1820 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1820 Presidential election year Democratic-Republican Party (US)James Monroe (DR) 17th Democratic-Republican hold James Monroe (DR) 228 1820 presidential election results. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state. Democratic-Republican hold 15 of 46 seatsNot counting special elections. Democratic-Republican +1Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. Democratic-Republican hold All 187 voting members Federalist +6 Elections for the 17th United States Congress, were held in 1820 and 1821. The election took place during Era of Good Feelings and the First Party System. Despite the Panic of 1819, the Democratic-Republican Party maintained control of the presidency and both houses of Congress, while the Federalist Party provided only limited opposition. Missouri joined the union during the 17th Congress. In the presidential election, incumbent Democratic-Republican President James Monroe received no major opposition, although fellow Democratic-Republican John Quincy Adams received one electoral vote.1820 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1820 The American Presidency Project 25 June 2014 The Federalists did not nominate a presidential candidate, although four Federalists received a scattering of electoral votes for vice president. Monroe joined George Washington as the only presidential candidates who won election without any serious opposition. In the House, Federalists picked up a small number of seats, but Democratic-Republicans continued to dominate the chamber.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, Democratic-Republicans picked up a moderate number of seats, increasing their already-dominant majority.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 1820 United States presidential election 1820–21 United States House of Representatives elections 1820–21 United States Senate elections References Category:1820 elections in the United States 1820 Category:Era of Good Feelings