Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1884 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
C |
B |
%Margin |
Margin |
Cleveland |
Blaine |
Other |
1 |
NY | 36 | 1,167,169 | 1 | 2 |
0.10% |
1,149 |
48.25% |
48.15% |
3.60% |
2 |
MI | 13 | 401,186 | 2 | 1 |
0.82% |
3,308 |
47.20% |
48.02% |
4.77% |
3 |
CT | 6 | 137,257 | 1 | 2 |
0.94% |
1,284 |
48.95% |
48.01% |
3.04% |
4 |
IN | 15 | 495,332 | 1 | 2 |
1.32% |
6,516 |
49.46% |
48.15% |
2.39% |
5 |
NJ | 9 | 260,921 | 1 | 2 |
1.67% |
4,358 |
48.98% |
47.31% |
3.71% |
6 |
VA | 12 | 284,977 | 1 | 2 |
2.15% |
6,135 |
51.05% |
48.90% |
0.05% |
7 |
WV | 6 | 132,145 | 1 | 2 |
3.19% |
4,215 |
50.94% |
47.75% |
1.32% |
8 |
TN | 12 | 259,978 | 1 | 2 |
3.72% |
9,669 |
51.45% |
47.74% |
0.81% |
9 |
IL | 22 | 672,670 | 2 | 1 |
3.73% |
25,118 |
46.43% |
50.17% |
3.40% |
10 |
OH | 23 | 784,610 | 2 | 1 |
4.05% |
31,802 |
46.94% |
50.99% |
2.07% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
C |
B |
%Margin |
Margin |
Cleveland |
Blaine |
Other |
1 |
SC | 9 | 92,812 | 1 | 2 |
51.84% |
48,115 |
75.25% |
23.41% |
1.33% |
2 |
TX | 13 | 325,305 | 1 | 2 |
40.63% |
132,168 |
69.26% |
28.63% |
2.11% |
3 |
VT | 4 | 59,401 | 2 | 1 |
37.34% |
22,183 |
29.18% |
66.52% |
4.30% |
4 |
GA | 12 | 143,610 | 1 | 2 |
32.08% |
46,064 |
65.92% |
33.84% |
0.24% |
5 |
MS | 9 | 120,688 | 1 | 2 |
28.68% |
34,618 |
64.34% |
35.66% |
0.00% |
6 |
KS | 9 | 265,848 | 2 | 1 |
24.18% |
64,274 |
33.90% |
58.08% |
8.02% |
7 |
MN | 7 | 190,017 | 2 | 1 |
21.90% |
41,620 |
36.87% |
58.78% |
4.35% |
8 |
AL | 10 | 153,624 | 1 | 2 |
21.67% |
33,292 |
60.37% |
38.69% |
0.94% |
9 |
RI | 4 | 32,771 | 2 | 1 |
20.26% |
6,639 |
37.81% |
58.07% |
4.12% |
10 |
AR | 7 | 125,779 | 1 | 2 |
17.12% |
21,536 |
57.83% |
40.70% |
1.47% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteCleveland | Blaine | St. John |
South Carolina | 75.25% | Vermont | 66.52% | Michigan | 4.59% |
Texas | 69.26% | Minnesota | 58.78% | Massachusetts | 3.27% |
Georgia | 65.92% | Kansas | 58.08% | Vermont | 2.95% |
Mississippi | 64.34% | Rhode Island | 58.07% | Rhode Island | 2.83% |
Alabama | 60.37% | Nebraska | 57.31% | Minnesota | 2.47% |
Butler | Write-ins |
Massachusetts | 8.04% | South Carolina | 1.33% |
Kansas | 6.15% | Iowa | 0.34% |
Maine | 3.03% | Florida | 0.20% |
Colorado | 2.94% | Kansas | 0.18% |
Minnesota | 1.89% | California | 0.17% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Cleveland | Blaine | St. John |
Vermont | 29.18% | South Carolina | 23.41% | South Carolina | 0.00% |
Kansas | 33.90% | Texas | 28.63% | Nevada | 0.00% |
Minnesota | 36.87% | Georgia | 33.84% | Mississippi | 0.00% |
Rhode Island | 37.81% | Mississippi | 35.66% | Arkansas | 0.00% |
Maine | 39.97% | Alabama | 38.69% | Virginia | 0.05% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Pennsylvania | 48,743 | Iowa | 58,286 |
Virginia | 38,415 | Michigan | 50,430 |
Missouri | 22,011 | Texas | 33,633 |
California | 13,225 | Massachusetts | 29,106 |
Tennessee | 12,223 | New York | 22,182 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Virginia | 18.90% | South Carolina | 20.46% |
Nevada | 17.42% | Iowa | 18.95% |
Louisiana | 10.10% | Michigan | 14.40% |
Maine | 9.23% | Nebraska | 13.47% |
Colorado | 7.33% | Massachusetts | 10.91% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Texas | 83,579 | South Carolina | -76,981 |
Virginia | 73,361 | Georgia | -13,841 |
Kansas | 64,612 | Maine | -13,412 |
New York | 63,224 | Nevada | -5,548 |
Ohio | 59,643 | Vermont | -5,193 |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Nebraska | 53.46% | South Carolina | -45.34% |
Virginia | 34.67% | Nevada | -30.24% |
Texas | 34.58% | Maine | -9.32% |
Kansas | 32.11% | Georgia | -8.79% |
Oregon | 29.05% | Vermont | -8.04% |
State Ranks
Rank | Cleveland | Blaine |
1 | 20 | 18 |
2 | 18 | 20 |
County Ranks
Rank | Cleveland | Blaine |
1 | 135 | 302 |
2 | 301 | 135 |
Note: county data for 1884 is not yet comprehensive.
