Kentucky · 1872 presidential election
Kentucky presidential election results 1872
Horace Greeley carried Kentucky by 5.87 points (11,238 votes).
- Votes counted
- 191,552
- KY result
- D+5.9
- Compared with the nation
- 17.7 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1868
- 43.2 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Greeley | Democratic | 100,208 | 54.50% | — | |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Republican | 88,970 | 45.50% | — | |
| Total votes | 191,552 | ||||
Sources: 1872
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Questions and answers
Who won Kentucky in 1872?
Horace Greeley won Kentucky by 5.87 percentage points (11,238 votes).
How many people voted for president in Kentucky in 1872?
191,552 votes were counted for president.
How did Kentucky change from 1868 to 1872?
The margin moved 43.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 49.1 points to Democratic by 5.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data