Who won Kansas in the 1872 presidential election?

Grant (Republican) carried Kansas in 1872, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1872?

Kansas cast 5 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1872?

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

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Kansas: Grant carries 5 EV.

Kansas cast its 5 electoral votes for Grant (Republican). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Kansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Kansas in 1872

The 1872 contest saw Kansas line up behind Grant, delivering 5 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Kansas ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Kansas backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1864. The region divided — Nebraska joined Kansas for the Republican ticket, while Missouri did not. Across the 41 presidential elections Kansas has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (34 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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