Elections / 1876 · President · CT
Samuel J. Tilden carried Connecticut D+2.4.
Samuel J. Tilden (D) vs Rutherford B. Hayes (R) in Connecticut, 1876. The state ran 5.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.7 nationally).
Nominees: Samuel J. Tilden (D) · Rutherford B. Hayes (R)
Connecticut result
120,971 votes counted
Tilden (D)
61,948
51.2%
Hayes (R)
59,022
48.8%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+2.4
1876 presidential election
Connecticut, 1876
TildenD+2.4
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1876 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1876 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1876 vote
| Samuel J. Tilden ✓Democratic | 51.2% | 61,948 |
|---|---|---|
| Rutherford B. HayesRepublican | 48.8% | 59,022 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1876 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1876 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1876
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 14,767 | 14,034 | 28,801 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 3,884 | 3,474 | 7,358 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 3,906 | 4,138 | 8,044 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 8,480 | 7,308 | 15,789 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 2,266 | 3,377 | 5,643 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | D | 3,399 | 3,010 | 6,409 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 10,297 | 8,684 | 18,981 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 6,961 | 7,861 | 14,822 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 7,988 | 7,136 | 15,124 |