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November 5, 1892

Grover Cleveland Wins 1892

Grover Cleveland defeats Benjamin Harrison with 310 electoral votes, winning 23 states.

Grover Cleveland
310 EV
270 to win
Benjamin Harrison
142 EV
310
142
270
Grover Cleveland wins
310
Electoral Votes
46.2%
Popular Vote
23
States Carried
11,440,189
Total Votes Cast

Grover Cleveland won the 1892 presidential election with 310 electoral votes to Benjamin Harrison's 142. Grover Cleveland received 46.2% of the popular vote and carried 23 states. Compared to the previous election, 11 counties changed parties—4 flipped Republican and 7 flipped Democratic.

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1892 National Results

Electoral College

270 needed to win
Democrat
Grover Cleveland
310
electoral votes
Republican
Benjamin Harrison
142
electoral votes
310
142
270

Popular Vote

11,440,189 total votes
Grover Cleveland46.2%
5,290,840 votes
Benjamin Harrison43.2%
4,938,088 votes
D+3.1% margin
(352,752 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsGrover Cleveland elected president

State Results

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State-by-State Results

23 Dem19 Rep

Battleground States (Margin < 5%)

New Jersey14 EV
D+4.4
New York28 EV
D+3.4
Illinois19 EV
D+3.1
West Virginia4 EV
D+2.4
Wisconsin10 EV
D+1.7
Delaware3 EV
D+1.6
Indiana11 EV
D+1.2
California54 EV
D+1.2
Ohio17 EV
R+0.1
Montana4 EV
R+2.9
New Hampshire4 EV
R+4.0
Michigan15 EV
R+4.5
Rhode Island4 EV
R+5.0
StateEV1892
Florida30D+75.8
Mississippi6D+73.3
South Carolina9D+58.6
Alabama9D+55.5
Louisiana8D+53.1
Georgia16D+36.3
Nebraska5D+31.1
Arkansas6D+27.6
Virginia13D+17.5
Tennessee11D+13.5
Kentucky8D+11.7
North Carolina16D+11.6
Maryland10D+9.9
Minnesota10D+8.3
Missouri10D+7.5
New Jersey14D+4.4
New York28D+3.4
Illinois19D+3.1
West Virginia4D+2.4
Wisconsin10D+1.7
Delaware3D+1.6
Indiana11D+1.2
California54D+1.2
Ohio17R+0.1
Montana4R+2.9
New Hampshire4R+4.0
Michigan15R+4.5
Rhode Island4R+5.0
Iowa6R+5.3
Pennsylvania19R+6.4
Massachusetts11R+6.7
Washington12R+7.6
Maine4R+12.8
Nevada6R+19.3
Oregon8R+26.4
South Dakota3R+36.5
Vermont3R+38.8
Colorado10R+41.1
Idaho4R+44.2
North Dakota3R+48.5
Kansas6R+50.2
Wyoming3R+50.5

Counties That Changed Parties

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Flipped Republican

4 total
Las Animas County, COR+43.6%Lassen County, CAR+5.9%Trinity County, CAR+4.0%Butte County, CAR+1.4%

Flipped Democratic

7 total
Winston County, ALD+66.8%Colbert County, ALD+58.1%Madison County, ALD+55.4%Talladega County, ALD+52.0%Lawrence County, ALD+43.7%
2 more counties(Seeker)

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