Who won California in the 1876 presidential election?

Hayes (Republican) carried California in 1876, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did California have in 1876?

California cast 6 electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.

Did California vote for the national winner in 1876?

Yes. California backed Rutherford B. Hayes, who won the presidency that year.

Gilded AgeCA · 6 EV

1876

California: Hayes carries 6 EV.

California cast its 6 electoral votes for Hayes (Republican). National winner: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) — California voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in California, 1876

In 1876, California awarded its 6 electoral votes to Hayes of the Republican party. California ended up on the winning side — Rutherford B. Hayes captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which California backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1872. California did not move alone — neighboring Oregon and Nevada broke the same way in 1876. Across the 44 presidential elections California has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 times). The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

In the national count, Rutherford B. Hayes took 185 of the 369 electoral votes, against Samuel J. Tilden's 184. Though Rutherford B. Hayes won the Electoral College, Samuel J. Tilden drew more of the national popular vote — 50.92% to 47.92%.

The 1876 national map

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