Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1876 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 |
T |
H |
%Margin |
Margin |
Tilden |
Hayes |
Other |
1 |
SC | 4 | 182,683 | 2 | 1 |
0.49% |
889 |
49.76% |
50.24% |
0.00% |
2 |
OH | 10 | 658,649 | 2 | 1 |
1.14% |
7,516 |
49.07% |
50.21% |
0.72% |
3 |
IN | 21 | 438,911 | 1 | 2 |
1.26% |
5,515 |
48.65% |
47.39% |
3.96% |
4 |
CA | 6 | 155,784 | 2 | 1 |
1.80% |
2,798 |
49.08% |
50.88% |
0.04% |
5 |
FL | 3 | 46,776 | 2 | 1 |
1.97% |
922 |
49.01% |
50.99% |
0.00% |
6 |
PA | 3 | 758,993 | 2 | 1 |
2.37% |
17,980 |
48.25% |
50.62% |
1.13% |
7 |
CT | 3 | 122,134 | 1 | 2 |
2.37% |
2,894 |
50.70% |
48.33% |
0.96% |
8 |
WI | 5 | 257,177 | 2 | 1 |
2.39% |
6,141 |
48.19% |
50.57% |
1.24% |
9 |
NY | 9 | 1,015,503 | 1 | 2 |
3.22% |
32,742 |
51.40% |
48.17% |
0.43% |
10 |
LA | 12 | 145,823 | 2 | 1 |
3.30% |
4,807 |
48.35% |
51.65% |
0.00% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
T |
H |
%Margin |
Margin |
Tilden |
Hayes |
Other |
1 |
GA | 4 | 180,690 | 1 | 2 |
44.07% |
79,624 |
72.03% |
27.97% |
0.00% |
2 |
TX | 12 | 149,555 | 1 | 2 |
40.09% |
59,955 |
70.04% |
29.96% |
0.00% |
3 |
VT | 8 | 64,553 | 2 | 1 |
36.93% |
23,837 |
31.38% |
68.30% |
0.32% |
4 |
MS | 5 | 164,776 | 1 | 2 |
36.15% |
59,570 |
68.08% |
31.92% |
0.00% |
5 |
KS | 11 | 124,134 | 2 | 1 |
32.56% |
40,422 |
30.53% |
63.10% |
6.37% |
6 |
NE | 15 | 49,328 | 2 | 1 |
29.40% |
14,502 |
35.30% |
64.70% |
0.00% |
7 |
KY | 5 | 260,626 | 1 | 2 |
23.98% |
62,492 |
61.41% |
37.44% |
1.15% |
8 |
IA | 15 | 292,878 | 2 | 1 |
20.21% |
59,205 |
38.28% |
58.50% |
3.22% |
9 |
AR | 6 | 96,946 | 1 | 2 |
20.05% |
19,437 |
59.92% |
39.87% |
0.22% |
10 |
AL | 10 | 171,699 | 1 | 2 |
19.97% |
34,281 |
59.98% |
40.02% |
0.00% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteTilden | Hayes | Cooper | Georgia | 72.03% | Vermont | 68.30% | Kansas | 6.26% | Texas | 70.04% | Nebraska | 64.70% | Indiana | 3.93% | Mississippi | 68.08% | Kansas | 63.10% | Iowa | 3.22% | Kentucky | 61.41% | Rhode Island | 59.29% | Illinois | 3.10% | Alabama | 59.98% | Minnesota | 58.80% | Michigan | 2.83% |
Smith | Write-in | Walker | Connecticut | 0.31% | Kentucky | 1.15% | Illinois | 0.03% | Ohio | 0.25% | Maine | 0.71% | Michigan | 0.02% | Michigan | 0.24% | Wisconsin | 0.62% | Kansas | 0.02% | New York | 0.23% | Vermont | 0.32% | Ohio | 0.01% | Rhode Island | 0.23% | Massachusetts | 0.30% | Wisconsin | 0.01% | States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Tilden | Hayes | Cooper | Kansas | 30.53% | Georgia | 27.97% | Virginia | 0.00% | Vermont | 31.38% | Texas | 29.96% | Vermont | 0.00% | Nebraska | 35.30% | Mississippi | 31.92% | Texas | 0.00% | Iowa | 38.28% | Kentucky | 37.44% | Tennessee | 0.00% | Minnesota | 39.16% | Arkansas | 39.87% | South Carolina | 0.00% | States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Kansas | 6,587 | Pennsylvania | 119,568 | Minnesota | 3,871 | Mississippi | 94,463 | Nebraska | 3,776 | New York | 86,198 | | | Georgia | 65,818 | | | Kentucky | 51,263 | States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | | | Mississippi | 63.11% | | | South Carolina | 51.47% | | | Georgia | 34.13% | | | Alabama | 26.35% | | | Rhode Island | 24.83% | States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Pennsylvania | 195,731 | | | New York | 187,483 | | | Ohio | 129,213 | | | Illinois | 124,256 | | | Michigan | 96,995 | | | States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | South Carolina | 91.39% | | | Nebraska | 90.22% | | | California | 62.64% | | | West Virginia | 59.52% | | | Oregon | 48.31% | | | State Ranks
