The 1820 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 6 and December 1, 1820, as part of the 1820 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
During this election, the Democratic-Republican Party was the only major national party, but the Federalist Party (which had no candidate) won the popular vote in Massachusetts. The unpledged Federalist electors won Massachusetts by a wide margin of 36.00%. Among the electors chosen was former President John Adams, who cast his vote for the Democratic-Republican candidate James Monroe.
Results 1820 United States presidential election in MassachusettsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic-Republican James Monroe (incumbent) 7,689 32.00% 15 Federalist Unpledged electors 16,341 68.00% 0 Totals 24,030 100.0% 15 1820 vice presidential electoral votePartyCandidateElectoral votes Federalist Richard Stockton 8 Democratic-Republican Daniel Tompkins (incumbent) 7 Totals 15
See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts
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