A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania between October 31 and December 2, 1828, as part of the 1828 United States presidential election. Voters chose 28 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson, over the National Republican candidate, John Quincy Adams. Jackson won Pennsylvania by a margin of 33.32%.
To date, this is still the best Democratic Party performance in Pennsylvania in any federal election.
Results 1828 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Andrew Jackson 101,652 66.66% 28 National Republican John Quincy Adams (incumbent) 50,848 33.34% 0 Totals 152,500 100.0% 28
See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
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