Who won Vermont in the 1876 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1876?

Vermont cast 5 electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1876?

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

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1876

Vermont: Hayes carries 5 EV.

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

Reading the 1876 result in Vermont

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

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — Massachusetts and New Hampshire joined Vermont for the Republican ticket, while New York did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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