1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Adlai Stevenson I Whitelaw Reid
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 84,467 80,292
Percentage 49.37% 46.93%
County Results
President before election

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

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The 1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

West Virginia was won by the Democratic nominees, former President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois. This would prove the last occasion West Virginia voted Democratic in a presidential election until 1912.

Results

1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Grover Cleveland 84,467 49.37% 6
Republican Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) 80,292 46.93% 0
Populist James B. Weaver 4,167 2.44% 0
Prohibition John Bidwell 2,153 1.26% 0
Totals 171,079 100.00% 6
Voter turnout —

Results by county

1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county[2][3][4]
County Grover Cleveland
Democratic 		Benjamin Harrison
Republican 		James B. Weaver
People’s 		John Bidwell
Prohibition 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Barbour 1,522 49.66% 1,497 48.84% 23 0.75% 23 0.75% 25 0.82% 3,065
Berkeley 2,133 48.28% 2,259 51.13% 8 0.18% 18 0.41% -126 -2.85% 4,418
Boone 782 58.84% 541 40.71% 4 0.30% 2 0.15% 241 18.13% 1,329
Braxton 1,790 56.38% 1,113 35.06% 244 7.69% 28 0.88% 677 21.32% 3,175
Brooke 770 49.55% 740 47.62% 4 0.26% 40 2.57% 30 1.93% 1,554
Cabell 2,890 53.78% 2,328 43.32% 107 1.99% 49 0.91% 562 10.46% 5,374
Calhoun 993 59.89% 602 36.31% 57 3.44% 6 0.36% 391 23.58% 1,658
Clay 503 49.65% 494 48.77% 15 1.48% 1 0.10% 9 0.89% 1,013
Doddridge 1,156 45.39% 1,332 52.30% 17 0.67% 42 1.65% -176 -6.91% 2,547
Fayette 2,232 43.06% 2,665 51.41% 185 3.57% 102 1.97% -433 -8.35% 5,184
Gilmer 1,187 58.04% 816 39.90% 34 1.66% 8 0.39% 371 18.14% 2,045
Grant 400 25.54% 1,155 73.75% 3 0.19% 8 0.51% -755 -48.21% 1,566
Greenbrier 2,299 63.49% 1,259 34.77% 38 1.05% 25 0.69% 1,040 28.72% 3,621
Hampshire 1,878 74.55% 523 20.76% 107 4.25% 11 0.44% 1,355 53.79% 2,519
Hancock 593 41.47% 693 48.46% 72 5.03% 72 5.03% -100 -6.99% 1,430
Hardy 1,215 75.28% 381 23.61% 17 1.05% 1 0.06% 834 51.67% 1,614
Harrison 2,237 44.70% 2,567 51.30% 154 3.08% 46 0.92% -330 -6.59% 5,004
Jackson 1,883 43.88% 2,131 49.66% 238 5.55% 39 0.91% -248 -5.78% 4,291
Jefferson 2,530 69.35% 1,093 29.96% 9 0.25% 16 0.44% 1,437 39.39% 3,648
Kanawha 4,549 45.84% 5,078 51.17% 144 1.45% 152 1.53% -529 -5.33% 9,923
Lewis 1,676 50.04% 1,550 46.28% 29 0.87% 94 2.81% 126 3.76% 3,349
Lincoln 1,081 47.90% 840 37.22% 323 14.31% 13 0.58% 241 10.68% 2,257
Logan 1,522 75.87% 484 24.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,038 51.74% 2,006
Marion 2,662 48.79% 2,584 47.36% 72 1.32% 138 2.53% 78 1.43% 5,456
Marshall 1,808 37.00% 2,567 52.53% 339 6.94% 173 3.54% -759 -15.53% 4,887
Mason 2,260 45.52% 2,600 52.37% 64 1.29% 41 0.83% -340 -6.85% 4,965
McDowell 607 32.43% 1,265 67.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -658 -35.15% 1,872
Mercer 1,827 51.48% 1,651 46.52% 61 1.72% 10 0.28% 176 4.96% 3,549
Mineral 1,279 46.87% 1,356 49.69% 75 2.75% 19 0.70% -77 -2.82% 2,729
Monongalia 1,505 39.38% 2,255 59.00% 24 0.63% 38 0.99% -750 -19.62% 3,822
Monroe 1,373 53.24% 1,141 44.24% 58 2.25% 7 0.27% 232 9.00% 2,579
Morgan 582 38.62% 910 60.38% 2 0.13% 13 0.86% -328 -21.77% 1,507
Nicholas 1,063 55.36% 728 37.92% 32 1.67% 97 5.05% 335 17.45% 1,920
Ohio 5,220 49.93% 5,061 48.41% 19 0.18% 154 1.47% 159 1.52% 10,454
Pendleton 1,075 59.59% 717 39.75% 8 0.44% 4 0.22% 358 19.84% 1,804
Pleasants 855 53.64% 713 44.73% 13 0.82% 13 0.82% 142 8.91% 1,594
Pocahontas 950 63.08% 539 35.79% 3 0.20% 14 0.93% 411 27.29% 1,506
Preston 1,323 30.31% 2,866 65.66% 88 2.02% 88 2.02% -1,543 -35.35% 4,365
Putnam 1,597 48.39% 1,612 48.85% 76 2.30% 15 0.45% -15 -0.45% 3,300
Raleigh 965 51.94% 871 46.88% 7 0.38% 15 0.81% 94 5.06% 1,858
Randolph 1,622 65.17% 839 33.71% 11 0.44% 17 0.68% 783 31.46% 2,489
Ritchie 1,349 38.32% 1,773 50.37% 219 6.22% 179 5.09% -424 -12.05% 3,520
Roane 1,709 51.69% 1,452 43.92% 123 3.72% 22 0.67% 257 7.77% 3,306
Summers 1,632 55.57% 1,233 41.98% 46 1.57% 26 0.89% 399 13.59% 2,937
Taylor 1,158 40.69% 1,522 53.48% 139 4.88% 27 0.95% -364 -12.79% 2,846
Tucker 867 49.97% 830 47.84% 30 1.73% 8 0.46% 37 2.13% 1,735
Tyler 1,106 42.15% 1,449 55.22% 45 1.71% 24 0.91% -343 -13.07% 2,624
Upshur 938 32.48% 1,849 64.02% 18 0.62% 83 2.87% -911 -31.54% 2,888
Wayne 2,095 56.85% 1,514 41.09% 71 1.93% 5 0.14% 581 15.77% 3,685
Webster 737 67.31% 353 32.24% 5 0.46% 0 0.00% 384 35.07% 1,095
Wetzel 1,810 50.89% 1,183 33.26% 544 15.29% 20 0.56% 627 17.63% 3,557
Wirt 1,110 53.65% 926 44.76% 15 0.72% 18 0.87% 184 8.89% 2,069
Wood 2,985 46.78% 3,201 50.16% 117 1.83% 78 1.22% -216 -3.39% 6,381
Wyoming 577 48.49% 591 49.66% 11 0.92% 11 0.92% -14 -1.18% 1,190
Totals 84,467 49.37% 80,292 46.93% 4,167 2.44% 2,153 1.26% 4,175 2.44% 171,079

Notes

References

  1. ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – West Virginia
  2. ^ "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
  3. ^ "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892 for James B. Weaver". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
  4. ^ "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892 John Bidwell". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
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