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Iowa · 1876 presidential election

Iowa presidential election results 1876

Rutherford B. Hayes carried Iowa by 20.18 points (59,205 votes), winning 11 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
11
Votes counted
293,398
IA result
R+20.2
Compared with the nation
23.2 pts more Republican
Swing since 1872
7.7 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Rutherford B. HayesRepublican171,32658.40%11
Samuel TildenDemocratic112,12138.20%—
Total votes293,398

Sources: 1876

Questions and answers

Who won Iowa in 1876?

Rutherford B. Hayes won Iowa by 20.18 percentage points (59,205 votes).

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1876?

Iowa cast 11 electoral votes in 1876.

How many people voted for president in Iowa in 1876?

293,398 votes were counted for president.

How did Iowa change from 1872 to 1876?

The margin moved 7.7 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 27.9 points to Republican by 20.2 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data