Elections / 1888 · President · CT
Grover Cleveland carried Connecticut D+0.2.
Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in Connecticut, 1888. The state ran 6.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+6.2 nationally).
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R)
Connecticut result
153,735 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
74,919
48.7%
Harrison (R)
74,583
48.5%
All others
4,474
2.9%
Margin
D+0.2
1888 presidential election
Connecticut, 1888
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1888 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1888 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1888 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 48.7% | 74,919 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 48.5% | 74,583 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.9% | 4,474 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1888 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1888 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 — 1888
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 16,162 | 17,011 | 34,147 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 5,191 | 5,084 | 10,487 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 3,895 | 4,650 | 8,838 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 10,918 | 9,967 | 21,435 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 2,611 | 3,415 | 6,263 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 3,347 | 3,512 | 7,124 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 14,570 | 12,521 | 27,732 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 7,889 | 8,236 | 16,728 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 10,336 | 10,187 | 20,981 |