Who won Rhode Island in the 1880 presidential election?

Garfield (Republican) carried Rhode Island in 1880, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1880?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1880 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1880?

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

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1880

Rhode Island: Garfield carries 4 EV.

Rhode Island cast its 4 electoral votes for Garfield (Republican). National winner: James A. Garfield (Republican) — Rhode Island voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Rhode Island, 1880

In 1880, Rhode Island awarded its 4 electoral votes to Garfield of the Republican party. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — James A. Garfield captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Rhode Island backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1880. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 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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