Rank | Tilden | Hayes |
1 | 17 | 20 |
2 | 20 | 17 | County Ranks
Rank | Tilden | Hayes |
1 | 88 | 133 |
2 | 133 | 88 | Note: county data for 1876 is not yet comprehensive. Counties with Highest Percent of VoteTilden | Hayes | Cooper | Isle Royale, MI | 78.57% | Barnstable, MA | 81.54% | Osceola, MI | 17.04% | Roscommon, MI | 76.67% | Nantucket, MA | 78.63% | Kent, MI | 13.29% | Mackinac, MI | 73.38% | Geauga, OH | 78.62% | St. Joseph, MI | 11.68% | Monroe, OH | 72.11% | Grand Traverse, MI | 74.96% | Barry, MI | 11.00% | Worth, GA | 72.03% | Ashtabula, OH | 74.31% | Newaygo, MI | 10.00% | Holmes, OH | 71.84% | Kalkaska, MI | 73.28% | Van Buren, MI | 7.11% | Mercer, OH | 71.48% | Dukes, MA | 72.81% | Hillsdale, MI | 7.08% | Manitou, MI | 70.15% | Lake, OH | 71.28% | Branch, MI | 6.81% | Zavala, TX | 70.04% | Benzie, MI | 71.06% | Wyandotte, KS | 6.26% | Auglaize, OH | 69.98% | Oceana, MI | 68.49% | Mahoning, OH | 5.57% |
Smith | Write-in | Walker | Delaware, OH | 2.37% | Woodford, KY | 1.15% | Noble, OH | 0.87% | Morgan, OH | 2.05% | Coos, NH | 0.81% | Williams, OH | 0.25% | Lenawee, MI | 1.75% | York, ME | 0.71% | Van Wert, OH | 0.17% | Morrow, OH | 1.44% | Wood, WI | 0.62% | Delaware, OH | 0.06% | Eaton, MI | 1.41% | Essex, MA | 0.45% | Monroe, OH | 0.06% | Logan, OH | 1.30% | Middlesex, MA | 0.41% | Morrow, OH | 0.04% | Osceola, MI | 1.26% | Worcester, MA | 0.34% | Richland, OH | 0.04% | Knox, OH | 1.25% | Windsor, VT | 0.32% | Woodford, IL | 0.03% | Greene, OH | 0.95% | Franklin, MA | 0.32% | Ross, OH | 0.02% | Huron, OH | 0.88% | Hampden, MA | 0.31% | Wyandotte, KS | 0.02% | Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteTilden | Hayes | 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 VotesTilden | Hayes | Cooper | Yates, NY | 521,949 | Yates, NY | 489,207 | Whitley, IN | 17,233 | York, PA | 366,204 | York, PA | 384,184 | Woodford, IL | 17,207 | Woodford, IL | 258,611 | Woodford, IL | 278,232 | Wright, IA | 9,431 | Whitley, IN | 213,526 | Whitley, IN | 208,011 | Wyandotte, KS | 7,770 | St. Louis, MO | 202,086 | Wright, IA | 171,326 | York, PA | 7,204 | Woodford, KY | 160,060 | St. Louis, MO | 145,027 | St. Louis, MO | 3,497 | Winchester, VA | 140,770 | Wood, WI | 130,067 | Yellow Medicine, MN | 2,389 | Wilson, TN | 133,177 | Yancey, NC | 108,484 | Kent, MI | 2,005 | Worth, GA | 130,157 | Warren, NJ | 103,517 | Yates, NY | 1,978 | Yancey, NC | 125,427 | Woodford, KY | 97,568 | Wood, WI | 1,509 |
