Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1868 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 |
S |
%Margin |
Margin |
Grant |
Seymour |
Other |
| 1 |
CA | 5 | 108,656 | 1 | 2 |
0.48% |
520 |
50.24% |
49.76% |
0.00% |
| 2 |
OR | 21 | 22,086 | 2 | 1 |
0.74% |
164 |
49.63% |
50.37% |
0.00% |
| 3 |
NY | 7 | 849,771 | 2 | 1 |
1.18% |
9,995 |
49.41% |
50.59% |
0.00% |
| 4 |
NJ | 5 | 163,132 | 2 | 1 |
1.76% |
2,870 |
49.12% |
50.88% |
0.00% |
| 5 |
AL | 8 | 149,594 | 1 | 2 |
2.50% |
3,746 |
51.25% |
48.75% |
0.00% |
| 6 |
IN | 16 | 343,532 | 1 | 2 |
2.79% |
9,572 |
51.39% |
48.61% |
0.00% |
| 7 |
CT | 6 | 98,632 | 1 | 2 |
2.98% |
2,944 |
51.49% |
48.51% |
0.00% |
| 8 |
PA | 3 | 655,662 | 1 | 2 |
4.41% |
28,898 |
52.20% |
47.80% |
0.00% |
| 9 |
NC | 33 | 181,498 | 1 | 2 |
6.82% |
12,380 |
53.41% |
46.59% |
0.00% |
| 10 |
AR | 5 | 41,190 | 1 | 2 |
7.37% |
3,034 |
53.68% |
46.32% |
0.00% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
| State | EV | Total Vote |
G |
S |
%Margin |
Margin |
Grant |
Seymour |
Other |
| 1 |
VT | 10 | 56,212 | 1 | 2 |
57.14% |
32,122 |
78.57% |
21.43% |
0.00% |
| 2 |
KY | 3 | 155,455 | 2 | 1 |
49.10% |
76,323 |
25.45% |
74.55% |
0.00% |
| 3 |
LA | 11 | 113,488 | 2 | 1 |
41.38% |
46,962 |
29.31% |
70.69% |
0.00% |
| 4 |
MA | 7 | 195,508 | 1 | 2 |
39.53% |
77,276 |
69.76% |
30.23% |
0.01% |
| 5 |
KS | 8 | 43,630 | 1 | 2 |
37.65% |
16,427 |
68.82% |
31.17% |
0.01% |
| 6 |
TN | 6 | 82,757 | 1 | 2 |
36.85% |
30,499 |
68.43% |
31.57% |
0.00% |
| 7 |
MD | 7 | 92,795 | 2 | 1 |
34.40% |
31,919 |
32.80% |
67.20% |
0.00% |
| 8 |
RI | 26 | 19,541 | 1 | 2 |
32.98% |
6,445 |
66.49% |
33.51% |
0.00% |
| 9 |
GA | 3 | 159,816 | 2 | 1 |
28.53% |
45,598 |
35.73% |
64.27% |
0.00% |
| 10 |
NE | 11 | 15,291 | 1 | 2 |
27.81% |
4,253 |
63.91% |
36.09% |
0.00% |
States with Highest Percent of Vote| Grant | Seymour | Write-ins | | Vermont | 78.57% | Kentucky | 74.55% | New Hampshire | 0.02% | | Massachusetts | 69.76% | Louisiana | 70.69% | Massachusetts | 0.01% | | Kansas | 68.82% | Maryland | 67.20% | Kansas | 0.01% | | Tennessee | 68.43% | Georgia | 64.27% | Alabama | 0.00% | | Rhode Island | 66.49% | Delaware | 59.00% | Arkansas | 0.00% |
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| Alabama | 0.00% | | Arkansas | 0.00% | | California | 0.00% | | Connecticut | 0.00% | | Delaware | 0.00% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
| Grant | Seymour | Write-ins | | Kentucky | 25.45% | Vermont | 21.43% | Wisconsin | 0.00% | | Louisiana | 29.31% | Massachusetts | 30.23% | West Virginia | 0.00% | | Maryland | 32.80% | Kansas | 31.17% | Vermont | 0.00% | | Georgia | 35.73% | Tennessee | 31.57% | Tennessee | 0.00% | | Delaware | 41.00% | Rhode Island | 33.51% | South Carolina | 0.00% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
| Republican | Democratic | | Michigan | 20,864 | Kentucky | 39,809 | | Illinois | 20,400 | Maryland | 39,333 | | Pennsylvania | 8,823 | Missouri | 19,922 | | Minnesota | 7,938 | Ohio | 18,509 | | Iowa | 7,384 | California | 17,696 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
| Republican | Democratic | | Rhode Island | 8.50% | Maryland | 44.57% | | Michigan | 6.76% | Missouri | 25.52% | | Maine | 6.69% | Kansas | 23.76% | | New Hampshire | 5.34% | West Virginia | 18.82% | | Vermont | 4.94% | California | 16.72% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
| Increasing | Decreasing | | New York | 119,050 | Nevada | -4,722 | | Illinois | 101,184 | Rhode Island | -2,891 | | Pennsylvania | 82,955 | Maine | -1,835 | | Michigan | 77,958 | New Hampshire | -1,326 | | Kentucky | 63,367 | | |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
| Increasing | Decreasing | | Kansas | 102.18% | Nevada | -28.76% | | Minnesota | 69.29% | Rhode Island | -12.89% | | Kentucky | 68.81% | New Hampshire | -1.90% | | Michigan | 52.79% | Maine | -1.60% | | Missouri | 46.14% | | |
State Ranks
| Rank | Grant | Seymour |
| 1 | 25 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | 25 | County Ranks
| Rank | Grant | Seymour |
