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Elections / 1892 · President · MA

Benjamin Harrison carried Massachusetts R+6.6.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in Massachusetts, 1892. The state ran 9.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
391,028 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
176,813
45.2%
Harrison (R)
202,814
51.9%
Weaver + others
11,401
2.9%
Margin
R+6.6
1892 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1892
HarrisonR+6.6
1892 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1892 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+44.2Berkshire County, MA · R+4.4Bristol County, MA · R+18.0Dukes County, MA · R+39.6Essex County, MA · R+13.3Franklin County, MA · R+21.1Hampden County, MA · R+0.6Hampshire County, MA · R+13.5Middlesex County, MA · R+7.3Nantucket County, MA · R+32.7Norfolk County, MA · R+6.7Plymouth County, MA · R+17.4Suffolk County, MA · D+11.3Worcester County, MA · R+12.8
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican51.9%202,814
Grover ClevelandDemocratic45.2%176,813
James B. WeaverPopulist2.9%11,401
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1892
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−44.2%
1,3733,6885,232
Berkshire CountyR
−4.4%
6,6977,33614,498
Bristol CountyR
−18.0%
10,82515,73227,256
Dukes CountyR
−39.6%
238588884
Essex CountyR
−13.3%
21,97529,08853,383
Franklin CountyR
−21.1%
2,8864,5107,709
Hampden CountyR
−0.6%
11,22811,37323,294
Hampshire CountyR
−13.5%
3,6784,8878,949
Middlesex CountyR
−7.3%
34,76940,37577,090
Nantucket CountyR
−32.7%
220440672
Norfolk CountyR
−6.7%
10,32711,86222,764
Plymouth CountyR
−17.4%
7,29610,50118,434
Suffolk CountyD
+11.3%
44,50435,30481,392
Worcester CountyR
−12.8%
20,79727,13049,471