Smith | Write-in | Walker | Yates, NY | 2,369 | Woodford, KY | 2,998 | Woodford, IL | 177 | York, PA | 1,318 | Wood, WI | 1,587 | York, PA | 83 | Windham, CT | 374 | York, ME | 828 | Noble, OH | 38 | Lenawee, MI | 198 | Windsor, VT | 208 | Wood, WI | 29 | Delaware, OH | 147 | Middlesex, MA | 193 | Wyandotte, KS | 23 | Yellow Medicine, MN | 144 | Essex, MA | 165 | Williams, OH | 13 | Whitley, IN | 141 | Suffolk, MA | 141 | Van Wert, OH | 8 | Wyandotte, KS | 110 | Worcester, MA | 123 | Delaware, OH | 4 | Eaton, MI | 100 | Hampden, MA | 46 | Monroe, OH | 3 | Franklin, OH | 96 | Bristol, MA | 38 | Richland, OH | 3 | Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Tilden | Hayes | 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 | Wyandotte, KS | 6,587 | York, PA | 119,568 | Hamilton, OH | 4,276 | Yazoo, MS | 94,463 | Yellow Medicine, MN | 3,871 | Worth, GA | 65,818 | York, NE | 3,776 | Wexford, MI | 59,907 | Hillsdale, MI | 2,780 | Woodford, KY | 51,263 | Lenawee, MI | 1,976 | York, SC | 48,702 | Kent, MI | 1,725 | Winchester, VA | 47,068 | Branch, MI | 1,628 | Winston, AL | 45,109 | Van Buren, MI | 1,447 | Yancey, NC | 41,585 | Hillsborough, NH | 1,400 | Zavala, TX | 40,877 | Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Grand Traverse, MI | 50.22% | Yazoo, MS | 63.11% | Kalkaska, MI | 48.47% | Isle Royale, MI | 57.14% | Benzie, MI | 43.18% | Roscommon, MI | 54.17% | Oceana, MI | 38.43% | York, SC | 51.47% | Hillsdale, MI | 34.46% | Mackinac, MI | 46.76% | Charlevoix, MI | 33.44% | Manitou, MI | 40.30% | Lake, MI | 32.49% | Worth, GA | 34.13% | Tuscola, MI | 30.29% | Franklin, MA | 32.99% | Sanilac, MI | 28.99% | Gladwin, MI | 31.71% | Keweenaw, MI | 27.94% | Nantucket, MA | 29.72% | Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Yates, NY | 1,010,884 | Wexford, MI | -220,517 | York, PA | 195,731 | Sullivan, NH | -64,229 | Woodford, IL | 124,256 | Dukes, MA | -124 | Whitley, IN | 87,715 | Isle Royale, MI | 55 | York, SC | 87,231 | Manitou, MI | 133 | St. Louis, MO | 77,551 | Nantucket, MA | 144 | Wright, IA | 76,513 | Ogemaw, MI | 187 | Woodford, KY | 69,491 | Schoolcraft, MI | 228 | Yancey, NC | 68,748 | Roscommon, MI | 239 | Wood, WI | 64,872 | Gladwin, MI | 245 | Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Wayne, MI | 2,873,800.00% | Wexford, MI | -99.58% | Kent, MI | 1,508,800.00% | Sullivan, NH | -93.21% | Hillsborough, NH | 1,500,800.00% | Dukes, MA | -18.45% | Rockingham, NH | 1,200,000.00% | Winston, AL | 1.17% | Merrimack, NH | 1,135,400.00% | Highland, OH | 9.25% | Lenawee, MI | 1,130,700.00% | Lake, OH | 10.32% | Oakland, MI | 1,045,600.00% | Sussex, DE | 10.59% | Jackson, MI | 1,028,800.00% | Washington, OH | 11.86% | Grafton, NH | 985,500.00% | Portage, OH | 12.78% | Washtenaw, MI | 971,200.00% | Warren, OH | 13.02% | Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Tilden | Hayes | Whitley, IN | 48.65% | Osceola, MI | 46.13% | Belmont, OH | 50.03% | Mahoning, OH | 48.47% | Merrimack, NH | 50.08% | Kent, MI | 49.06% | Alpena, MI | 50.24% | Erie, OH | 49.40% | Knox, OH | 50.44% | St. Joseph, MI | 49.43% | Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Tilden | Hayes | Highland, OH | 49.79% | Merrimack, NH | 49.85% | York, SC | 49.76% | Alpena, MI | 49.76% | Ingham, MI | 49.34% | Belmont, OH | 49.56% | Madison, OH | 49.19% | Hamilton, OH | 49.46% | Yuba, CA | 49.08% | Washington, OH | 49.08% |
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