Election 1880 Results
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1880 presidential election in Alabama
Winfield Scott Hancock (Democrat) beat James A. Garfield (Republican) in Alabama in 1880, 60.0% to 37.1%, a margin of 22.9 points and 34,780 votes.
Alabama voted 23.0 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+0.1.
The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when Samuel J. Tilden won.
Democrats led in 59 of the 66 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Montgomery, cast 8,479 votes and went to the Republican by 29.5 points. The closest was Autauga, where 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Scott Hancock won | Democratic | 91,130 | 60.0% |
| James A. Garfield | Republican | 56,350 | 37.1% |
| All other candidates | 4,422 | 2.9% | |
| Total | 151,902 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 2,971 35.0% | 5,469 64.5% | 39 | 8,479 | R+29.5 |
| Mobile | 3,784 52.4% | 3,239 44.8% | 201 | 7,224 | D+7.5 |
| Madison | 2,808 44.2% | 3,062 48.2% | 489 | 6,359 | R+4.0 |
| Perry | 2,278 52.2% | 2,082 47.8% | 4,360 | D+4.5 | |
| Marengo | 2,359 56.4% | 1,825 43.6% | 4,184 | D+12.8 | |
| Barbour | 2,753 69.6% | 1,200 30.3% | 1 | 3,954 | D+39.3 |
| Lowndes | 1,414 37.1% | 2,399 62.9% | 3,813 | R+25.8 | |
| Jackson | 2,059 57.0% | 599 16.6% | 956 | 3,614 | D+40.4 |
| Lawrence | 1,555 44.1% | 1,414 40.1% | 558 | 3,527 | D+4.0 |
| Lee | 1,943 55.2% | 1,569 44.6% | 5 | 3,517 | D+10.6 |
| Talladega | 1,659 47.7% | 1,757 50.5% | 62 | 3,478 | R+2.8 |
| Tallapoosa | 2,676 77.5% | 779 22.5% | 3,455 | D+54.9 | |
| Hale | 1,736 52.8% | 1,549 47.2% | 3,285 | D+5.7 | |
| Limestone | 1,600 48.8% | 1,623 49.5% | 56 | 3,279 | R+0.7 |
| Sumter | 1,787 57.2% | 1,337 42.8% | 3,124 | D+14.4 | |
| Wilcox | 1,860 59.5% | 1,264 40.5% | 3,124 | D+19.1 | |
| Russell | 1,678 54.5% | 1,402 45.5% | 3,080 | D+9.0 | |
| Pike | 2,327 75.8% | 741 24.1% | 3 | 3,071 | D+51.6 |
| Lauderdale | 1,743 57.0% | 1,228 40.1% | 88 | 3,059 | D+16.8 |
| Dallas | 1,794 61.8% | 1,108 38.2% | 2,902 | D+23.6 | |
| Butler | 2,026 70.1% | 861 29.8% | 2 | 2,889 | D+40.3 |
| Elmore | 1,467 51.1% | 1,389 48.4% | 13 | 2,869 | D+2.7 |
| Chambers | 1,918 67.8% | 884 31.2% | 28 | 2,830 | D+36.5 |
| Jefferson | 1,712 64.1% | 781 29.3% | 176 | 2,669 | D+34.9 |
| Tuscaloosa | 1,855 69.7% | 807 30.3% | 2,662 | D+39.4 | |
| Calhoun | 1,984 79.2% | 509 20.3% | 12 | 2,505 | D+58.9 |
| Colbert | 1,237 50.0% | 1,072 43.3% | 167 | 2,476 | D+6.7 |
| Greene | 943 39.2% | 1,463 60.8% | 2,406 | R+21.6 | |
| Morgan | 1,420 60.7% | 644 27.5% | 275 | 2,339 | D+33.2 |
| Shelby | 1,455 63.2% | 840 36.5% | 8 | 2,303 | D+26.7 |
| Choctaw | 1,050 46.2% | 520 22.9% | 702 | 2,272 | D+23.3 |
| Coosa | 1,296 61.1% | 812 38.3% | 14 | 2,122 | D+22.8 |
| Crenshaw | 1,774 88.5% | 231 11.5% | 2,005 | D+77.0 | |
| Henry | 1,729 86.4% | 273 13.6% | 2,002 | D+72.7 | |
| Conecuh | 1,154 57.8% | 843 42.2% | 1,997 | D+15.6 | |
| Autauga | 978 49.7% | 974 49.5% | 15 | 1,967 | D+0.2 |
| Monroe | 1,087 57.0% | 821 43.0% | 1,908 | D+13.9 | |
| Clarke | 1,138 60.6% | 740 39.4% | 1,878 | D+21.2 | |
| Pickens | 1,562 88.0% | 214 12.0% | 1,776 | D+75.9 | |
| Blount | 1,318 83.5% | 260 16.5% | 1,578 | D+67.0 | |
