Who won New Hampshire in the 1876 presidential election?

Hayes (Republican) carried New Hampshire in 1876, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1876?

New Hampshire cast 5 electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1876?

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

Gilded AgeNH · 5 EV

1876

New Hampshire: Hayes carries 5 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 5 electoral votes for Hayes (Republican). National winner: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) — New Hampshire voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1876 result in New Hampshire

New Hampshire backed Hayes (Republican) in the 1876 presidential election, casting 5 electoral votes for the ticket. New Hampshire ended up on the winning side — Rutherford B. Hayes captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1860. New Hampshire did not move alone — neighboring Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine broke the same way in 1876. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 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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