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Election 1868 Results

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1868 presidential election in Illinois

Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) beat Horatio Seymour (Democrat) in Illinois in 1868, 55.7% to 44.3%, a margin of 11.4 points and 51,188 votes.

Illinois voted 6.1 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+5.3.

Republicans led in 55 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 47. The largest, Cook, cast 46,631 votes and went to the Republican by 18.1 points. The closest was Marion, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ulysses S. Grant won Republican 250,304 55.7%
Horatio Seymour Democratic 199,116 44.3%
Total449,420

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 19,104 41.0% 27,527 59.0% 46,631 R+18.1
La Salle 5,439 46.6% 6,231 53.4% 11,670 R+6.8
Adams 5,471 53.4% 4,774 46.6% 10,245 D+6.8
McLean 3,858 39.6% 5,895 60.4% 9,753 R+20.9
Sangamon 4,875 52.5% 4,411 47.5% 9,286 D+5.0
Peoria 4,252 50.2% 4,212 49.8% 8,464 D+0.5
St. Clair 3,269 40.4% 4,814 59.6% 8,083 R+19.1
Madison 3,653 46.6% 4,192 53.4% 7,845 R+6.9
Fulton 4,118 53.6% 3,559 46.4% 7,677 D+7.3
Knox 2,496 32.8% 5,105 67.2% 7,601 R+34.3
Will 3,134 42.6% 4,222 57.4% 7,356 R+14.8
Hancock 3,687 50.6% 3,596 49.4% 7,283 D+1.2
Kane 1,653 24.7% 5,047 75.3% 6,700 R+50.7
Macoupin 3,431 52.1% 3,153 47.9% 6,584 D+4.2
Henry 1,756 28.1% 4,483 71.9% 6,239 R+43.7
Bureau 2,315 37.6% 3,844 62.4% 6,159 R+24.8
Pike 3,319 54.5% 2,775 45.5% 6,094 D+8.9
McDonough 2,721 48.1% 2,936 51.9% 5,657 R+3.8
Stephenson 2,389 42.5% 3,233 57.5% 5,622 R+15.0
Livingston 2,132 38.2% 3,448 61.8% 5,580 R+23.6
Winnebago 951 17.2% 4,567 82.8% 5,518 R+65.5
Tazewell 2,735 50.1% 2,728 49.9% 5,463 D+0.1
Morgan 2,773 51.0% 2,663 49.0% 5,436 D+2.0
Champaign 2,125 39.5% 3,250 60.5% 5,375 R+20.9
Vermilion 2,054 38.5% 3,285 61.5% 5,339 R+23.1
Ogle 1,507 29.1% 3,666 70.9% 5,173 R+41.7
Whiteside 1,444 28.8% 3,569 71.2% 5,013 R+42.4
Macon 2,236 44.7% 2,771 55.3% 5,007 R+10.7
Coles 2,270 46.1% 2,658 53.9% 4,928 R+7.9
Montgomery 2,700 55.4% 2,173 44.6% 4,873 D+10.8
Jo Daviess 1,892 38.8% 2,980 61.2% 4,872 R+22.3
Shelby 2,977 61.6% 1,853 38.4% 4,830 D+23.3
Rock Island 1,913 40.3% 2,835 59.7% 4,748 R+19.4
Warren 1,918 40.6% 2,808 59.4% 4,726 R+18.8
McHenry 1,380 29.5% 3,296 70.5% 4,676 R+41.0
Edgar 2,320 50.2% 2,298 49.8% 4,618 D+0.5
Lee 1,542 33.5% 3,065 66.5% 4,607 R+33.1
Logan 1,902 43.1% 2,515 56.9% 4,417 R+13.9
Marion 2,190 50.0% 2,186 50.0% 4,376 D+0.1
De Kalb 890 20.5% 3,441 79.5% 4,331 R+58.9
Christian 2,285 53.1% 2,017 46.9% 4,302 D+6.2
Woodford 2,246 54.7% 1,862 45.3% 4,108 D+9.3
Iroquois 1,325 32.4% 2,764 67.6% 4,089 R+35.2
Greene 2,569 65.3% 1,363 34.7% 3,932 D+30.7
Randolph 1,897 49.4% 1,943 50.6% 3,840 R+1.2
Fayette 2,029 54.3% 1,711 45.7% 3,740 D+8.5
Kankakee 867 23.6% 2,808 76.4% 3,675 R+52.8
Lake 1,090 30.0% 2,545 70.0% 3,635 R+40.0
Du Page 1,160 32.9% 2,369 67.1% 3,529 R+34.3
Marshall 1,532 44.2% 1,934 55.8% 3,466 R+11.6
Mercer 1,388 40.0% 2,078 60.0% 3,466 R+19.9
Clark 1,906 55.2% 1,548 44.8% 3,454 D+10.4
Mason 1,719 50.6% 1,677 49.4% 3,396 D+1.2
Washington 1,283 40.7% 1,868 59.3% 3,151 R+18.6
Clinton 1,570 50.2% 1,559 49.8% 3,129 D+0.4
Jersey 1,998 63.9% 1,131 36.1% 3,129 D+27.7
Wayne 1,581 50.9% 1,525 49.1% 3,106 D+1.8
Schuyler 1,756 57.3% 1,311 42.7% 3,067 D+14.5
Jefferson 1,930 63.4% 1,116 36.6% 3,046 D+26.7
De Witt 1,340 44.8% 1,652 55.2% 2,992 R+10.4
Carroll 680 22.9% 2,292 77.1% 2,972 R+54.2
Grundy 966 33.0% 1,963 67.0% 2,929 R+34.0
White 1,752 62.0% 1,076 38.0% 2,828 D+23.9
Williamson 1,338 48.6% 1,416 51.4% 2,754 R+2.8
Union 1,796 65.3% 956 34.7% 2,752 D+30.5
Clay 1,339 49.0% 1,394 51.0% 2,733 R+2.0
Effingham 1,690 62.3% 1,021 37.7% 2,711 D+24.7
