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The 1832 United States presidential election in Delaware took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Delaware voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay , over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson . Clay won the state by a narrow margin of 1.98%. This was the first election in which Delaware voted by popular vote for president in a contested election. It had used the congressional district method in the uncontested election of 1788–89 , but had since changed to selecting its electors through the state legislature from 1792 to 1828.[ 1]
1832 United States presidential election in Delaware[ 3]
County
Henry Clay
National Republican
Andrew Jackson
Democratic
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Kent
1,167
53.56%
1,012
46.44%
155
7.11%
2,179
New Castle
1,335
43.77%
1,715
56.23%
−380
−12.46%
3,050
Sussex
1,774
56.19%
1,383
43.81%
391
12.39%
3,157
Total:
4,276
50.99%
4,110
49.01%
166
1.98%
8,386
^ Moore, John L., ed. (1985). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. pp. 254–56. ^ "1832 Presidential General Election Results – Delaware" . U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013 .^ The Whig Almanac, and Politician's Register, for 1838: Containing Full Tables of the Votes for President in the Several States by Counties, Compared with the Votes Cast in the Same States and Counties During the Last Year. : With a List of the Chief Executive and Judicial Officers of the United States, and Members of Congress. : Also, a Variety of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, and Other Political Matter, Besides the Usual Almanac Tables, &c. &c
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