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title: '1832: Andrew Jackson'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/elections/us-presidential/1832/
description: Andrew Jackson (Democratic) won a second term over Henry Clay (National Republican), William Wirt (Anti-Masonic) and John Floyd; this page holds three…
section: US presidential elections
---

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# 1832: Andrew Jackson

- **When:** 1832

On this page

**In one line:** Andrew Jackson (Democratic) won a second term over Henry Clay (National Republican), William Wirt (Anti-Masonic) and John Floyd; this page holds three pro-Jackson prints and none for the other candidates.

## Context

Jackson won 219 of 286 electoral votes cast (288 electors were appointed; two Maryland electors did not vote), Clay 49, Floyd 11 and Wirt 7 [1]. The popular vote was 701,780 for Jackson, 484,205 for Clay and 100,715 for Wirt [2]. The Bank of the United States was the central issue: Jackson vetoed the Bank recharter bill, and the cross-check source reports that Clay expected the veto to hurt Jackson at the polls [3]. The Anti-Masonic Party, one of the first third parties, nominated Wirt, and the Democratic Party held its first national convention [3].

Campaigns reached voters through newspapers, lithographed prints and cartoons, and printed tickets. A later, 1833 print, "King Andrew the First", is a Bank War print and not campaign literature for this election.

## Campaign literature

| Candidate (party) | Objects in the archive |
| --- | --- |
| Andrew Jackson (Democratic) | 3 |
| Henry Clay (National Republican) | 0 |
| William Wirt (Anti-Masonic) | 0 |
| John Floyd (Independent) | 0 |

Jackson has three objects. Clay, Wirt and Floyd have none: about 25 queries found no pro-Clay or pro-Wirt print dated to the 1832 campaign, and none for Floyd was located. This does not show that none exists. The Jackson-side prints name opponents ("Bank and Clay Rats") but were issued by or for Jackson supporters; one is an unattributed lithograph filed under Jackson because its content favours him.

### Andrew Jackson (Democratic)

- ["Jackson. New Orleans Jany. 8th 1815" (Childs & Inman, 1832)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/jackson-new-orleans-eagle-medallion-childs-inman-1832/) (print, 1832): A lithograph bust of Jackson in uniform sits in a medallion under an eagle with flags and cannon, and its only text names Jackson and the New Orleans victory of 8 January 1815.
- ["Old Jack, the famous New Orleans mouser" (pro-Jackson print, 1832)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/old-jack-mouser-bank-clay-rats-1832/) (cartoon, 1832): A cartoon draws Jackson as a cat pinning rats labelled "Bank and Clay Rats" on the floor of "Uncle Sam's Barn", with onlookers cheering the cat.
- ["Curse the d--d congress committee and their guns!" (anti-Bank print, 1832)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/curse-congress-committee-runaway-phaeton-1832/) (cartoon, 1832): An anonymous anti-Bank lithograph shows a runaway phaeton drawn by horses named Biddle and Burrows while a coach carrying Jackson and Van Buren travels smoothly toward the Capitol.

### Henry Clay (National Republican)

No pro-Clay item dated to the 1832 campaign is catalogued in this archive.

### William Wirt (Anti-Masonic)

No pro-Wirt item dated to the 1832 campaign is catalogued in this archive.

### John Floyd (Independent)

No item for Floyd is catalogued in this archive.

## Techniques visible

The same definitions apply to every candidate.

- [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/): shown in items for Jackson. The tell is the same for each: the standing of a person, place, symbol or event is attached to a candidate.
- [Name-calling](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/name-calling/): shown in items for Jackson. The tell is the same for each: a derisive or loaded label attached to a candidate, his backers or his opponents.
- [Scapegoating](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/scapegoating/): shown in items for Jackson. The tell is the same for each: blame for a threat is placed on a named group.

## Sources

1. National Archives, "Electoral College: 1832 Election", https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1832
2. American Presidency Project, "Elections: 1832", https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/elections/1832
3. Wikipedia, "1832 United States presidential election" (cross-check only), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1832_United_States_presidential_election
4. Library of Congress records for the objects described: [jackson-new-orleans-eagle-medallion-childs-inman-1832](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003656572/), [old-jack-mouser-bank-clay-rats-1832](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661752/), [curse-congress-committee-runaway-phaeton-1832](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2019634737/).