Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1872 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc. States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
| State | EV | Total Vote |
G |
G |
%Margin |
Margin |
Grant |
Greeley |
Other |
| 1 |
MD | 8 | 134,447 | 2 | 1 |
0.69% |
927 |
49.66% |
50.34% |
0.00% |
| 2 |
VA | 11 | 185,195 | 1 | 2 |
0.98% |
1,816 |
50.47% |
49.49% |
0.05% |
| 3 |
DE | 3 | 21,822 | 1 | 2 |
4.23% |
924 |
51.00% |
46.76% |
2.24% |
| 4 |
TN | 12 | 179,046 | 2 | 1 |
4.32% |
7,736 |
47.84% |
52.16% |
0.00% |
| 5 |
AR | 0 | 79,300 | 1 | 2 |
4.35% |
3,446 |
52.17% |
47.83% |
0.00% |
| 6 |
WV | 5 | 62,467 | 1 | 2 |
4.46% |
2,788 |
51.74% |
47.28% |
0.98% |
| 7 |
CT | 6 | 96,009 | 1 | 2 |
4.81% |
4,619 |
52.41% |
47.59% |
0.00% |
| 8 |
KY | 12 | 191,135 | 2 | 1 |
5.87% |
11,229 |
46.44% |
52.32% |
1.24% |
| 9 |
AL | 10 | 169,716 | 1 | 2 |
6.38% |
10,828 |
53.19% |
46.81% |
0.00% |
| 10 |
IN | 15 | 351,196 | 1 | 2 |
6.41% |
22,515 |
53.00% |
46.59% |
0.40% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
| State | EV | Total Vote |
G |
G |
%Margin |
Margin |
Grant |
Greeley |
Other |
| 1 |
VT | 5 | 52,980 | 1 | 2 |
57.67% |
30,554 |
78.29% |
20.62% |
1.08% |
| 2 |
SC | 7 | 95,452 | 1 | 2 |
51.95% |
49,591 |
75.73% |
23.78% |
0.49% |
| 3 |
RI | 4 | 18,994 | 1 | 2 |
43.89% |
8,336 |
71.94% |
28.06% |
0.00% |
| 4 |
NE | 3 | 25,932 | 1 | 2 |
41.36% |
10,726 |
70.68% |
29.32% |
0.00% |
| 5 |
MA | 13 | 192,864 | 1 | 2 |
38.50% |
74,260 |
69.20% |
30.69% |
0.11% |
| 6 |
ME | 7 | 90,523 | 1 | 2 |
35.71% |
32,329 |
67.86% |
32.14% |
0.00% |
| 7 |
KS | 5 | 100,512 | 1 | 2 |
33.66% |
33,835 |
66.46% |
32.80% |
0.73% |
| 8 |
IA | 11 | 216,365 | 1 | 2 |
27.91% |
60,377 |
60.81% |
32.90% |
6.29% |
| 9 |
MI | 11 | 221,455 | 1 | 2 |
27.19% |
60,207 |
62.66% |
35.47% |
1.87% |
| 10 |
MS | 8 | 129,457 | 1 | 2 |
26.95% |
34,893 |
63.48% |
36.52% |
0.00% |
States with Highest Percent of Vote| Grant | Greeley | O'Conor | | Vermont | 78.29% | Texas | 57.07% | Oregon | 2.91% | | South Carolina | 75.73% | Missouri | 55.46% | Delaware | 2.24% | | Rhode Island | 71.94% | Georgia | 54.97% | Texas | 2.21% | | Nebraska | 70.68% | Kentucky | 52.32% | Michigan | 1.30% | | Massachusetts | 69.20% | Tennessee | 52.16% | Kentucky | 1.24% |
| Lib Rep | Black | Write-ins | | Iowa | 4.83% | Michigan | 0.57% | Kansas | 0.58% | | Alabama | 0.00% | Ohio | 0.40% | New Hampshire | 0.45% | | Arkansas | 0.00% | Pennsylvania | 0.29% | Iowa | 0.44% | | California | 0.00% | Alabama | 0.00% | South Carolina | 0.27% | | Connecticut | 0.00% | Arkansas | 0.00% | Massachusetts | 0.11% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
