Elections / 1884 · President · CT
Grover Cleveland carried Connecticut D+1.0.
Grover Cleveland (D) vs James G. Blaine (R) in Connecticut, 1884. The state ran 2.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.0 nationally).
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · James G. Blaine (R)
Connecticut result
133,070 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
67,180
50.5%
Blaine (R)
65,889
49.5%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+1.0
1884 presidential election
Connecticut, 1884
ClevelandD+1.0
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1884 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1884 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1884 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 50.5% | 67,180 |
|---|---|---|
| James G. BlaineRepublican | 49.5% | 65,889 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1884 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1884 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1884
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 15,022 | 15,285 | 30,308 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 4,414 | 4,183 | 8,597 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 3,706 | 4,170 | 7,876 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 9,839 | 8,626 | 18,465 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 2,251 | 3,366 | 5,617 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | D | 3,397 | 3,141 | 6,538 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 12,744 | 10,757 | 23,500 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 6,861 | 7,908 | 14,769 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 8,946 | 8,453 | 17,400 |