1872 United States presidential election in Alabama

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States presidential election in Alabama Alabama 1872 presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Alabama 1868 1876 United States presidential election in Alabama 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 10 90,272 53.19% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 79,444 46.81% 1872 United States presidential election in Alabama results map by county.svg 200px County results Grant #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Greeley #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) 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. Alabama voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won the state 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 2025, 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. Results 1872 United States presidential election in Alabama1872 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=1&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas December 5, 20171872 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1872 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara December 5, 2017 Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) #4F990C 90,272 53.19% Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) #3333FF 79,444 46.81% 169,716 100% Results By County +1872 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County)Our Campaigns - AL US President Race - Nov 05, 1872 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1930 2024-09-15 www.ourcampaigns.comCountyUlysses S. GrantRepublicanHorace GreeleyLiberal RepublicanTotal votescast#%#%Autauga1,59370.42%66929.58%2,262Baker23733.29%47566.71%712Baldwin70756.29%54943.71%1,256Barbour2,75654.29%2,32045.71%5,076Bibb43335.43%78964.57%1,222Blount27633.45%54966.55%825Bullock3,10171.68%1,22528.32%4,326Butler1,10142.53%1,48857.47%2,589Calhoun40018.48%1,76481.52%2,164Chambers1,31842.63%1,77457.37%3,092Cherokee22815.69%1,22584.31%1,453Choctaw64535.91%1,15164.09%1,796Clarke1,09543.08%1,44756.92%2,542Clay40130.04%93469.96%1,335Cleburne41644.83%51255.17%928Coffee9811.68%74188.32%839Colbert85645.95%1,00754.05%1,863Conecuh95151.32%90248.68%1,853Coosa89046.40%1,02853.60%1,918Covington7010.45%60089.55%670Crenshaw30923.27%1,01976.73%1,328Dale32224.16%1,01175.84%1,333Dallas7,08178.55%1,93421.45%9,015DeKalb58550.39%57649.61%1,161Elmore1,56454.44%1,30945.56%2,873Escambia21626.50%59973.50%815Etowah28828.92%70871.08%996Fayette34540.49%50759.51%852Franklin42548.79%44651.21%871Geneva5517.41%26182.59%316Greene2,51667.80%1,19532.20%3,711Hale3,66582.05%80217.95%4,467Henry39817.53%1,87382.47%2,271Jackson67529.51%1,61270.49%2,287Jefferson1,05346.65%1,20453.35%2,257Lauderdale93641.14%1,33958.86%2,275Lawrence1,46855.00%1,20144.00%2,669Lee2,36952.28%2,16247.72%4,531Limestone89351.95%82648.05%1,719Lowndes3,95981.39%90518.61%4,864Macon2,07368.62%94831.38%3,021Madison2,99154.81%2,46645.19%5,457Marengo1,62049.45%1,65650.55%3,276Marion28653.66%24746.34%533Marshall29832.68%61467.32%912Mobile5,94647.69%6,52252.31%12,468Monroe48125.05%1,43974.95%1,920Montgomery7,09670.43%2,97929.57%10,075Morgan1,01850.30%1,00649.70%2,024Perry4,14374.96%1,38425.04%5,527Pickens44623.38%1,46276.62%1,908Pike55323.10%1,84176.90%2,394Randolph97853.18%86146.82%1,839Russell2,53160.23%1,67139.77%4,202Sanford27832.36%58167.64%859Shelby89745.63%1,06954.37%1,966St. Clair50138.51%80061.49%1,301Sumter2,49160.15%1,65039.85%4,141Talladega1,94355.59%1,55244.41%3,495Tallapoosa72525.65%2,10174.35%2,826Tuscaloosa1,36345.22%1,65154.78%3,014Walker45051.72%42048.28%870Washington7913.76%49586.24%574Wilcox3,95875.77%1,26624.23%5,224Winston43380.48%10519.52%538Totals90,27253.19%79,44446.81%169,716 See also United States presidential elections in Alabama References Alabama 1872 Category:1872 Alabama elections