1804 United States presidential election in Maryland

1804 United States presidential election in Maryland
1804
Jefferson 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Pinckney 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
President before election; Thomas Jefferson; Democratic-Republican	Elected President ; Thomas Jefferson; Democratic-Republican

The 1804 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on an unknown date in 1804, as part of the 1804 presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates. Often, which candidate an elector intended to support was unclear.^[1] Prior to the ratification of the 12th amendment, each elector did not distinguish between a vote cast for president and vice president and simply cast two votes.^[2]

Starting with the 1796 United States presidential election and ending with the 1824 United States presidential election, Maryland used an electoral district system to choose its electors, with each district electing a single elector. This method is similar to the way Nebraska and Maine choose their electors in modern elections.

Results


Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Popular vote		Electoral vote^[3]
Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Count	Percentage	Electoral vote^[3]
Thomas Jefferson	Democratic- Republican	Virginia	7,304	76.09%	9
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney	Federalist	South Carolina	2,295	23.91%	2
George Clinton	Democratic- Republican	New York	-	-	9
Rufus King	Federalist	Maine	-	-	2
Total			9,899	100.00%	11

Results by county

1804 United States presidential election in Maryland^[1]
County	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Federalist		Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican		Margin		Total votes^[a]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes^[a]
Allegany	6	2.48%	236	97.52%	-230	-95.04%	242
Anne Arundel	0	0.00%	248	100.00%	-248	-100.00%	248
Baltimore	2	0.72%	276	99.28%	-274	-98.56%	278
Baltimore City	2	0.26%	758	99.74%	-756	-99.48%	760
Calvert	1	0.45%	221	99.55%	-220	-99.10%	222
Caroline	24	7.72%	287	92.28%	-263	-84.56%	311
Cecil	1	0.42%	238	99.58%	-237	-99.16%	239
Charles	372	75.92%	118	24.08%	254	51.84%	490
Dorchester	239	56.90%	181	43.10%	58	13.80%	420
Frederick	2	0.13%	1,523	99.87%	-1,521	-99.74%	1,525
Harford	0	0.00%	430	100.00%	-430	-100.00%	430
Kent	0	0.00%	189	100.00%	-189	-100.00%	189
Montgomery	2	2.38%	82	97.62%	-80	-95.24%	84
Prince George's	32	11.68%	242	88.32%	-210	-76.64%	274
Queen Anne's	0	0.00%	238	100.00%	-238	-100.00%	238
St. Mary's	217	67.18%	106	32.82%	111	34.36%	323
Somerset	573	68.87%	259	31.13%	314	37.74%	832
Talbot	108	22.41%	374	77.59%	-266	-55.18%	482
Washington	0	0.00%	612	100.00%	-612	-100.00%	612
Worcester	731	51.55%	687	48.45%	44	3.10%	1,418
Total	2,312	24.04%	7,305	75.96%	-4,993	-51.92%	9,617

Results by electoral district

Results by district
District	Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican			Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Federalist			Margin		Total votes cast^[4]
District	#	%	Electors	#	%	Electors	#	%	Total votes cast^[4]
1	239	27.82%	0	620	72.18%	1	-381	-44.36%	859
2	498	98.61%	1	7	1.39%	0	491	97.22%	505
3	2,138	99.67%	2	7	0.33%	0	2,131	99.34%	2,145
4	4,739	99.64%	2	17	0.36%	0	4,722	99.28%	4,756
5	276	99.28%	1	2	0.72%	0	274	98.56%	278
6	668	99.55%	1	3	0.45%	0	665	99.10%	371
7	427	70.57%	1	175	29.43%	0	252	41.14%	605
8	793	82.94%	1	163	17.06%	0	630	65.88%	956
9	995	39.68%	0	1,512	60.32%	1	-517	-20.64%	2,507
Total	7,304	76.09%	9	2,295	23.91%	2	5,009	52.18%	9,599

Counties that flipped from Federalist to Democratic-Republican

Notes

^ Results are taken from the highest voted federalist, and anti-federalist elector for each county.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "Electoral College & Indecisive Elections | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ Petersen, Svend (1963). A statistical history of the American presidential elections. New York: Ungar.
^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[results-4] Results are taken from the highest voted federalist, and anti-federalist elector for each county.^[1]

[vote-1] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[2] "Electoral College & Indecisive Elections | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[3] Petersen, Svend (1963). A statistical history of the American presidential elections. New York: Ungar.

[5] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

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