American Psephology
The 1824 Presidential Election in Alabama
On November 8, 1824,[src] Alabama's voters voted for five at-large electors. Three coherent slates ran, as well as one incoherent slate.
The candidates pledged to Henry Clay:
- James Johnson - 96 votes
- Isaac Wellborn - 11 votes
- F. Jones - 7 votes
- Walker Baylor - 4 votes
- Joseph Young - 4 votes
- Mr. MacKinley - 4 votes
- Clement C. Clay - 3 votes
- W. J. Adair - 3 votes
- Richard B. Clayton - 3 votes
The candidates pledged to John Q. Adams:
- Andrew Pickens - 2422 votes
- Lemuel Mead - 2419 votes
- Thomas Owen - 2417 votes
- James Dillett - 2411 votes
- George Coalter - 2365 votes
The candidates pledged to William Crawford:
- Bolling Hall - 1663 votes
- Thomas Fearn - 1656 votes
- Matthew Clay - 1653 votes
- Hume R. Field - 1653 votes
- John Overstreet - 1653 votes
The candidates pledged to Andrew Jackson:
- Ruben Saffold - 9461 votes
- Henry Chambers - 9459 votes
- James Hill - 9443 votes
- William Fleming - 9437 votes
- John Murphy - 9429 votes
The county returns are as follows:
| Jackson | Adams | Crawford | Clay | |
| Autauga | 274 | 68 | 193 | 0 |
| Baldwin | 87 | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| Bibb | 170 | 53 | 71 | 0 |
| Blount | 167 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Butler | 96 | 102 | 48 | 0 |
| Clarke | 253 | 40 | 33 | 0 |
| Conecuh | 200 | 83 | 13 | 0 |
| Covington | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas | 411 | 235 | 148 | 0 |
| Decatur | 161 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Franklin | 409 | 57 | 6 | 0 |
| Greene | 343 | 283 | 86 | 0 |
| Henry | 132 | 10 | 22 | 0 |
| Jackson | 141 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 340 | 92 | 24 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 530 | 142 | 4 | 0 |
| Lawrence | 617 | 71 | 71 | 0 |
| Limestone | 418 | 20 | 53 | 0 |
| Madison | 1295 | 194 | 155 | 0 |
| Marengo | 150 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| Marion | 120 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Mobile | 205 | 155 | 47 | 0 |
| Monroe | 420 | 120 | 35 | 0 |
| Montgomery | 452 | 163 | 335 | 0 |
| Morgan | 430 | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| Perry | 252 | 58 | 60 | 0 |
| Pickens | 221 | 33 | 29 | 0 |
| Pike | 74 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| St. Clair | 163 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Shelby | 248 | 25 | 24 | 0 |
| Tuscaloosa | 382 | 186 | 114 | 0 |
| Washington | 77 | 23 | 16 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 192 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9443 (69.86%) | 2418 (17.89%) | 1653 (12.23%) | 3 (.02%) |
The Jackson slate was duly elected, and voted for Jackson and Calhoun on December 1.