This map shows the number of electoral votes cast for and against Andrew Jackson in the 1832 election. Use the map to answer the following questions.
How many states voted for Andrew Jackson in 1832? Count one-half for a state that divided its electoral votes. | 15 ½ |
How many states did not vote for Jackson in 1832? Count one-half for the state that divided its electoral votes. | 8 ½ |
What cluster of four states supported Jackson’s opponents? | Four states in the Northeast—Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut—did not support Jackson. |
Count the number of electoral votes for and against Jackson. | for Jackson: 219; against Jackson: 67 |
Compare the number of electoral votes and the popular votes for and against Andrew Jackson. How would you describe Jackson’s victory in 1832? | Jackson received about four times as many electoral votes as his opponents. His popular vote margin, however, was considerably smaller, amounting to about 116,000 votes out of a total of over a million votes cast. |