Elections / 1880 · President · CT
James A. Garfield carried Connecticut R+2.0.
Winfield Scott Hancock (D) vs James A. Garfield (R) in Connecticut, 1880. The state ran 7.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+5.9 nationally).
Nominees: Winfield Scott Hancock (D) · James A. Garfield (R)
Connecticut result
131,484 votes counted
Hancock (D)
64,414
49.0%
Garfield (R)
67,068
51.0%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+2.0
1880 presidential election
Connecticut, 1880
GarfieldR+2.0
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1880 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1880 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1880 vote
| James A. Garfield ✓Republican | 51.0% | 67,068 |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield S. HancockDemocratic | 49.0% | 64,414 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1880 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1880 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 — 1880
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 14,268 | 15,743 | 30,012 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 4,107 | 4,083 | 8,190 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 3,968 | 4,465 | 8,433 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 9,234 | 8,568 | 17,802 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 2,305 | 3,601 | 5,907 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 3,374 | 3,417 | 6,791 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 11,790 | 10,353 | 22,144 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 6,982 | 8,484 | 15,465 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 8,386 | 8,354 | 16,740 |