Who won Mississippi in the 1872 presidential election?

Grant (Republican) carried Mississippi in 1872, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1872?

Mississippi cast 8 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1872?

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

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Mississippi: Grant carries 8 EV.

Mississippi cast its 8 electoral votes for Grant (Republican). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Mississippi voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1872 result in Mississippi

Mississippi backed Grant (Republican) in the 1872 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. Mississippi ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Mississippi away from the Southern Democratic it had supported in 1860. The region divided — Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama joined Mississippi for the Republican ticket, while Tennessee did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Mississippi has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (30 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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