United States presidential election 1840 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1840 · held
William Henry Harrison was elected president.
Electoral map — 1840
294 electors; 148 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 | Martin Van Buren 7 |
| Arkansas | 3 | Martin Van Buren 3 |
| Connecticut | 8 | William Henry Harrison 8 |
| Delaware | 3 | William Henry Harrison 3 |
| Georgia | 11 | William Henry Harrison 11 |
| Illinois | 5 | Martin Van Buren 5 |
| Indiana | 9 | William Henry Harrison 9 |
| Kentucky | 15 | William Henry Harrison 15 |
| Louisiana | 5 | William Henry Harrison 5 |
| Maine | 10 | William Henry Harrison 10 |
| Maryland | 10 | William Henry Harrison 10 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | William Henry Harrison 14 |
| Michigan | 3 | William Henry Harrison 3 |
| Mississippi | 4 | William Henry Harrison 4 |
| Missouri | 4 | Martin Van Buren 4 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | Martin Van Buren 7 |
| New Jersey | 8 | William Henry Harrison 8 |
| New York | 42 | William Henry Harrison 42 |
| North Carolina | 15 | William Henry Harrison 15 |
| Ohio | 21 | William Henry Harrison 21 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | William Henry Harrison 30 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | William Henry Harrison 4 |
| South Carolina | 11 | Martin Van Buren 11 |
| Tennessee | 15 | William Henry Harrison 15 |
| Vermont | 7 | William Henry Harrison 7 |
| Virginia | 23 | Martin Van Buren 23 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Harrison | 1275390 | 52.88107511045656% | — | 234 |
| Martin Van Buren | 1128854 | 46.80530125117754% | — | 60 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 7564 | 0.3136236383659064% | — | 0 |
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.
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: 1840 electoral count and state allocations