| Grant | Greeley | O'Conor | | Texas | 40.71% | Vermont | 20.62% | Tennessee | 0.00% | | Missouri | 43.65% | South Carolina | 23.78% | Rhode Island | 0.00% | | Georgia | 45.03% | Rhode Island | 28.06% | Pennsylvania | 0.00% | | Kentucky | 46.44% | Nebraska | 29.32% | New York | 0.00% | | Tennessee | 47.84% | Massachusetts | 30.69% | New Jersey | 0.00% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
| Republican | Democratic | | Pennsylvania | 108,650 | Missouri | 53,470 | | Kentucky | 65,094 | Tennessee | 38,235 | | New York | 63,451 | West Virginia | 5,921 | | Louisiana | 61,596 | Wisconsin | 5,680 | | South Carolina | 32,527 | Ohio | 4,015 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
| Republican | Democratic | | Louisiana | 52.75% | Tennessee | 41.17% | | Kentucky | 43.22% | Missouri | 25.73% | | South Carolina | 36.09% | West Virginia | 13.19% | | Maryland | 33.71% | Kansas | 3.99% | | Delaware | 22.24% | Arkansas | 3.02% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
| Increasing | Decreasing | | Missouri | 120,571 | Pennsylvania | -92,400 | | Tennessee | 96,289 | Maine | -22,439 | | Kansas | 56,882 | New York | -21,751 | | Maryland | 41,652 | Georgia | -20,910 | | Arkansas | 38,110 | Illinois | -19,449 |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
| Increasing | Decreasing | | Kansas | 130.37% | Maine | -19.86% | | Tennessee | 116.35% | Pennsylvania | -14.09% | | Arkansas | 92.52% | Georgia | -13.08% | | Missouri | 79.07% | California | -11.85% | | Nebraska | 69.59% | South Carolina | -11.24% |
State Ranks
| Rank | Grant | Greeley |
| 1 | 31 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | 31 | County Ranks
| Rank | Grant | Greeley |
| 1 | 144 | 51 |
| 2 | 51 | 144 | Note: county data for 1872 is not yet comprehensive. Counties with Highest Percent of Vote| Grant | Greeley | O'Conor | | Nantucket, MA | 93.49% | St. Lawrence, NY | 75.76% | Yamhill, OR | 2.91% | | Barnstable, MA | 88.16% | Holmes, OH | 69.89% | Sussex, DE | 2.24% | | Dukes, MA | 82.74% | Monroe, OH | 67.69% | Zavala, TX | 2.21% | | Geauga, OH | 81.66% | Auglaize, OH | 66.85% | Henry, OH | 1.55% | | Franklin, MA | 80.77% | Mercer, OH | 66.52% | Wexford, MI | 1.30% | | Bristol, MA | 79.28% | Crawford, OH | 62.81% | St. Lawrence, NY | 1.29% | | Windsor, VT | 78.29% | Putnam, OH | 62.20% | Woodford, KY | 1.24% | | Plymouth, MA | 77.43% | Butler, OH | 61.80% | Fulton, OH | 1.20% | | Ashtabula, OH | 76.96% | Fairfield, OH | 60.31% | Suffolk, NY | 1.19% | | York, SC | 75.73% | Defiance, OH | 60.29% | Williams, OH | 1.11% |
