West Virginia — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentClevelandD+2.4
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 49.4% | 84,467 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 46.9% | 80,292 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.7% | 6,320 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
54 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (54 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Fayette County, WV | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Hancock County, WV | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Harrison County, WV | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Lewis County, WV | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+6.8 |
| McDowell County, WV | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Monroe County, WV | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Ohio County, WV | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Roane County, WV | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Republican | R+1.2 |
West Virginia results by county
54 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Grover Cleveland+25 | 1,52249.7% | 1,49748.8% | 461.5% | 3,065 |
| Berkeley County | Benjamin Harrison+126 | 2,13348.3% | 2,25951.1% | 260.6% | 4,418 |
| Boone County | Grover Cleveland+241 | 78258.8% | 54140.7% | 60.5% | 1,329 |
| Braxton County | Grover Cleveland+677 | 1,79056.4% | 1,11335.1% | 2728.6% | 3,175 |
| Brooke County | Grover Cleveland+30 | 77049.5% | 74047.6% | 442.8% | 1,554 |
| Cabell County | Grover Cleveland+562 | 2,89053.8% | 2,32843.3% | 1562.9% | 5,374 |
| Calhoun County | Grover Cleveland+391 | 99359.9% | 60236.3% | 633.8% | 1,658 |
| Clay County | Grover Cleveland+9 | 50349.7% | 49448.8% | 161.6% | 1,013 |
| Doddridge County | Benjamin Harrison+176 | 1,15645.4% | 1,33252.3% | 592.3% | 2,547 |
| Fayette County | Benjamin Harrison+433 | 2,23243.1% | 2,66551.4% | 2875.5% | 5,184 |
| Gilmer County | Grover Cleveland+371 | 1,18758.0% | 81639.9% | 422.1% | 2,045 |
| Grant County | Benjamin Harrison+755 | 40025.5% | 1,15573.8% | 110.7% | 1,566 |
| Greenbrier County | Grover Cleveland+1,040 | 2,29963.5% | 1,25934.8% | 631.7% | 3,621 |
| Hampshire County | Grover Cleveland+1,355 | 1,87874.6% | 52320.8% | 1184.7% | 2,519 |
| Hancock County | Benjamin Harrison+100 | 59341.5% | 69348.5% | 14410.1% | 1,430 |
| Hardy County | Grover Cleveland+834 | 1,21575.3% | 38123.6% | 181.1% | 1,614 |
| Harrison County | Benjamin Harrison+330 | 2,23744.7% | 2,56751.3% | 2004.0% | 5,004 |
| Jackson County | Benjamin Harrison+248 | 1,88343.9% | 2,13149.7% | 2776.5% | 4,291 |
| Jefferson County | Grover Cleveland+1,437 | 2,53069.4% | 1,09330.0% | 250.7% | 3,648 |
| Kanawha County | Benjamin Harrison+529 | 4,54945.8% | 5,07851.2% | 2963.0% | 9,923 |
| Lewis County | Grover Cleveland+126 | 1,67650.0% | 1,55046.3% | 1233.7% | 3,349 |
| Lincoln County | Grover Cleveland+241 | 1,08147.9% | 84037.2% | 33614.9% | 2,257 |
| Logan County | Grover Cleveland+1,038 | 1,52275.9% | 48424.1% | 00.0% | 2,006 |
| Marion County | Grover Cleveland+78 | 2,66248.8% | 2,58447.4% | 2103.8% | 5,456 |
| Marshall County | Benjamin Harrison+759 | 1,80837.0% | 2,56752.5% | 51210.5% | 4,887 |
| Mason County | Benjamin Harrison+340 | 2,26045.5% | 2,60052.4% | 1052.1% | 4,965 |
| McDowell County | Benjamin Harrison+658 | 60732.4% | 1,26567.6% | 00.0% | 1,872 |
| Mercer County | Grover Cleveland+176 | 1,82751.5% | 1,65146.5% | 712.0% | 3,549 |
| Mineral County | Benjamin Harrison+77 | 1,27946.9% | 1,35649.7% | 943.4% | 2,729 |
| Monongalia County | Benjamin Harrison+750 | 1,50539.4% | 2,25559.0% | 621.6% | 3,822 |
| Monroe County | Grover Cleveland+232 | 1,37353.2% | 1,14144.2% | 652.5% | 2,579 |
| Morgan County | Benjamin Harrison+328 | 58238.6% | 91060.4% | 151.0% | 1,507 |
| Nicholas County | Grover Cleveland+335 | 1,06355.4% | 72837.9% | 1296.7% | 1,920 |
| Ohio County | Grover Cleveland+159 | 5,22049.9% | 5,06148.4% | 1731.7% | 10,454 |
| Pendleton County | Grover Cleveland+358 | 1,07559.6% | 71739.7% | 120.7% | 1,804 |
| Pleasants County | Grover Cleveland+142 | 85553.6% | 71344.7% | 261.6% | 1,594 |
| Pocahontas County | Grover Cleveland+411 | 95063.1% | 53935.8% | 171.1% | 1,506 |
| Preston County | Benjamin Harrison+1,543 | 1,32330.3% | 2,86665.7% | 1764.0% | 4,365 |
| Putnam County | Benjamin Harrison+15 | 1,59748.4% | 1,61248.8% | 912.8% | 3,300 |
| Raleigh County | Grover Cleveland+94 | 96551.9% | 87146.9% | 221.2% | 1,858 |
| Randolph County | Grover Cleveland+783 | 1,62265.2% | 83933.7% | 281.1% | 2,489 |
| Ritchie County | Benjamin Harrison+424 | 1,34938.3% | 1,77350.4% | 39811.3% | 3,520 |
| Roane County | Grover Cleveland+257 | 1,70951.7% | 1,45243.9% | 1454.4% | 3,306 |
| Summers County | Grover Cleveland+399 | 1,63255.6% | 1,23342.0% | 722.5% | 2,937 |
| Taylor County | Benjamin Harrison+364 | 1,15840.7% | 1,52253.5% | 1665.8% | 2,846 |
| Tucker County | Grover Cleveland+37 | 86750.0% | 83047.8% | 382.2% | 1,735 |
| Tyler County | Benjamin Harrison+343 | 1,10642.1% | 1,44955.2% | 692.6% | 2,624 |
| Upshur County | Benjamin Harrison+911 | 93832.5% | 1,84964.0% | 1013.5% | 2,888 |
| Wayne County | Grover Cleveland+581 | 2,09556.9% | 1,51441.1% | 762.1% | 3,685 |
| Webster County | Grover Cleveland+384 | 73767.3% | 35332.2% | 50.5% | 1,095 |
| Wetzel County | Grover Cleveland+627 | 1,81050.9% | 1,18333.3% | 56415.9% | 3,557 |
| Wirt County | Grover Cleveland+184 | 1,11053.6% | 92644.8% | 331.6% | 2,069 |
| Wood County | Benjamin Harrison+216 | 2,98546.8% | 3,20150.2% | 1953.1% | 6,381 |
| Wyoming County | Benjamin Harrison+14 | 57748.5% | 59149.7% | 221.8% | 1,190 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.