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[edit]
Results by county[edit]
| 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[edit]
