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Elections / 1892 · President · ME

Benjamin Harrison carried Maine R+12.8.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in Maine, 1892. The state ran 15.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

Maine result
116,418 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
48,044
41.3%
Harrison (R)
62,931
54.1%
Weaver + others
5,443
4.7%
Margin
R+12.8
1892 presidential election
Maine, 1892
HarrisonR+12.8
1892 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1892 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+10.6Aroostook County, ME · R+18.3Cumberland County, ME · R+6.3Franklin County, ME · R+14.4Hancock County, ME · R+10.9Kennebec County, ME · R+19.2Knox County, ME · R+3.7Lincoln County, ME · R+11.5Oxford County, ME · R+16.4Penobscot County, ME · R+17.4Piscataquis County, ME · R+20.1Sagadahoc County, ME · R+26.7Somerset County, ME · R+13.1Waldo County, ME · R+7.2Washington County, ME · R+13.1York County, ME · R+9.6
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican54.1%62,931
Grover ClevelandDemocratic41.3%48,044
James B. WeaverPopulist4.7%5,443
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1892
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−10.6%
3,4524,3268,244
Aroostook CountyR
−18.3%
1,9172,8935,340
Cumberland CountyR
−6.3%
8,0509,16517,677
Franklin CountyR
−14.4%
1,4561,9643,539
Hancock CountyR
−10.9%
2,6543,3306,207
Kennebec CountyR
−19.2%
4,0946,16510,765
Knox CountyR
−3.7%
2,1362,3215,021
Lincoln CountyR
−11.5%
1,5852,0183,776
Oxford CountyR
−16.4%
2,4913,5206,272
Penobscot CountyR
−17.4%
4,5166,57111,781
Piscataquis CountyR
−20.1%
1,2491,9093,290
Sagadahoc CountyR
−26.7%
1,2782,2653,697
Somerset CountyR
−13.1%
2,8723,7776,918
Waldo CountyR
−7.2%
2,1512,5034,918
Washington CountyR
−13.1%
2,9063,8176,967
York CountyR
−9.6%
5,2376,38712,006