AP US History in 1 Minute Daily: Election of 1828 (Day 100/309)

Welcome to today’s explanation of the Election of 1828 in my series- APUSH in 1 Minute Daily!

1828 Candidates, Wikimedia Commons

In a “rematch” of the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams vied for the presidency in the election of 1828.

Voting Qualifications 1800 to 1830 Oxford University Press

However, by 1828, several changes had been made to the political process which dramatically increased the participation of white men in the voting process. 

Election of 1828, 270 to Win

The end of the Era of Good Feelings was clearly evident as the campaign was marked by intense personal animosity between the candidates. Contrary to recent elections, the candidates aligned with two distinct parties beginning the period of the Second Party System.

Andrew Jackson, White House Historical Association

Jackson decisively won both the popular and the electoral vote with his promise to represent the “common man.” Regional divisions were obvious with much of the Northeast voting for Adams and Southern and Western states voting for Jackson. 

In the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams sought the presidency. With a substantial increase in public participation and the start of the Second Party System, Jackson decisively won.

Join me tomorrow as I explain the Antebellum Democratic Party in the next APUSH in 1 Minute Daily!