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Elections / 1880 · President · AL

Winfield Scott Hancock carried Alabama D+22.9.

Winfield Scott Hancock (D) vs James A. Garfield (R) in Alabama, 1880. The state ran 17.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+5.9 nationally).

Nominees: Winfield Scott Hancock (D) · James A. Garfield (R)

Alabama result
151,912 votes counted
Hancock (D)
91,130
60.0%
Garfield (R)
56,360
37.1%
All others
4,422
2.9%
Margin
D+22.9
1880 presidential election
Alabama, 1880
HancockD+22.9
1880 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1880 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1880 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1880 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · TiedBaldwin County, AL · D+7.2Barbour County, AL · D+39.3Bibb County, AL · D+74.9Blount County, AL · D+67.0Bullock County, AL · R+68.0Butler County, AL · D+40.3Calhoun County, AL · D+58.9Chambers County, AL · D+36.5Cherokee County, AL · D+77.1Chilton County, AL · D+69.0Choctaw County, AL · D+23.3Clarke County, AL · D+21.2Clay County, AL · D+77.4Cleburne County, AL · D+77.1Coffee County, AL · D+84.8Colbert County, AL · D+6.7Conecuh County, AL · D+15.6Coosa County, AL · D+22.8Covington County, AL · D+86.2Crenshaw County, AL · D+77.0Cullman County, AL · D+34.7Dale County, AL · D+62.3Dallas County, AL · D+23.6DeKalb County, AL · D+50.1Elmore County, AL · D+2.7Escambia County, AL · D+47.1Etowah County, AL · D+55.5Fayette County, AL · D+49.0Franklin County, AL · D+41.4Geneva County, AL · D+97.4Greene County, AL · R+21.6Hale County, AL · D+5.7Henry County, AL · D+72.7Jackson County, AL · D+40.4Jefferson County, AL · D+34.9Lamar County, AL · D+66.5Lauderdale County, AL · D+16.8Lawrence County, AL · D+4.0Lee County, AL · D+10.6Limestone County, AL · R+0.7Lowndes County, AL · R+25.8Macon County, AL · D+47.6Madison County, AL · R+4.0Marengo County, AL · D+12.8Marion County, AL · D+84.1Marshall County, AL · D+79.2Mobile County, AL · D+7.5Monroe County, AL · D+13.9Montgomery County, AL · R+29.5Morgan County, AL · D+33.2Perry County, AL · D+4.5Pickens County, AL · D+75.9Pike County, AL · D+51.6Randolph County, AL · D+26.3Russell County, AL · D+9.0Shelby County, AL · D+26.7St. Clair County, AL · D+31.0Sumter County, AL · D+14.4Talladega County, AL · R+3.1Tallapoosa County, AL · D+54.9Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+39.4Walker County, AL · D+39.3Washington County, AL · D+56.3Wilcox County, AL · D+19.1Winston County, AL · D+8.4
How it voted
Share of the 1880 vote
Winfield S. Hancock ✓Democratic60.0%91,130
James A. GarfieldRepublican37.1%56,360
OtherAll other candidates2.9%4,422
D+60
R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1880 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1880 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1880
66 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+0.2%
9789741,967
Baldwin CountyD
+7.2%
7676631,453
Barbour CountyD
+39.3%
2,7531,2003,954
Bibb CountyD
+74.9%
737106843
Blount CountyD
+67.0%
1,3182601,578
Bullock CountyR
−68.0%
125656781
Butler CountyD
+40.3%
2,0268612,889
Calhoun CountyD
+58.9%
1,9845092,505
Chambers CountyD
+36.5%
1,9188842,830
Cherokee CountyD
+77.1%
1,3901801,570
Chilton CountyD
+69.0%
713131844
Choctaw CountyD
+23.3%
1,0505202,272
Clarke CountyD
+21.2%
1,1387401,878
Clay CountyD
+77.4%
1,002521,228
Cleburne CountyD
+77.1%
9041171,021
Coffee CountyD
+84.8%
76463827
Colbert CountyD
+6.7%
1,2371,0722,476
Conecuh CountyD
+15.6%
1,1548431,997
Coosa CountyD
+22.8%
1,2968122,122
Covington CountyD
+86.2%
87964946
Crenshaw CountyD
+77.0%
1,7742312,005
Cullman CountyD
+34.7%
336163499
Dale CountyD
+62.3%
1,2242841,508
Dallas CountyD
+23.6%
1,7941,1082,902
DeKalb CountyD
+50.1%
7592521,011
Elmore CountyD
+2.7%
1,4671,3892,869
Escambia CountyD
+47.1%
8122851,119
Etowah CountyD
+55.5%
1,2173471,568
Fayette CountyD
+49.0%
631202876
Franklin CountyD
+41.4%
6552391,004
Geneva CountyD
+97.4%
4606466
Greene CountyR
−21.6%
9431,4632,406
Hale CountyD
+5.7%
1,7361,5493,285
Henry CountyD
+72.7%
1,7292732,002
Jackson CountyD
+40.4%
2,0595993,614
Jefferson CountyD
+34.9%
1,7127812,669
Lamar CountyD
+66.5%
8561721,028
Lauderdale CountyD
+16.8%
1,7431,2283,059
Lawrence CountyD
+4.0%
1,5551,4143,527
Lee CountyD
+10.6%
1,9431,5693,517
Limestone CountyR
−0.7%
1,6001,6233,279
Lowndes CountyR
−25.8%
1,4142,3993,813
Macon CountyD
+47.6%
538191729
Madison CountyR
−4.0%
2,8083,0626,359
Marengo CountyD
+12.8%
2,3591,8254,184
Marion CountyD
+84.1%
49843541
Marshall CountyD
+79.2%
939831,081
Mobile CountyD
+7.5%
3,7843,2397,224
Monroe CountyD
+13.9%
1,0878211,908
Montgomery CountyR
−29.5%
2,9715,4698,479
Morgan CountyD
+33.2%
1,4206442,339
Perry CountyD
+4.5%
2,2782,0824,360
Pickens CountyD
+75.9%
1,5622141,776
Pike CountyD
+51.6%
2,3277413,071
Randolph CountyD
+26.3%
8324861,318
Russell CountyD
+9.0%
1,6781,4023,080
Shelby CountyD
+26.7%
1,4558402,303
St. Clair CountyD
+31.0%
9424961,438
Sumter CountyD
+14.4%
1,7871,3373,124
Talladega CountyR
−3.1%
1,6591,7673,488
Tallapoosa CountyD
+54.9%
2,6767793,455
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+39.4%
1,8558072,662
Walker CountyD
+39.3%
539220812
Washington CountyD
+56.3%
575139775
Wilcox CountyD
+19.1%
1,8601,2643,124
Winston CountyD
+8.4%
149126275