Minnesota — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentHarrisonR+8.3
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican | 45.9% | 122,944 |
|---|---|---|
| Grover ClevelandDemocratic | 37.5% | 100,589 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 16.6% | 44,516 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
80 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.
Minnesota cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (80 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Anoka County, MN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Becker County, MN | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Benton County, MN | Other / independent | D+9.1 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Brown County, MN | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Carlton County, MN | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Carver County, MN | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Cass County, MN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Clay County, MN | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Cook County, MN | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Other / independent | R+7.6 |
| Isanti County, MN | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Jackson County, MN | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Kittson County, MN | Other / independent | R+8.0 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Lake County, MN | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Lyon County, MN | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Marshall County, MN | Other / independent | R+9.1 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+25.4 |
| McLeod County, MN | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Morrison County, MN | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Mower County, MN | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Norman County, MN | Other / independent | R+23.1 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Pine County, MN | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Polk County, MN | Other / independent | D+2.3 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Scott County, MN | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Sibley County, MN | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Stearns County, MN | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Swift County, MN | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Traverse County, MN | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Winona County, MN | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+29.5 |
Minnesota results by county
80 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Benjamin Harrison+228 | 44562.6% | 21730.5% | 496.9% | 711 |
| Anoka County | Benjamin Harrison+282 | 1,00252.8% | 72037.9% | 1779.3% | 1,899 |
| Becker County | Benjamin Harrison+433 | 85355.4% | 26617.3% | 42027.3% | 1,539 |
| Beltrami County | Benjamin Harrison+13 | 5744.9% | 4434.6% | 2620.5% | 127 |
| Benton County | Other+82 | 42625.6% | 57734.7% | 65939.7% | 1,662 |
| Big Stone County | Benjamin Harrison+78 | 57641.7% | 49836.0% | 30822.3% | 1,382 |
| Blue Earth County | Benjamin Harrison+281 | 2,68046.0% | 2,39941.2% | 74712.8% | 5,826 |
| Brown County | Grover Cleveland+94 | 1,08038.5% | 1,17441.8% | 55319.7% | 2,807 |
| Carlton County | Benjamin Harrison+367 | 73758.5% | 37029.4% | 15312.1% | 1,260 |
| Carver County | Grover Cleveland+271 | 1,19140.3% | 1,46249.5% | 29910.1% | 2,952 |
| Cass County | Benjamin Harrison+72 | 31139.7% | 23329.8% | 23930.5% | 783 |
| Chippewa County | Benjamin Harrison+223 | 73044.5% | 50730.9% | 40324.6% | 1,640 |
| Chisago County | Benjamin Harrison+1,142 | 1,48075.0% | 33817.1% | 1557.9% | 1,973 |
| Clay County | Benjamin Harrison+126 | 95940.2% | 59424.9% | 83334.9% | 2,386 |
| Cook County | Benjamin Harrison+23 | 6851.5% | 1914.4% | 4534.1% | 132 |
| Cottonwood County | Benjamin Harrison+268 | 72752.4% | 20214.6% | 45933.1% | 1,388 |
| Crow Wing County | Benjamin Harrison+397 | 91653.1% | 51930.1% | 29016.8% | 1,725 |
| Dakota County | Grover Cleveland+508 | 1,48138.0% | 1,98951.0% | 43211.1% | 3,902 |
| Dodge County | Benjamin Harrison+683 | 1,21955.3% | 53624.3% | 44820.3% | 2,203 |
| Douglas County | Benjamin Harrison+579 | 1,31550.9% | 53320.6% | 73628.5% | 2,584 |
| Faribault County | Benjamin Harrison+922 | 1,99258.0% | 1,07031.2% | 37210.8% | 3,434 |
| Fillmore County | Benjamin Harrison+1,579 | 2,92556.5% | 1,34626.0% | 90317.5% | 5,174 |
| Freeborn County | Benjamin Harrison+1,261 | 2,00461.3% | 74322.7% | 52416.0% | 3,271 |
| Goodhue County | Benjamin Harrison+1,915 | 3,57461.6% | 1,65928.6% | 5699.8% | 5,802 |
| Grant County | Benjamin Harrison+457 | 77655.3% | 31922.8% | 30721.9% | 1,402 |
