1892 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1892 United States presidential election in Virginia
Flag of Virginia (1861).svg
  1888 November 8, 1892 1896  
  StephenGroverCleveland.jpg Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg
Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Adlai Stevenson I Whitelaw Reid
Electoral vote120
Popular vote164,136113,098
Percentage56.17%38.70%

Virginia Presidential Election Results 1892.svg
County Results

President before election

Benjamin Harrison
Republican

Elected President

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

The 1892 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, former President Grover Cleveland over the Republican candidate, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a margin of 17.46 percentage points.

Results

1892 United States presidential election in Virginia [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Grover Cleveland 164,13656.17%12
Republican Benjamin Harrison (inc.)113,09838.70%0
Populist James B. Weaver 12,2754.20%0
Prohibition John Bidwell 2,7290.93%0
Totals292,238100.0%12

Results by county

1892 United States presidential election in Virginia by counties and independent cities [2]
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Democratic
Benjamin Harrison
Republican
James Baird Weaver
Populist
John Bidwell
Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Accomack County 3,52964.78%1,73331.81%40.07%1823.34%1,79632.97%5,448
Albemarle County 2,75760.18%1,79539.18%220.48%70.15%96221.00%4,581
Alexandria County 1,16950.87%1,06946.52%100.44%502.18%1004.35%2,298
Alleghany County 49959.48%34040.52%00.00%00.00%15918.95%839
Amelia County 50140.86%56345.92%15812.89%40.33%-62-5.06%1,226
Amherst County 1,66656.04%1,19040.03%1173.94%00.00%47616.01%2,973
Appomattox County 77645.27%69140.32%24714.41%00.00%854.96%1,714
Augusta County 3,56359.52%2,13635.68%1021.70%1853.09%1,42723.84%5,986
Bath County 48856.35%31035.80%687.85%00.00%17820.55%866
Bedford County 3,21661.64%1,59030.48%3586.86%531.02%1,62631.17%5,217
Bland County 50153.35%15916.93%27929.71%00.00%222 [a] 23.64%939
Botetourt County 1,68156.33%1,19640.08%170.57%903.02%48516.25%2,984
Brunswick County 1,04945.77%94741.32%29012.65%60.26%1024.45%2,292
Buchanan County 47251.87%36740.33%717.80%00.00%10511.54%910
Buckingham County 1,26950.86%1,05242.16%1746.97%00.00%2178.70%2,495
Campbell County 1,76550.24%1,21034.44%53215.14%60.17%55515.80%3,513
Caroline County 1,23543.75%1,34347.57%2458.68%00.00%-108-3.83%2,823
Carroll County 1,45057.81%1,00840.19%501.99%00.00%44217.62%2,508
Charles City County 33737.99%54160.99%91.01%00.00%-204-23.00%887
Charlotte County 1,39657.83%81533.76%1697.00%341.41%58124.07%2,414
Chesterfield County 1,74755.64%1,24139.52%1364.33%160.51%50616.11%3,140
Clarke County 1,20871.99%40924.37%382.26%231.37%79947.62%1,678
Craig County 53567.98%16420.84%8010.17%81.02%37147.14%787
Culpeper County 1,56160.88%99138.65%120.47%00.00%57022.23%2,564
Cumberland County 56036.51%83854.63%1358.80%10.07%-278-18.12%1,534
Dickenson County 43956.35%29537.87%455.78%00.00%14418.49%779
Dinwiddie County 59739.85%67444.99%22014.69%70.47%-77-5.14%1,498
Elizabeth City County 89139.15%1,30957.51%682.99%80.35%-418-18.37%2,276
Essex County 89048.16%90348.86%542.92%10.05%-13-0.70%1,848
Fairfax County 2,16858.12%1,53741.21%90.24%160.43%63116.92%3,730
Fauquier County 2,80266.12%1,34831.81%882.08%00.00%1,45434.31%4,238
Floyd County 85442.49%95447.46%1648.16%381.89%-100-4.98%2,010
Fluvanna County 91858.92%48831.32%1519.69%10.06%43027.60%1,558
Franklin County 2,26257.09%1,17829.73%52213.18%00.00%1,08427.36%3,962
Frederick County 2,03572.60%70024.97%341.21%341.21%1,33547.63%2,803
Giles County 1,05965.25%39924.58%1398.56%261.60%66040.67%1,623
Gloucester County 90738.11%1,27653.61%1827.65%150.63%-369-15.50%2,380
Goochland County 62642.07%79053.09%724.84%00.00%-164-11.02%1,488
Grayson County 1,29957.55%83236.86%1225.41%40.18%46720.69%2,257
Greene County 62962.09%35635.14%282.76%00.00%27326.95%1,013
Greensville County 36244.58%32039.41%13016.01%00.00%425.17%812
Halifax County 3,13354.68%1,93733.80%58110.14%791.38%1,19620.87%5,730
Hanover County 1,53653.48%1,06437.05%2639.16%90.31%47216.43%2,872
Henrico County 2,37454.47%1,84942.43%1192.73%160.37%52512.05%4,358
Henry County 1,31744.27%1,45949.04%1906.39%90.30%-142-4.77%2,975
Highland County 61160.20%38638.03%161.58%20.20%22522.17%1,015
Isle of Wight County 1,49467.60%63628.78%733.30%70.32%85838.82%2,210
