Election 1872 Results
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1872 presidential election in Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) beat Horace Greeley (Democrat) in Virginia in 1872, 50.5% to 49.5%, a margin of 1.0 point and 1,816 votes.
Virginia voted 10.6 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+11.6.
Republicans led in 53 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 46. The largest, Albemarle, cast 5,831 votes and went to the Republican by 0.3 points. The closest was Chesterfield, where 14 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant won | Republican | 93,463 | 50.5% |
| Horace Greeley | Democratic | 91,647 | 49.5% |
| All other candidates | 85 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 185,195 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle | 2,907 49.9% | 2,924 50.1% | 5,831 | R+0.3 | |
| Pittsylvania | 2,233 47.5% | 2,469 52.5% | 4,702 | R+5.0 | |
| Bedford | 2,709 58.1% | 1,957 41.9% | 4,666 | D+16.1 | |
| Mecklenburg | 1,449 34.2% | 2,790 65.8% | 4,239 | R+31.6 | |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 1,332 31.5% | 2,903 68.5% | 4,235 | R+37.1 | |
| Halifax | 1,548 40.7% | 2,252 59.3% | 3,800 | R+18.5 | |
| Chesterfield | 1,880 49.8% | 1,894 50.2% | 3,774 | R+0.4 | |
| Loudoun | 1,718 49.7% | 1,739 50.3% | 3,457 | R+0.6 | |
| Fauquier | 1,933 56.4% | 1,492 43.6% | 3,425 | D+12.9 | |
| Rockingham | 2,525 73.8% | 882 25.8% | 14 | 3,421 | D+48.0 |
| Hanover | 1,839 54.8% | 1,518 45.2% | 3,357 | D+9.6 | |
| Henrico | 1,560 46.5% | 1,787 53.2% | 10 | 3,357 | R+6.8 |
| Caroline | 1,513 49.2% | 1,560 50.8% | 3,073 | R+1.5 | |
| Campbell | 1,659 54.4% | 1,392 45.6% | 3,051 | D+8.8 | |
| Louisa | 1,201 39.5% | 1,843 60.5% | 3,044 | R+21.1 | |
| Amherst | 1,522 51.0% | 1,465 49.0% | 2,987 | D+1.9 | |
| Accomack | 1,645 55.4% | 1,326 44.6% | 2,971 | D+10.7 | |
| Southampton | 1,250 43.2% | 1,599 55.3% | 42 | 2,891 | R+12.1 |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 1,337 46.6% | 1,530 53.4% | 2,867 | R+6.7 | |
| Buckingham | 1,112 40.2% | 1,653 59.8% | 2,765 | R+19.6 | |
| Rockbridge | 1,622 58.7% | 1,140 41.3% | 2,762 | D+17.5 | |
| Nelson | 1,310 51.0% | 1,248 48.6% | 10 | 2,568 | D+2.4 |
| Fairfax | 1,188 46.7% | 1,357 53.3% | 2,545 | R+6.6 | |
| Franklin | 1,303 51.9% | 1,210 48.1% | 2,513 | D+3.7 | |
| Culpeper | 1,209 49.7% | 1,224 50.3% | 2,433 | R+0.6 | |
| Augusta | 1,655 69.5% | 725 30.5% | 2,380 | D+39.1 | |
| Shenandoah | 1,923 81.6% | 430 18.2% | 5 | 2,358 | D+63.3 |
| Brunswick | 752 32.1% | 1,593 67.9% | 2,345 | R+35.9 | |
| Henry | 1,085 49.1% | 1,125 50.9% | 2,210 | R+1.8 | |
| Dinwiddie | 734 33.9% | 1,429 66.1% | 2,163 | R+32.1 | |
| Prince Edward | 690 32.7% | 1,421 67.3% | 2,111 | R+34.6 | |
| Montgomery | 927 46.9% | 1,050 53.1% | 1,977 | R+6.2 | |
| Orange | 1,014 51.5% | 952 48.4% | 2 | 1,968 | D+3.2 |
| Essex | 767 39.7% | 1,165 60.3% | 1,932 | R+20.6 | |
| Botetourt | 1,224 63.4% | 706 36.6% | 1,930 | D+26.8 | |
| King And Queen | 860 45.4% | 1,034 54.6% | 1,894 | R+9.2 | |
| Lunenburg | 737 39.2% | 1,145 60.8% | 1,882 | R+21.7 | |
| Isle Of Wight | 1,107 59.1% | 767 40.9% | 1,874 | D+18.1 | |
| Nottoway | 503 27.5% | 1,329 72.5% | 1,832 | R+45.1 | |
| Washington | 1,303 71.2% | 526 28.8% | 1,829 | D+42.5 | |
| Gloucester | 786 43.1% | 1,038 56.9% | 1,824 | R+13.8 | |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 349 19.2% | 1,468 80.8% | 1,817 | R+61.6 | |
| Sussex | 538 29.8% | 1,267 70.2% | 1,805 | R+40.4 | |
| Appomattox | 919 51.1% | 880 48.9% | 1,799 | D+2.2 | |
| Cumberland | 562 32.0% | 1,195 68.0% | 1,757 | R+36.0 | |
| Amelia | 446 25.8% | 1,282 74.2% | 1,728 | R+48.4 | |
| Charlotte | 528 32.0% | 1,122 68.0% | 1,650 | R+36.0 | |
| Frederick | 1,104 67.5% | 532 32.5% | 1,636 | D+35.0 | |
| Prince George | 495 30.7% | 1,115 69.3% | 1,610 | R+38.5 | |
| Spotsylvania | 883 55.3% | 715 44.7% | 1,598 | D+10.5 | |
| Goochland | 687 43.2% | 905 56.8% | 1,592 | R+13.7 | |
| King William | 708 44.5% | 884 55.5% | 1,592 | R+11.1 | |
| Lee | 1,245 78.3% | 345 21.7% | 1,590 | D+56.6 | |
| Powhatan | 508 32.3% | 1,066 67.7% | 1,574 | R+35.5 | |
| Northampton | 539 34.3% | 1,034 65.7% | 1,573 | R+31.5 | |
| Wythe | 1,095 70.1% | 468 29.9% | 1,563 | D+40.1 | |
