Who won Iowa in the 1872 presidential election?

Grant (Republican) carried Iowa in 1872, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1872?

Iowa cast 11 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1872?

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

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1872

Iowa: Grant carries 11 EV.

Iowa cast its 11 electoral votes for Grant (Republican). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1872 result in Iowa

Iowa backed Grant (Republican) in the 1872 presidential election, casting 11 electoral votes for the ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Iowa backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Nebraska joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Missouri did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 times). The vote fell within the Reconstruction — Republican rule and contested returns.

In the national count, Ulysses S. Grant took 286 of the 352 electoral votes, against Thomas A. Hendricks's 42. Ulysses S. Grant led the national popular vote with 55.58% of the ballots cast.

The 1872 national map

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