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United States presidential election 1892 — Results & electoral map

United States elections · 1892-11-08 · held

Grover Cleveland was elected president.

Electoral map — 1892

444 electors; 223 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.

Historical electoral allocations by state
StateElectorsElectoral vote recipients
Alabama11Grover Cleveland 11
Arkansas8Grover Cleveland 8
California9Grover Cleveland 8; Benjamin Harrison 1
Colorado4James B. Weaver 4
Connecticut6Grover Cleveland 6
Delaware3Grover Cleveland 3
Florida4Grover Cleveland 4
Georgia13Grover Cleveland 13
Idaho3James B. Weaver 3
Illinois24Grover Cleveland 24
Indiana15Grover Cleveland 15
Iowa13Benjamin Harrison 13
Kansas10James B. Weaver 10
Kentucky13Grover Cleveland 13
Louisiana8Grover Cleveland 8
Maine6Benjamin Harrison 6
Maryland8Grover Cleveland 8
Massachusetts15Benjamin Harrison 15
Michigan14Grover Cleveland 5; Benjamin Harrison 9
Minnesota9Benjamin Harrison 9
Mississippi9Grover Cleveland 9
Missouri17Grover Cleveland 17
Montana3Benjamin Harrison 3
Nebraska8Benjamin Harrison 8
Nevada3James B. Weaver 3
New Hampshire4Benjamin Harrison 4
New Jersey10Grover Cleveland 10
New York36Grover Cleveland 36
North Carolina11Grover Cleveland 11
North Dakota3Grover Cleveland 1; Benjamin Harrison 1; James B. Weaver 1
Ohio23Grover Cleveland 1; Benjamin Harrison 22
Oregon4Benjamin Harrison 3; James B. Weaver 1
Pennsylvania32Benjamin Harrison 32
Rhode Island4Benjamin Harrison 4
South Carolina9Grover Cleveland 9
South Dakota4Benjamin Harrison 4
Tennessee12Grover Cleveland 12
Texas15Grover Cleveland 15
Vermont4Benjamin Harrison 4
Virginia12Grover Cleveland 12
Washington4Benjamin Harrison 4
West Virginia6Grover Cleveland 6
Wisconsin12Grover Cleveland 12
Wyoming3Benjamin Harrison 3

Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes

President — recorded results
Party / candidateVotesVote shareSeatsElectoral votes
Grover Cleveland555461746.01412345790283%—277
Benjamin Harrison518679342.96709088179909%—145
James B. Weaver10293578.527133388360797%—22
Other candidates / recorded votes3007812.491652271937286%—0

Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.

Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.

Sources & further reading

National Archives: 1892 electoral count and state allocations

American Presidency Project, UCSB: 1892 election tables