| 1 | 38 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | 38 | Note: county data for 1868 is not yet comprehensive. Counties with Highest Percent of Vote| Grant | Seymour | Write-ins | | , | 78.57% | , | 74.55% | , | 0.02% | | , | 69.76% | , | 70.69% | , | 0.01% | | , | 68.82% | , | 67.20% | , | 0.01% | | , | 68.43% | , | 64.27% | , | 0.00% | | , | 66.49% | , | 59.00% | , | 0.00% | | , | 63.91% | , | 50.88% | , | 0.00% | | , | 62.41% | , | 50.59% | , | 0.00% | | , | 61.92% | , | 50.37% | , | 0.00% | | , | 60.88% | , | 49.76% | , | 0.00% | | , | 58.83% | , | 48.75% | , | 0.00% |
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Counties with Highest Number of Votes| Grant | Seymour | Write-ins | | , | 76,667 | , | 72,921 | , | 6 | | , | 22,112 | , | 19,078 | , | 0 | | , | 54,588 | , | 54,068 | , | 0 | | , | 50,788 | , | 47,844 | , | 0 | | , | 7,614 | , | 10,957 | , | 0 | | , | 57,109 | , | 102,707 | , | 0 | | , | 250,304 | , | 199,116 | , | 0 | | , | 176,552 | , | 166,980 | , | 0 | | , | 120,399 | , | 74,040 | , | 0 | | , | 30,027 | , | 13,600 | , | 3 |
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Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
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Counties with Largest Vote Swing
| Republican | Democratic | | Wexford, MI | 20,864 | Woodford, KY | 39,809 | | Woodford, IL | 20,400 | Worcester, MD | 39,333 | | York, PA | 8,823 | St. Louis, MO | 19,922 | | Yellow Medicine, MN | 7,938 | Wyandot, OH | 18,509 | | Wright, IA | 7,384 | Yuba, CA | 17,696 | | York, ME | 7,229 | Yates, NY | 16,744 | | Wood, WI | 6,623 | Whitley, IN | 10,617 | | Warren, NJ | 4,431 | Wyoming, WV | 4,012 | | Sullivan, NH | 3,581 | Sussex, DE | 2,731 | | Wyandotte, KS | 3,174 | White Pine, NV | 1,970 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
| Republican | Democratic | | Franklin, MA | 12.17% | Worcester, MD | 44.57% | | Washington, RI | 8.50% | St. Louis, MO | 25.52% | | Wexford, MI | 6.76% | Wyandotte, KS | 23.76% | | York, ME | 6.69% | Wyoming, WV | 18.82% | | Sullivan, NH | 5.34% | Yuba, CA | 16.72% | | Dukes, MA | 5.32% | Sussex, DE | 14.38% | | Windsor, VT | 4.94% | Suffolk, MA | 12.75% | | Warren, NJ | 3.91% | Woodford, KY | 9.45% | | Yellow Medicine, MN | 3.64% | White Pine, NV | 8.90% | | Norfolk, MA | 2.90% | Yamhill, OR | 8.54% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
| Increasing | Decreasing | | Yates, NY | 119,050 | White Pine, NV | -4,722 | | Woodford, IL | 101,184 | Washington, RI | -2,891 | | York, PA | 82,955 | York, ME | -1,835 | | Wexford, MI | 77,958 | Norfolk, MA | -1,688 | | Woodford, KY | 63,367 | Sullivan, NH | -1,326 | | Whitley, IN | 62,877 | Barnstable, MA | -667 | | Wright, IA | 56,414 | Franklin, MA | -169 | | St. Louis, MO | 48,142 | Dukes, MA | -69 | | Wyandot, OH | 47,535 | Nantucket, MA | -5 | | Wood, WI | 44,261 | Hampshire, MA | 183 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
| Increasing | Decreasing | | Wyandotte, KS | 102.18% | White Pine, NV | -28.76% | | Yellow Medicine, MN | 69.29% | Barnstable, MA | -14.21% | | Woodford, KY | 68.81% | Washington, RI | -12.89% | | Wexford, MI | 52.79% | Dukes, MA | -11.26% | | St. Louis, MO | 46.14% | Norfolk, MA | -10.20% | | Wyoming, WV | 41.41% | Franklin, MA | -2.98% | | Wright, IA | 40.87% | Sullivan, NH | -1.90% | | Suffolk, MA | 31.32% | York, ME | -1.60% | | Wood, WI | 29.64% | Nantucket, MA | -0.96% | | Woodford, IL | 29.06% | Windsor, VT | 0.84% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
| Grant | Seymour | | Yuba, CA | 50.24% | Yamhill, OR | 50.37% | | Winston, AL | 51.25% | Yates, NY | 50.59% | | Whitley, IN | 51.39% | Warren, NJ | 50.88% | | Windham, CT | 51.49% | Sussex, DE | 59.00% | | York, PA | 52.20% | Worth, GA | 64.27% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
| Grant | Seymour | | Yamhill, OR | 49.63% | Yuba, CA | 49.76% | | Yates, NY | 49.41% | Winston, AL | 48.75% | | Warren, NJ | 49.12% | Whitley, IN | 48.61% | | Sussex, DE | 41.00% | Windham, CT | 48.51% | | Worth, GA | 35.73% | York, PA | 47.80% |
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