Elections / 1888 · President
Benjamin Harrison defeated Grover Cleveland.
Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R). Cleveland won the popular vote. Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R)
National popular vote
680,352 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
351,510
51.7%
Harrison (R)
311,406
45.8%
All others
17,677
2.6%
Margin
D+5.9
The county map
170 county-level results on record for 1888
Democrats carried 90 counties, Republicans 80. 15 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.
Biggest county swings: Greene County, AL (D+63.8 swing) · Wilcox County, AL (D+55.2 swing) · Montgomery County, AL (D+44.7 swing) · Hale County, AL (D+39.3 swing) · Dale County, AL (D+27.8 swing) · Barbour County, AL (D+27.0 swing)
Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
| State | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | D | 117,314 | 57,177 | 175,125 | |
| California | R | 117,729 | 124,816 | 251,339 | |
| Colorado | R | 37,566 | 50,784 | 92,014 | |
| Connecticut | D | 74,919 | 74,583 | 153,735 | |
| Delaware | R | 3,982 | 4,046 | 8,139 |