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Elections / 1892 · President · WV

Grover Cleveland carried West Virginia D+2.4.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in West Virginia, 1892. The state ran 0.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
171,079 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
84,467
49.4%
Harrison (R)
80,292
46.9%
Weaver + others
6,320
3.7%
Margin
D+2.4
1892 presidential election
West Virginia, 1892
ClevelandD+2.4
1892 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1892 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+0.8Berkeley County, WV · R+2.9Boone County, WV · D+18.1Braxton County, WV · D+21.3Brooke County, WV · D+1.9Cabell County, WV · D+10.5Calhoun County, WV · D+23.6Clay County, WV · D+0.9Doddridge County, WV · R+6.9Fayette County, WV · R+8.4Gilmer County, WV · D+18.1Grant County, WV · R+48.2Greenbrier County, WV · D+28.7Hampshire County, WV · D+53.8Hancock County, WV · R+7.0Hardy County, WV · D+51.7Harrison County, WV · R+6.6Jackson County, WV · R+5.8Jefferson County, WV · D+39.4Kanawha County, WV · R+5.3Lewis County, WV · D+3.8Lincoln County, WV · D+10.7Logan County, WV · D+51.7Marion County, WV · D+1.4Marshall County, WV · R+15.5Mason County, WV · R+6.8McDowell County, WV · R+35.1Mercer County, WV · D+5.0Mineral County, WV · R+2.8Monongalia County, WV · R+19.6Monroe County, WV · D+9.0Morgan County, WV · R+21.8Nicholas County, WV · D+17.4Ohio County, WV · D+1.5Pendleton County, WV · D+19.8Pleasants County, WV · D+8.9Pocahontas County, WV · D+27.3Preston County, WV · R+35.3Putnam County, WV · TiedRaleigh County, WV · D+5.1Randolph County, WV · D+31.5Ritchie County, WV · R+12.0Roane County, WV · D+7.8Summers County, WV · D+13.6Taylor County, WV · R+12.8Tucker County, WV · D+2.1Tyler County, WV · R+13.1Upshur County, WV · R+31.5Wayne County, WV · D+15.8Webster County, WV · D+35.1Wetzel County, WV · D+17.6Wirt County, WV · D+8.9Wood County, WV · R+3.4Wyoming County, WV · R+1.2
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic49.4%84,467
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican46.9%80,292
James B. WeaverPopulist3.7%6,320
D+60
R+60
54 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1892
54 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+0.8%
1,5221,4973,065
Berkeley CountyR
−2.9%
2,1332,2594,418
Boone CountyD
+18.1%
7825411,329
Braxton CountyD
+21.3%
1,7901,1133,175
Brooke CountyD
+1.9%
7707401,554
Cabell CountyD
+10.5%
2,8902,3285,374
Calhoun CountyD
+23.6%
9936021,658
Clay CountyD
+0.9%
5034941,013
Doddridge CountyR
−6.9%
1,1561,3322,547
Fayette CountyR
−8.4%
2,2322,6655,184
Gilmer CountyD
+18.1%
1,1878162,045
Grant CountyR
−48.2%
4001,1551,566
Greenbrier CountyD
+28.7%
2,2991,2593,621
Hampshire CountyD
+53.8%
1,8785232,519
Hancock CountyR
−7.0%
5936931,430
Hardy CountyD
+51.7%
1,2153811,614
Harrison CountyR
−6.6%
2,2372,5675,004
Jackson CountyR
−5.8%
1,8832,1314,291
Jefferson CountyD
+39.4%
2,5301,0933,648
Kanawha CountyR
−5.3%
4,5495,0789,923
Lewis CountyD
+3.8%
1,6761,5503,349
Lincoln CountyD
+10.7%
1,0818402,257
Logan CountyD
+51.7%
1,5224842,006
Marion CountyD
+1.4%
2,6622,5845,456
Marshall CountyR
−15.5%
1,8082,5674,887
Mason CountyR
−6.8%
2,2602,6004,965
McDowell CountyR
−35.1%
6071,2651,872
Mercer CountyD
+5.0%
1,8271,6513,549
Mineral CountyR
−2.8%
1,2791,3562,729
Monongalia CountyR
−19.6%
1,5052,2553,822
Monroe CountyD
+9.0%
1,3731,1412,579
Morgan CountyR
−21.8%
5829101,507
Nicholas CountyD
+17.4%
1,0637281,920
Ohio CountyD
+1.5%
5,2205,06110,454
Pendleton CountyD
+19.8%
1,0757171,804
Pleasants CountyD
+8.9%
8557131,594
Pocahontas CountyD
+27.3%
9505391,506
Preston CountyR
−35.3%
1,3232,8664,365
Putnam CountyR
−0.5%
1,5971,6123,300
Raleigh CountyD
+5.1%
9658711,858
Randolph CountyD
+31.5%
1,6228392,489
Ritchie CountyR
−12.0%
1,3491,7733,520
Roane CountyD
+7.8%
1,7091,4523,306
Summers CountyD
+13.6%
1,6321,2332,937
Taylor CountyR
−12.8%
1,1581,5222,846
Tucker CountyD
+2.1%
8678301,735
Tyler CountyR
−13.1%
1,1061,4492,624
Upshur CountyR
−31.5%
9381,8492,888
Wayne CountyD
+15.8%
2,0951,5143,685
Webster CountyD
+35.1%
7373531,095
Wetzel CountyD
+17.6%
1,8101,1833,557
Wirt CountyD
+8.9%
1,1109262,069
Wood CountyR
−3.4%
2,9853,2016,381
Wyoming CountyR
−1.2%
5775911,190