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteCleveland | Blaine | St. John |
Manitou, MI | 89.16% | Cass, MN | 96.67% | Nobles, MN | 14.46% |
York, SC | 75.25% | Burnett, WI | 94.65% | Genesee, MI | 11.18% |
Ozaukee, WI | 74.55% | Lake, MN | 92.50% | Oceana, MI | 11.13% |
Kewaunee, WI | 72.65% | Isanti, MN | 91.13% | Allegan, MI | 10.97% |
Mercer, OH | 72.59% | Kanabec, MN | 87.50% | Osceola, MI | 10.66% |
Scott, MN | 71.95% | Cook, MN | 85.19% | Washburn, WI | 10.11% |
Monroe, OH | 70.66% | Pope, MN | 84.17% | Shiawassee, MI | 9.61% |
Holmes, OH | 70.43% | Chisago, MN | 82.75% | Allegany, NY | 9.46% |
Zavala, TX | 69.26% | Yellow Medicine, MN | 81.52% | Martin, MN | 9.25% |
Stearns, MN | 68.57% | Lac Qui Parle, MN | 81.45% | Lenawee, MI | 8.78% |
Butler | Write-ins |
Big Stone, MN | 16.91% | York, SC | 1.33% |
Fillmore, MN | 13.72% | Wright, IA | 0.34% |
Essex, MA | 13.18% | Washington, FL | 0.20% |
Plymouth, MA | 11.48% | Wyandotte, KS | 0.18% |
Meeker, MN | 10.78% | Yuba, CA | 0.17% |
Kandiyohi, MN | 9.98% | Winston, AL | 0.05% |
Middlesex, MA | 9.36% | Windsor, VT | 0.03% |
Mower, MN | 9.01% | Warren, NJ | 0.01% |
Worcester, MA | 8.93% | Worcester, MA | 0.01% |
Barnstable, MA | 8.26% | York, ME | 0.00% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteCleveland | Blaine |
Wood, WV | 0.00% | Wood, WV | 0.00% |
Wirt, WV | 0.00% | Wirt, WV | 0.00% |
Wetzel, WV | 0.00% | Wetzel, WV | 0.00% |
Webster, WV | 0.00% | Webster, WV | 0.00% |
Wayne, WV | 0.00% | Wayne, WV | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesCleveland | Blaine | St. John |
York, PA | 392,785 | York, PA | 478,804 | York, PA | 15,283 |
Woodford, IL | 312,351 | Woodford, IL | 337,469 | Woodford, IL | 12,074 |
Whitley, IN | 245,005 | Whitley, IN | 238,489 | Warren, NJ | 6,159 |
St. Louis, MO | 236,023 | St. Louis, MO | 203,081 | Wyandotte, KS | 4,495 |
Zavala, TX | 225,309 | Wright, IA | 197,089 | Zavala, TX | 3,534 |
Wright, IA | 177,316 | Wyandotte, KS | 154,406 | Woodford, KY | 3,139 |
Woodford, KY | 152,961 | Winchester, VA | 139,356 | Whitley, IN | 3,028 |
Winchester, VA | 145,491 | Yancey, NC | 125,021 | Yuba, CA | 2,965 |
Yancey, NC | 142,905 | Wilson, TN | 124,101 | York, NE | 2,899 |
Wilson, TN | 133,770 | Warren, NJ | 123,440 | Worcester, MD | 2,827 |
Butler | Write-ins |
York, PA | 16,992 | Wright, IA | 1,297 |
Wyandotte, KS | 16,346 | York, SC | 1,237 |
Woodford, IL | 10,776 | Wyandotte, KS | 469 |
Whitley, IN | 8,810 | Yuba, CA | 329 |
Essex, MA | 5,612 | Washington, FL | 118 |
Middlesex, MA | 5,339 | Winston, AL | 72 |
York, ME | 3,955 | Warren, NJ | 28 |
Suffolk, MA | 3,880 | Windsor, VT | 18 |
New York, NY | 3,499 | York, ME | 6 |
Warren, NJ | 3,496 | Worcester, MA | 2 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Cleveland | Blaine |
Wood, WV | 0 | Wood, WV | 0 |
Wirt, WV | 0 | Wirt, WV | 0 |
Wetzel, WV | 0 | Wetzel, WV | 0 |
Webster, WV | 0 | Webster, WV | 0 |
