Election in Pennsylvania
1828 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
County Results
Jackson
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Adams
50-60%
The 1828 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place between October 31 and December 2, 1828, as part of the 1828 United States presidential election . Voters chose 28 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson , over the National Republican candidate, John Quincy Adams . Jackson won Pennsylvania by a margin of 33.32%.
To date, this is still the best Democratic Party performance in Pennsylvania in any federal election. It was also the last time to date Union County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic.