1792 United States presidential election
Electoral vote
Source: "Electoral College Box Scores 1789–1996". National Archives and Records Administration.

1792 United States presidential election

Section Title: Electoral vote
Table Section Text: Source: "Electoral College Box Scores 1789–1996". National Archives and Records Administration.

Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Popular vote(a)	Electoral vote(b)

Count	Percentage

George Washington (incumbent)	Nonpartisan	Virginia	28,579	100.0%	132

John Adams	Federalist	Massachusetts	—	—	77

George Clinton	Democratic-Republican	New York	—	—	50

Thomas Jefferson	Democratic-Republican	Virginia	—	—	4

Aaron Burr	Democratic-Republican	New York	—	—	1

Total	28,579	100.0%	264

Needed to win	68

Sentence(s)

The Federalist Party threw its support behind John Adams of Massachusetts, while the Democratic-Republican Party backed the candidacy of New York's George Clinton.

final_sentence: The Federalist Party threw its support behind John Adams of Massachusetts, while the Democratic-Republican Party backed the candidacy of New York's George Clinton.