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Elections / 1884 · President · AL

Grover Cleveland carried Alabama D+22.0.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs James G. Blaine (R) in Alabama, 1884. The state ran 18.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.0 nationally).

Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · James G. Blaine (R)

Alabama result
153,571 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
92,913
60.5%
Blaine (R)
59,179
38.5%
All others
1,480
1.0%
Margin
D+22.0
1884 presidential election
Alabama, 1884
ClevelandD+22.0
1884 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1884 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1884 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1884 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+1.9Baldwin County, AL · D+5.0Barbour County, AL · D+50.3Bibb County, AL · D+38.5Blount County, AL · D+52.6Bullock County, AL · D+32.3Butler County, AL · D+22.7Calhoun County, AL · D+31.2Chambers County, AL · D+25.6Cherokee County, AL · D+53.2Chilton County, AL · D+48.1Choctaw County, AL · D+44.9Clarke County, AL · D+8.1Clay County, AL · D+61.4Cleburne County, AL · D+53.3Coffee County, AL · D+91.5Colbert County, AL · R+4.6Conecuh County, AL · D+3.2Coosa County, AL · D+24.9Covington County, AL · D+78.4Crenshaw County, AL · D+73.3Cullman County, AL · D+37.0Dale County, AL · D+69.8Dallas County, AL · D+19.8DeKalb County, AL · D+39.7Elmore County, AL · D+11.8Escambia County, AL · D+29.6Etowah County, AL · D+23.2Fayette County, AL · D+39.2Franklin County, AL · D+33.6Geneva County, AL · D+99.2Greene County, AL · R+35.2Hale County, AL · R+6.7Henry County, AL · D+78.7Jackson County, AL · D+32.3Jefferson County, AL · D+3.9Lamar County, AL · D+55.9Lauderdale County, AL · D+44.9Lawrence County, AL · R+5.6Lee County, AL · D+6.3Limestone County, AL · R+0.7Lowndes County, AL · D+34.7Macon County, AL · D+60.3Madison County, AL · R+5.9Marengo County, AL · D+23.5Marion County, AL · D+88.6Marshall County, AL · D+86.1Mobile County, AL · TiedMonroe County, AL · D+16.6Montgomery County, AL · R+33.5Morgan County, AL · D+27.7Perry County, AL · D+52.8Pickens County, AL · D+93.9Pike County, AL · D+51.8Randolph County, AL · D+6.5Russell County, AL · D+19.5Shelby County, AL · D+10.5St. Clair County, AL · D+15.3Sumter County, AL · D+22.5Talladega County, AL · R+16.3Tallapoosa County, AL · D+54.0Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+37.3Walker County, AL · D+2.0Washington County, AL · D+53.3Wilcox County, AL · D+22.4Winston County, AL · R+16.8
How it voted
Share of the 1884 vote
Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic60.5%92,913
James G. BlaineRepublican38.5%59,179
OtherAll other candidates1.0%1,480
D+60
R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1884 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1884 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1884
66 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+1.9%
9118771,789
Baldwin CountyD
+5.0%
7767021,488
Barbour CountyD
+50.3%
2,1227002,826
Bibb CountyD
+38.5%
622275901
Blount CountyD
+52.6%
1,4904631,953
Bullock CountyD
+32.3%
580296879
Butler CountyD
+22.7%
1,7241,0802,833
Calhoun CountyD
+31.2%
2,0351,0663,106
Chambers CountyD
+25.6%
1,8051,0692,874
Cherokee CountyD
+53.2%
1,3974271,824
Chilton CountyD
+48.1%
8412951,136
Choctaw CountyD
+44.9%
9643671,331
Clarke CountyD
+8.1%
1,0458881,933
Clay CountyD
+61.4%
1,1472741,421
Cleburne CountyD
+53.3%
9352851,220
Coffee CountyD
+91.5%
87539914
Colbert CountyR
−4.6%
1,0941,2002,326
Conecuh CountyD
+3.2%
1,0369722,009
Coosa CountyD
+24.9%
1,3618172,184
Covington CountyD
+78.4%
74189832
Crenshaw CountyD
+73.3%
1,6002461,846
Cullman CountyD
+37.0%
506232740
Dale CountyD
+69.8%
9801451,196
Dallas CountyD
+19.8%
3,0262,0235,054
DeKalb CountyD
+39.7%
1,0774651,542
Elmore CountyD
+11.8%
1,4521,1412,625
Escambia CountyD
+29.6%
6823671,065
Etowah CountyD
+23.2%
1,3138132,153
Fayette CountyD
+39.2%
7373221,060
Franklin CountyD
+33.6%
7633681,174
Geneva CountyD
+99.2%
4880492
Greene CountyR
−35.2%
6251,3041,929
Hale CountyR
−6.7%
1,9252,2034,144
Henry CountyD
+78.7%
1,6531961,852
Jackson CountyD
+32.3%
2,2171,0523,611
Jefferson CountyD
+3.9%
2,1832,0184,264
Lamar CountyD
+55.9%
8282341,062
Lauderdale CountyD
+44.9%
1,6986292,383
Lawrence CountyR
−5.6%
1,4071,5823,135
Lee CountyD
+6.3%
1,9071,6803,612
Limestone CountyR
−0.7%
1,4301,4502,926
Lowndes CountyD
+34.7%
2,9621,4364,398
Macon CountyD
+60.3%
32380403
Madison CountyR
−5.9%
2,8003,1556,065
Marengo CountyD
+23.5%
2,4571,5233,980
Marion CountyD
+88.6%
44625475
Marshall CountyD
+86.1%
987731,062
Mobile CountyD
+0.3%
2,8062,7875,609
Monroe CountyD
+16.6%
1,1117941,905
Montgomery CountyR
−33.5%
2,5875,2107,826
Morgan CountyD
+27.7%
1,5738532,602
Perry CountyD
+52.8%
3,5081,0794,602
Pickens CountyD
+93.9%
1,085311,123
Pike CountyD
+51.8%
2,4947833,302
Randolph CountyD
+6.5%
9498331,791
Russell CountyD
+19.5%
1,9981,3473,345
Shelby CountyD
+10.5%
1,3891,1232,536
St. Clair CountyD
+15.3%
9016611,572
Sumter CountyD
+22.5%
1,5259632,494
Talladega CountyR
−16.3%
1,2781,7793,076
Tallapoosa CountyD
+54.0%
2,2616752,938
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+37.3%
1,7768072,600
Walker CountyD
+2.0%
6706431,326
Washington CountyD
+53.3%
469143612
Wilcox CountyD
+22.4%
2,4291,5413,970
Winston CountyR
−16.8%
131184315