Who won Indiana in the 1880 presidential election?

Garfield (Republican) carried Indiana in 1880, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1880?

Indiana cast 15 electoral votes in the 1880 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1880?

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

Gilded AgeIN · 15 EV

1880

Indiana: Garfield carries 15 EV.

Indiana cast its 15 electoral votes for Garfield (Republican). National winner: James A. Garfield (Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1880 result in Indiana

Indiana backed Garfield (Republican) in the 1880 presidential election, casting 15 electoral votes for the ticket. Indiana ended up on the winning side — James A. Garfield captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Indiana away from the Democratic it had supported in 1876. The region divided — Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan joined Indiana for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana 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, 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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