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1876 presidential election in Illinois

Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) beat Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat) in Illinois in 1876, 50.2% to 46.6%, a margin of 3.5 points and 19,621 votes.

Illinois voted 6.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+3.0.

The Republican hold continued from 1872, when Ulysses S. Grant won.

Democrats led in 52 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 50. The largest, Cook, cast 77,502 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.8 points. The closest was Williamson, where 28 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
Rutherford B. Hayes won Republican 278,232 50.2%
Samuel J. Tilden Democratic 258,611 46.6%
All other candidates 17,525 3.2%
Total554,368

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 39,298 50.7% 37,900 48.9% 304 77,502 D+1.8
La Salle 6,001 46.9% 6,278 49.0% 529 12,808 R+2.2
Adams 6,308 55.7% 4,953 43.8% 58 11,319 D+12.0
McLean 4,410 39.0% 6,363 56.3% 533 11,306 R+17.3
Sangamon 5,847 54.3% 4,851 45.0% 79 10,777 D+9.2
St. Clair 5,891 55.1% 4,708 44.0% 100 10,699 D+11.1
Peoria 5,443 53.3% 4,665 45.7% 103 10,211 D+7.6
Will 3,999 42.3% 4,770 50.5% 679 9,448 R+8.2
Madison 4,730 50.7% 4,554 48.8% 40 9,324 D+1.9
Fulton 4,669 52.2% 4,187 46.8% 90 8,946 D+5.4
Kane 2,850 33.8% 5,398 64.1% 177 8,425 R+30.2
Champaign 3,103 37.7% 4,530 55.0% 605 8,238 R+17.3
Knox 2,632 32.9% 5,235 65.4% 142 8,009 R+32.5
Macoupin 4,076 52.5% 3,567 46.0% 114 7,757 D+6.6
Hancock 4,207 54.3% 3,496 45.2% 39 7,742 D+9.2
Vermilion 3,031 39.4% 4,372 56.8% 288 7,691 R+17.4
Pike 4,040 56.6% 3,055 42.8% 40 7,135 D+13.8
Livingston 2,134 31.1% 3,551 51.8% 1,173 6,858 R+20.7
Rock Island 2,838 41.9% 3,912 57.7% 27 6,777 R+15.8
Iroquois 2,578 39.0% 3,768 57.0% 264 6,610 R+18.0
Henry 1,928 29.9% 4,177 64.7% 350 6,455 R+34.8
Morgan 3,174 49.9% 3,069 48.3% 112 6,355 D+1.7
Macon 2,785 45.0% 3,120 50.4% 284 6,189 R+5.4
Winnebago 1,568 25.5% 4,505 73.2% 85 6,158 R+47.7
Whiteside 2,131 34.8% 3,851 62.9% 142 6,124 R+28.1
McDonough 2,811 46.0% 2,952 48.3% 348 6,111 R+2.3
Bureau 2,218 36.4% 3,719 61.0% 158 6,095 R+24.6
Tazewell 3,171 52.2% 2,850 47.0% 48 6,069 D+5.3
Christian 3,287 54.8% 2,501 41.7% 214 6,002 D+13.1
Stephenson 2,758 46.1% 3,198 53.4% 29 5,985 R+7.4
Shelby 3,553 59.7% 2,069 34.8% 328 5,950 D+24.9
Coles 2,822 47.9% 2,958 50.2% 107 5,887 R+2.3
Ogle 1,921 32.7% 3,833 65.3% 112 5,866 R+32.6
Edgar 2,883 50.0% 2,715 47.1% 163 5,761 D+2.9
Montgomery 3,013 52.9% 2,486 43.6% 201 5,700 D+9.2
Logan 2,595 47.9% 2,788 51.4% 39 5,422 R+3.6
McHenry 1,874 34.9% 3,465 64.5% 37 5,376 R+29.6
Jo Daviess 2,276 42.7% 2,907 54.6% 145 5,328 R+11.8
Lee 2,080 39.4% 3,087 58.5% 111 5,278 R+19.1
De Kalb 1,411 27.4% 3,679 71.3% 68 5,158 R+44.0
Randolph 2,589 52.3% 2,357 47.6% 2 4,948 D+4.7
Warren 1,984 40.3% 2,795 56.8% 138 4,917 R+16.5
