1792 United States presidential election
Electoral vote

Presidential candidate
Party
Home state
Popular vote(a)
Popular vote(a)
Electoral vote(b)
Presidential candidate
Party
Home state
Count
Percentage
Electoral vote(b)
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
Total
Total
28,579
100.0%
264
Needed to win
Needed to win
Needed to win
Needed to win
Needed to win
68

Question: Who did the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties support during the election, and where were the candidates from?
Answer: 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.