1814 United States Federal Election (Parliamentary U.S.)

The 1814 United States federal election was the tenth United States federal election for the United States House of Representatives. It was held from September 3rd to October 3rd, 1814. The election saw the incumbent Prime Minister, John Madison, keep control of the House, albeit with a significantly smaller majority than before, over the Federalists being led by the former Chief Justice, John Marshall.

Following the eruption of the War of 1812 and the Democratic-Republicans heavy support for the war effort, the Federalists adopted an anti-war position, maintaining that the war was unnecessary and would only harm American trade, economy, and infrastructure. The Democratic-Republicans, under James Madison, maintained their support for the war, promoting a position of defending American sovereignty. While Democratic-Republicans continued to hold strong support in agrarian regions, they significantly struggled in urban and growing regions as many in the populace viewed the ongoing war in a negative light and the leadership of John Marshall generated enthusiasm for the Federalists.

As a result of the negative view of the war and the new seats added after the 1810 Census, Federalists picked up 38 seats, their biggest gain since 1809 and won 47.3% of the popular vote to the Democratic-Republican's 52.7%, a 5.4% margin. Democratic-Republicans managed to hold most of their influence across agrarian regions and managed to pick up 2 seats to hold their majority in the House, but they lost their supermajority.