Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
Record
| Year | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 214 of 294 | 3,013,099 52.7% | Won |
| 1872 | 286 of 352 | Not computed 36 of 37 states sourced | Won |
Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.
Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1868, 1872 . How these figures were compiled
SourceThe World Almanac for 1873 . How these figures were compiled
Election by election
1868
- Californiaby 514 · 0.5 pts
- Indianaby 9,572 · 2.8 pts
- Alabamaby 4,280 · 2.9 pts
- OregonSeymour by 164 · 0.7 pts
- New YorkSeymour by 10,000 · 1.2 pts
- New JerseySeymour by 2,880 · 1.8 pts
Margins computed for 33 of 34 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Grant.
SourceThe World Almanac for 1873 . How these figures were compiled
*The electoral votes of Georgia were contested and the Senate and the House of Representatives could not agree whether to accept – and count – them or not. Grant was the clear winner in either case.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1868, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
1872
Margins computed for 36 of 37 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Grant.
SourcesThe World Almanac for 1873 ; Algara & Amlani, U.S. county presidential returns 1868-2020 . How these figures were compiled
1 Horace Greeley died November 29, 1872, after the election, but before the meeting of the electors. By resolution of the House, the 3 electoral votes cast for him were not counted.
2 Following Greeley's death, electors in several states cast their votes variously for President or Vice President. Benjamin Gratz Brown, Greeley's running mate, received 18 electoral votes for President and 47 electoral votes for Vice President. Several others received electoral votes for either President or Vice President.
3 Vice President Henry Wilson died in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 1875.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1872, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
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