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| Ratification of the Constitution |
| State | Date | Vote |
| Delaware | December 7, 1787 | 30-0 |
| Pennsylvania | December 12, 1787 | 46-23 |
| New Jersey | December 18, 1787 | 38-0 |
| Georgia | January 2, 1788 | 26-0 |
| Connecticut | January 9, 1788 | 128-40 |
| Massachusetts | February 6, 1788 | 187-168 |
| Maryland | April 28, 1788 | 63-11 |
| South Carolina | May 23, 1788 | 149-73 |
| New Hampshire | June 21, 1788 | 57-46 |
| Virginia | June 25, 1788 | 89-79 |
| New York | July 26, 1788 | 30-27 |
| North Carolina | November 21, 1789* | 195-77 |
| Rhode Island | May 29, 1790 | 34-32 |
| * Second vote; ratification was originally defeated on August 4, 1788, by a vote of 184-84 |
| Federalist | Favored ratification of the Constitution |
| Anti-Federalist | Opposed ratification of the Constitution |
Our Political Beginning | The Coming of Independence | The Critical Period | Creating the Constitution | Ratifying the Constitution