| Lib Rep | Black | Write-ins | | Wright, IA | 4.83% | Delaware, OH | 3.59% | Wyandotte, KS | 0.58% | | Autauga, AL | 0.00% | Morgan, OH | 2.61% | Sullivan, NH | 0.45% | | Baldwin, AL | 0.00% | Monroe, OH | 1.39% | Wright, IA | 0.44% | | Barbour, AL | 0.00% | Trumbull, OH | 1.31% | Plymouth, MA | 0.34% | | Bibb, AL | 0.00% | Clinton, OH | 1.31% | Barnstable, MA | 0.33% | | Blount, AL | 0.00% | Auglaize, OH | 1.24% | Norfolk, MA | 0.29% | | Bullock, AL | 0.00% | Greene, OH | 1.18% | York, SC | 0.27% | | Butler, AL | 0.00% | Mahoning, OH | 1.02% | Essex, MA | 0.14% | | Calhoun, AL | 0.00% | Knox, OH | 1.02% | Suffolk, MA | 0.10% | | Chambers, AL | 0.00% | Huron, OH | 0.91% | Middlesex, MA | 0.09% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote| Grant | Greeley | | Winnebago, WI | 0.00% | Winnebago, WI | 0.00% | | Waushara, WI | 0.00% | Waushara, WI | 0.00% | | Waupaca, WI | 0.00% | Waupaca, WI | 0.00% | | Waukesha, WI | 0.00% | Waukesha, WI | 0.00% | | Washington, WI | 0.00% | Washington, WI | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of Votes| Grant | Greeley | O'Conor | | York, PA | 349,589 | York, PA | 212,041 | Woodford, IL | 3,151 | | Woodford, IL | 241,936 | Woodford, IL | 184,884 | Wexford, MI | 2,875 | | Whitley, IN | 186,147 | Whitley, IN | 163,632 | Zavala, TX | 2,580 | | Wexford, MI | 138,758 | St. Louis, MO | 151,434 | St. Louis, MO | 2,429 | | Wright, IA | 131,566 | Woodford, KY | 99,995 | Woodford, KY | 2,374 | | St. Louis, MO | 119,196 | Wilson, TN | 93,391 | Wright, IA | 2,221 | | Wood, WI | 104,994 | Winchester, VA | 91,647 | Whitley, IN | 1,417 | | Yancey, NC | 94,772 | Wood, WI | 86,477 | Yuba, CA | 1,061 | | Winchester, VA | 93,463 | Winston, AL | 79,444 | Wood, WI | 834 | | Warren, NJ | 91,656 | Wexford, MI | 78,551 | Wyoming, WV | 615 |
| Lib Rep | Black | Write-ins | | Wright, IA | 10,447 | York, PA | 1,632 | Wright, IA | 942 | | Autauga, AL | 0 | Wexford, MI | 1,271 | Wyandotte, KS | 581 | | Baldwin, AL | 0 | Cuyahoga, OH | 178 | Sullivan, NH | 313 | | Barbour, AL | 0 | Delaware, OH | 178 | York, SC | 259 | | Bibb, AL | 0 | Trumbull, OH | 109 | Essex, MA | 39 | | Blount, AL | 0 | Morgan, OH | 105 | Norfolk, MA | 37 | | Bullock, AL | 0 | Greene, OH | 72 | Middlesex, MA | 34 | | Butler, AL | 0 | Clinton, OH | 65 | Plymouth, MA | 31 | | Calhoun, AL | 0 | Mahoning, OH | 65 | Suffolk, MA | 30 | | Chambers, AL | 0 | Monroe, OH | 59 | Windsor, VT | 21 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
| Grant | Greeley | | Winnebago, WI | 0 | Winnebago, WI | 0 | | Waushara, WI | 0 | Waushara, WI | 0 | | Waupaca, WI | 0 | Waupaca, WI | 0 | | Waukesha, WI | 0 | Waukesha, WI | 0 | | Washington, WI | 0 | Washington, WI | 0 | | Washburn, WI | 0 | Washburn, WI | 0 | | Walworth, WI | 0 | Walworth, WI | 0 | | Vilas, WI | 0 | Vilas, WI | 0 | | Vernon, WI | 0 | Vernon, WI | 0 | | Trempealeau, WI | 0 | Trempealeau, WI | 0 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
