Illinois — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentClevelandD+3.1
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 48.8% | 426,280 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 45.7% | 399,288 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.5% | 47,989 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 24 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Clark County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Crawford County, IL | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| De Witt County, IL | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+5.6 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Effingham County, IL | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Fulton County, IL | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Hardin County, IL | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+18.9 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Logan County, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Marshall County, IL | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+32.3 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+1.2 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+15.4 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Menard County, IL | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Monroe County, IL | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Morgan County, IL | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Peoria County, IL | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Scott County, IL | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Wabash County, IL | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Wayne County, IL | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Woodford County, IL | Democratic | D+18.6 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Grover Cleveland+1,665 | 7,74653.5% | 6,08142.0% | 6574.5% | 14,484 |
| Alexander County | Benjamin Harrison+379 | 1,67444.0% | 2,05353.9% | 802.1% | 3,807 |
| Bond County | Benjamin Harrison+331 | 1,32840.2% | 1,65950.3% | 3149.5% | 3,301 |
| Boone County | Benjamin Harrison+1,476 | 51819.2% | 1,99473.8% | 1897.0% | 2,701 |
| Brown County | Grover Cleveland+688 | 1,56755.1% | 87930.9% | 40014.1% | 2,846 |
| Bureau County | Benjamin Harrison+369 | 3,55543.5% | 3,92448.0% | 7028.6% | 8,181 |
| Calhoun County | Grover Cleveland+277 | 84053.2% | 56335.7% | 17511.1% | 1,578 |
| Carroll County | Benjamin Harrison+1,012 | 1,44434.6% | 2,45658.8% | 2776.6% | 4,177 |
| Cass County | Grover Cleveland+670 | 2,20356.0% | 1,53338.9% | 2005.1% | 3,936 |
| Champaign County | Benjamin Harrison+788 | 4,50243.3% | 5,29050.9% | 5945.7% | 10,386 |
| Christian County | Grover Cleveland+714 | 3,65549.9% | 2,94140.1% | 73510.0% | 7,331 |
| Clark County | Grover Cleveland+63 | 2,24443.1% | 2,18141.9% | 78315.0% | 5,208 |
| Clay County | Benjamin Harrison+170 | 1,60441.3% | 1,77445.6% | 50913.1% | 3,887 |
| Clinton County | Grover Cleveland+1,032 | 2,39361.0% | 1,36134.7% | 1714.4% | 3,925 |
| Coles County | Benjamin Harrison+82 | 3,61147.5% | 3,69348.6% | 3003.9% | 7,604 |
| Cook County | Grover Cleveland+33,350 | 144,60455.3% | 111,25442.6% | 5,4722.1% | 261,330 |
| Crawford County | Grover Cleveland+85 | 1,87547.6% | 1,79045.4% | 2747.0% | 3,939 |
| Cumberland County | Grover Cleveland+315 | 1,78550.0% | 1,47041.2% | 3158.8% | 3,570 |
| De Witt County | Grover Cleveland+24 | 2,08347.9% | 2,05947.4% | 2064.7% | 4,348 |
| DeKalb County | Benjamin Harrison+1,863 | 1,92630.9% | 3,78960.7% | 5258.4% | 6,240 |