Richland 1,355 50.3% 1,337 49.7% 2,692 D+0.7
Jackson 1,333 50.6% 1,303 49.4% 2,636 D+1.1
Crawford 1,477 56.2% 1,150 43.8% 2,627 D+12.4
Kendall 585 23.0% 1,955 77.0% 2,540 R+53.9
Perry 902 36.3% 1,581 63.7% 2,483 R+27.3
Cass 1,403 56.6% 1,077 43.4% 2,480 D+13.1
Brown 1,502 61.8% 930 38.2% 2,432 D+23.5
Douglas 1,032 43.0% 1,366 57.0% 2,398 R+13.9
Menard 1,295 54.8% 1,066 45.2% 2,361 D+9.7
Boone 306 13.0% 2,050 87.0% 2,356 R+74.0
Cumberland 1,344 57.2% 1,007 42.8% 2,351 D+14.3
Henderson 1,030 44.0% 1,309 56.0% 2,339 R+11.9
Bond 773 33.2% 1,558 66.8% 2,331 R+33.7
Monroe 1,345 58.2% 966 41.8% 2,311 D+16.4
Franklin 1,278 55.6% 1,021 44.4% 2,299 D+11.2
Scott 1,127 49.8% 1,135 50.2% 2,262 R+0.4
Lawrence 1,175 52.2% 1,074 47.8% 2,249 D+4.5
Saline 1,143 52.3% 1,042 47.7% 2,185 D+4.6
Stark 705 33.6% 1,394 66.4% 2,099 R+32.8
Hamilton 1,284 61.3% 809 38.7% 2,093 D+22.7
Piatt 773 37.9% 1,265 62.1% 2,038 R+24.1
Jasper 1,134 56.6% 871 43.4% 2,005 D+13.1
Moultrie 1,146 57.2% 857 42.8% 2,003 D+14.4
Johnson 612 33.2% 1,234 66.8% 1,846 R+33.7
Pope 593 34.0% 1,151 66.0% 1,744 R+32.0
Alexander 1,098 63.2% 639 36.8% 1,737 D+26.4
Gallatin 1,025 59.3% 704 40.7% 1,729 D+18.6
Wabash 831 52.1% 764 47.9% 1,595 D+4.2
Massac 614 41.0% 883 59.0% 1,497 R+18.0
Edwards 421 32.2% 888 67.8% 1,309 R+35.7
Ford 368 28.5% 921 71.5% 1,289 R+42.9
Putnam 487 38.9% 765 61.1% 1,252 R+22.2
Pulaski 645 54.7% 534 45.3% 1,179 D+9.4
Calhoun 702 64.1% 393 35.9% 1,095 D+28.2
Hardin 450 56.8% 342 43.2% 792 D+13.6

Counties as they stood in 1868; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Illinois in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+10.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+17.0
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+17.1
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+16.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+25.1
2004 John Kerry (D) D+10.3
2000 Al Gore (D) D+12.0
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+17.5
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+14.2
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+2.1
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+12.9
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+7.9
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+2.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+18.5
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+2.9
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+18.9
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+0.2
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+19.4
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+9.9
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+0.8
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+3.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+2.4
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.0
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+13.2
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+14.8
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+35.5
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+42.3
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+9.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+13.2
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+15.5
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+28.3
1900 William McKinley (R) R+8.4
1896 William McKinley (R) R+13.1
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+3.1
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+3.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+3.7
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+6.5
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+3.5
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+13.3
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+11.4