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Elections / 1884 · President · FL

Grover Cleveland carried Florida D+6.4.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs James G. Blaine (R) in Florida, 1884. The state ran 3.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.0 nationally).

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

Florida result
59,771 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
31,787
53.2%
Blaine (R)
27,984
46.8%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+6.4
Florida, 1884
ClevelandD+6.4
1884 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1884 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · R+9.1Baker County, FL · D+31.4Bradford County, FL · D+49.2Brevard County, FL · D+47.1Calhoun County, FL · D+18.3Clay County, FL · D+22.7Columbia County, FL · D+4.4Duval County, FL · R+28.4Escambia County, FL · D+0.9Franklin County, FL · D+12.2Gadsden County, FL · D+8.8Hamilton County, FL · D+8.1Hernando County, FL · D+58.8Hillsborough County, FL · D+56.1Holmes County, FL · D+68.7Jackson County, FL · D+11.1Jefferson County, FL · R+34.4Lafayette County, FL · D+77.7Leon County, FL · R+45.0Levy County, FL · D+32.0Liberty County, FL · D+26.6Madison County, FL · R+2.8Manatee County, FL · D+51.2Marion County, FL · R+14.7Miami-Dade County, FL · D+19.4Monroe County, FL · R+1.0Nassau County, FL · R+8.5Orange County, FL · D+25.4Polk County, FL · D+84.8Putnam County, FL · R+3.3Santa Rosa County, FL · D+26.1St. Johns County, FL · D+17.2Sumter County, FL · D+36.4Suwannee County, FL · D+11.5Taylor County, FL · D+21.5Volusia County, FL · D+3.8Wakulla County, FL · D+37.9Walton County, FL · D+22.8Washington County, FL · D+16.2
How it voted
Share of the 1884 vote
Grover ClevelandDemocratic53.2%31,787
James G. BlaineRepublican46.8%27,984
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
39 counties, each filled by 1884 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1884 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1884
39 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyR
−9.1%
1,7422,0913,833
Baker CountyD
+31.4%
337176513
Bradford CountyD
+49.2%
9613271,288
Brevard CountyD
+47.1%
306110416
Calhoun CountyD
+18.3%
200138338
Clay CountyD
+22.7%
500315815
Columbia CountyD
+4.4%
1,0519632,014
Duval CountyR
−28.4%
1,8903,3875,277
Escambia CountyD
+0.9%
1,8961,8613,757
Franklin CountyD
+12.2%
276216492
Gadsden CountyD
+8.8%
1,0508811,931
Hamilton CountyD
+8.1%
6595601,219
Hernando CountyD
+58.8%
1,0402701,310
Hillsborough CountyD
+56.1%
1,2573531,610
Holmes CountyD
+68.7%
39974473
Jackson CountyD
+11.1%
1,4201,1362,556
Jefferson CountyR
−34.4%
7441,5252,269
Lafayette CountyD
+77.7%
38348431
Leon CountyR
−45.0%
8342,1983,032
Levy CountyD
+32.0%
654337991
Liberty CountyD
+26.6%
16294256
Madison CountyR
−2.8%
5585901,148
Manatee CountyD
+51.2%
670216886
Marion CountyR
−14.7%
1,4942,0073,501
Miami-Dade CountyD
+19.4%
402767
Monroe CountyR
−1.0%
8889061,794
Nassau CountyR
−8.5%
7619021,663
Orange CountyD
+25.4%
1,8671,1102,977
Polk CountyD
+84.8%
75562817
Putnam CountyR
−3.3%
1,0941,1682,262
Santa Rosa CountyD
+26.1%
8044711,275
St. Johns CountyD
+17.2%
7275141,241
Sumter CountyD
+36.4%
1,1255241,649
Suwannee CountyD
+11.5%
9787761,754
Taylor CountyD
+21.5%
209135344
Volusia CountyD
+3.8%
8788131,691
Wakulla CountyD
+37.9%
375169544
Walton CountyD
+22.8%
484304788
Washington CountyD
+16.2%
319230549