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1876 presidential election in Georgia
Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat) beat Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) in Georgia in 1876, 72.0% to 28.0%, a margin of 44.1 points and 79,624 votes.
Georgia voted 41.1 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+3.0.
Georgia changed party: in 1872 it went third-party.
Democrats led in 131 of the 137 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Fulton, cast 6,518 votes and went to the Democrat by 30.1 points. The closest was Twiggs, where 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel J. Tilden won | Democratic | 130,157 | 72.0% |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | Republican | 50,533 | 28.0% |
| Total | 180,690 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 4,239 65.0% | 2,279 35.0% | 6,518 | D+30.1 | |
| Bibb | 3,417 72.7% | 1,281 27.3% | 4,698 | D+45.5 | |
| Richmond | 3,427 76.9% | 1,028 23.1% | 4,455 | D+53.8 | |
| Houston | 2,146 53.3% | 1,881 46.7% | 4,027 | D+6.6 | |
| Chatham | 2,225 58.9% | 1,552 41.1% | 3,777 | D+17.8 | |
| Floyd | 2,316 65.4% | 1,226 34.6% | 3,542 | D+30.8 | |
| Bartow | 2,477 73.5% | 892 26.5% | 3,369 | D+47.0 | |
| Cobb | 2,455 76.5% | 753 23.5% | 3,208 | D+53.1 | |
| Decatur | 1,475 48.0% | 1,601 52.0% | 3,076 | R+4.1 | |
| Monroe | 1,887 64.8% | 1,023 35.2% | 2,910 | D+29.7 | |
| Thomas | 1,590 56.7% | 1,215 43.3% | 2,805 | D+13.4 | |
| Coweta | 1,502 54.9% | 1,234 45.1% | 2,736 | D+9.8 | |
| Sumter | 1,670 66.4% | 845 33.6% | 2,515 | D+32.8 | |
| Troup | 2,007 84.9% | 357 15.1% | 2,364 | D+69.8 | |
| Clarke | 1,192 50.9% | 1,148 49.1% | 2,340 | D+1.9 | |
| Pike | 1,564 69.6% | 682 30.4% | 2,246 | D+39.3 | |
| Muscogee | 1,828 81.9% | 404 18.1% | 2,232 | D+63.8 | |
| Harris | 1,245 58.1% | 898 41.9% | 2,143 | D+16.2 | |
| Henry | 1,218 57.2% | 912 42.8% | 2,130 | D+14.4 | |
| Meriwether | 1,397 66.2% | 714 33.8% | 2,111 | D+32.4 | |
| Carroll | 1,756 84.6% | 320 15.4% | 2,076 | D+69.2 | |
| Randolph | 1,398 67.9% | 660 32.1% | 2,058 | D+35.9 | |
| Newton | 1,101 53.9% | 941 46.1% | 2,042 | D+7.8 | |
| Gordon | 1,802 91.1% | 176 8.9% | 1,978 | D+82.2 | |
| Jackson | 1,426 76.5% | 437 23.5% | 1,863 | D+53.1 | |
| Upson | 1,105 59.6% | 749 40.4% | 1,854 | D+19.2 | |
| Cherokee | 1,706 93.8% | 112 6.2% | 1,818 | D+87.7 | |
| Dekalb | 1,397 77.1% | 416 22.9% | 1,813 | D+54.1 | |
| Brooks | 1,011 56.6% | 774 43.4% | 1,785 | D+13.3 | |
| Whitfield | 1,365 77.2% | 402 22.8% | 1,767 | D+54.5 | |
| Gwinnett | 1,595 90.5% | 168 9.5% | 1,763 | D+80.9 | |
| Dooly | 1,460 83.2% | 294 16.8% | 1,754 | D+66.5 | |
| Spalding | 1,130 64.9% | 610 35.1% | 1,740 | D+29.9 | |
| Jefferson | 966 56.1% | 756 43.9% | 1,722 | D+12.2 | |
| Polk | 1,143 68.4% | 529 31.6% | 1,672 | D+36.7 | |
| Macon | 952 57.6% | 702 42.4% | 1,654 | D+15.1 | |
| Walker | 1,201 75.2% | 396 24.8% | 1,597 | D+50.4 | |
| Pulaski | 1,354 87.6% | 192 12.4% | 1,546 | D+75.2 | |
| Talbot | 984 65.2% | 526 34.8% | 1,510 | D+30.3 | |
| Lowndes | 857 59.4% | 586 40.6% | 1,443 | D+18.8 | |
| Walton | 1,393 99.9% | 2 0.1% | 1,395 | D+99.7 | |
| Chattooga | 1,154 83.3% | 231 16.7% | 1,385 | D+66.6 | |
| Washington | 888 68.6% | 407 31.4% | 1,295 | D+37.1 | |
| Hancock | 925 71.6% | 367 28.4% | 1,292 | D+43.2 | |
| Jones | 770 59.7% | 520 40.3% | 1,290 | D+19.4 | |
| Burke | 1,021 79.2% | 268 20.8% | 1,289 | D+58.4 | |
| Clayton | 893 69.7% | 389 30.3% | 1,282 | D+39.3 | |
| Paulding | 1,083 84.9% | 193 15.1% | 1,276 | D+69.7 | |
