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Elections / 1892 · President · CA

Grover Cleveland carried California D+1.2.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in California, 1892. The state ran 0.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.7 nationally).

Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)

California result
269,609 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
118,174
43.8%
Harrison (R)
114,999
42.7%
Weaver + others
33,408
12.4%
Margin
D+1.2
1892 presidential election
California, 1892
ClevelandD+1.2
1892 presidential margin by county for California — 1892 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 1892 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1892 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Alameda County, CA · R+9.1Alpine County, CA · R+55.8Amador County, CA · D+5.0Butte County, CA · R+0.8Calaveras County, CA · R+2.9Colusa County, CA · D+26.1Contra Costa County, CA · R+9.5Del Norte County, CA · D+16.2El Dorado County, CA · D+4.2Fresno County, CA · D+42.3Glenn County, CA · D+17.9Humboldt County, CA · R+10.5Inyo County, CA · R+17.9Kern County, CA · D+10.9Lake County, CA · D+7.8Lassen County, CA · R+1.4Los Angeles County, CA · R+9.2Marin County, CA · R+10.7Mariposa County, CA · D+12.1Mendocino County, CA · D+7.7Merced County, CA · D+10.8Modoc County, CA · D+16.6Mono County, CA · R+22.4Monterey County, CA · R+2.5Napa County, CA · R+8.4Nevada County, CA · R+3.0Orange County, CA · R+5.2Placer County, CA · R+6.2Plumas County, CA · R+8.5Sacramento County, CA · R+9.7San Benito County, CA · D+8.6San Bernardino County, CA · R+15.1San Diego County, CA · R+15.4San Francisco County, CA · D+11.3San Joaquin County, CA · D+2.1San Luis Obispo County, CA · R+6.2San Mateo County, CA · R+3.2Santa Barbara County, CA · R+7.2Santa Clara County, CA · R+4.4Santa Cruz County, CA · R+8.0Shasta County, CA · R+3.4Sierra County, CA · R+18.8Siskiyou County, CA · D+3.5Solano County, CA · R+4.7Sonoma County, CA · D+6.3Stanislaus County, CA · D+14.8Sutter County, CA · R+0.6Tehama County, CA · D+3.4Trinity County, CA · R+3.9Tulare County, CA · D+10.1Tuolumne County, CA · D+9.7Ventura County, CA · R+11.8Yolo County, CA · D+10.0Yuba County, CA · D+5.0
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic43.8%118,174
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican42.7%114,999
James B. WeaverPopulist12.4%33,408
D+60
R+60
54 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1892 contest in context
California's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +20.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+20.1%DR18762024
California's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876−1.8%
1880+0.1%
1884−6.7%
1888−2.8%
1892+1.2%
1896−0.6%
1900−13.1%
1904−34.9%
1908−22.5%
1912+41.8%
1916+0.4%
1920−41.9%
1924−49.0%
1928−30.5%
1932+21.0%
1936+35.3%
1940+16.1%
1944+13.5%
1948+0.4%
1952−13.6%
1956−11.1%
1960−0.5%
1964+18.3%
1968−3.1%
1972−13.5%
1976−1.8%
1980−16.8%
1984−16.2%
1988−3.6%
1992+13.4%
1996+12.9%
2000+11.8%
2004+9.9%
2008+24.0%
2012+23.1%
2016+30.0%
2020+29.1%
2024+20.1%
County results — 1892
54 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyR
−9.1%
7,1148,79218,470
Alpine CountyR
−55.8%
176586
Amador CountyD
+5.0%
1,2551,1252,614
Butte CountyR
−0.8%
2,1412,1804,665
Calaveras CountyR
−2.9%
1,2761,3552,727
Colusa CountyD
+26.1%
1,1876452,075
Contra Costa CountyR
−9.5%
1,3321,6313,149
Del Norte CountyD
+16.2%
339235643
El Dorado CountyD
+4.2%
1,2701,1592,646
Fresno CountyD
+42.3%
3,45338,153
Glenn CountyD
+17.9%
8085281,563
Humboldt CountyR
−10.5%
1,8442,4165,426
Inyo CountyR
−17.9%
266409800
Kern CountyD
+10.9%
1,2669922,513
Lake CountyD
+7.8%
6445321,432
Lassen CountyR
−1.4%
5245401,123
Los Angeles CountyR
−9.2%
8,11910,22622,779
Marin CountyR
−10.7%
9491,1862,213
Mariposa CountyD
+12.1%
5264041,012
Mendocino CountyD
+7.7%
2,0231,7094,082
Merced CountyD
+10.8%
9957821,972
Modoc CountyD
+16.6%
5964061,145
Mono CountyR
−22.4%
166286536
Monterey CountyR
−2.5%
1,6061,7094,103
Napa CountyR
−8.4%
1,4781,7693,483
Nevada CountyR
−3.0%
1,6341,7574,101
Orange CountyR
−5.2%
1,0001,1522,899
Placer CountyR
−6.2%
1,5241,7433,538
Plumas CountyR
−8.5%
5376421,231
Sacramento CountyR
−9.7%
3,4984,3628,917
San Benito CountyD
+8.6%
7596161,666
San Bernardino CountyR
−15.1%
2,5463,6867,567
San Diego CountyR
−15.4%
2,3343,5257,712
San Francisco CountyD
+11.3%
31,02224,41658,435
San Joaquin CountyD
+2.1%
3,1062,9587,029
San Luis Obispo CountyR
−6.2%
1,1991,4333,761
San Mateo CountyR
−3.2%
1,0201,0882,152
Santa Barbara CountyR
−7.2%
1,2281,4833,521
Santa Clara CountyR
−4.4%
4,1674,62010,387
Santa Cruz CountyR
−8.0%
1,5121,8434,112
Shasta CountyR
−3.4%
1,1371,2342,885
Sierra CountyR
−18.8%
5297871,370
Siskiyou CountyD
+3.5%
1,6051,4933,227
Solano CountyR
−4.7%
2,1742,4034,883
Sonoma CountyD
+6.3%
3,4513,0166,950
Stanislaus CountyD
+14.8%
1,3699922,550
Sutter CountyR
−0.6%
7357451,576
Tehama CountyD
+3.4%
1,0459692,233
Trinity CountyR
−3.9%
457495974
Tulare CountyD
+10.1%
2,6131,9846,208
Tuolumne CountyD
+9.7%
9167391,822
Ventura CountyR
−11.8%
9581,2832,753
Yolo CountyD
+10.0%
1,7071,3723,364
Yuba CountyD
+5.0%
1,1981,0792,376