Iowa — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionIowa · PresidentHarrisonR+5.3
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican | 49.6% | 219,795 |
|---|---|---|
| Grover ClevelandDemocratic | 44.3% | 196,370 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.1% | 26,960 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Iowa cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Adams County, IA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Audubon County, IA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Benton County, IA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Boone County, IA | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Bremer County, IA | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Butler County, IA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Carroll County, IA | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Cedar County, IA | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Clarke County, IA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Clay County, IA | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Clayton County, IA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Clinton County, IA | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Crawford County, IA | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Dallas County, IA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Davis County, IA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Decatur County, IA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Delaware County, IA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Emmet County, IA | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Fayette County, IA | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Floyd County, IA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Franklin County, IA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Fremont County, IA | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Greene County, IA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Grundy County, IA | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Hancock County, IA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Hardin County, IA | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Harrison County, IA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Henry County, IA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Howard County, IA | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Ida County, IA | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Iowa County, IA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Jackson County, IA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Jasper County, IA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Johnson County, IA | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Jones County, IA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Lee County, IA | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Linn County, IA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Louisa County, IA | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Lucas County, IA | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Lyon County, IA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Madison County, IA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Marion County, IA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Marshall County, IA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Mills County, IA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Monona County, IA | Other / independent | R+13.9 |
| Monroe County, IA | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Osceola County, IA | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Page County, IA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Polk County, IA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Sac County, IA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Scott County, IA | Democratic | D+34.4 |
| Shelby County, IA | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Sioux County, IA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Story County, IA | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Tama County, IA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Taylor County, IA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Union County, IA | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Wapello County, IA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Warren County, IA | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Washington County, IA | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Wayne County, IA | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Webster County, IA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Worth County, IA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Wright County, IA | Republican | R+28.4 |
