United States presidential election 1800 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1800 · held
Thomas Jefferson was elected president. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied at 73 electoral votes. The House of Representatives elected Jefferson on its 36th ballot in February 1801.
Electoral map — 1800
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; Charles C. Pinckney 9 |
| Delaware | 3 | John Adams 3; Charles C. Pinckney 3 |
| Georgia | 4 | Thomas Jefferson 4; Aaron Burr 4 |
| Kentucky | 4 | Thomas Jefferson 4; Aaron Burr 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | Thomas Jefferson 5; Aaron Burr 5; John Adams 5; Charles C. Pinckney 5 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | John Adams 16; Charles C. Pinckney 16 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | John Adams 6; Charles C. Pinckney 6 |
| New Jersey | 7 | John Adams 7; Charles C. Pinckney 7 |
| New York | 12 | Thomas Jefferson 12; Aaron Burr 12 |
| North Carolina | 12 | Thomas Jefferson 8; Aaron Burr 8; John Adams 4; Charles C. Pinckney 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | Thomas Jefferson 8; Aaron Burr 8; John Adams 7; Charles C. Pinckney 7 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | John Adams 4; Charles C. Pinckney 3; John Jay 1 |
| South Carolina | 8 | Thomas Jefferson 8; Aaron Burr 8 |
| Tennessee | 3 | Thomas Jefferson 3; Aaron Burr 3 |
| Vermont | 4 | John Adams 4; Charles C. Pinckney 4 |
| Virginia | 21 | Thomas Jefferson 21; Aaron Burr 21 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; nationwide popular vote unavailable
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson | — | — | — | 73 |
| Aaron Burr | — | — | — | 73 |
| John Adams | — | — | — | 65 |
| Charles C. Pinckney | — | — | — | 64 |
| John Jay | — | — | — | 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.
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied at 73 electoral votes. The House of Representatives elected Jefferson on its 36th ballot in February 1801.
The original 1800 tally records Virginia’s 21 votes for Aaron Burr, which are omitted from the Archives web table’s Virginia row. Our map follows the original tally.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1800 electoral count and state allocations
American Presidency Project, UCSB: 1800 election tables
National Archives: original 1800 electoral tally (NAID 2668821)