Who won Michigan in the 1872 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1872?

Michigan cast 11 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1872?

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

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Michigan: Grant carries 11 EV.

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

What happened in Michigan, 1872

In 1872, Michigan awarded its 11 electoral votes to Grant of the Republican party. Michigan ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Michigan did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1872. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 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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