Benjamin Harrison carried Michigan R+4.5.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in Michigan, 1892. The state ran 7.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

466,246 votes counted

Cleveland (D)

201,729

43.3%

Harrison (R)

222,708

47.8%

Weaver + others

41,814

9.0%

Margin

R+4.5

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1892 presidential election

Michigan, 1892

HarrisonR+4.5

How it voted

Share of the 1892 vote

Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican	47.8%	222,708
Grover ClevelandDemocratic	43.3%	201,729
James B. WeaverPopulist	9.0%	41,814

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1892

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−18.1%	380	556	970
Alger County	R	−1.3%	156	160	318
Allegan County	R	−12.8%	3,207	4,283	8,405
Alpena County	D	+0.3%	1,536	1,526	3,107
Antrim County	R	−14.9%	814	1,140	2,185
Arenac County	O	+4.4%	373	322	1,158
Baraga County	D	+25.0%	630	375	1,020
Barry County	R	−18.2%	1,800	2,854	5,801
Bay County	D	+10.6%	5,714	4,587	10,678
Benzie County	R	−18.7%	498	774	1,475
Berrien County	R	−2.6%	4,716	4,979	10,256
Branch County	R	−16.9%	2,161	3,271	6,584
Calhoun County	R	−8.8%	4,150	5,077	10,556
Cass County	R	−5.4%	2,424	2,731	5,724
Charlevoix County	R	−19.2%	688	1,101	2,147
Cheboygan County	D	+8.1%	1,296	1,097	2,471
Chippewa County	R	−6.9%	1,083	1,247	2,383
Clare County	D	+5.4%	811	719	1,716
Clinton County	R	−5.8%	2,756	3,133	6,470
Crawford County	D	+1.0%	306	300	617
Delta County	R	−11.0%	1,412	1,769	3,258
Dickinson County	R	−11.2%	1,255	1,606	3,146
Eaton County	R	−12.1%	2,837	3,788	7,853
Emmet County	D	+2.0%	1,059	1,015	2,193
Genesee County	R	−11.2%	3,712	4,785	9,543
Gladwin County	R	−23.6%	325	531	874
Gogebic County	R	−17.8%	1,615	2,344	4,094
Grand Traverse County	R	−25.6%	924	1,734	3,170
Gratiot County	R	−22.1%	1,661	3,037	6,220
Hillsdale County	R	−19.6%	2,613	4,119	7,678
Houghton County	R	−9.8%	2,607	3,316	7,234
Huron County	D	+11.1%	2,222	1,692	4,787
Ingham County	R	−2.8%	4,061	4,341	9,849
Ionia County	R	−5.9%	3,779	4,288	8,671
Iosco County	R	−2.0%	1,336	1,393	2,810
Iron County	R	−21.4%	587	918	1,549
Isabella County	R	−2.4%	1,762	1,859	4,093
Jackson County	R	−1.1%	5,005	5,130	11,396
Kalamazoo County	R	−9.7%	4,018	4,968	9,825
Kalkaska County	R	−27.2%	389	717	1,206
Kent County	R	−3.2%	11,533	12,388	26,750
Keweenaw County	R	−32.4%	202	400	612
Lake County	R	−2.8%	610	648	1,356
Lapeer County	R	−6.7%	2,698	3,126	6,365
Leelanau County	R	−13.4%	569	771	1,508
Lenawee County	R	−1.9%	5,592	5,833	12,449
Livingston County	R	−1.1%	2,385	2,447	5,592
Luce County	R	−17.5%	160	234	422
Mackinac County	D	+27.9%	855	478	1,350
Macomb County	D	+11.8%	3,584	2,788	6,718
Manistee County	D	+19.8%	2,310	1,481	4,181
Marquette County	R	−14.0%	2,850	3,874	7,305
Mason County	R	−1.4%	1,383	1,426	3,110
Mecosta County	R	−12.8%	1,484	1,970	3,806
Menominee County	R	−1.4%	1,801	1,853	3,826
Midland County	R	−11.0%	815	1,069	2,316
Missaukee County	R	−3.1%	622	665	1,368
Monroe County	D	+12.2%	3,769	2,914	7,021
Montcalm County	R	−20.9%	2,205	3,623	6,796
Montmorency County	D	+1.7%	255	246	516
Muskegon County	R	−6.9%	3,301	3,830	7,697
Newaygo County	R	−13.9%	1,531	2,106	4,128
Oakland County	D	+1.5%	4,925	4,763	10,590
Oceana County	R	−6.3%	1,416	1,635	3,451
Ogemaw County	R	−6.8%	514	594	1,173
Ontonagon County	D	+20.7%	1,041	678	1,753
Osceola County	R	−16.3%	1,092	1,601	3,131
Oscoda County	R	−20.1%	180	273	462
Otsego County	D	+0.5%	531	525	1,103
Ottawa County	R	−9.0%	2,996	3,643	7,169
Presque Isle County	D	+21.7%	471	290	834
Roscommon County	D	+8.7%	286	239	540
Saginaw County	D	+5.7%	7,601	6,737	15,182
Sanilac County	R	−16.6%	1,730	2,494	4,590
Schoolcraft County	D	+5.9%	650	570	1,364
Shiawassee County	R	−8.1%	2,994	3,619	7,673
St. Clair County	R	−1.1%	5,248	5,371	11,001
St. Joseph County	R	−6.0%	2,441	2,824	6,428
Tuscola County	R	−19.3%	2,067	3,201	5,877
Van Buren County	R	−22.9%	2,182	3,788	7,008
Washtenaw County	D	+11.0%	5,508	4,362	10,388
Wayne County	D	+2.1%	27,508	26,361	55,066
Wexford County	R	−8.3%	1,156	1,388	2,781