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The 1872 United States presidential election in California was held on November 5, 1872, as part of the
1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
California voted for the
Republican
incumbent,
Ulysses S. Grant, over the
Liberal Republican nominee,
New York Tribune publisher
Horace Greeley.
Results
Results by county
County
|
Ulysses S. Grant Republican
|
Horace Greeley Liberal Republican
|
Charles O'Conor Democratic
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
[2]
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Marin
|
220
|
26.76%
|
601
|
73.11%
|
1
|
0.12%
|
381
|
46.35%
|
822
|
Sierra
|
374
|
28.77%
|
926
|
71.23%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
552
|
42.46%
|
1,300
|
Humboldt
|
403
|
28.48%
|
993
|
70.18%
|
19
|
1.34%
|
590
|
41.70%
|
1,415
|
Sacramento
|
1,470
|
30.20%
|
3,393
|
69.70%
|
5
|
0.10%
|
1,923
|
39.50%
|
4,868
|
Alpine
|
38
|
27.54%
|
89
|
64.49%
|
11
|
7.97%
|
51
|
36.96%
|
138
|
Santa Cruz
|
470
|
30.60%
|
1,029
|
66.99%
|
37
|
2.41%
|
559
|
36.39%
|
1,536
|
San Mateo
|
304
|
31.87%
|
650
|
68.13%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
346
|
36.27%
|
954
|
Contra Costa
|
461
|
32.49%
|
958
|
67.51%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
497
|
35.02%
|
1,419
|
Alameda
|
1,230
|
32.20%
|
2,567
|
67.20%
|
23
|
0.60%
|
1,337
|
35.00%
|
3,820
|
Lassen
|
91
|
33.33%
|
182
|
66.67%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
91
|
33.33%
|
273
|
Solano
|
1,257
|
34.19%
|
2,413
|
65.62%
|
7
|
0.19%
|
1,156
|
31.44%
|
3,677
|
Shasta
|
282
|
32.64%
|
539
|
62.38%
|
43
|
4.98%
|
257
|
29.75%
|
864
|
Plumas
|
280
|
35.35%
|
512
|
64.65%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
232
|
29.29%
|
792
|
Sutter
|
276
|
34.89%
|
496
|
62.71%
|
19
|
2.40%
|
220
|
27.81%
|
791
|
Mono
|
50
|
36.23%
|
88
|
63.77%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
38
|
27.54%
|
138
|
Tehama
|
237
|
36.97%
|
400
|
62.40%
|
4
|
0.62%
|
163
|
25.43%
|
641
|
Placer
|
841
|
37.06%
|
1,417
|
62.45%
|
11
|
0.48%
|
576
|
25.39%
|
2,269
|
Napa
|
552
|
37.53%
|
900
|
61.18%
|
19
|
1.29%
|
348
|
23.66%
|
1,471
|
San Bernardino
|
190
|
31.10%
|
319
|
52.21%
|
102
|
16.69%
|
129
|
21.11%
|
611
|
Butte
|
817
|
38.70%
|
1,203
|
56.99%
|
91
|
4.31%
|
386
|
18.29%
|
2,111
|
Santa Barbara
|
482
|
40.85%
|
693
|
58.73%
|
5
|
0.42%
|
211
|
17.88%
|
1,180
|
Nevada
|
1,439
|
41.27%
|
2,039
|
58.47%
|
9
|
0.26%
|
600
|
17.21%
|
3,487
|
San Diego
|
360
|
40.31%
|
513
|
57.45%
|
20
|
2.24%
|
153
|
17.13%
|
893
|
San Luis Obispo
|
321
|
38.21%
|
462
|
55.00%
|
57
|
6.79%
|
141
|
16.79%
|
840
|
Yuba
|
856
|
42.33%
|
1,163
|
57.52%
|
3
|
0.15%
|
307
|
15.18%
|
2,022
|
San Joaquin
|
1,313
|
42.23%
|
1,784
|
57.38%
|
12
|
0.39%
|
471
|
15.15%
|
3,109
|
Santa Clara
|
1,670
|
42.88%
|
2,219
|
56.97%
|
6
|
0.15%
|
549
|
14.09%
|
3,895
|
Amador
|
766
|
43.20%
|
994
|
56.06%
|
13
|
0.73%
|
228
|
12.86%
|
1,773
|
Del Norte
|
140
|
45.31%
|
169
|
54.69%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
29
|
9.39%
|
309
|
Calaveras
|
752
|
44.84%
|
908
|
54.14%
|
17
|
1.01%
|
156
|
9.30%
|
1,677
|
El Dorado
|
1,095
|
43.71%
|
1,309
|
52.26%
|
101
|
4.03%
|
214
|
8.54%
|
2,505
|
Monterey
|
979
|
45.39%
|
1,156
|
53.59%
|
22
|
1.02%
|
177
|
8.21%
|
2,157
|
Yolo
|
713
|
45.33%
|
842
|
53.53%
|
18
|
1.14%
|
129
|
8.20%
|
1,573
|
Inyo
|
176
|
46.07%
|
206
|
53.93%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
30
|
7.85%
|
382
|
Trinity
|
307
|
47.09%
|
345
|
52.91%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
38
|
5.83%
|
652
|
Tuolumne
|
726
|
45.89%
|
810
|
51.20%
|
46
|
2.91%
|
84
|
5.31%
|
1,582
|
Mariposa
|
364
|
47.71%
|
399
|
52.29%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
35
|
4.59%
|
763
|
Siskiyou
|
664
|
48.36%
|
709
|
51.64%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
45
|
3.28%
|
1,373
|
Los Angeles
|
1,229
|
44.26%
|
1,312
|
47.25%
|
236
|
8.50%
|
83
|
2.99%
|
2,777
|
Sonoma
|
1,603
|
47.82%
|
1,703
|
50.81%
|
46
|
1.37%
|
100
|
2.98%
|
3,352
|
San Francisco
|
11,187
|
48.64%
|
11,811
|
51.36%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
624
|
2.71%
|
22,998
|
Colusa
|
499
|
50.46%
|
490
|
49.54%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
−9
|
−0.91%
|
989
|
Mendocino
|
726
|
49.83%
|
662
|
45.44%
|
69
|
4.74%
|
−64
|
−4.39%
|
1,457
|
Tulare
|
498
|
55.77%
|
395
|
44.23%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
−103
|
−11.53%
|
893
|
Stanislaus
|
666
|
58.94%
|
464
|
41.06%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
−202
|
−17.88%
|
1,130
|
Merced
|
380
|
59.10%
|
263
|
40.90%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
−117
|
−18.20%
|
643
|
Klamath
|
122
|
59.51%
|
83
|
40.49%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
−39
|
−19.02%
|
205
|
Kern
|
286
|
62.04%
|
175
|
37.96%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
−111
|
−24.08%
|
461
|
Lake
|
355
|
63.51%
|
202
|
36.14%
|
2
|
0.36%
|
−153
|
−7.37%
|
559
|
Fresno
|
237
|
68.10%
|
111
|
31.90%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
−126
|
−36.21%
|
348
|
Total |
54,007 |
56.38% |
40,717 |
42.51% |
1,061 |
1.11% |
13,290 |
13.87% |
95,785
|
References