| Wilkinson | 1,154 91.5% | 107 8.5% | 1,261 | D+83.0 | |
| Liberty | 507 41.0% | 731 59.0% | 1,238 | R+18.1 | |
| Stewart | 924 74.9% | 309 25.1% | 1,233 | D+49.9 | |
| Campbell (Ext) | 858 69.9% | 369 30.1% | 1,227 | D+39.9 | |
| Terrell | 856 70.3% | 361 29.7% | 1,217 | D+40.7 | |
| Jasper | 842 69.9% | 362 30.1% | 1,204 | D+39.9 | |
| Greene | 1,100 91.7% | 100 8.3% | 1,200 | D+83.3 | |
| Crawford | 1,099 92.0% | 95 8.0% | 1,194 | D+84.1 | |
| Screven | 1,000 83.8% | 194 16.2% | 1,194 | D+67.5 | |
| Oglethorpe | 956 80.6% | 230 19.4% | 1,186 | D+61.2 | |
| Calhoun | 620 52.7% | 556 47.3% | 1,176 | D+5.4 | |
| Mitchell | 625 53.6% | 541 46.4% | 1,166 | D+7.2 | |
| Morgan | 822 70.7% | 341 29.3% | 1,163 | D+41.4 | |
| Wilkes | 1,139 99.8% | 2 0.2% | 1,141 | D+99.6 | |
| Lee | 399 35.5% | 726 64.5% | 1,125 | R+29.1 | |
| Taylor | 702 62.6% | 420 37.4% | 1,122 | D+25.1 | |
| Butts | 743 66.9% | 367 33.1% | 1,110 | D+33.9 | |
| Murray | 1,036 93.4% | 73 6.6% | 1,109 | D+86.8 | |
| Hall | 942 85.2% | 164 14.8% | 1,106 | D+70.3 | |
| Fayette | 669 61.1% | 426 38.9% | 1,095 | D+22.2 | |
| Clay | 741 67.8% | 352 32.2% | 1,093 | D+35.6 | |
| Warren | 723 66.8% | 360 33.2% | 1,083 | D+33.5 | |
| Habersham | 1,021 97.4% | 27 2.6% | 1,048 | D+94.8 | |
| Laurens | 777 74.9% | 260 25.1% | 1,037 | D+49.9 | |
| Rockdale | 743 72.3% | 285 27.7% | 1,028 | D+44.6 | |
| Baker | 816 79.6% | 209 20.4% | 1,025 | D+59.2 | |
| Forsyth | 921 90.1% | 101 9.9% | 1,022 | D+80.2 | |
| Bulloch | 1,006 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,006 | D+100.0 | |
| Heard | 738 73.4% | 268 26.6% | 1,006 | D+46.7 | |
| Franklin | 982 99.2% | 8 0.8% | 990 | D+98.4 | |
| McIntosh | 310 31.6% | 670 68.4% | 980 | R+36.7 | |
| Twiggs | 488 51.1% | 467 48.9% | 955 | D+2.2 | |
| Putnam | 910 95.8% | 40 4.2% | 950 | D+91.6 | |
| Dougherty | 528 56.1% | 414 43.9% | 942 | D+12.1 | |
| Baldwin | 885 94.7% | 50 5.3% | 935 | D+89.3 | |
| Berrien | 896 96.2% | 35 3.8% | 931 | D+92.5 | |
| Marion | 581 63.2% | 338 36.8% | 919 | D+26.4 | |
| Elbert | 871 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 871 | D+100.0 | |
| Emanuel | 759 87.4% | 109 12.6% | 868 | D+74.9 | |
| Hart | 763 87.9% | 105 12.1% | 868 | D+75.8 | |
| Glynn | 277 32.4% | 577 67.6% | 854 | R+35.1 | |
| Chattahoochee | 638 77.2% | 188 22.8% | 826 | D+54.5 | |
| Worth | 629 77.8% | 179 22.2% | 808 | D+55.7 | |
| Catoosa | 688 85.5% | 117 14.5% | 805 | D+70.9 | |
| Webster | 467 60.5% | 305 39.5% | 772 | D+21.0 | |
| Effingham | 632 82.2% | 137 17.8% | 769 | D+64.4 | |
| Douglas | 610 80.1% | 152 19.9% | 762 | D+60.1 | |
| Camden | 282 38.1% | 458 61.9% | 740 | R+23.8 | |
| Early | 637 86.9% | 96 13.1% | 733 | D+73.8 | |
| Milton (Ext) | 710 97.8% | 16 2.2% | 726 | D+95.6 | |
| Gilmer | 561 77.4% | 164 22.6% | 725 | D+54.8 | |
| Oconee | 412 57.0% | 311 43.0% | 723 | D+14.0 | |
| Wayne | 546 76.7% | 166 23.3% | 712 | D+53.4 | |
| Schley | 400 58.1% | 289 41.9% | 689 | D+16.1 | |
| Banks | 614 90.7% | 63 9.3% | 677 | D+81.4 | |
| Taliaferro | 454 68.1% | 213 31.9% | 667 | D+36.1 | |
| Clinch | 549 82.6% | 116 17.4% | 665 | D+65.1 | |
| McDuffie | 659 99.4% | 4 0.6% | 663 | D+98.8 | |
| Tattnall | 589 91.5% | 55 8.5% | 644 | D+82.9 | |
| Union | 548 86.8% | 83 13.2% | 631 | D+73.7 | |
| Bryan | 352 55.9% | 278 44.1% | 630 | D+11.7 | |
| Dodge | 456 72.7% | 171 27.3% | 627 | D+45.5 | |
| Ware | 395 63.0% | 232 37.0% | 627 | D+26.0 | |
| Pierce | 332 55.3% | 268 44.7% | 600 | D+10.7 | |
| Madison | 599 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 599 | D+100.0 | |
