Who won Mississippi in the 1880 presidential election?

Hancock (Democratic) carried Mississippi in 1880, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1880?

Mississippi cast 8 electoral votes in the 1880 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1880?

No. Mississippi backed Hancock, while James A. Garfield won the presidency nationally.

Gilded AgeMS · 8 EV

1880

Mississippi: Hancock carries 8 EV.

Mississippi cast its 8 electoral votes for Hancock (Democratic). National winner: James A. Garfield (Republican) — Mississippi voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Mississippi, 1880

In 1880, Mississippi awarded its 8 electoral votes to Hancock of the Democratic party. The presidency went elsewhere: James A. Garfield (Republican) won nationally, while Mississippi had backed a different ticket.

Mississippi stayed in the Democratic column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. Mississippi did not move alone — neighboring Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama broke the same way in 1880. Over its 51 recorded presidential cycles, Mississippi has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 30 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

Nationally, James A. Garfield finished with 214 of the 369 electoral votes to 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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