Who won South Carolina in the 1876 presidential election?

Hayes (Republican) carried South Carolina in 1876, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1876?

South Carolina cast 7 electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1876?

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

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1876

South Carolina: Hayes carries 7 EV.

South Carolina cast its 7 electoral votes for Hayes (Republican). National winner: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) — South Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in South Carolina, 1876

In 1876, South Carolina awarded its 7 electoral votes to Hayes of the Republican party. South Carolina ended up on the winning side — Rutherford B. Hayes captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which South Carolina backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1868. It stood apart from its neighbors: Georgia and North Carolina went the other way that year. Across the 59 presidential elections South Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic 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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