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Elections / 1892 · President

Grover Cleveland defeated Benjamin Harrison.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R), with James B. Weaver (Populist) carrying counties. Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)

1892 presidential election
ClevelandD+1.7
1892 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1892 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+55.5 · 11 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · —Colorado · O+17.7 · 4 electoral votesFlorida · D+75.8 · 4 electoral votesGeorgia · D+36.3 · 13 electoral votesIndiana · D+1.2 · 15 electoral votesKansas · O+3.2 · 10 electoral votesMaine · R+12.8 · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · R+6.6 · 15 electoral votesMinnesota · R+8.3 · 9 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+4.4 · 10 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+11.6 · 11 electoral votesNorth Dakota · O+3.0 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · —Pennsylvania · R+6.4 · 32 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+36.5 · 4 electoral votesTexas · — · 15 electoral votesWyoming · R+50.5 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · — · 6 electoral votesMissouri · D+7.5 · 17 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+2.4 · 6 electoral votesIllinois · D+3.1 · 24 electoral votesNew Mexico · —Arkansas · D+27.6 · 8 electoral votesCalifornia · D+1.2 · 9 electoral votesDelaware · D+1.5 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · R+5.3 · 13 electoral votesKentucky · D+11.7 · 13 electoral votesMaryland · D+9.9 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+4.5 · 14 electoral votesMississippi · D+73.3 · 9 electoral votesMontana · R+2.9 · 3 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+4.0 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+3.4 · 36 electoral votesOhio · R+0.1 · 23 electoral votesOregon · R+26.4 · 4 electoral votesTennessee · D+13.5 · 12 electoral votesUtah · —Virginia · D+17.5 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+7.6 · 4 electoral votesWisconsin · D+1.7 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · O+0.5 · 8 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+58.6 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · O+11.6 · 3 electoral votesNevada · O+41.8 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+38.8 · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · D+53.1 · 8 electoral votesRhode Island · R+5.0 · 4 electoral votes
1892presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1892 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried — the blue/red ramp is the Democratic-vs-Republican margin only where a major party won.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+38.84 EVNHR+4.04 EVMAR+6.615 EVRIR+5.04 EVNJD+4.410 EVDED+1.53 EVMDD+9.98 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
444 electors · 223 for a majority

Cleveland won 277 of 444 electoral votes.

Cleveland277Harrison145Weaver22
James B. Weaver (Populist) carried 22 electors.
National popular vote
11,440,226 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
5,206,456
45.5%
Harrison (R)
5,016,723
43.9%
Weaver + others
1,214,024
10.6%
Margin
D+1.7
The county map
2,426 county-level results on record for 1892

Democrats carried 1,167 counties, Republicans 976, third-party candidates 283. 64 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Duval County, FL (D+123.6 swing) · Escambia County, FL (D+94.4 swing) · Alachua County, FL (D+93.4 swing) · Marion County, FL (D+82.0 swing) · Winston County, AL (D+66.8 swing) · Orange County, FL (D+66.7 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlabamaD
+55.5%
138,1359,184232,537
ArkansasD
+27.6%
87,83446,983148,028
CaliforniaD
+1.2%
118,174114,999269,609
ColoradoO
−41.1%
038,62093,860
DelawareD
+1.5%
4,2794,1478,526
FloridaD
+75.8%
19,6551,52523,914
GeorgiaD
+36.3%
129,45948,458223,183
IowaR
−5.3%
196,370219,795443,125
IdahoO
−44.2%
28,56319,373
IllinoisD
+3.1%
426,280399,288873,557
IndianaD
+1.2%
261,762255,115551,685
KansasO
−48.4%
0157,139324,720
KentuckyD
+11.7%
175,465135,467340,871
LouisianaD
+53.1%
87,92626,963114,889
MassachusettsR
−6.6%
176,813202,814391,028
MarylandD
+9.9%
113,86692,736213,302
MaineR
−12.8%
48,04462,931116,418
MichiganR
−4.5%
201,729222,708466,246
MinnesotaR
−8.3%
100,589122,944268,049
MissouriD
+7.5%
268,400227,646541,583
MississippiD
+73.3%
40,2241,46752,888
MontanaR
−2.9%
17,58118,85144,315
North CarolinaD
+11.6%
132,950100,326280,527
North DakotaO
−48.5%
017,51936,118
NebraskaO
−31.1%
24,92687,163200,185
New HampshireR
−4.0%
42,08145,65889,329
New JerseyD
+4.4%
171,066156,102337,623
NevadaO
−19.3%
7142,81110,878
New YorkD
+3.4%
654,868609,3501,336,793
OhioR
−0.1%
404,115405,187850,164
OregonR
−26.4%
14,24335,00278,491
PennsylvaniaR
−6.4%
452,264516,0111,003,010
Rhode IslandR
−5.0%
24,33626,97553,196
South CarolinaD
+58.6%
54,69813,38470,489
South DakotaR
−36.5%
9,08534,88870,617
TennesseeD
+13.5%
136,468100,577265,772
VirginiaD
+17.5%
164,136113,098292,238
VermontR
−38.8%
16,32537,99255,796
WashingtonR
−7.6%
29,80236,49087,999
WisconsinD
+1.7%
177,325171,101371,481
West VirginiaD
+2.4%
84,46780,292171,079
WyomingR
−50.5%
08,45416,735