See main article: 1872 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1868 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1868 |
| Next Election: | 1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1876 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1872 |
| Image1: | UlyssesGrant.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Running Mate1: | Henry Wilson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,665 |
| Percentage1: | 71.94% |
| Nominee2: | Horace Greeley |
| Party2: | Liberal Republican Party (United States) |
| Colour2: | C154C1 |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Benjamin G. Brown |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,329 |
| Percentage2: | 28.06% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Rhode Island was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri by a margin of 43.88%.
With 71.94% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would be Grant's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and South Carolina.[1] It remains the best Republican performance in Rhode Island's history and the second-best by any candidate since the formation of the Democratic party in 1828 after Lyndon B. Johnson’s 80.87% in 1964.[2]