Vote at Presidential Election
From 20th Century History of Springfield and Clark County, Ohio by Hon. William A. Rockel
Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1908
As indicative of the political complexion of this county, the following vote at Presidential elections will be interesting: In 1832 Henry Clay, a Whig, received 1,963 votes; Andrew Jackson, Democrat, 730. In 1836 William H. Harrison, Whig, received 1,696 votes and Martin Van Buren, Democrat, 713 votes. In 1840 William H. Harrison, Whig, received 2,382 votes, and Martin Van Buren 894 votes. In 1848 only the pluralities are given. Zachary Taylor, Whig, received a majority of 1,132 over Lewis Cass, Democrat. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln, Republican, received 2,865 votes and Stephen A. Douglas, Democrat, 1,581. In 1868 U. S. Grant, Republican, received 3,384 and Horatio Seymour 1,878 votes. In 1872 U. S. Grant, Republican, received 4,235 votes and Horace Greeley, Democrat and Liberal Republican, 2,751 votes. In 1876 R. B. Hayes, Republican, received 5,136 votes and Samuel J. Tilden, Democrat, 3,536. In 1880 James A. Garfield, Republican, received 6,229 votes and W. S. Hancock, Democrat, 4,179. In 1888 Benjamin Harrison, Republican, received 7,128 and Grover Cleveland, Democrat, 5,858. In 1892, Benjamin Harrison, Republican, received 6,151, and Grover Cleveland, Democrat, 5,226. In 1896 William McKinley, Republican, received 7,667, and William J. Bryan, Democrat, 6,382. In 1900 William McKinley, Republican, received 8,806, and William J. Bryan, Democrat, 6,243. In 1904 Theodore Roosevelt, Republican, received 9,355, and Alton B. Parker, Democrat, 4,565; Silas C. Swallow, Prohibitionist, 345; Eugene V. Debs, Socialist, 764, giving to Roosevelt a plurality of 4,790, the largest plurality that was ever given to any candidate in the county.