Who won Connecticut in the 1876 presidential election?

Tilden (Democratic) carried Connecticut in 1876, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1876?

Connecticut cast 6 electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1876?

No. Connecticut backed Tilden, while Rutherford B. Hayes won the presidency nationally.

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1876

Connecticut: Tilden carries 6 EV.

Connecticut cast its 6 electoral votes for Tilden (Democratic). National winner: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) — Connecticut voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1876 result in Connecticut

Connecticut backed Tilden (Democratic) in the 1876 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) won nationally, while Connecticut had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Connecticut away from the Republican it had supported in 1872. The region divided — New York joined Connecticut for the Democratic ticket, while Massachusetts and Rhode Island did not. Over its 60 recorded presidential cycles, Connecticut has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 24 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

Nationally, Rutherford B. Hayes finished with 185 of the 369 electoral votes to 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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