Who won Minnesota in the 1880 presidential election?

Garfield (Republican) carried Minnesota in 1880, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1880?

Minnesota cast 5 electoral votes in the 1880 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 1880?

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

Gilded AgeMN · 5 EV

1880

Minnesota: Garfield carries 5 EV.

Minnesota cast its 5 electoral votes for Garfield (Republican). National winner: James A. Garfield (Republican) — Minnesota voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1880 result in Minnesota

Minnesota backed Garfield (Republican) in the 1880 presidential election, casting 5 electoral votes for the ticket. Minnesota ended up on the winning side — James A. Garfield captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Minnesota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Minnesota did not move alone — neighboring Iowa and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1880. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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