Let's analyze the table and draw conclusions about Jackson's candidacy for president in the 1824 election.
1. Electoral Votes:
- Jackson received 99 electoral votes.
- Adams received 84 electoral votes.
- Crawford received 41 electoral votes.
- Clay received 37 electoral votes.
First, we need to determine the total number of electoral votes:
[tex]\[
\text{Total electoral votes} = 99 + 84 + 41 + 37 = 261
\][/tex]
2. Majority Needed to Win:
- To win the presidency, a candidate needs more than half of the total number of electoral votes.
- The majority needed is:
[tex]\[
\text{Majority needed} = \frac{261}{2} = 130.5
\][/tex]
Hence, a candidate would require at least 131 electoral votes to win outright.
3. Jackson's Electoral Votes:
- Jackson received 99 electoral votes.
- We compare this with the majority needed:
[tex]\[
99 < 130.5
\][/tex]
Jackson did not obtain the majority needed to win the presidency.
4. Popular Vote:
- Jackson received 41% of the popular vote, which is the highest percentage among the candidates.
5. Conclusions:
- He won the largest number of electoral votes but did not become president because he failed to secure the majority needed.
- He won the largest percentage of the popular vote.
- He failed to win the necessary number of electoral votes to win the presidency.
- He did not fail to win a large enough percentage of the popular vote, as he had the highest percentage.
After this analysis, the correct conclusion is:
He failed to win the number of electoral votes to win the presidency.
