Elections / 1884 · President · DE
Grover Cleveland carried Delaware D+19.1.
Grover Cleveland (D) vs James G. Blaine (R) in Delaware, 1884. The state ran 16.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.0 nationally).
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · James G. Blaine (R)
Delaware result
7,475 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
4,447
59.5%
Blaine (R)
3,018
40.4%
All others
10
0.1%
Margin
D+19.1
1884 presidential election
Delaware, 1884
ClevelandD+19.1
Constituent county margins for Delaware — 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 | 59.5% | 4,447 |
|---|---|---|
| James G. BlaineRepublican | 40.4% | 3,018 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.1% | 10 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 1884 D-vs-R margin.
Delaware's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1884 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +11.6% |
| 1880 | +8.3% |
| 1884 | +19.1% |
| 1888 | −0.8% |
| 1892 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | −8.3% |
| 1900 | −6.3% |
| 1904 | −14.4% |
| 1908 | −6.1% |
| 1912 | +13.6% |
| 1916 | −2.4% |
| 1920 | −13.6% |
| 1924 | −20.9% |
| 1928 | −32.0% |
| 1932 | −2.4% |
| 1936 | +9.8% |
| 1940 | +9.7% |
| 1944 | +9.1% |
| 1948 | −1.3% |
| 1952 | −3.9% |
| 1956 | −10.5% |
| 1960 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | +22.2% |
| 1968 | −3.5% |
| 1972 | −20.4% |
| 1976 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | −2.3% |
| 1984 | −19.9% |
| 1988 | −12.4% |
| 1992 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | +14.8% |
County results — 1884
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex County | D | 4,447 | 3,018 | 7,475 |