The States and the Ratification Process
The table below serves as a quick reference for the essential details on each state’s ratification of the Constitution. Further details can be found on individual state pages.
| State | Convention | Ratification | Vote | Map |
Introduction |
Delaware
|
3-7 December 1787 |
7 December 1787 | 30-0 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
Pennsylvania
|
20 November - 15 December 1787 |
12 December 1787 | 46-23 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
New Jersey
|
11-20 December 1787 |
18 December 1787 | 38-0 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
Georgia |
25 December 1787 - 5 January 1788 |
31 December 1787 | 26-0 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
Connecticut
|
3-9 January 1788 |
9 January 1788 | 128-40 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
Massachusetts
|
9 January - 7 February 1788 |
6 February 1788 | 187-168 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
Maryland |
21-29 April 1788 |
28 April 1788 | 63-11 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
South Carolina |
12-24 May 1788 |
23 May 1788 | 149-73 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
New Hampshire |
13-22 February 1788 (1st session) |
21 June 1788 | 57-47 | Map (pdf) |
Coming soon |
Virginia
|
2-27 June 1788 |
25 June 1788 | 89-79 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
New York
|
17 June - 26 July 1788 |
26 July 1788 | 30-27 | Map (pdf) |
Essay (pdf) |
North Carolina |
21 July - 4 August 1788 (1st convention) 16-21 November 1789 (2nd convention) |
21 November 1789 | 194-77 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
Rhode Island |
1-6 March 1790 (1st session) 24-29 May 1790 (2nd session) |
29 May 1790 | 34-32 | Essay (pdf) |