Iowa results by county
99 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Benjamin Harrison+572 | 1,83654.7% | 1,26437.6% | 2597.7% | 3,359 |
| Adams County | Benjamin Harrison+384 | 1,53352.8% | 1,14939.6% | 2207.6% | 2,902 |
| Allamakee County | Grover Cleveland+124 | 1,83246.9% | 1,95650.1% | 1152.9% | 3,903 |
| Appanoose County | Benjamin Harrison+610 | 2,53450.8% | 1,92438.6% | 52910.6% | 4,987 |
| Audubon County | Grover Cleveland+105 | 1,28846.5% | 1,39350.3% | 873.1% | 2,768 |
| Benton County | Grover Cleveland+51 | 2,69448.6% | 2,74549.6% | 1001.8% | 5,539 |
| Black Hawk County | Benjamin Harrison+939 | 3,48357.1% | 2,54441.7% | 751.2% | 6,102 |
| Boone County | Benjamin Harrison+1,034 | 2,95957.3% | 1,92537.3% | 2795.4% | 5,163 |
| Bremer County | Grover Cleveland+378 | 1,55543.4% | 1,93354.0% | 922.6% | 3,580 |
| Buchanan County | Benjamin Harrison+332 | 2,49851.9% | 2,16645.0% | 1533.2% | 4,817 |
| Buena Vista County | Benjamin Harrison+730 | 1,71257.4% | 98232.9% | 2889.7% | 2,982 |
| Butler County | Benjamin Harrison+699 | 2,12958.8% | 1,43039.5% | 641.8% | 3,623 |
| Calhoun County | Benjamin Harrison+865 | 1,96960.8% | 1,10434.1% | 1685.2% | 3,241 |
| Carroll County | Grover Cleveland+783 | 1,59239.0% | 2,37558.2% | 1152.8% | 4,082 |
| Cass County | Benjamin Harrison+327 | 2,31749.5% | 1,99042.5% | 3707.9% | 4,677 |
| Cedar County | Grover Cleveland+217 | 2,13045.9% | 2,34750.5% | 1673.6% | 4,644 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Benjamin Harrison+924 | 2,13360.5% | 1,20934.3% | 1835.2% | 3,525 |
| Cherokee County | Benjamin Harrison+598 | 1,75556.5% | 1,15737.3% | 1926.2% | 3,104 |
| Chickasaw County | Grover Cleveland+362 | 1,51644.0% | 1,87854.5% | 551.6% | 3,449 |
| Clarke County | Benjamin Harrison+494 | 1,45554.2% | 96135.8% | 27010.1% | 2,686 |
| Clay County | Benjamin Harrison+862 | 1,51664.2% | 65427.7% | 1918.1% | 2,361 |
| Clayton County | Grover Cleveland+894 | 2,44341.6% | 3,33756.9% | 891.5% | 5,869 |
| Clinton County | Grover Cleveland+1,756 | 3,89340.0% | 5,64958.1% | 1841.9% | 9,726 |
| Crawford County | Grover Cleveland+761 | 1,51138.4% | 2,27257.7% | 1574.0% | 3,940 |
| Dallas County | Benjamin Harrison+1,038 | 2,67956.0% | 1,64134.3% | 4629.7% | 4,782 |
| Davis County | Grover Cleveland+132 | 1,34938.9% | 1,48142.7% | 64018.4% | 3,470 |
| Decatur County | Benjamin Harrison+370 | 1,85649.1% | 1,48639.3% | 43811.6% | 3,780 |
| Delaware County | Benjamin Harrison+484 | 2,29455.4% | 1,81043.7% | 340.8% | 4,138 |
| Des Moines County | Grover Cleveland+1,165 | 3,36142.0% | 4,52656.6% | 1091.4% | 7,996 |
| Dickinson County | Benjamin Harrison+358 | 80161.3% | 44333.9% | 634.8% | 1,307 |
| Dubuque County | Grover Cleveland+3,305 | 3,52633.5% | 6,83165.0% | 1561.5% | 10,513 |
| Emmet County | Benjamin Harrison+440 | 83166.0% | 39131.1% | 372.9% | 1,259 |
| Fayette County | Benjamin Harrison+272 | 2,77149.8% | 2,49945.0% | 2895.2% | 5,559 |
| Floyd County | Benjamin Harrison+630 | 2,01756.4% | 1,38738.8% | 1744.9% | 3,578 |
| Franklin County | Benjamin Harrison+707 | 1,77161.7% | 1,06437.1% | 351.2% | 2,870 |
| Fremont County | Grover Cleveland+81 | 1,63541.4% | 1,71643.4% | 60315.3% | 3,954 |
| Greene County | Benjamin Harrison+751 | 2,08457.1% | 1,33336.5% | 2326.4% | 3,649 |
| Grundy County | Benjamin Harrison+20 | 1,37548.4% | 1,35547.7% | 1123.9% | 2,842 |
| Guthrie County | Benjamin Harrison+755 | 2,29554.9% | 1,54036.8% | 3488.3% | 4,183 |
| Hamilton County | Benjamin Harrison+846 | 2,07361.5% | 1,22736.4% | 732.2% | 3,373 |
| Hancock County | Benjamin Harrison+425 | 1,21458.5% | 78938.0% | 723.5% | 2,075 |
| Hardin County | Benjamin Harrison+1,116 | 2,66561.0% | 1,54935.5% | 1553.5% | 4,369 |
| Harrison County | Benjamin Harrison+102 | 2,30245.0% | 2,20043.1% | 60811.9% | 5,110 |
| Henry County | Benjamin Harrison+680 | 2,39054.5% | 1,71039.0% | 2826.4% | 4,382 |
| Howard County | Benjamin Harrison+164 | 1,40351.5% | 1,23945.5% | 823.0% | 2,724 |
| Humboldt County | Benjamin Harrison+640 | 1,38262.4% | 74233.5% | 914.1% | 2,215 |
| Ida County | Benjamin Harrison+2 | 1,19246.7% | 1,19046.6% | 1706.7% | 2,552 |
