1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_California
The 1872 United States presidential election in California was held on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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California voted for the Republican incumbent, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Liberal Republican nominee, New York Tribune publisher Horace Greeley.
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1872 United States presidential election in California[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Ulysses S. Grant (incumbent) | 54,007 | 56.38% | 6 | |
Liberal Republican | Horace Greeley | 40,717 | 42.51% | 0 | |
Democratic | Charles O'Conor | 1,061 | 1.11% | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
Totals | 95,785 | 100.00% | 6 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
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Results by county
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County | Ulysses S. Grant Republican |
Horace Greeley Liberal Republican |
Charles O'Conor Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||
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Marin | 220 | 26.76% | 601 | 73.11% | 1 | 0.12% | 381 | 46.35% | 822 |
Sierra | 374 | 28.77% | 926 | 71.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 552 | 42.46% | 1,300 |
Humboldt | 403 | 28.48% | 993 | 70.18% | 19 | 1.34% | 590 | 41.70% | 1,415 |
Sacramento | 1,470 | 30.20% | 3,393 | 69.70% | 5 | 0.10% | 1,923 | 39.50% | 4,868 |
Alpine | 38 | 27.54% | 89 | 64.49% | 11 | 7.97% | 51 | 36.96% | 138 |
Santa Cruz | 470 | 30.60% | 1,029 | 66.99% | 37 | 2.41% | 559 | 36.39% | 1,536 |
San Mateo | 304 | 31.87% | 650 | 68.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 346 | 36.27% | 954 |
Contra Costa | 461 | 32.49% | 958 | 67.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 497 | 35.02% | 1,419 |
Alameda | 1,230 | 32.20% | 2,567 | 67.20% | 23 | 0.60% | 1,337 | 35.00% | 3,820 |
Lassen | 91 | 33.33% | 182 | 66.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 91 | 33.33% | 273 |
Solano | 1,257 | 34.19% | 2,413 | 65.62% | 7 | 0.19% | 1,156 | 31.44% | 3,677 |
Shasta | 282 | 32.64% | 539 | 62.38% | 43 | 4.98% | 257 | 29.75% | 864 |
Plumas | 280 | 35.35% | 512 | 64.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 232 | 29.29% | 792 |
Sutter | 276 | 34.89% | 496 | 62.71% | 19 | 2.40% | 220 | 27.81% | 791 |
Mono | 50 | 36.23% | 88 | 63.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 38 | 27.54% | 138 |
Tehama | 237 | 36.97% | 400 | 62.40% | 4 | 0.62% | 163 | 25.43% | 641 |
Placer | 841 | 37.06% | 1,417 | 62.45% | 11 | 0.48% | 576 | 25.39% | 2,269 |
Napa | 552 | 37.53% | 900 | 61.18% | 19 | 1.29% | 348 | 23.66% | 1,471 |
San Bernardino | 190 | 31.10% | 319 | 52.21% | 102 | 16.69% | 129 | 21.11% | 611 |
Butte | 817 | 38.70% | 1,203 | 56.99% | 91 | 4.31% | 386 | 18.29% | 2,111 |
Santa Barbara | 482 | 40.85% | 693 | 58.73% | 5 | 0.42% | 211 | 17.88% | 1,180 |
Nevada | 1,439 | 41.27% | 2,039 | 58.47% | 9 | 0.26% | 600 | 17.21% | 3,487 |
San Diego | 360 | 40.31% | 513 | 57.45% | 20 | 2.24% | 153 | 17.13% | 893 |
San Luis Obispo | 321 | 38.21% | 462 | 55.00% | 57 | 6.79% | 141 | 16.79% | 840 |
Yuba | 856 | 42.33% | 1,163 | 57.52% | 3 | 0.15% | 307 | 15.18% | 2,022 |
San Joaquin | 1,313 | 42.23% | 1,784 | 57.38% | 12 | 0.39% | 471 | 15.15% | 3,109 |
Santa Clara | 1,670 | 42.88% | 2,219 | 56.97% | 6 | 0.15% | 549 | 14.09% | 3,895 |
Amador | 766 | 43.20% | 994 | 56.06% | 13 | 0.73% | 228 | 12.86% | 1,773 |
Del Norte | 140 | 45.31% | 169 | 54.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 29 | 9.39% | 309 |
Calaveras | 752 | 44.84% | 908 | 54.14% | 17 | 1.01% | 156 | 9.30% | 1,677 |
El Dorado | 1,095 | 43.71% | 1,309 | 52.26% | 101 | 4.03% | 214 | 8.54% | 2,505 |
Monterey | 979 | 45.39% | 1,156 | 53.59% | 22 | 1.02% | 177 | 8.21% | 2,157 |
Yolo | 713 | 45.33% | 842 | 53.53% | 18 | 1.14% | 129 | 8.20% | 1,573 |
Inyo | 176 | 46.07% | 206 | 53.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 7.85% | 382 |
Trinity | 307 | 47.09% | 345 | 52.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 38 | 5.83% | 652 |
Tuolumne | 726 | 45.89% | 810 | 51.20% | 46 | 2.91% | 84 | 5.31% | 1,582 |
Mariposa | 364 | 47.71% | 399 | 52.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 4.59% | 763 |
Siskiyou | 664 | 48.36% | 709 | 51.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 3.28% | 1,373 |
Los Angeles | 1,229 | 44.26% | 1,312 | 47.25% | 236 | 8.50% | 83 | 2.99% | 2,777 |
Sonoma | 1,603 | 47.82% | 1,703 | 50.81% | 46 | 1.37% | 100 | 2.98% | 3,352 |
San Francisco | 11,187 | 48.64% | 11,811 | 51.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 624 | 2.71% | 22,998 |
Colusa | 499 | 50.46% | 490 | 49.54% | 0 | 0.00% | −9 | −0.91% | 989 |
Mendocino | 726 | 49.83% | 662 | 45.44% | 69 | 4.74% | −64 | −4.39% | 1,457 |
Tulare | 498 | 55.77% | 395 | 44.23% | 0 | 0.00% | −103 | −11.53% | 893 |
Stanislaus | 666 | 58.94% | 464 | 41.06% | 0 | 0.00% | −202 | −17.88% | 1,130 |
Merced | 380 | 59.10% | 263 | 40.90% | 0 | 0.00% | −117 | −18.20% | 643 |
Klamath | 122 | 59.51% | 83 | 40.49% | 0 | 0.00% | −39 | −19.02% | 205 |
Kern | 286 | 62.04% | 175 | 37.96% | 0 | 0.00% | −111 | −24.08% | 461 |
Lake | 355 | 63.51% | 202 | 36.14% | 2 | 0.36% | −153 | −7.37% | 559 |
Fresno | 237 | 68.10% | 111 | 31.90% | 0 | 0.00% | −126 | −36.21% | 348 |
Total | 54,007 | 56.38% | 40,717 | 42.51% | 1,061 | 1.11% | 13,290 | 13.87% | 95,785 |
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- "1872 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved January 11, 2024.