Greene 3,160 64.9% 1,695 34.8% 12 4,867 D+30.1
Marion 2,444 52.4% 2,009 43.1% 209 4,662 D+9.3
Fayette 2,421 55.5% 1,881 43.2% 57 4,359 D+12.4
Lake 1,647 38.1% 2,619 60.6% 56 4,322 R+22.5
Clark 2,197 51.6% 1,814 42.6% 245 4,256 D+9.0
Jackson 2,071 49.1% 2,040 48.4% 106 4,217 D+0.7
Kankakee 1,363 33.1% 2,627 63.9% 124 4,114 R+30.7
Woodford 2,105 51.6% 1,733 42.5% 242 4,080 D+9.1
De Witt 1,174 30.4% 1,928 49.9% 759 3,861 R+19.5
White 2,067 53.9% 1,297 33.8% 473 3,837 D+20.1
Wayne 1,751 46.0% 1,570 41.3% 482 3,803 D+4.8
Mercer 1,428 38.3% 2,209 59.2% 95 3,732 R+20.9
Jefferson 1,667 45.5% 1,346 36.8% 648 3,661 D+8.8
Washington 1,671 46.1% 1,911 52.8% 40 3,622 R+6.6
Mason 1,939 54.0% 1,566 43.6% 88 3,593 D+10.4
Jersey 2,166 61.5% 1,345 38.2% 12 3,523 D+23.3
Effingham 2,265 65.6% 1,145 33.2% 43 3,453 D+32.4
Clinton 1,989 57.7% 1,329 38.5% 132 3,450 D+19.1
Schuyler 1,804 52.4% 1,522 44.2% 115 3,441 D+8.2
Du Page 1,276 37.1% 2,129 61.9% 33 3,438 R+24.8
Williamson 1,644 49.0% 1,672 49.8% 41 3,357 R+0.8
Carroll 918 28.1% 2,231 68.4% 115 3,264 R+40.2
Grundy 1,142 35.2% 1,996 61.5% 108 3,246 R+26.3
Piatt 1,316 40.6% 1,807 55.8% 117 3,240 R+15.2
Union 2,155 68.5% 978 31.1% 12 3,145 D+37.4
Marshall 1,430 45.8% 1,553 49.8% 136 3,119 R+3.9
Douglas 1,357 44.0% 1,631 52.9% 94 3,082 R+8.9
Clay 1,541 50.2% 1,416 46.2% 111 3,068 D+4.1
Crawford 1,643 54.1% 1,355 44.6% 38 3,036 D+9.5
Richland 1,552 51.4% 1,410 46.7% 55 3,017 D+4.7
Perry 1,383 46.5% 1,541 51.8% 49 2,973 R+5.3
Moultrie 1,672 56.8% 1,245 42.3% 28 2,945 D+14.5
Cass 1,618 55.5% 1,209 41.5% 86 2,913 D+14.0
Hamilton 1,433 50.6% 627 22.1% 774 2,834 D+28.4
Menard 1,657 59.6% 1,115 40.1% 10 2,782 D+19.5
Kendall 524 19.4% 1,869 69.1% 311 2,704 R+49.7
Saline 1,081 40.0% 980 36.3% 641 2,702 D+3.7
Cumberland 1,407 52.5% 1,145 42.7% 129 2,681 D+9.8
Bond 1,142 42.6% 1,520 56.7% 17 2,679 R+14.1
Franklin 1,302 49.0% 966 36.3% 391 2,659 D+12.6
Brown 1,495 57.0% 944 36.0% 184 2,623 D+21.0
Ford 752 29.4% 1,601 62.6% 205 2,558 R+33.2
Lawrence 1,329 52.0% 1,198 46.9% 27 2,554 D+5.1
Monroe 1,651 65.9% 846 33.8% 7 2,504 D+32.1
Alexander 1,280 51.2% 1,219 48.8% 2,499 D+2.4
Jasper 1,461 58.8% 918 36.9% 106 2,485 D+21.9
Boone 364 15.3% 1,966 82.8% 43 2,373 R+67.5
Scott 1,269 53.7% 910 38.5% 182 2,361 D+15.2
Henderson 1,015 43.5% 1,315 56.4% 1 2,331 R+12.9
Stark 786 33.8% 1,440 61.9% 100 2,326 R+28.1
Johnson 893 38.5% 1,367 58.9% 61 2,321 R+20.4
Pope 800 36.9% 1,319 60.8% 51 2,170 R+23.9
Gallatin 1,140 53.6% 703 33.1% 282 2,125 D+20.6
Massac 793 38.8% 1,231 60.2% 20 2,044 R+21.4
Pulaski 772 42.5% 1,043 57.5% 1,815 R+14.9
Wabash 936 52.2% 650 36.3% 207 1,793 D+16.0
Edwards 466 31.1% 970 64.8% 61 1,497 R+33.7
Calhoun 900 67.1% 441 32.9% 1,341 D+34.2
Putnam 459 41.0% 646 57.7% 15 1,120 R+16.7
Hardin 611 56.8% 330 30.7% 134 1,075 D+26.1

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.

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