Who won Iowa in the 1876 presidential election?

Hayes (Republican) carried Iowa in 1876, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1876?

Iowa cast 11 electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1876?

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

Gilded AgeIA · 11 EV

1876

Iowa: Hayes carries 11 EV.

Iowa cast its 11 electoral votes for Hayes (Republican). National winner: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Iowa in 1876

The 1876 contest saw Iowa line up behind Hayes, delivering 11 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — Rutherford B. Hayes captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Iowa backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Nebraska joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Missouri did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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