3,72168.36%20FederalistJohn Adams1,72231.64%1Totals5,443100.0%21 Results by county +1796 United States presidential election in VirginiaCountyJohn AdamsFederalistThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotalvotes#%#%#% Accomack-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Albemarle-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Amelia-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Amherst-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Augusta-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Bath00.00%120100.00%-120-100.00%120 Bedford-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Berkeley8819.78%35780.22%-269-60.44%445 Botetourt-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Brooke-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Brunswick13229.07%32270.93%-190-41.86%454 Buckingham00.00%145100.00%-145-100.00%145 Campbell-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Caroline-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Charles City12778.40%3521.60%9256.80%162 Charlotte-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Chesterfield-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Culpeper-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Cumberland00.00%195100.00%-195-100.00%195 Dinwiddie61.86%31798.14%-311-96.28%323 Elizabeth City5391.38%58.62%4882.76%58 Essex229.21%21790.79%-195-81.58%239 Fairfax18551.97%17148.03%143.94%356 Fauquier17555.21%14244.79%3310.42%317 Fluvanna-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Franklin-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Frederick13772.87%5127.13%8645.74%188 Gloucester-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Goochland-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Grayson-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Greenbrier-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Greensville-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Halifax-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Hampshire-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Hanover-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Hardy-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Harrison-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Henrico16051.61%15048.39%103.22%310 Henry-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Isle of Wight-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- James City1718.09%7781.91%-60-63.82%94 Kanawha-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- King and Queen-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- King George-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- King William-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Lancaster-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Lee-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Loudoun13823.47%45076.53%-312-53.06%588 Louisa-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Lunenburg00.00%71100.00%-71-100.00%71 Madison-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Mathews-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Mecklenburg36687.14%5412.86%31274.28%420 Middlesex-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Monongalia-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Montgomery-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Nansemond-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- New Kent8057.14%6042.86%2014.28%140 Norfolk-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Northampton-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Northumberland-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Nottoway-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Ohio-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Orange00.00%90100.00%-90-100.00%90 Patrick-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Pendleton-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Pittsylvania-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Powhatan12882.06%2817.94%10064.12%156 Prince Edward00.00%117100.00%-117-100.00%117 Prince George-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Prince William10.46%21799.54%-216-99.08%218 Princess Anne-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Randolph-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Richmond-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Rockbridge00.00%65100.00%-65-100.00%65 Rockingham-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Russell-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Shenandoah-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Southampton-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Spotsylvania-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Stafford52.66%18397.34%-178-94.68%188 Surry-0.00%-0.00%-0.00%- Sussex00.00%118100.00%-118-100.00%118 Warwick00.00%56100.00%-56-100.00%56 Washington-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Westmoreland-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- Williamsburg3364.71%1835.29%1529.42%51 Wythe-0.00%-100.00%--100.00%- York2426.67%6673.33%-42-46.66%90Total1,87732.51%3,89767.49%-2,020-34.98%5,774 See also United States presidential elections in Virginia References Category:United States presidential elections in Virginia Category:1796 United States presidential election