1872 United States presidential election in California
November 5, 1872
 
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley
Party Republican Liberal Republican
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin Gratz Brown
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 54,007 40,717
Percentage 56.38% 42.51%
County Results
President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

 Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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.

California voted for the Republican incumbent, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Liberal Republican nominee, New York Tribune publisher Horace Greeley.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in California[1]
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 —

Results by county

County Ulysses S. Grant
Republican		 Horace Greeley
Liberal Republican		 Charles O'Conor
Democratic		 Margin Total votes cast[2]
#  % #  % #  % #  %
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
Total54,00756.38%40,71742.51%1,0611.11%13,29013.87%95,785

References

  1. ↑ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  2. ↑ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved January 11, 2024.


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