| Hennepin County | Benjamin Harrison+4,355 | 20,80350.2% | 16,44839.7% | 4,20910.2% | 41,460 |
| Houston County | Benjamin Harrison+266 | 1,50950.1% | 1,24341.3% | 2588.6% | 3,010 |
| Hubbard County | Other+3 | 16435.7% | 12928.0% | 16736.3% | 460 |
| Isanti County | Benjamin Harrison+164 | 72852.1% | 1057.5% | 56440.4% | 1,397 |
| Itasca County | Grover Cleveland+166 | 52040.7% | 68653.6% | 735.7% | 1,279 |
| Jackson County | Benjamin Harrison+180 | 90146.2% | 72136.9% | 33016.9% | 1,952 |
| Kanabec County | Benjamin Harrison+62 | 18253.5% | 3811.2% | 12035.3% | 340 |
| Kandiyohi County | Benjamin Harrison+440 | 1,34150.9% | 39114.8% | 90134.2% | 2,633 |
| Kittson County | Other+134 | 40832.5% | 30724.4% | 54243.1% | 1,257 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Benjamin Harrison+560 | 1,16452.3% | 45720.5% | 60427.1% | 2,225 |
| Lake County | Benjamin Harrison+164 | 29060.0% | 12626.1% | 6713.9% | 483 |
| Le Sueur County | Grover Cleveland+356 | 1,46539.7% | 1,82149.4% | 40110.9% | 3,687 |
| Lincoln County | Grover Cleveland+0 | 31828.6% | 39635.7% | 39635.7% | 1,110 |
| Lyon County | Benjamin Harrison+523 | 1,06850.9% | 48623.2% | 54526.0% | 2,099 |
| Marshall County | Other+479 | 52627.9% | 35418.8% | 1,00553.3% | 1,885 |
| Martin County | Benjamin Harrison+528 | 1,18957.2% | 66131.8% | 22811.0% | 2,078 |
| McLeod County | Grover Cleveland+621 | 90232.3% | 1,52354.5% | 36913.2% | 2,794 |
| Meeker County | Benjamin Harrison+128 | 1,27442.1% | 1,14637.9% | 60720.1% | 3,027 |
| Mille Lacs County | Benjamin Harrison+240 | 46356.1% | 22327.0% | 14016.9% | 826 |
| Morrison County | Grover Cleveland+450 | 1,13537.8% | 1,58552.7% | 2869.5% | 3,006 |
| Mower County | Benjamin Harrison+924 | 2,23456.4% | 1,31033.0% | 42010.6% | 3,964 |
| Murray County | Benjamin Harrison+69 | 58636.9% | 51732.6% | 48530.5% | 1,588 |
| Nicollet County | Benjamin Harrison+161 | 1,09847.7% | 93740.7% | 26711.6% | 2,302 |
| Nobles County | Benjamin Harrison+230 | 89444.2% | 66432.9% | 46322.9% | 2,021 |
| Norman County | Other+116 | 72439.0% | 29415.8% | 84045.2% | 1,858 |
| Olmsted County | Benjamin Harrison+413 | 2,34450.8% | 1,93141.8% | 3407.4% | 4,615 |
| Otter Tail County | Benjamin Harrison+200 | 2,14037.4% | 1,64228.7% | 1,94033.9% | 5,722 |
| Pine County | Benjamin Harrison+80 | 53848.4% | 45841.2% | 11510.4% | 1,111 |
| Pipestone County | Benjamin Harrison+240 | 64848.0% | 29521.8% | 40830.2% | 1,351 |
| Polk County | Other+1,496 | 1,37623.4% | 1,51025.6% | 3,00651.0% | 5,892 |
| Pope County | Benjamin Harrison+547 | 1,03757.3% | 28215.6% | 49027.1% | 1,809 |
| Ramsey County | Grover Cleveland+1,510 | 11,30742.0% | 12,81747.6% | 2,80210.4% | 26,926 |
| Redwood County | Benjamin Harrison+302 | 1,15543.5% | 64524.3% | 85332.2% | 2,653 |
| Renville County | Benjamin Harrison+295 | 1,37040.0% | 98428.7% | 1,07531.4% | 3,429 |
| Rice County | Benjamin Harrison+451 | 2,24548.3% | 1,79438.6% | 61013.1% | 4,649 |
| Rock County | Benjamin Harrison+557 | 94059.6% | 38324.3% | 25316.1% | 1,576 |
| Scott County | Grover Cleveland+1,177 | 76026.9% | 1,93768.5% | 1324.7% | 2,829 |
| Sherburne County | Benjamin Harrison+342 | 63253.9% | 29024.7% | 25121.4% | 1,173 |
| Sibley County | Grover Cleveland+233 | 95838.0% | 1,19147.2% | 37314.8% | 2,522 |
| St. Louis County | Benjamin Harrison+1,571 | 5,15749.7% | 3,58634.5% | 1,64015.8% | 10,383 |
| Stearns County | Grover Cleveland+2,837 | 1,62423.7% | 4,46165.0% | 77411.3% | 6,859 |
| Steele County | Benjamin Harrison+97 | 1,39648.7% | 1,29945.3% | 1716.0% | 2,866 |
| Stevens County | Benjamin Harrison+113 | 62246.2% | 50937.8% | 21516.0% | 1,346 |
| Swift County | Benjamin Harrison+50 | 76237.4% | 71234.9% | 56427.7% | 2,038 |
| Todd County | Benjamin Harrison+133 | 1,25142.1% | 1,11837.6% | 60320.3% | 2,972 |
| Traverse County | Benjamin Harrison+93 | 41339.3% | 31730.2% | 32030.5% | 1,050 |
| Wabasha County | Grover Cleveland+194 | 1,58043.2% | 1,77448.5% | 3078.4% | 3,661 |
| Wadena County | Benjamin Harrison+122 | 45445.4% | 33233.2% | 21521.5% | 1,001 |
| Waseca County | Benjamin Harrison+48 | 1,09044.9% | 1,04242.9% | 29812.3% | 2,430 |
| Washington County | Benjamin Harrison+718 | 2,45153.3% | 1,73337.7% | 4149.0% | 4,598 |
| Watonwan County | Benjamin Harrison+546 | 93462.7% | 38826.0% | 16811.3% | 1,490 |
| Wilkin County | Benjamin Harrison+71 | 43442.7% | 36335.7% | 22021.6% | 1,017 |
| Winona County | Grover Cleveland+967 | 2,73439.9% | 3,70154.1% | 4096.0% | 6,844 |
| Wright County | Benjamin Harrison+442 | 2,27148.6% | 1,82939.1% | 57712.3% | 4,677 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Benjamin Harrison+331 | 91149.1% | 36419.6% | 58031.3% | 1,855 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.