Who won Missouri in the 1872 presidential election?

Greeley (Democratic) carried Missouri in 1872, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Missouri have in 1872?

Missouri cast 15 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did Missouri vote for the national winner in 1872?

No. Missouri backed Greeley, while Ulysses S. Grant won the presidency nationally.

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1872

Missouri: Greeley carries 15 EV.

Missouri cast its 15 electoral votes for Greeley (Democratic). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Missouri voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Missouri, 1872

In 1872, Missouri awarded its 15 electoral votes to Greeley of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Missouri among the states he did not carry.

Greeley's win closed out Missouri's 2-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Kentucky and Tennessee joined Missouri for the Democratic ticket, while Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas, and Nebraska did not. Across the 52 presidential elections Missouri has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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