| Douglas County | Benjamin Harrison+247 | 1,99944.9% | 2,24650.5% | 2044.6% | 4,449 |
| DuPage County | Benjamin Harrison+324 | 2,15443.8% | 2,47850.3% | 2905.9% | 4,922 |
| Edgar County | Benjamin Harrison+33 | 3,16447.1% | 3,19747.6% | 3505.2% | 6,711 |
| Edwards County | Benjamin Harrison+673 | 67731.4% | 1,35062.6% | 1306.0% | 2,157 |
| Effingham County | Grover Cleveland+1,272 | 2,74461.4% | 1,47232.9% | 2555.7% | 4,471 |
| Fayette County | Grover Cleveland+453 | 2,43345.0% | 1,98036.7% | 98818.3% | 5,401 |
| Ford County | Benjamin Harrison+868 | 1,35935.6% | 2,22758.4% | 2276.0% | 3,813 |
| Franklin County | Grover Cleveland+151 | 1,78248.3% | 1,63144.2% | 2737.4% | 3,686 |
| Fulton County | Grover Cleveland+305 | 5,25348.5% | 4,94845.7% | 6215.7% | 10,822 |
| Gallatin County | Grover Cleveland+464 | 1,67553.0% | 1,21138.3% | 2728.6% | 3,158 |
| Greene County | Grover Cleveland+1,179 | 3,14656.2% | 1,96735.2% | 4818.6% | 5,594 |
| Grundy County | Benjamin Harrison+267 | 1,89244.0% | 2,15950.3% | 2455.7% | 4,296 |
| Hamilton County | Grover Cleveland+556 | 2,06154.5% | 1,50539.8% | 2155.7% | 3,781 |
| Hancock County | Grover Cleveland+739 | 4,13250.9% | 3,39341.8% | 5957.3% | 8,120 |
| Hardin County | Grover Cleveland+40 | 70045.7% | 66043.1% | 17111.2% | 1,531 |
| Henderson County | Benjamin Harrison+431 | 92138.1% | 1,35255.9% | 1446.0% | 2,417 |
| Henry County | Benjamin Harrison+1,595 | 2,67034.9% | 4,26555.8% | 7059.2% | 7,640 |
| Iroquois County | Benjamin Harrison+88 | 3,84846.9% | 3,93647.9% | 4255.2% | 8,209 |
| Jackson County | Benjamin Harrison+173 | 2,85844.2% | 3,03146.9% | 5718.8% | 6,460 |
| Jasper County | Grover Cleveland+698 | 2,21753.6% | 1,51936.7% | 3999.6% | 4,135 |
| Jefferson County | Grover Cleveland+383 | 2,33244.6% | 1,94937.2% | 95318.2% | 5,234 |
| Jersey County | Grover Cleveland+697 | 2,01157.2% | 1,31437.4% | 1915.4% | 3,516 |
| Jo Daviess County | Grover Cleveland+113 | 2,79348.7% | 2,68046.7% | 2674.7% | 5,740 |
| Johnson County | Benjamin Harrison+862 | 85427.6% | 1,71655.4% | 52717.0% | 3,097 |
| Kane County | Benjamin Harrison+2,199 | 5,77839.0% | 7,97753.8% | 1,0727.2% | 14,827 |
| Kankakee County | Benjamin Harrison+814 | 2,76342.0% | 3,57754.4% | 2333.5% | 6,573 |
| Kendall County | Benjamin Harrison+843 | 84829.8% | 1,69159.5% | 30510.7% | 2,844 |
| Knox County | Benjamin Harrison+2,727 | 3,07332.1% | 5,80060.5% | 7157.5% | 9,588 |
| Lake County | Benjamin Harrison+968 | 1,96438.3% | 2,93257.2% | 2334.5% | 5,129 |
| LaSalle County | Grover Cleveland+1,408 | 9,36551.9% | 7,95744.1% | 7113.9% | 18,033 |
| Lawrence County | Grover Cleveland+49 | 1,57246.8% | 1,52345.3% | 2677.9% | 3,362 |
| Lee County | Benjamin Harrison+773 | 2,74042.3% | 3,51354.2% | 2243.5% | 6,477 |
| Livingston County | Benjamin Harrison+20 | 3,96046.3% | 3,98046.6% | 6057.1% | 8,545 |
| Logan County | Grover Cleveland+531 | 3,15051.2% | 2,61942.5% | 3876.3% | 6,156 |
| Macon County | Benjamin Harrison+272 | 4,30345.2% | 4,57548.0% | 6466.8% | 9,524 |
| Macoupin County | Grover Cleveland+1,183 | 5,05152.9% | 3,86840.5% | 6256.5% | 9,544 |
| Madison County | Grover Cleveland+325 | 5,68048.7% | 5,35545.9% | 6345.4% | 11,669 |
| Marion County | Grover Cleveland+385 | 2,70946.5% | 2,32439.9% | 79413.6% | 5,827 |
| Marshall County | Grover Cleveland+244 | 1,83451.9% | 1,59045.0% | 1103.1% | 3,534 |
| Mason County | Grover Cleveland+597 | 2,21154.8% | 1,61440.0% | 2095.2% | 4,034 |
| Massac County | Benjamin Harrison+853 | 79930.2% | 1,65262.5% | 1917.2% | 2,642 |
