1828 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1828 Presidential election year National Republican Party (US)John Quincy Adams (N) 21st Democratic gain Andrew Jackson (D) 178 John Quincy Adams (NR) 83 Democratic +12.4% 1828 presidential election results. Blue denotes states won by Jackson, light yellow denotes state won by Adams. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state. Democratic hold 16 of 48 seatsNot counting special elections. Anti-Jacksonian +1Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. Democratic hold All 213 voting members Democratic +23 Elections for the 21st United States Congress, were held in 1828 and 1829. It marked the beginning of the Second Party System, and the definitive split of the Democratic-Republican Party into the Democratic Party (organized around Andrew Jackson) and the National Republican Party (organized around John Quincy Adams and opponents of Jackson). While the Democrats cultivated strong local organizations, the National Republicans relied on a clear national platform of high tariffs and internal improvements.Presidential elections http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/presidential-elections History.com History Channel 3 September 2015 Political scientists such as V.O. Key Jr. consider this election to be a realigning election, while political scientists such as James Reichley instead see the election as a continuation of the Democratic-Republican tradition.Reichley A. James The Life of the Parties 2000 Rowman & Littlefield 8–12 Paperback Additionally, this election saw the Anti-Masonic Party win a small number of seats in the House, becoming the first third party to gain representation in Congress. The election's events In a re-match of the 1824 presidential election, Democratic General Andrew Jackson won a large victory over incumbent National Republican President John Quincy Adams.1828 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1828 The American Presidency Project 25 June 2014 Adams again won New England, but Jackson took most of the rest of the country. Jackson was the first successful presidential candidate who had not served as secretary of state or vice president in the preceding administration (aside from George Washington). Adams was the first president to lose re-election since his father, John Adams, lost re-election in 1800. John C. Calhoun was re-elected vice president, making him the second and last vice president to serve under two different presidents. Jackson's election as president marked the start of Jacksonian democracy, and an ongoing expansion in right to vote saw a dramatic increase in the size of the electorate.Kish J.N. U.S. Population 1776 to Present https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?dsrcid=225439#rows:id=1 Google Fusion Tables February 10, 2015 In the House, Democrats won several seats, increasing their majority. The Anti-Masonic Party won a small number of seats, gaining representation in Congress for the first time.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 In the Senate, opponents of Jackson won minor gains, but Democrats retained control of the chamber.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 See also 1828 United States presidential election 1828–29 United States House of Representatives elections 1828–29 United States Senate elections Note References Category:1828 elections in the United States 1828