Who won Connecticut in the 1880 presidential election?

Garfield (Republican) carried Connecticut in 1880, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1880?

Connecticut cast 6 electoral votes in the 1880 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1880?

Yes. Connecticut backed James A. Garfield, who won the presidency that year.

Gilded AgeCT · 6 EV

1880

Connecticut: Garfield carries 6 EV.

Connecticut cast its 6 electoral votes for Garfield (Republican). National winner: James A. Garfield (Republican) — Connecticut voted with the national winner this cycle.

Connecticut in 1880

The 1880 contest saw Connecticut line up behind Garfield, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Connecticut ended up on the winning side — James A. Garfield captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Connecticut away from the Democratic it had supported in 1876. Connecticut did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island broke the same way in 1880. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

In the national count, James A. Garfield took 214 of the 369 electoral votes, against Winfield Scott Hancock's 155. James A. Garfield led the national popular vote with 48.31% of the ballots cast.

The 1880 national map

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