Who won Connecticut in the 1868 presidential election?

Seymour (Democratic) carried Connecticut in 1868, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1868?

Connecticut cast 6 electoral votes in the 1868 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1868?

No. Connecticut backed Seymour, while Ulysses S. Grant won the presidency nationally.

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1868

Connecticut: Seymour carries 6 EV.

Connecticut cast its 6 electoral votes for Seymour (Democratic). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Connecticut voted against the national winner this cycle.

Connecticut in 1868

The 1868 contest saw Connecticut line up behind Seymour, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Connecticut among the states he did not carry.

Seymour's win closed out Connecticut's 3-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — New York joined Connecticut for the Democratic ticket, while Massachusetts and Rhode Island did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the Reconstruction — Republican rule and contested returns.

In the national count, Ulysses S. Grant took 214 of the 294 electoral votes, against Horatio Seymour's 80. Ulysses S. Grant led the national popular vote with 52.66% of the ballots cast.

The 1868 national map

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