Who won New Hampshire in the 1872 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1872?

New Hampshire cast 5 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1872?

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

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1872

New Hampshire: Grant carries 5 EV.

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

What happened in New Hampshire, 1872

In 1872, New Hampshire awarded its 5 electoral votes to Grant of the Republican party. New Hampshire ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1860. New Hampshire did not move alone — neighboring Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine broke the same way in 1872. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire 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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