| Roanoke | 813 52.4% | 740 47.6% | 1,553 | D+4.7 | |
| Madison | 967 62.6% | 577 37.4% | 1,544 | D+25.3 | |
| Scott | 796 53.0% | 707 47.0% | 1,503 | D+5.9 | |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 549 36.7% | 948 63.3% | 1,497 | R+26.7 | |
| Prince William | 872 59.7% | 589 40.3% | 1,461 | D+19.4 | |
| Smyth | 965 68.1% | 452 31.9% | 1,417 | D+36.2 | |
| Rappahannock | 777 55.8% | 615 44.2% | 1,392 | D+11.6 | |
| Patrick | 654 47.7% | 717 52.3% | 1,371 | R+4.6 | |
| York | 424 32.1% | 897 67.9% | 1,321 | R+35.8 | |
| Russell | 879 66.9% | 435 33.1% | 1,314 | D+33.8 | |
| Greensville | 427 32.9% | 869 67.1% | 1,296 | R+34.1 | |
| Carroll | 847 66.4% | 429 33.6% | 1,276 | D+32.8 | |
| Grayson | 1,003 79.4% | 261 20.6% | 1,264 | D+58.7 | |
| Stafford | 902 74.2% | 313 25.8% | 1,215 | D+48.5 | |
| Westmoreland | 455 38.4% | 730 61.6% | 1,185 | R+23.2 | |
| Clarke | 710 61.4% | 446 38.6% | 1,156 | D+22.8 | |
| Northumberland | 506 44.0% | 643 56.0% | 1,149 | R+11.9 | |
| Floyd | 488 42.8% | 653 57.2% | 1,141 | R+14.5 | |
| Richmond | 390 34.3% | 747 65.7% | 1,137 | R+31.4 | |
| Mathews | 657 59.2% | 453 40.8% | 1,110 | D+18.4 | |
| Tazewell | 850 76.8% | 257 23.2% | 1,107 | D+53.6 | |
| Middlesex | 439 41.9% | 609 58.1% | 1,048 | R+16.2 | |
| New Kent | 429 43.0% | 568 57.0% | 997 | R+13.9 | |
| Fluvanna | 443 44.7% | 549 55.3% | 992 | R+10.7 | |
| Warren | 787 81.4% | 180 18.6% | 967 | D+62.8 | |
| Pulaski | 528 56.4% | 409 43.6% | 937 | D+12.7 | |
| King George | 449 48.5% | 477 51.5% | 926 | R+3.0 | |
| Giles | 623 71.8% | 245 28.2% | 868 | D+43.5 | |
| Surry | 294 34.6% | 555 65.4% | 849 | R+30.7 | |
| Page | 530 68.0% | 247 31.7% | 2 | 779 | D+36.3 |
| Greene | 407 54.7% | 337 45.3% | 744 | D+9.4 | |
| Wise | 502 70.0% | 215 30.0% | 717 | D+40.0 | |
| Alexandria | 148 21.3% | 546 78.7% | 694 | R+57.3 | |
| Lancaster | 275 40.2% | 409 59.8% | 684 | R+19.6 | |
| Charles City | 211 32.7% | 435 67.3% | 646 | R+34.7 | |
| James City | 160 24.9% | 482 75.1% | 642 | R+50.2 | |
| Highland | 495 87.3% | 72 12.7% | 567 | D+74.6 | |
| Bland | 400 78.1% | 112 21.9% | 512 | D+56.3 | |
| Bath | 417 84.1% | 79 15.9% | 496 | D+68.1 | |
| Warwick (Ext) | 121 25.3% | 357 74.7% | 478 | R+49.4 | |
| Craig | 366 82.1% | 80 17.9% | 446 | D+64.1 | |
| Alleghany | 263 74.9% | 88 25.1% | 351 | D+49.9 | |
| Buchanan | 253 79.8% | 64 20.2% | 317 | D+59.6 |
Counties as they stood in 1872; 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.
Virginia in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+5.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+10.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+5.3 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+6.3 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+8.2 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+8.0 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+4.4 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+20.5 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+25.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+12.7 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+37.7 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+7.4 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+5.5 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+17.0 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.0 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+6.8 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+25.0 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+36.5 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.8 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+8.0 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+29.7 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+23.7 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+35.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+48.9 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+22.2 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+24.8 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+11.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+0.5 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+2.2 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+1.0 |