Who won Wisconsin in the 1872 presidential election?

Grant (Republican) carried Wisconsin in 1872, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in 1872?

Wisconsin cast 10 electoral votes in the 1872 presidential election.

Did Wisconsin vote for the national winner in 1872?

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

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Wisconsin: Grant carries 10 EV.

Wisconsin cast its 10 electoral votes for Grant (Republican). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Wisconsin voted with the national winner this cycle.

Wisconsin in 1872

The 1872 contest saw Wisconsin line up behind Grant, delivering 10 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Wisconsin ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Wisconsin backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Wisconsin did not move alone — neighboring Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan broke the same way in 1872. Across the 45 presidential elections Wisconsin has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (24 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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