Who won Pennsylvania in the 1880 presidential election?

Garfield (Republican) carried Pennsylvania in 1880, winning its 29 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1880?

Pennsylvania cast 29 electoral votes in the 1880 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1880?

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

Gilded AgePA · 29 EV

1880

Pennsylvania: Garfield carries 29 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 29 electoral votes for Garfield (Republican). National winner: James A. Garfield (Republican) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Pennsylvania, 1880

In 1880, Pennsylvania awarded its 29 electoral votes to Garfield of the Republican party. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — James A. Garfield captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Pennsylvania backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1860. The region divided — Ohio and New York joined Pennsylvania for the Republican ticket, while West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (26 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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