| Iowa County | Grover Cleveland+485 | 1,67242.1% | 2,15754.4% | 1383.5% | 3,967 |
| Jackson County | Grover Cleveland+1,020 | 1,94638.9% | 2,96659.2% | 971.9% | 5,009 |
| Jasper County | Benjamin Harrison+611 | 3,16750.9% | 2,55641.1% | 4947.9% | 6,217 |
| Jefferson County | Benjamin Harrison+595 | 2,14055.0% | 1,54539.7% | 2045.2% | 3,889 |
| Johnson County | Grover Cleveland+1,048 | 2,17939.4% | 3,22758.3% | 1312.4% | 5,537 |
| Jones County | Grover Cleveland+20 | 2,41949.1% | 2,43949.5% | 721.5% | 4,930 |
| Keokuk County | Grover Cleveland+146 | 2,50946.4% | 2,65549.1% | 2474.6% | 5,411 |
| Kossuth County | Benjamin Harrison+288 | 1,80153.0% | 1,51344.5% | 872.6% | 3,401 |
| Lee County | Grover Cleveland+985 | 3,97143.5% | 4,95654.2% | 2102.3% | 9,137 |
| Linn County | Benjamin Harrison+570 | 5,60250.8% | 5,03245.7% | 3833.5% | 11,017 |
| Louisa County | Benjamin Harrison+727 | 1,79659.5% | 1,06935.4% | 1565.2% | 3,021 |
| Lucas County | Benjamin Harrison+463 | 1,55052.6% | 1,08736.9% | 31110.5% | 2,948 |
| Lyon County | Grover Cleveland+20 | 1,11047.6% | 1,13048.4% | 944.0% | 2,334 |
| Madison County | Benjamin Harrison+560 | 1,96650.1% | 1,40635.8% | 55114.0% | 3,923 |
| Mahaska County | Benjamin Harrison+912 | 3,34047.9% | 2,42834.8% | 1,20817.3% | 6,976 |
| Marion County | Grover Cleveland+221 | 2,31943.7% | 2,54047.9% | 4488.4% | 5,307 |
| Marshall County | Benjamin Harrison+1,129 | 3,44156.6% | 2,31238.0% | 3275.4% | 6,080 |
| Mills County | Benjamin Harrison+281 | 1,76149.9% | 1,48041.9% | 2908.2% | 3,531 |
| Mitchell County | Benjamin Harrison+635 | 1,79758.9% | 1,16238.1% | 913.0% | 3,050 |
| Monona County | Other+12 | 1,18837.8% | 75123.9% | 1,20038.2% | 3,139 |
| Monroe County | Benjamin Harrison+332 | 1,50145.5% | 1,16935.4% | 63019.1% | 3,300 |
| Montgomery County | Benjamin Harrison+1,013 | 2,18759.6% | 1,17432.0% | 3098.4% | 3,670 |
| Muscatine County | Grover Cleveland+238 | 2,72646.4% | 2,96450.5% | 1843.1% | 5,874 |
| O'Brien County | Benjamin Harrison+293 | 1,66652.9% | 1,37343.6% | 1083.4% | 3,147 |
| Osceola County | Benjamin Harrison+55 | 72950.9% | 67447.0% | 302.1% | 1,433 |
| Page County | Benjamin Harrison+1,120 | 2,62355.5% | 1,50331.8% | 60212.7% | 4,728 |
| Palo Alto County | Benjamin Harrison+9 | 1,11046.6% | 1,10146.2% | 1717.2% | 2,382 |
| Plymouth County | Grover Cleveland+572 | 1,67240.1% | 2,24453.8% | 2536.1% | 4,169 |
| Pocahontas County | Benjamin Harrison+365 | 1,30451.9% | 93937.4% | 27010.7% | 2,513 |
| Polk County | Benjamin Harrison+2,219 | 7,75753.8% | 5,53838.4% | 1,1337.9% | 14,428 |
| Pottawattamie County | Grover Cleveland+230 | 4,67546.1% | 4,90548.3% | 5655.6% | 10,145 |
| Poweshiek County | Benjamin Harrison+583 | 2,35953.0% | 1,77639.9% | 3127.0% | 4,447 |
| Ringgold County | Benjamin Harrison+655 | 1,76655.0% | 1,11134.6% | 33210.3% | 3,209 |
| Sac County | Benjamin Harrison+630 | 1,88856.8% | 1,25837.8% | 1795.4% | 3,325 |
| Scott County | Grover Cleveland+3,206 | 2,99932.2% | 6,20566.5% | 1241.3% | 9,328 |
| Shelby County | Grover Cleveland+216 | 1,67444.4% | 1,89050.1% | 2055.4% | 3,769 |
| Sioux County | Benjamin Harrison+229 | 2,02151.6% | 1,79245.7% | 1072.7% | 3,920 |
| Story County | Benjamin Harrison+1,476 | 2,79764.5% | 1,32130.5% | 2185.0% | 4,336 |
| Tama County | Grover Cleveland+168 | 2,42147.1% | 2,58950.4% | 1282.5% | 5,138 |
| Taylor County | Benjamin Harrison+665 | 2,08854.3% | 1,42337.0% | 3358.7% | 3,846 |
| Union County | Benjamin Harrison+406 | 1,91446.8% | 1,50836.9% | 66716.3% | 4,089 |
| Van Buren County | Benjamin Harrison+336 | 2,12552.7% | 1,78944.4% | 1162.9% | 4,030 |
| Wapello County | Benjamin Harrison+263 | 3,64346.7% | 3,38043.3% | 78110.0% | 7,804 |
| Warren County | Benjamin Harrison+939 | 2,41455.9% | 1,47534.2% | 4269.9% | 4,315 |
| Washington County | Benjamin Harrison+384 | 2,51852.0% | 2,13444.1% | 1863.8% | 4,838 |
| Wayne County | Benjamin Harrison+264 | 1,82548.8% | 1,56141.8% | 3519.4% | 3,737 |
| Webster County | Benjamin Harrison+392 | 2,55150.1% | 2,15942.4% | 3787.4% | 5,088 |
| Winnebago County | Benjamin Harrison+741 | 1,08367.1% | 34221.2% | 18911.7% | 1,614 |
| Winneshiek County | Benjamin Harrison+316 | 2,57852.4% | 2,26246.0% | 771.6% | 4,917 |
| Woodbury County | Benjamin Harrison+464 | 4,62047.1% | 4,15642.3% | 1,04010.6% | 9,816 |
| Worth County | Benjamin Harrison+659 | 1,27364.5% | 61431.1% | 874.4% | 1,974 |
| Wright County | Benjamin Harrison+928 | 2,06563.3% | 1,13734.8% | 611.9% | 3,263 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.