| Lumpkin | 566 95.3% | 28 4.7% | 594 | D+90.6 | |
| Pickens | 373 65.2% | 199 34.8% | 572 | D+30.4 | |
| Dawson | 420 75.4% | 137 24.6% | 557 | D+50.8 | |
| Lincoln | 546 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 546 | D+100.0 | |
| Appling | 413 75.8% | 132 24.2% | 545 | D+51.6 | |
| Haralson | 507 93.7% | 34 6.3% | 541 | D+87.4 | |
| Columbia | 526 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 526 | D+100.0 | |
| Montgomery | 503 97.1% | 15 2.9% | 518 | D+94.2 | |
| Dade | 494 95.7% | 22 4.3% | 516 | D+91.5 | |
| Quitman | 464 90.6% | 48 9.4% | 512 | D+81.3 | |
| White | 467 94.7% | 26 5.3% | 493 | D+89.5 | |
| Rabun | 482 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 482 | D+100.0 | |
| Telfair | 438 92.2% | 37 7.8% | 475 | D+84.4 | |
| Fannin | 286 61.4% | 180 38.6% | 466 | D+22.7 | |
| Johnson | 368 82.1% | 80 17.9% | 448 | D+64.3 | |
| Towns | 296 68.2% | 138 31.8% | 434 | D+36.4 | |
| Miller | 366 85.7% | 61 14.3% | 427 | D+71.4 | |
| Glascock | 375 93.3% | 27 6.7% | 402 | D+86.6 | |
| Coffee | 370 95.4% | 18 4.6% | 388 | D+90.7 | |
| Wilcox | 335 92.8% | 26 7.2% | 361 | D+85.6 | |
| Irwin | 306 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 306 | D+100.0 | |
| Charlton | 253 96.6% | 9 3.4% | 262 | D+93.1 | |
| Colquitt | 217 85.8% | 36 14.2% | 253 | D+71.5 | |
| Echols | 185 89.4% | 22 10.6% | 207 | D+78.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1876; 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.
Georgia in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+2.2 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+0.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+5.1 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+7.8 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+5.2 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+16.6 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+11.7 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+1.2 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+20.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+20.4 |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+14.8 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+33.9 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+50.4 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+25.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+33.8 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+39.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+42.5 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.5 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+74.5 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+83.8 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+55.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+44.6 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+72.5 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+72.4 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+23.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+45.4 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+38.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+21.0 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+36.3 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+42.0 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+32.2 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+30.9 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+44.1 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Horatio Seymour (D) | D+28.5 |