United States presidential election in New York, 1872

November 5, 1872



Nominee	Ulysses S. Grant	Horace Greeley
Party	Republican	Liberal Republican
Home state	Ohio	New York
Running mate	Henry Wilson	Benjamin G. Brown
Electoral vote	35	0
Popular vote	440,738	387,282
Percentage	53.23%	46.77%

County Results

Greeley—50-60%

Grant—<50%

Grant—50-60%

Grant—60-70%

Grant—70-80%

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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The 1872 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. New York voters chose 35 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

New York was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri.

Grant carried New York State with 53.23% of the vote to Greeley's 46.77%, a victory margin of 6.46%.

New York weighed in for this election as slightly more than 5% more Democratic/Liberal Republican than the national average.

Grant dominated much of upstate New York and also won some counties downstate in the New York City area, including Richmond County, Queens County, and Suffolk County. Greeley, however, did win New York City proper, including victories in New York County and Kings County. Greeley also won nearby Westchester County and Rockland County, along with a handful of rural upstate counties.

Results

United States presidential election in New York, 1872^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant	440,738	53.23%	35
	Liberal Republican/Democratic	Horace Greeley	387,282	46.77%	0
Totals			828,020	100.0%	35

References

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