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1876 presidential election in Wisconsin

Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) beat Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1876, 50.6% to 48.2%, a margin of 2.4 points and 6,128 votes.

Wisconsin voted 5.4 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 36 of the 60 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 24. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 22,085 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.3 points. The closest was Taylor, where 6 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 130,050 50.6%
Samuel J. Tilden Democratic 123,922 48.2%
All other candidates 3,204 1.2%
Total257,176

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 12,026 54.5% 9,981 45.2% 78 22,085 D+9.3
Dane 5,726 51.2% 5,435 48.6% 21 11,182 D+2.6
Fond Du Lac 5,660 53.5% 4,845 45.8% 67 10,572 D+7.7
Dodge 6,361 65.4% 3,236 33.3% 134 9,731 D+32.1
Winnebago 4,426 46.3% 5,092 53.2% 51 9,569 R+7.0
Rock 2,814 32.8% 5,707 66.5% 66 8,587 R+33.7
Grant 3,198 40.2% 4,723 59.3% 40 7,961 R+19.2
Jefferson 4,134 59.0% 2,874 41.0% 3 7,011 D+18.0
Sheboygan 3,633 52.8% 3,224 46.8% 27 6,884 D+5.9
Manitowoc 3,908 58.9% 2,700 40.7% 30 6,638 D+18.2
Waukesha 3,335 51.5% 3,129 48.3% 18 6,482 D+3.2
Racine 2,880 44.7% 3,560 55.3% 6,440 R+10.6
Brown 3,647 57.0% 2,755 43.0% 6,402 D+13.9
Walworth 1,970 31.7% 4,212 67.9% 23 6,205 R+36.1
Columbia 2,493 41.3% 3,532 58.5% 14 6,039 R+17.2
Sauk 2,201 39.2% 3,395 60.5% 20 5,616 R+21.3
Outagamie 3,608 65.5% 1,859 33.8% 38 5,505 D+31.8
Green 1,735 32.6% 2,601 48.8% 993 5,329 R+16.3
La Crosse 2,481 47.9% 2,644 51.1% 50 5,175 R+3.1
Iowa 2,348 46.8% 2,651 52.9% 16 5,015 R+6.0
Lafayette 2,299 48.3% 2,424 50.9% 40 4,763 R+2.6
Monroe 2,030 44.4% 2,258 49.3% 289 4,577 R+5.0
Washington 3,047 68.5% 1,321 29.7% 77 4,445 D+38.8
Waupaca 1,592 37.5% 2,642 62.3% 9 4,243 R+24.7
Eau Claire 1,785 43.8% 2,266 55.6% 22 4,073 R+11.8
Vernon 1,117 28.0% 2,764 69.3% 110 3,991 R+41.3
Richland 1,591 41.4% 2,038 53.0% 216 3,845 R+11.6
Portage 1,794 49.1% 1,855 50.8% 4 3,653 R+1.7
St. Croix 1,736 48.7% 1,775 49.8% 54 3,565 R+1.1
Chippewa 1,774 52.6% 1,596 47.4% 3,370 D+5.3
Green Lake 1,514 46.5% 1,739 53.5% 3,253 R+6.9
Trempealeau 790 24.4% 2,360 73.0% 83 3,233 R+48.6
Juneau 1,458 45.7% 1,714 53.7% 21 3,193 R+8.0
Pierce 985 31.1% 2,135 67.3% 51 3,171 R+36.3
Calumet 2,145 67.9% 1,012 32.1% 3,157 D+35.9
Ozaukee 2,480 80.6% 583 18.9% 14 3,077 D+61.7
Kenosha 1,432 47.0% 1,610 52.9% 2 3,044 R+5.8
Oconto 1,174 39.2% 1,813 60.5% 10 2,997 R+21.3
Dunn 894 30.0% 2,033 68.2% 52 2,979 R+38.2
Crawford 1,604 54.2% 1,355 45.8% 2,959 D+8.4
Waushara 548 20.7% 2,080 78.5% 20 2,648 R+57.9
Marathon 1,796 72.1% 668 26.8% 26 2,490 D+45.3
Buffalo 1,162 47.6% 1,186 48.6% 92 2,440 R+1.0
Jackson 718 31.5% 1,507 66.2% 53 2,278 R+34.6
Kewaunee 1,654 74.7% 561 25.3% 2,215 D+49.3
Clark 660 33.2% 1,255 63.1% 74 1,989 R+29.9
Marquette 1,112 61.5% 697 38.5% 1,809 D+22.9
Door 596 35.2% 1,095 64.6% 4 1,695 R+29.4
Wood 745 49.9% 658 44.1% 89 1,492 D+5.8
Shawano 873 60.0% 582 40.0% 1,455 D+20.0
Adams 442 30.8% 981 68.5% 10 1,433 R+37.6
Polk 362 25.9% 1,019 72.9% 16 1,397 R+47.0
Pepin 394 31.9% 836 67.6% 6 1,236 R+35.8
Barron 257 28.5% 644 71.5% 901 R+43.0
Taylor 246 50.6% 240 49.4% 486 D+1.2
Lincoln 174 55.1% 71 22.5% 71 316 D+32.6
Burnett 28 8.9% 285 91.1% 313 R+82.1
Ashland 189 63.4% 109 36.6% 298 D+26.8
Bayfield 74 46.3% 86 53.8% 160 R+7.5
Douglas 67 61.5% 42 38.5% 109 D+22.9

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.

Wisconsin in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+0.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+0.8
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+6.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+13.9
2004 John Kerry (D) D+0.4
2000 Al Gore (D) D+0.2
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+10.3
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.4
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+3.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+9.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+4.7
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.7
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.6
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+24.3
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.7
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+23.7
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.2
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+4.4
1944 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+1.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+1.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+32.3
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.2
1924 Robert M. La Follette (other)
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+54.9
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+6.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+8.4
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+17.8
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+35.2
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.1
1896 William McKinley (R) R+22.9
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+1.7
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+6.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+4.6
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+11.1
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+2.4
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+9.2
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+12.5