1824 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1824 U.S. Presidential Election?
John Quincy Adams won the 1824 U.S. Presidential Election. John Quincy Adams received 122,440 popular votes (32.7%) and 84 electoral votes. The main challenger was Andrew Jackson (40.5%).
See the full head-to-head between Adams and Jackson
Jackson +7.8 pts · led by 28,869 votes
122,440 votes · 84 electoral
151,309 votes · 99 electoral
47,531 votes · 37 electoral
40,856 votes · 41 electoral
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.



