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The 1832 United States presidential election in Illinois took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election . Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Illinois voted for the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson , over the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay , and the Anti-Masonic Party candidate, William Wirt . Jackson won Illinois by a margin of 36.61%. This is the most recent election in which Edwards County voted for the Democratic candidate.
As of 2020 , this remains the strongest performance by a Democrat in Illinois.[ 1]
This is the last election in which a Democrat won Illinois with more than 60% of the vote until Barack Obama in 2008 .