Kansas · 1872 presidential election
Kansas presidential election results 1872
Ulysses S. Grant carried Kansas by 33.66 points (33,835 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 5
- Votes counted
- 100,512
- KS result
- R+33.7
- Compared with the nation
- 21.9 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1868
- 4.0 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant | Republican | 66,805 | 66.50% | 5 | |
| Horace Greeley | Democratic | 32,970 | 32.80% | — | |
| Total votes | 100,512 | ||||
Sources: 1872
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Questions and answers
Who won Kansas in 1872?
Ulysses S. Grant won Kansas by 33.66 percentage points (33,835 votes).
How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1872?
Kansas cast 5 electoral votes in 1872.
How many people voted for president in Kansas in 1872?
100,512 votes were counted for president.
How did Kansas change from 1868 to 1872?
The margin moved 4.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 37.7 points to Republican by 33.7 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data