Who won Minnesota in the 1868 presidential election?

Grant (Republican) carried Minnesota in 1868, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1868?

Minnesota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1868 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 1868?

Yes. Minnesota backed Ulysses S. Grant, who won the presidency that year.

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1868

Minnesota: Grant carries 4 EV.

Minnesota cast its 4 electoral votes for Grant (Republican). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Minnesota voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1868 result in Minnesota

Minnesota backed Grant (Republican) in the 1868 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Minnesota ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Minnesota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Minnesota did not move alone — neighboring Iowa and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1868. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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