1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

none June 2025 January 2025 1796 United States presidential election 1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire New Hampshire presidential 1792 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 1792 1800 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 1800 November 4 – December 7, 1796 160px File:Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792) (farther 3x4 cropped) (cropped).jpg John Adams Federalist Party (United States) Massachusetts Thomas Pinckney 6 3,719 100.00% 160px County results Adams #BF812D 60-70%#8C510A 70–80%#543005 80–90%#382005 90-100% President George Washington Independent politician John Adams Federalist Party A presidential election was held in New Hampshire between November 4 to December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election to elect the President. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. New Hampshire voted for Federalist candidate and Vice President John Adams, over the Democratic-Republican candidate and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson by a total of 78.6% margin of the popular vote, making this the largest margin for a presidential candidate in the state of New Hampshire. Results by presidential candidates 1796 United States presidential election in New HampshireNew Hampshire 1796 Electoral College https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/gb19f746t A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-10-10Presidential Results: National, 1796 https://votearchive.com/us-pres-elect-1796/ 2024-06-20 votearchive.com John Adams Federalist 3,719 100.00% 3,719 100.00% Results by county +1796 United States presidential election in New HampshireCountyJohn AdamsFederalistMarginTotalResults for John Adams are taken from the highest voted elector with either a formal ticket pledge, or a submitted electoral vote, for each township where applicable.vote Important. These partial county results are not indicative of the final result. Full township results are said to be lost or missing for this election.#%#% Cheshire208100.00%208100.00%208 Grafton187100.00%187100.00%187 Hillsborough125100.00%125100.00%125 Rockingham282100.00%282100.00%282 Strafford132100.00%132100.00%132Total934100.00%934100.00%934 Results by district +1796 United States presidential election in New HampshireDistrictE.V. Electoral VotesJohn AdamsFederalistMarginTotalResults for John Adams are taken from the highest voted elector with either a formal ticket pledge, or a submitted electoral vote, for each district.Due to missing township results data, the highest performing elector of the at-large district is represented instead.#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% At-large 63,719100.00% 63,719100.00%3,719Total63,719100.00%63,719100.00%3,719 Results by presidential electors 1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire Federalist electors Federalist 3,719 84.52% Democratic-Republican electors Democratic-Republican 681 15.48% 4,400 100.00% Results by county +1796 United States presidential election in New HampshireCountyFederalist electorsDemocratic-Republican electorsMarginTotalResults are taken from the highest voted Federalist, and Democratic-Republican elector for each township where applicable.vote#%#%#% Cheshire20990.48%229.52%18780.96%231 Grafton187100.00%00.00%187100.00%187 Hillsborough12578.13%3521.87%9056.26%160 Rockingham28267.63%13532.37%14735.26%417 Strafford13289.19%1610.81%11678.38%148Total93581.80%20818.20%72763.60%1,143 Results by county swing + Swing compared to the 1792 electionCountyPartyStatus Federalist Democratic-RepublicanPartial swing data only compares Democratic-Republican performance to previous Anti-Federalist performance. The Democratic-Republican party is considered to be the direct evolution of the Anti-Federalist coalition. ± pp Change in percentage point value since last election ± pp Change in percentage point value since last electionCheshire ▼ 9.52 pp ▲ 9.52 ppLossGrafton ▲ 53.85 pp ▼ 53.85 ppFlipHillsborough ▲ 23.01 pp ▼ 23.01 ppGainRockingham ▲ 12.31 pp ▼ 12.31 ppGainStrafford ▲ 44.84 pp ▼ 44.84 ppFlipTotal ▲ 28.35 pp ▼ 28.35 ppGain Results by district +1796 United States presidential election in New HampshireDistrictE.V. Electoral VotesFederalist electorsDemocratic-Republican electorsMarginTotalDue to missing township results data, the highest performing federalist candidate and the highest performing democratic-republican candidate of the at-large district is represented instead.