Elections / 1892 · President · DE
Grover Cleveland carried Delaware D+1.5.
Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in Delaware, 1892. The state ran 1.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Delaware result
8,526 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
4,279
50.2%
Harrison (R)
4,147
48.6%
Weaver + others
100
1.2%
Margin
D+1.5
1892 presidential election
Delaware, 1892
ClevelandD+1.5
Constituent county margins for Delaware — 1892 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1892 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 50.2% | 4,279 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 48.6% | 4,147 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 100 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin.
Delaware's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +11.6% |
| 1880 | +8.3% |
| 1884 | +19.1% |
| 1888 | −0.8% |
| 1892 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | −8.3% |
| 1900 | −6.3% |
| 1904 | −14.4% |
| 1908 | −6.1% |
| 1912 | +13.6% |
| 1916 | −2.4% |
| 1920 | −13.6% |
| 1924 | −20.9% |
| 1928 | −32.0% |
| 1932 | −2.4% |
| 1936 | +9.8% |
| 1940 | +9.7% |
| 1944 | +9.1% |
| 1948 | −1.3% |
| 1952 | −3.9% |
| 1956 | −10.5% |
| 1960 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | +22.2% |
| 1968 | −3.5% |
| 1972 | −20.4% |
| 1976 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | −2.3% |
| 1984 | −19.9% |
| 1988 | −12.4% |
| 1992 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | +14.8% |
County results — 1892
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex County | D | 4,279 | 4,147 | 8,526 |