Holmes County, presidential election of 1868

Holmes County counted 3,942 votes for president across 2 candidates in 1868. The totals are as certified in the sources below, and every figure on this page is one of them.

Turnout: None found in the records checked

Ohio that year

Ohio went to Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) with 54%, an 8.0-point margin over Horatio Seymour. The country elected Ulysses S. Grant.

Against the state

Holmes County's lean, the Republican share minus the Democratic share, was D+45.1 against Ohio's R+8.0: 53.1 points more Democratic than Ohio. It ranked 87th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

Since 1864

From 1864 to 1868 the county's lean moved 2.0 points toward the Democrats, from D+43.1 to D+45.1.

Matched

Holmes County parted from Ohio and did not vote for the national winner.

Not yet researched

• Every presidential election in Holmes County
• The politics chapter of Holmes County
• Ohio's 1868 result
• Ohio in presidential elections since 1804

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio

1. 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · 1868-11-03 · accessed 2026-09-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0