Election 1876 Results
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1876 presidential election in Ohio
Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) beat Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat) in Ohio in 1876, 50.2% to 49.1%, a margin of 1.1 points and 7,515 votes.
Ohio voted 4.1 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.
Republicans led in 45 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 43. The largest, Hamilton, cast 58,363 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.0 point. The closest was Highland, where 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford B. Hayes won | Republican | 330,698 | 50.2% |
| Samuel J. Tilden | Democratic | 323,183 | 49.1% |
| All other candidates | 4,770 | 0.7% | |
| Total | 658,651 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 29,451 50.5% | 28,869 49.5% | 43 | 58,363 | D+1.0 |
| Cuyahoga | 14,425 43.8% | 18,198 55.2% | 340 | 32,963 | R+11.4 |
| Franklin | 9,383 55.1% | 7,557 44.4% | 97 | 17,037 | D+10.7 |
| Montgomery | 8,971 53.0% | 7,921 46.8% | 27 | 16,919 | D+6.2 |
| Stark | 6,772 50.9% | 6,410 48.2% | 128 | 13,310 | D+2.7 |
| Lucas | 5,155 43.1% | 6,524 54.5% | 281 | 11,960 | R+11.4 |
| Muskingum | 5,457 50.8% | 5,232 48.7% | 63 | 10,752 | D+2.1 |
| Belmont | 5,024 50.0% | 4,976 49.6% | 41 | 10,041 | D+0.5 |
| Columbiana | 4,000 41.3% | 5,417 55.9% | 279 | 9,696 | R+14.6 |
| Trumbull | 3,030 31.5% | 6,133 63.8% | 454 | 9,617 | R+32.3 |
| Licking | 5,473 57.8% | 3,962 41.8% | 35 | 9,470 | D+16.0 |
| Butler | 6,029 64.2% | 3,351 35.7% | 11 | 9,391 | D+28.5 |
| Ashtabula | 2,294 25.2% | 6,771 74.3% | 47 | 9,112 | R+49.1 |
| Summit | 3,804 42.6% | 5,055 56.6% | 73 | 8,932 | R+14.0 |
| Washington | 4,492 50.6% | 4,361 49.1% | 32 | 8,885 | D+1.5 |
| Clark | 3,536 40.6% | 5,136 58.9% | 48 | 8,720 | R+18.3 |
| Wayne | 4,598 53.2% | 4,009 46.4% | 34 | 8,641 | D+6.8 |
| Ross | 4,431 51.4% | 4,177 48.4% | 21 | 8,629 | D+2.9 |
| Seneca | 4,515 54.2% | 3,793 45.6% | 15 | 8,323 | D+8.7 |
| Darke | 4,667 56.6% | 3,577 43.4% | 1 | 8,245 | D+13.2 |
| Clermont | 4,315 52.8% | 3,848 47.1% | 14 | 8,177 | D+5.7 |
| Tuscarawas | 4,545 55.9% | 3,574 43.9% | 13 | 8,132 | D+11.9 |
| Mahoning | 3,691 45.6% | 3,921 48.5% | 478 | 8,090 | R+2.8 |
| Richland | 4,407 54.6% | 3,649 45.2% | 21 | 8,077 | D+9.4 |
| Lorain | 2,720 34.2% | 5,187 65.3% | 39 | 7,946 | R+31.0 |
| Miami | 3,509 44.3% | 4,388 55.4% | 23 | 7,920 | R+11.1 |
| Huron | 3,014 39.7% | 4,504 59.4% | 68 | 7,586 | R+19.6 |
| Fairfield | 4,597 62.4% | 2,770 37.6% | 5 | 7,372 | D+24.8 |
| Wood | 3,245 44.2% | 4,079 55.6% | 13 | 7,337 | R+11.4 |
| Greene | 2,494 35.4% | 4,488 63.7% | 67 | 7,049 | R+28.3 |
| Brown | 4,068 57.8% | 2,956 42.0% | 16 | 7,040 | D+15.8 |
| Jefferson | 2,922 41.6% | 4,067 57.8% | 42 | 7,031 | R+16.3 |
| Lawrence | 2,949 42.4% | 3,975 57.2% | 31 | 6,955 | R+14.8 |
| Portage | 3,006 44.5% | 3,712 54.9% | 41 | 6,759 | R+10.4 |
| Meigs | 2,773 41.1% | 3,962 58.7% | 17 | 6,752 | R+17.6 |
| Warren | 2,559 38.1% | 4,146 61.8% | 5 | 6,710 | R+23.7 |
| Crawford | 4,365 65.2% | 2,312 34.5% | 16 | 6,693 | D+30.7 |
| Highland | 3,323 49.8% | 3,341 50.1% | 10 | 6,674 | R+0.3 |
| Knox | 3,301 50.4% | 3,151 48.2% | 92 | 6,544 | D+2.3 |
| Champaign | 2,872 44.8% | 3,528 55.0% | 16 | 6,416 | R+10.2 |
| Sandusky | 3,330 52.0% | 3,032 47.3% | 47 | 6,409 | D+4.6 |
| Erie | 3,112 48.7% | 3,158 49.4% | 123 | 6,393 | R+0.7 |
