United States presidential election 1796 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1796 · held
John Adams was elected president.
Electoral map — 1796
138 electors; 70 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 9 | John Adams 9; Thomas Pinckney 4; John Jay 5 |
| Delaware | 3 | John Adams 3; Thomas Pinckney 3 |
| Georgia | 4 | Thomas Jefferson 4; George Clinton 4 |
| Kentucky | 4 | Thomas Jefferson 4; Aaron Burr 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | John Adams 7; Thomas Jefferson 4; Thomas Pinckney 4; Aaron Burr 3; John Henry 2 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | John Adams 16; Thomas Pinckney 13; Oliver Ellsworth 1; Samuel Johnston 2 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | John Adams 6; Oliver Ellsworth 6 |
| New Jersey | 7 | John Adams 7; Thomas Pinckney 7 |
| New York | 12 | John Adams 12; Thomas Pinckney 12 |
| North Carolina | 12 | John Adams 1; Thomas Jefferson 11; Thomas Pinckney 1; Aaron Burr 6; James Iredell 3; George Washington 1; Charles C. Pinckney 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | John Adams 1; Thomas Jefferson 14; Thomas Pinckney 2; Aaron Burr 13 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | John Adams 4; Oliver Ellsworth 4 |
| South Carolina | 8 | Thomas Jefferson 8; Thomas Pinckney 8 |
| Tennessee | 3 | Thomas Jefferson 3; Aaron Burr 3 |
| Vermont | 4 | John Adams 4; Thomas Pinckney 4 |
| Virginia | 21 | John Adams 1; Thomas Jefferson 20; Thomas Pinckney 1; Aaron Burr 1; Samuel Adams 15; George Clinton 3; George Washington 1 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; nationwide popular vote unavailable
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | — | — | — | 71 |
| Thomas Jefferson | — | — | — | 68 |
| Thomas Pinckney | — | — | — | 59 |
| Aaron Burr | — | — | — | 30 |
| Samuel Adams | — | — | — | 15 |
| Oliver Ellsworth | — | — | — | 11 |
| George Clinton | — | — | — | 7 |
| John Jay | — | — | — | 5 |
| James Iredell | — | — | — | 3 |
| George Washington | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Henry | — | — | — | 2 |
| Samuel Johnston | — | — | — | 2 |
| Charles C. Pinckney | — | — | — | 1 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
Before the Twelfth Amendment, each elector cast two undifferentiated votes. The table includes both votes, so candidate totals add to twice the number of electors. These are not modern separate presidential and vice-presidential ballots.
A comparable nationwide popular-vote total is not provided. Electors were chosen under varying state rules, including appointment by legislatures; missing popular figures are not zero votes.
States selected electors on different schedules; the archive records the election year rather than inventing a single national election day.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1796 electoral count and state allocations