The 1872 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1872 United States presidential election in Alabama

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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley Party Republican Liberal Republican Home state Illinois New York Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 90,272 79,444 Percentage 53.19% 46.81%

County results Grant   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Greeley   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

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Alabama voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Alabama by a margin of 6.38%.

This was the last time that Alabama voted for a Republican until Barry Goldwater won it in the 1964 presidential election. As of 2021, this is also the last time that a Republican won a majority of the vote in heavily black Macon County, home of Tuskegee Institute, which would become one of the most strongly Democratic counties in the nation in the late 20th and 21st centuries.

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