| Scioto | 3,025 47.3% | 3,359 52.6% | 8 | 6,392 | R+5.2 |
| Delaware | 2,809 45.3% | 3,237 52.2% | 153 | 6,199 | R+6.9 |
| Hancock | 3,215 53.3% | 2,811 46.6% | 8 | 6,034 | D+6.7 |
| Allen | 3,518 58.5% | 2,481 41.2% | 18 | 6,017 | D+17.2 |
| Pickaway | 3,389 56.9% | 2,565 43.0% | 7 | 5,961 | D+13.8 |
| Coshocton | 3,312 56.8% | 2,518 43.2% | 4 | 5,834 | D+13.6 |
| Athens | 2,195 38.7% | 3,413 60.2% | 62 | 5,670 | R+21.5 |
| Logan | 2,286 40.7% | 3,259 58.0% | 76 | 5,621 | R+17.3 |
| Preble | 2,551 45.4% | 3,004 53.5% | 64 | 5,619 | R+8.1 |
| Clinton | 2,048 36.5% | 3,500 62.3% | 70 | 5,618 | R+25.8 |
| Guernsey | 2,460 44.0% | 3,106 55.6% | 20 | 5,586 | R+11.6 |
| Hardin | 2,702 48.7% | 2,830 51.0% | 19 | 5,551 | R+2.3 |
| Gallia | 2,302 41.7% | 3,202 58.1% | 10 | 5,514 | R+16.3 |
| Ashland | 3,021 55.8% | 2,387 44.1% | 6 | 5,414 | D+11.7 |
| Medina | 2,192 41.0% | 3,119 58.4% | 31 | 5,342 | R+17.4 |
| Monroe | 3,805 72.1% | 1,462 27.7% | 10 | 5,277 | D+44.4 |
| Williams | 2,546 48.3% | 2,701 51.3% | 22 | 5,269 | R+2.9 |
| Perry | 2,810 54.2% | 2,084 40.2% | 287 | 5,181 | D+14.0 |
| Shelby | 3,141 61.3% | 1,985 38.7% | 5,126 | D+22.6 | |
| Auglaize | 3,560 70.0% | 1,521 29.9% | 6 | 5,087 | D+40.1 |
| Union | 2,073 41.2% | 2,939 58.4% | 24 | 5,036 | R+17.2 |
| Putnam | 3,174 66.3% | 1,606 33.6% | 5 | 4,785 | D+32.8 |
| Adams | 2,546 54.1% | 2,141 45.5% | 22 | 4,709 | D+8.6 |
| Van Wert | 2,410 51.2% | 2,290 48.6% | 8 | 4,708 | D+2.5 |
| Wyandot | 2,619 55.7% | 2,079 44.2% | 3 | 4,701 | D+11.5 |
| Harrison | 2,020 43.8% | 2,564 55.5% | 32 | 4,616 | R+11.8 |
| Morgan | 2,108 45.9% | 2,376 51.8% | 107 | 4,591 | R+5.8 |
| Morrow | 2,046 44.6% | 2,450 53.4% | 88 | 4,584 | R+8.8 |
| Marion | 2,603 57.3% | 1,918 42.2% | 21 | 4,542 | D+15.1 |
| Jackson | 1,954 43.6% | 2,522 56.2% | 8 | 4,484 | R+12.7 |
| Defiance | 2,888 65.4% | 1,520 34.4% | 7 | 4,415 | D+31.0 |
| Holmes | 3,171 71.8% | 1,241 28.1% | 2 | 4,414 | D+43.7 |
| Fayette | 1,874 42.8% | 2,436 55.6% | 72 | 4,382 | R+12.8 |
| Noble | 2,096 47.9% | 2,225 50.9% | 54 | 4,375 | R+2.9 |
| Madison | 2,145 49.2% | 2,191 50.2% | 25 | 4,361 | R+1.1 |
| Fulton | 1,597 36.7% | 2,697 62.0% | 57 | 4,351 | R+25.3 |
| Lake | 1,141 27.7% | 2,941 71.3% | 44 | 4,126 | R+43.6 |
| Henry | 2,445 61.4% | 1,527 38.4% | 9 | 3,981 | D+23.1 |
| Mercer | 2,840 71.5% | 1,128 28.4% | 5 | 3,973 | D+43.1 |
| Geauga | 808 21.1% | 3,004 78.6% | 9 | 3,821 | R+57.5 |
| Hocking | 2,259 60.4% | 1,475 39.5% | 3 | 3,737 | D+21.0 |
| Carroll | 1,554 43.0% | 2,060 56.9% | 4 | 3,618 | R+14.0 |
| Pike | 2,096 58.9% | 1,465 41.1% | 3,561 | D+17.7 | |
| Ottawa | 2,208 62.3% | 1,336 37.7% | 3,544 | D+24.6 | |
| Vinton | 1,817 54.0% | 1,533 45.6% | 13 | 3,363 | D+8.4 |
| Paulding | 1,180 47.3% | 1,313 52.7% | 2,493 | R+5.3 |
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.
Ohio in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+11.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.0 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+25.9 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.5 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+20.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+34.6 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+19.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+6.2 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+25.4 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+8.0 |