State-by-State Ratification Table
States are listed in the order in which they ratified the Constitution.
| State | Attended Constitutional Convention | Other Significant Delegates | State Ratifying Convention | Expected Vote | Final Vote | Population (Ranking)* | Significant Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Bedford, Bassett | 12/4/1787 to 12/7/1787 Role in Six Stages | 30-0 | 30-0 | 60,000 (13/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline | |
| Pennsylvania | Wilson | Findley, McKean, Pickering, Rush, Smilie, Whitehill | 11/20/1787 to 12/12/1787 Role in Six Stages | 46–23 | 46–23 | 434,000 (3/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline; Centinel Letters; An American Citizen Letters; A Foreign Spectator Essays; A Freeman Essays; Fabius Letters; An Old Whig Essays; Philadelphiensis Essays; Pennsylvania Minority Report; Harrisburg Proceedings |
| New Jersey | Brearly | Witherspoon | 12/11/1787 to 12/18/1787 Role in Six Stages | 38-0 | 38-0 | 184,000 (9/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline |
| Georgia | Few | 12/25/1787 to 12/31/1787 Role in Six Stages | 26-0 | 26-0 | 83,000 (11/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline | |
| Connecticut | Sherman, Ellsworth, Johnson | Huntington, O. Wolcott | 1/3/1788 to 1/9/1788 Role in Six Stages | 128-40 | 128-40 | 238,000 (8/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline; A Countryman Letters; A Landholder Letters; A Citizen of New Haven Essays |
| Massachusetts** | Gorham, Strong, King, Gerry | S. Adams, Ames, Bowdoin, Dana, Hancock, Parsons | 1/9/1788 to 2/6/1788 Role in Six Stages | 177-178 | 187-168 | 475,000 (2/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline; Agrippa Letters; Atticus Essays; John DeWitt Essays; 9 Amendments Proposed |
| Maryland | L. Martin, Mercer, McHenry | Paca | 4/21/1788 to 4/26/1788 Role in Six Stages | 64-12 | 63-11 | 320,000 (7/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline; Maryland Farmer Letters; Genuine Information Essays; 13 Amendments Proposed but Rejected by Convention |
| South Carolina | C. Pinckney, C. C. Pinckney, Rutledge | Lowndes, T. Pinckney | 5/12/1788 to 5/23/1788 Role in Six Stages | 149-73 | 149-73 | 250,000 (5/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline, 5 Declarations and Resolves |
| New Hampshire*** | Langdon | Sullivan | 6/18/1788 to 6/21/1788 Role in Six Stages | 52-52 | 57-47 | 142,000 (10/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline; 12 Amendments Proposed |
| Virginia | Madison, Wythe, Mason, Randolph | Grayson, Henry, Marshall, Monroe, Pendleton | 6/2/1788 to 6/25/1788 Role in Six Stages | 84-84 | 89-79 | 821,000 (1/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline; Federal Farmer Letters; State Soldier Essays; 20 Bill of Rights, 20 Amendments Proposed |
| New York | Hamilton, Lansing, Yates | Clinton, Duane, Jay, Livingston, M. Smith, Tredwell | 6/17/1788 to 7/26/1788 Role in Six Stages | 19-46 | 30-27 | 340,000 (6/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline; Federalist Papers; Cato Letters; Brutus Letters; Caesar Letters; Cincinnatus Letters; Philo-Publius Essays; Circulation Letter, 25 Bill of Rights, 31 Amendments Proposed |
| North Carolina**** | Davie, Blount, Spaight | Iredell | 11/16/1789 to 11/21/1789 Role in Six Stages | 194-77 | 194-77 | 429,000 (4/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline, 20 Bill of Rights, 26 Amendments Proposed |
| Rhode Island***** | Did Not Send Delegates to Convention | 5/26/1790 to 5/29/1790 Role in Six Stages | 34-32 | 34-32 | 69,000 (12/13) | Map of Vote; Timeline; 18 Bill of Rights, 21 Amendments Proposed |
Notes:
* The population figures are adapted from the official 1790 census figures. Consistent with the founding of 1788, a) 136,000 from Maine have been added to Massachusetts, b) 74,000 from Kentucky have been added to Virginia, and c) 36,000 from the SW Territories have been to North Carolina.
** Jackson Turner Main has the entry vote as 170 yes, 190 no.
*** Postponed earlier meeting on February 22, 1788. Jackson Turner Main lists the entering vote in June as 30 yes, 77 no.
**** Rejected Constitution 184-84 on August 2, 1788. Jackson Turner Main lists the vote as 193 no, 75 yes.
***** Rejected several attempts to hold ratifying convention.