| Republican | Democratic | | York, PA | 108,650 | St. Louis, MO | 53,470 | | Woodford, KY | 65,094 | Wyandot, OH | 41,825 | | Winn, LA | 61,596 | Wilson, TN | 38,235 | | York, SC | 32,527 | New York, NY | 23,139 | | Worth, GA | 31,792 | Wyoming, WV | 5,921 | | Worcester, MD | 30,992 | Wood, WI | 5,680 | | Wexford, MI | 28,707 | Hamilton, OH | 4,858 | | Warren, NJ | 18,070 | Kings, NY | 4,740 | | Wyandotte, KS | 17,408 | St. Lawrence, NY | 3,064 | | Wright, IA | 14,018 | Essex, MA | 2,920 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
| Republican | Democratic | | Geauga, OH | 63.58% | St. Lawrence, NY | 52.82% | | Ashtabula, OH | 54.55% | Wilson, TN | 41.17% | | Winn, LA | 52.75% | Holmes, OH | 39.81% | | Lake, OH | 47.38% | Monroe, OH | 36.95% | | Fulton, OH | 44.82% | Auglaize, OH | 35.73% | | Woodford, KY | 43.22% | Mercer, OH | 33.86% | | Trumbull, OH | 42.73% | Crawford, OH | 26.45% | | Lawrence, OH | 37.38% | St. Louis, MO | 25.73% | | Athens, OH | 36.38% | Putnam, OH | 24.99% | | York, SC | 36.09% | Butler, OH | 24.25% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
| Increasing | Decreasing | | New York, NY | 132,488 | Yates, NY | -845,152 | | St. Louis, MO | 120,571 | Wyandot, OH | -514,851 | | Wilson, TN | 96,289 | York, PA | -92,400 | | Kings, NY | 71,485 | York, ME | -22,439 | | Wyandotte, KS | 56,882 | Worth, GA | -20,910 | | Hamilton, OH | 45,024 | Woodford, IL | -19,449 | | Worcester, MD | 41,652 | Yancey, NC | -16,335 | | Yell, AR | 38,110 | Yuba, CA | -12,871 | | Woodford, KY | 35,680 | York, SC | -12,086 | | Erie, NY | 30,355 | Wexford, MI | -4,165 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
| Increasing | Decreasing | | New York, NY | 13,248,800.00% | Yates, NY | -99.46% | | Kings, NY | 7,148,500.00% | Wyandot, OH | -99.24% | | Hamilton, OH | 4,502,400.00% | Nantucket, MA | -34.62% | | Erie, NY | 3,035,500.00% | Barnstable, MA | -23.88% | | Albany, NY | 2,822,300.00% | York, ME | -19.86% | | Oneida, NY | 2,349,400.00% | Plymouth, MA | -14.62% | | Cuyahoga, OH | 2,266,700.00% | Norfolk, MA | -14.47% | | Onondaga, NY | 2,246,000.00% | York, PA | -14.09% | | Monroe, NY | 2,230,200.00% | Worth, GA | -13.08% | | Westchester, NY | 2,133,700.00% | Yuba, CA | -11.85% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
| Grant | Greeley | | Knox, OH | 49.44% | Otsego, NY | 50.10% | | Seneca, NY | 49.89% | Vinton, OH | 50.28% | | Winchester, VA | 50.47% | Worcester, MD | 50.34% | | Sussex, DE | 51.00% | Ross, OH | 50.38% | | Sullivan, NY | 51.03% | Montgomery, OH | 50.47% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
| Grant | Greeley | | Otsego, NY | 49.78% | Winchester, VA | 49.49% | | Worcester, MD | 49.66% | Seneca, NY | 49.32% | | Ross, OH | 49.55% | Albany, NY | 48.87% | | Vinton, OH | 49.31% | Knox, OH | 48.67% | | Montgomery, OH | 49.17% | Muskingum, OH | 48.42% |
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