Some states ratified quickly, others had to hold several conventions to
accept the Constitution — though all eventually did. This page lists the
votes of each state’s conventions.
September 17, 1787: The Constitutional Convention adjourns.
September 28, 1787: The Congress agrees to send the Constitution to the
states for debate and ratification.
December 7, 1787: Delaware ratifies. Vote: 30
for, 0 against.
December 12, 1787: Pennsylvania ratifies. Vote:
46 for, 23 against.
December 18, 1787: New Jersey ratifies. Vote: 38
for, 0 against.
January 2, 1788: Georgia ratifies. Vote: 26 for,
0 against.
January 9, 1788: Connecticut ratifies. Vote: 128
for, 40 against.
February 6, 1788: Massachusetts ratifies. Vote:
187 for, 168 against.
March 24, 1788: Rhode Island popular referendum rejects. Vote: 237 for,
2708 against.
April 28, 1788: Maryland ratifies. Vote: 63 for,
11 against.
May 23, 1788: South Carolina ratifies. Vote: 149
for, 73 against.
June 21, 1788: New Hampshire ratifies. Vote: 57
for, 47 against. Minimum requirement for ratification met.
June 25, 1788: Virginia ratifies. Vote: 89 for,
79 against.
July 26, 1788: New York ratifies. Vote: 30 for,
27 against.
August 2, 1788: North Carolina convention adjourns without ratifying by a
vote of 185 in favor of adjournment, 84 opposed.
November 21, 1789: North Carolina ratifies. Vote:
194 for, 77 against.
May 29, 1790: Rhode Island ratifies. Vote: 34
for, 32 against.