| McDonough County | Benjamin Harrison+82 | 3,23745.6% | 3,31946.7% | 5477.7% | 7,103 |
| McHenry County | Benjamin Harrison+894 | 2,31139.8% | 3,20555.2% | 2945.1% | 5,810 |
| McLean County | Benjamin Harrison+958 | 6,48743.9% | 7,44550.4% | 8325.6% | 14,764 |
| Menard County | Grover Cleveland+470 | 1,74853.4% | 1,27839.0% | 2487.6% | 3,274 |
| Mercer County | Benjamin Harrison+495 | 1,97542.1% | 2,47052.7% | 2425.2% | 4,687 |
| Monroe County | Grover Cleveland+458 | 1,61156.0% | 1,15340.0% | 1154.0% | 2,879 |
| Montgomery County | Grover Cleveland+772 | 3,70751.8% | 2,93541.0% | 5157.2% | 7,157 |
| Morgan County | Grover Cleveland+535 | 4,00650.4% | 3,47143.7% | 4705.9% | 7,947 |
| Moultrie County | Grover Cleveland+383 | 1,67050.8% | 1,28739.2% | 32910.0% | 3,286 |
| Ogle County | Benjamin Harrison+1,695 | 2,24434.5% | 3,93960.6% | 3164.9% | 6,499 |
| Peoria County | Grover Cleveland+787 | 8,05350.6% | 7,26645.6% | 6053.8% | 15,924 |
| Perry County | Grover Cleveland+140 | 1,98047.5% | 1,84044.1% | 3498.4% | 4,169 |
| Piatt County | Benjamin Harrison+242 | 1,89645.3% | 2,13851.1% | 1523.6% | 4,186 |
| Pike County | Grover Cleveland+743 | 3,49446.5% | 2,75136.6% | 1,26816.9% | 7,513 |
| Pope County | Benjamin Harrison+813 | 81629.3% | 1,62958.5% | 34012.2% | 2,785 |
| Pulaski County | Benjamin Harrison+765 | 89734.1% | 1,66263.2% | 702.7% | 2,629 |
| Putnam County | Benjamin Harrison+47 | 51444.9% | 56149.0% | 696.0% | 1,144 |
| Randolph County | Grover Cleveland+277 | 2,70248.9% | 2,42543.9% | 4017.3% | 5,528 |
| Richland County | Grover Cleveland+42 | 1,54244.6% | 1,50043.4% | 41812.1% | 3,460 |
| Rock Island County | Benjamin Harrison+1,018 | 4,03441.8% | 5,05252.4% | 5595.8% | 9,645 |
| Saline County | Benjamin Harrison+343 | 1,82842.0% | 2,17149.9% | 3528.1% | 4,351 |
| Sangamon County | Grover Cleveland+1,656 | 7,66552.4% | 6,00941.1% | 9606.6% | 14,634 |
| Schuyler County | Grover Cleveland+317 | 1,88049.6% | 1,56341.2% | 3519.3% | 3,794 |
| Scott County | Grover Cleveland+276 | 1,28250.6% | 1,00639.7% | 2449.6% | 2,532 |
| Shelby County | Grover Cleveland+1,219 | 3,52349.6% | 2,30432.5% | 1,27317.9% | 7,100 |
| St. Clair County | Grover Cleveland+931 | 7,20751.4% | 6,27644.7% | 5513.9% | 14,034 |
| Stark County | Benjamin Harrison+416 | 82433.7% | 1,24050.8% | 37915.5% | 2,443 |
| Stephenson County | Grover Cleveland+143 | 3,71748.6% | 3,57446.8% | 3524.6% | 7,643 |
| Tazewell County | Grover Cleveland+622 | 3,65252.6% | 3,03043.6% | 2623.8% | 6,944 |
| Union County | Grover Cleveland+1,236 | 2,66363.4% | 1,42734.0% | 1122.7% | 4,202 |
| Vermilion County | Benjamin Harrison+1,891 | 5,00140.2% | 6,89255.4% | 5394.3% | 12,432 |
| Wabash County | Grover Cleveland+316 | 1,42852.3% | 1,11240.7% | 1937.1% | 2,733 |
| Warren County | Benjamin Harrison+431 | 2,29442.7% | 2,72550.7% | 3576.6% | 5,376 |
| Washington County | Benjamin Harrison+88 | 1,86845.2% | 1,95647.3% | 3077.4% | 4,131 |
| Wayne County | Grover Cleveland+22 | 2,37244.2% | 2,35043.8% | 64912.1% | 5,371 |
| White County | Grover Cleveland+739 | 2,95453.9% | 2,21540.4% | 3145.7% | 5,483 |
| Whiteside County | Benjamin Harrison+1,040 | 2,77939.3% | 3,81954.0% | 4746.7% | 7,072 |
| Will County | Benjamin Harrison+286 | 6,43447.4% | 6,72049.5% | 4203.1% | 13,574 |
| Williamson County | Benjamin Harrison+386 | 2,11843.4% | 2,50451.3% | 2565.2% | 4,878 |
| Winnebago County | Benjamin Harrison+3,220 | 2,63428.1% | 5,85462.5% | 8789.4% | 9,366 |
| Woodford County | Grover Cleveland+863 | 2,60156.2% | 1,73837.6% | 2896.2% | 4,628 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.