Tennessee · 1872 presidential election
Tennessee presidential election results 1872
Horace Greeley carried Tennessee by 4.32 points (7,736 votes).
- Votes counted
- 179,046
- TN result
- D+4.3
- Compared with the nation
- 16.1 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1868
- 41.2 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Greeley | Democratic | 93,391 | 52.20% | — | |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Republican | 85,655 | 47.80% | — | |
| Total votes | 179,046 | ||||
Sources: 1872
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Questions and answers
Who won Tennessee in 1872?
Horace Greeley won Tennessee by 4.32 percentage points (7,736 votes).
How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1872?
179,046 votes were counted for president.
How did Tennessee change from 1868 to 1872?
The margin moved 41.2 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 36.9 points to Democratic by 4.3 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data