1824 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 4 candidates

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 won the electoral college 99–84
John Quincy AdamsDemocratic-RepublicanWINNER84 EV
32.7% popular · 122,440 votes
Andrew JacksonDemocratic-Republican99 EV
40.5% popular · 151,309 votes
William H. CrawfordDemocratic-Republican41 EV
11.2% popular · 40,856 votes
Henry ClayDemocratic-Republican37 EV
13% popular · 47,531 votes
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.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.