| Cherokee | 1,390 88.5% | 180 11.5% | 1,570 | D+77.1 | |
| Etowah | 1,217 77.6% | 347 22.1% | 4 | 1,568 | D+55.5 |
| Dale | 1,224 81.2% | 284 18.8% | 1,508 | D+62.3 | |
| Baldwin | 767 52.8% | 663 45.6% | 23 | 1,453 | D+7.2 |
| St. Clair | 942 65.5% | 496 34.5% | 1,438 | D+31.0 | |
| Randolph | 832 63.1% | 486 36.9% | 1,318 | D+26.3 | |
| Clay | 1,002 81.6% | 52 4.2% | 174 | 1,228 | D+77.4 |
| Escambia | 812 72.6% | 285 25.5% | 22 | 1,119 | D+47.1 |
| Marshall | 939 86.9% | 83 7.7% | 59 | 1,081 | D+79.2 |
| Lamar | 856 83.3% | 172 16.7% | 1,028 | D+66.5 | |
| Cleburne | 904 88.5% | 117 11.5% | 1,021 | D+77.1 | |
| De Kalb | 759 75.1% | 252 24.9% | 1,011 | D+50.1 | |
| Franklin | 655 65.2% | 239 23.8% | 110 | 1,004 | D+41.4 |
| Covington | 879 92.9% | 64 6.8% | 3 | 946 | D+86.2 |
| Fayette | 631 72.0% | 202 23.1% | 43 | 876 | D+49.0 |
| Chilton | 713 84.5% | 131 15.5% | 844 | D+69.0 | |
| Bibb | 737 87.4% | 106 12.6% | 843 | D+74.9 | |
| Coffee | 764 92.4% | 63 7.6% | 827 | D+84.8 | |
| Walker | 539 66.4% | 220 27.1% | 53 | 812 | D+39.3 |
| Bullock | 125 16.0% | 656 84.0% | 781 | R+68.0 | |
| Washington | 575 74.2% | 139 17.9% | 61 | 775 | D+56.3 |
| Macon | 538 73.8% | 191 26.2% | 729 | D+47.6 | |
| Marion | 498 92.1% | 43 7.9% | 541 | D+84.1 | |
| Cullman | 336 67.3% | 163 32.7% | 499 | D+34.7 | |
| Geneva | 460 98.7% | 6 1.3% | 466 | D+97.4 | |
| Winston | 149 54.2% | 126 45.8% | 275 | D+8.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1880; 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.
Alabama in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.5 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+25.5 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.7 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+22.2 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+21.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.6 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+14.9 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+19.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+13.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+46.9 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+69.5 |
| 1960 | Unpledged electors (other) | |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+29.5 |
| 1948 | Strom Thurmond (other) | |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.9 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.6 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+40.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+35.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+54.1 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+61.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+46.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+52.7 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+26.0 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+55.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+34.3 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+21.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+22.9 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+6.4 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+2.5 |