Who won Vermont in the 1872 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1872?

Vermont cast 5 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1872?

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

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Vermont: Grant carries 5 EV.

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

What happened in Vermont, 1872

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

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1872. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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