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Elections / 1892 · President · MT

Benjamin Harrison carried Montana R+2.9.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in Montana, 1892. The state ran 4.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.7 nationally).

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

Montana result
44,315 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
17,581
39.7%
Harrison (R)
18,851
42.5%
Weaver + others
7,883
17.8%
Margin
R+2.9
1892 presidential election
Montana, 1892
HarrisonR+2.9
1892 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1892 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · R+19.5Cascade County, MT · R+3.9Chouteau County, MT · R+7.4Custer County, MT · R+11.1Dawson County, MT · R+11.7Deer Lodge County, MT · D+4.1Fergus County, MT · R+14.9Gallatin County, MT · D+6.3Jefferson County, MT · R+0.5Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+1.5Madison County, MT · R+8.2Meagher County, MT · R+5.5Missoula County, MT · D+5.7Park County, MT · R+6.0Silver Bow County, MT · R+7.2Yellowstone County, MT · R+12.4
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican42.5%18,851
Grover ClevelandDemocratic39.7%17,581
James B. WeaverPopulist17.8%7,883
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1892
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−19.5%
4637291,367
Cascade CountyR
−3.9%
1,1841,2952,864
Chouteau CountyR
−7.4%
6767881,518
Custer CountyR
−11.1%
5376801,291
Dawson CountyR
−11.7%
268343642
Deer Lodge CountyD
+4.1%
2,1521,9305,441
Fergus CountyR
−14.9%
5607661,378
Gallatin CountyD
+6.3%
1,1449982,304
Jefferson CountyR
−0.5%
7307401,945
Lewis and Clark CountyD
+1.5%
2,0932,0145,280
Madison CountyR
−8.2%
6347621,561
Meagher CountyR
−5.5%
7358391,880
Missoula CountyD
+5.7%
2,3402,0455,136
Park CountyR
−6.0%
1,0481,1922,393
Silver Bow CountyR
−7.2%
2,6483,2518,426
Yellowstone CountyR
−12.4%
369479889