#%E.V. Electoral Votes#%E.V. Electoral Votes#% At-large 63,71984.52% 668115.48% 03,03869.04%4,400Total63,71984.52%668115.48%03,03869.04%4,400 Results by elector 1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire Oliver Peabodyvote1 Federalist elector for this election. Federalist 3,719 16.61% John Taylor Gilmanvote1 Federalist 3,408 15.22% Benjamin Bellowsvote1 Federalist 3,176 14.18% Timothy Farrarvote1 Federalist 3,027 13.52% Ebenezer Thompsonvote1 Federalist 2,867 12.80% Bezaleel Woodwardvote1 Federalist 2,077 9.28% Timothy Walkervote2 Federalist elector for this election. Failed to reach a majority of votes and was subsequently selected to be an at-large presidential elector by the Massachusetts General Court. Federalist 836 3.73% Joseph Badgervote3 Democratic-Republican elector for this election. Democratic-Republican 681 3.04% Simeon Olcottvote1 Federalist 481 2.15% Robert Wallacevote3 Democratic-Republican 444 1.98% Thomas Bellowsvote3 Democratic-Republican 443 1.98% Peter Wingatevote3 Democratic-Republican 310 1.38% John Goddardvote3 Democratic-Republican 139 0.62% Woodbury Langdonvote3 Democratic-Republican 132 0.59% Moses Leavitt Unknown 119 0.53% James Sheafevote1 Federalist 74 0.33% John Prenticeannv1 Federalist candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1796.New Hampshire 1796 U.S. House of Representatives https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/s4655h58r A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-10-10 Federalist 73 0.33% Thomas Cogswellannv2 Democratic-Republican candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1796.New Hampshire 1796 U.S. House of Representatives https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/s4655h58r A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-10-10 Democratic-Republican 68 0.30% Joseph CilleyRepublican partisan during the 1790s who supported Thomas Jefferson in politics. Joseph Cilley https://www.socnh.org/joseph-cilley/ New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati August 15, 2026 The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography 3 James T. White & Company New York 1893 109 https://archive.org/details/nationalcyclopa03unkngoog/ August 15, 2026 Democratic-Republican 65 0.29% Ammi Ruhamah CutterFederalist partisan during the 1790s. Harrington Thomas F. Mumford James Gregory The Harvard Medical School: A History, Narrative and Documentary, 1782–1905 1 Lewis Publishing Co. New York 1905 https://archive.org/details/b24757093_0001 14799978 Federalist 61 0.27% John Calfe Unknown 26 0.12% Michael McClaryvote3 Democratic-Republican 26 0.12% Israel Evans Unknown 24 0.11% Joseph Sheafe Unknown 22 0.10% Aaron Hutchinson Unknown 19 0.08% Ebenezer SmithEbenezer Smith of Durham. Unknown 16 0.07% Ebenezer SmithEbenezer Smith of Meredith. Unknown 13 0.06% Nathaniel Peabodyannv2 Democratic-Republican candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1796.New Hampshire 1796 U.S. House of Representatives https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/s4655h58r A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-10-10 Democratic-Republican 13 0.06% Christopher Toppan Unknown 10 0.04% Joshua Brackett Unknown 6 0.03% Jonathan Warner Unknown 4 0.02% John Bellows Unknown 2 0.01% Joseph Pearson Unknown 2 0.01% Nathaniel Adams Unknown 2 0.01% Supply Clapp Unknown 2 0.01% Daniel Newcomb Unknown 1 0.00% Jeremiah Richardson Unknown 1 0.00% Moses Baker Unknown 1 0.00% Paine Wingateannv3 Federalist candidate for the New Hampshire State Senate in 1796.New Hampshire 1796 State Senate, District 1 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/sf268534z A New Nation Votes Tufts University and American Antiquarian Society Lampi, Philip J. 2012-01-11 2026-10-10 Federalist 1 0.00% Samuel Drowne Unknown 1 0.00% Thomas Leavitt Unknown 1 0.00% Scattering Unknown — — 22,393 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in New Hampshire Notes References Category:1796 United States presidential election by state or territory Category:United States presidential elections in New Hampshire presidential