Wayne, WV | 0 | Wayne, WV | 0 |
Upshur, WV | 0 | Upshur, WV | 0 |
Tyler, WV | 0 | Tyler, WV | 0 |
Tucker, WV | 0 | Tucker, WV | 0 |
Taylor, WV | 0 | Taylor, WV | 0 |
Summers, WV | 0 | Summers, WV | 0 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | York, PA | 48,743 | Wright, IA | 58,286 |
Winchester, VA | 38,415 | New York, NY | 43,127 |
St. Louis, MO | 22,011 | Yellow Medicine, MN | 39,668 |
Yuba, CA | 13,225 | Zavala, TX | 33,633 |
Wilson, TN | 12,223 | Wood, WI | 29,998 |
York, ME | 11,223 | Yates, NY | 19,760 |
Winn, LA | 9,822 | Kings, NY | 15,748 |
Woodford, KY | 8,114 | Woodford, IL | 15,597 |
St. Lawrence, NY | 7,406 | Whitley, IN | 13,158 |
Wyoming, WV | 6,932 | Suffolk, MA | 10,823 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Cass, MN | 93.33% | Ozaukee, WI | 49.97% |
Burnett, WI | 90.39% | Kewaunee, WI | 45.64% |
Lake, MN | 85.00% | Scott, MN | 44.92% |
Isanti, MN | 82.84% | Stearns, MN | 37.75% |
Kanabec, MN | 75.00% | Barry, MI | 36.82% |
Kandiyohi, MN | 71.13% | Calumet, WI | 35.93% |
Pope, MN | 70.66% | Nantucket, MA | 34.55% |
Cook, MN | 70.37% | Manistee, MI | 32.17% |
Grant, MN | 67.47% | Branch, MI | 31.97% |
Chisago, MN | 65.78% | Dodge, WI | 31.58% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | New York, NY | 227,846 | Yates, NY | -1,098,506 |
Kings, NY | 126,320 | Wood, WI | -263,929 |
Zavala, TX | 83,579 | Yellow Medicine, MN | -149,406 |
Winchester, VA | 73,361 | Windham, CT | -127,735 |
Wyandotte, KS | 64,612 | York, SC | -76,981 |
Wright, IA | 54,533 | Worth, GA | -13,841 |
Erie, NY | 51,992 | York, ME | -13,412 |
Woodford, IL | 50,365 | White Pine, NV | -5,548 |
York, NE | 46,750 | Windsor, VT | -5,193 |
St. Louis, MO | 43,979 | Rockingham, NH | -900 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | New York, NY | 22,784,600.00% | Yates, NY | -99.51% |
Kings, NY | 12,632,000.00% | Yellow Medicine, MN | -99.10% |
Erie, NY | 5,199,200.00% | Wood, WI | -98.78% |
Albany, NY | 3,733,500.00% | Windham, CT | -96.19% |
Hartford, CT | 3,668,600.00% | York, SC | -45.34% |
Milwaukee, WI | 3,425,200.00% | White Pine, NV | -30.24% |
Monroe, NY | 3,338,500.00% | Roscommon, MI | -14.30% |
Onondaga, NY | 3,075,700.00% | Kent, RI | -12.11% |
Oneida, NY | 2,869,500.00% | York, ME | -9.32% |
Fairfield, CT | 2,837,500.00% | Worth, GA | -8.79% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Cleveland | Blaine |
Brown, MN | 46.35% | Lenawee, MI | 46.63% |
Shawano, WI | 47.98% | Norfolk, MA | 47.12% |
Waukesha, WI | 48.01% | Greene, NY | 47.56% |
Gratiot, MI | 48.04% | Essex, MA | 47.70% |
Oneida, NY | 48.17% | Hampden, MA | 47.76% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Cleveland | Blaine |
Montgomery, OH | 49.26% | Adams, OH | 49.05% |
Aitkin, MN | 49.20% | Winchester, VA | 48.90% |
Ross, OH | 49.18% | Roscommon, MI | 48.80% |
Ogemaw, MI | 48.86% | Belknap, NH | 48.57% |
Montgomery, NY | 48.77% | Fairfield, CT | 48.26% |