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Elections / 1888 · President · AL

Grover Cleveland carried Alabama D+34.3.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in Alabama, 1888. The state ran 28.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+5.9 nationally).

Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R)

Alabama result
175,125 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
117,314
67.0%
Harrison (R)
57,177
32.6%
All others
634
0.4%
Margin
D+34.3
1888 presidential election
Alabama, 1888
ClevelandD+34.3
1888 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1888 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1888 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1888 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+26.5Baldwin County, AL · D+13.9Barbour County, AL · D+77.3Bibb County, AL · D+18.6Blount County, AL · D+66.4Bullock County, AL · D+21.3Butler County, AL · D+17.0Calhoun County, AL · D+48.0Chambers County, AL · D+14.1Cherokee County, AL · D+66.3Chilton County, AL · D+43.2Choctaw County, AL · D+37.7Clarke County, AL · D+11.8Clay County, AL · D+54.4Cleburne County, AL · D+54.6Coffee County, AL · D+98.8Colbert County, AL · R+1.6Conecuh County, AL · D+28.6Coosa County, AL · D+28.5Covington County, AL · D+91.0Crenshaw County, AL · D+81.4Cullman County, AL · D+44.8Dale County, AL · D+97.7Dallas County, AL · D+43.4DeKalb County, AL · D+37.9Elmore County, AL · D+5.6Escambia County, AL · D+17.7Etowah County, AL · D+38.1Fayette County, AL · D+46.3Franklin County, AL · D+53.7Geneva County, AL · D+98.7Greene County, AL · D+28.6Hale County, AL · D+32.6Henry County, AL · D+99.7Jackson County, AL · D+38.1Jefferson County, AL · D+29.1Lamar County, AL · D+64.6Lauderdale County, AL · D+18.7Lawrence County, AL · TiedLee County, AL · D+16.3Limestone County, AL · D+11.4Lowndes County, AL · D+17.8Macon County, AL · D+55.3Madison County, AL · R+9.7Marengo County, AL · D+27.9Marion County, AL · D+45.1Marshall County, AL · D+62.5Mobile County, AL · D+10.0Monroe County, AL · D+30.7Montgomery County, AL · D+11.2Morgan County, AL · D+53.9Perry County, AL · D+55.1Pickens County, AL · D+97.4Pike County, AL · D+49.3Randolph County, AL · D+16.4Russell County, AL · D+28.8Shelby County, AL · D+22.0St. Clair County, AL · D+39.5Sumter County, AL · D+42.9Talladega County, AL · R+4.6Tallapoosa County, AL · D+52.1Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+35.1Walker County, AL · D+3.6Washington County, AL · D+40.1Wilcox County, AL · D+77.6Winston County, AL · R+19.0
How it voted
Share of the 1888 vote
Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic67.0%117,314
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican32.6%57,177
OtherAll other candidates0.4%634
D+60
R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1888 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1888 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 — 1888
66 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+26.5%
8935191,412
Baldwin CountyD
+13.9%
7245471,271
Barbour CountyD
+77.3%
3,5304523,982
Bibb CountyD
+18.6%
9606571,626
Blount CountyD
+66.4%
1,8733752,255
Bullock CountyD
+21.3%
7164651,181
Butler CountyD
+17.0%
1,9051,3473,277
Calhoun CountyD
+48.0%
2,6809383,628
Chambers CountyD
+14.1%
2,1151,5933,708
Cherokee CountyD
+66.3%
1,6863332,040
Chilton CountyD
+43.2%
1,1014371,538
Choctaw CountyD
+37.7%
1,3896292,018
Clarke CountyD
+11.8%
1,5661,2352,801
Clay CountyD
+54.4%
1,2783761,658
Cleburne CountyD
+54.6%
9402761,217
Coffee CountyD
+98.8%
1,12471,131
Colbert CountyR
−1.6%
1,2741,3152,596
Conecuh CountyD
+28.6%
1,3477482,095
Coosa CountyD
+28.5%
1,3297392,068
Covington CountyD
+91.0%
1,058501,108
Crenshaw CountyD
+81.4%
1,9231972,120
Cullman CountyD
+44.8%
9203501,272
Dale CountyD
+97.7%
1,266151,281
Dallas CountyD
+43.4%
5,3022,0907,396
DeKalb CountyD
+37.9%
1,3265931,936
Elmore CountyD
+5.6%
1,7171,5353,252
Escambia CountyD
+17.7%
6944841,187
Etowah CountyD
+38.1%
1,9128412,808
Fayette CountyD
+46.3%
8643151,186
Franklin CountyD
+53.7%
7842361,020
Geneva CountyD
+98.7%
7945799
Greene CountyD
+28.6%
1,4017782,181
Hale CountyD
+32.6%
2,9141,4784,400
Henry CountyD
+99.7%
1,94721,950
Jackson CountyD
+38.1%
2,3041,0223,366
Jefferson CountyD
+29.1%
5,5083,0018,613
Lamar CountyD
+64.6%
1,1332431,377
Lauderdale CountyD
+18.7%
1,6371,1202,758
Lawrence CountyR
−0.3%
1,4491,4572,925
Lee CountyD
+16.3%
1,9911,4323,426
Limestone CountyD
+11.4%
1,4891,1832,693
Lowndes CountyD
+17.8%
2,1051,4683,573
Macon CountyD
+55.3%
9312681,199
Madison CountyR
−9.7%
2,1362,5954,738
Marengo CountyD
+27.9%
3,4261,9335,359
Marion CountyD
+45.1%
721273994
Marshall CountyD
+62.5%
1,1662481,468
Mobile CountyD
+10.0%
3,1092,5425,651
Monroe CountyD
+30.7%
1,4457672,212
Montgomery CountyD
+11.2%
3,7122,9666,679
Morgan CountyD
+53.9%
1,7075072,227
Perry CountyD
+55.1%
2,7297903,519
Pickens CountyD
+97.4%
1,326171,344
Pike CountyD
+49.3%
2,6238903,513
Randolph CountyD
+16.4%
1,0237331,766
Russell CountyD
+28.8%
1,9701,0883,058
Shelby CountyD
+22.0%
1,6261,0372,681
St. Clair CountyD
+39.5%
1,4896402,150
Sumter CountyD
+42.9%
2,0608192,890
Talladega CountyR
−4.6%
1,9832,1794,252
Tallapoosa CountyD
+52.1%
2,3857513,136
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+35.1%
2,2141,0573,300
Walker CountyD
+3.6%
1,1261,0472,173
Washington CountyD
+40.1%
508217726
Wilcox CountyD
+77.6%
4,8116075,418
Winston CountyR
−19.0%
220323543