1872 United States presidential election in Alabama

Summary

The 1872 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1872 United States presidential election in Alabama

← 1868 November 5, 1872 1876 →
 
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley
Party Republican Liberal Republican
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 90,272 79,444
Percentage 53.19% 46.81%

County results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Alabama voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Alabama by a margin of 6.38%.

This was the last time that Alabama voted for a Republican until Barry Goldwater won it in the 1964 presidential election. As of 2021, this is also the last time that a Republican won a majority of the vote in heavily black Macon County, home of Tuskegee Institute, which would become one of the most strongly Democratic counties in the nation in the late 20th and 21st centuries.

Results edit

1872 United States presidential election in Alabama[1][2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 90,272 53.19% 10 100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 79,444 46.81% 0 0.00%
Total 169,716 100.00% 10 100.00%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 5, 2017.