James City County 23333.29%46666.57%00.00%10.14%-233-33.29%700
King and Queen County 56450.18%52746.89%332.94%00.00%373.29%1,124
King George County 72244.57%73145.12%16710.31%00.00%-9-0.56%1,620
King William County 67243.08%84454.10%322.05%120.77%-172-11.03%1,560
Lancaster County 98351.87%89647.28%120.63%40.21%874.59%1,895
Lee County 1,60457.47%1,13140.52%250.90%311.11%47316.95%2,791
Loudoun County 2,71958.39%1,73837.32%631.35%1372.94%98121.07%4,657
Louisa County 1,29646.24%1,37348.98%1204.28%140.50%-77-2.75%2,803
Lunenburg County 81963.74%36328.25%1038.02%00.00%45635.49%1,285
Madison County 1,11561.81%57932.10%1106.10%00.00%53629.71%1,804
Mathews County 93158.19%59136.94%593.69%191.19%34021.25%1,600
Mecklenburg County 1,34540.23%1,48444.39%51215.32%20.06%-139-4.16%3,343
Middlesex County 27144.87%29148.18%426.95%00.00%-20-3.31%604
Montgomery County 1,28646.21%1,12840.53%28010.06%893.20%1585.68%2,783
Nansemond County 1,76350.94%1,47742.68%2146.18%70.20%2868.26%3,461
Nelson County 1,40955.23%1,02039.98%983.84%240.94%38915.25%2,551
New Kent County 36640.40%51356.62%252.76%20.22%-147-16.23%906
Norfolk County 2,58750.37%2,45247.74%591.15%380.74%1352.63%5,136
Northampton County 1,22549.49%1,23850.02%60.24%60.24%-13-0.53%2,475
Northumberland County 95352.28%79243.44%754.11%30.16%1618.83%1,823
Nottoway County 93160.03%58737.85%332.13%00.00%34422.18%1,551
Orange County 1,34359.74%83136.97%642.85%100.44%51222.78%2,248
Page County 1,35155.51%92738.09%1124.60%441.81%42417.42%2,434
Patrick County 1,28857.65%87339.08%703.13%30.13%41518.58%2,234
Pittsylvania County 3,66146.92%3,32042.55%7469.56%760.97%3414.37%7,803
Powhatan County 39632.43%64252.58%18314.99%00.00%-246-20.15%1,221
Prince Edward County 76648.85%78850.26%140.89%00.00%-22-1.40%1,568
Prince George County 27031.21%54563.01%505.78%00.00%-275-31.79%865
Prince William County 1,35665.92%66332.23%381.85%00.00%69333.69%2,057
Princess Anne County 62357.47%40937.73%454.15%70.65%21419.74%1,084
Pulaski County 1,39754.15%1,15444.73%100.39%190.74%2439.42%2,580
Rappahannock County 1,05671.93%38426.16%231.57%50.34%67245.78%1,468
Richmond County 64448.24%65248.84%392.92%00.00%-8-0.60%1,335
Roanoke County 1,52752.12%1,29044.03%140.48%993.38%2378.09%2,930
Rockbridge County 2,21057.19%1,57640.79%631.63%150.39%63416.41%3,864
Rockingham County 3,29352.81%2,72443.68%520.83%1672.68%5699.12%6,236
Russell County 1,65960.20%75227.29%33011.97%150.54%90732.91%2,756
Scott County 1,74649.45%1,43340.58%3409.63%120.34%3138.86%3,531
Shenandoah County 2,31554.66%1,70540.26%1172.76%982.31%61014.40%4,235
Smyth County 1,35258.23%84136.22%1295.56%00.00%51122.01%2,322
Southampton County 1,12742.84%1,20045.61%27910.60%250.95%-73-2.77%2,631
Spotsylvania County 84953.30%67942.62%644.02%10.06%17010.67%1,593
Stafford County 74256.38%55842.40%161.22%00.00%18413.98%1,316
Surry County 56240.81%67148.73%1299.37%151.09%-109-7.92%1,377
Sussex County 29128.47%63862.43%939.10%00.00%-347-33.95%1,022
Tazewell County 1,57345.55%1,78451.67%681.97%280.81%-211-6.11%3,453
Warren County 1,28674.90%38922.66%70.41%352.04%89752.24%1,717
Warwick County 98859.66%65039.25%130.79%50.30%33820.41%1,656
Washington County 2,78358.42%1,77437.24%1583.32%491.03%1,00921.18%4,764
Westmoreland County 72646.21%81752.01%271.72%10.06%-91-5.79%1,571
Wise County 1,10158.81%73139.05%371.98%30.16%37019.76%1,872
Wythe County 1,83855.82%1,24337.75%1825.53%300.91%59518.07%3,293
York County 53338.82%79858.12%110.80%312.26%-265-19.30%1,373
Alexandria City 1,98262.66%1,16236.74%20.06%170.54%82025.92%3,163
Bristol City 46564.94%23532.82%00.00%162.23%23032.12%716
Buena Vista City 34179.86%8620.14%00.00%00.00%25559.72%427
Charlottesville City 88974.39%29624.77%00.00%100.84%59349.62%1,195
Danville City 1,23463.09%71036.30%20.10%100.51%52426.79%1,956
Fredericksburg City 65567.18%31131.90%40.41%50.51%34435.28%975
Lynchburg City 2,42263.55%1,35835.63%30.08%280.73%1,06427.92%3,811
Manchester City 1,25267.20%55029.52%60.32%552.95%70237.68%1,863
Norfolk City 4,47973.20%1,54225.20%00.00%981.60%2,93748.00%6,119
North Danville City 49564.62%21928.59%141.83%384.96%27636.03%766
Petersburg City 2,55870.94%1,04629.01%20.06%00.00%1,51241.93%3,606
Portsmouth City 1,72861.45%1,05237.41%00.00%321.14%67624.04%2,812
Radford City 59174.53%18523.33%20.25%151.89%40651.20%793
Richmond City 10,13974.85%3,28924.28%540.40%630.47%6,85050.57%13,545
Roanoke City 2,70757.80%1,87039.93%00.00%1062.26%83717.87%4,683
Staunton City 91958.87%54935.17%20.13%915.83%37023.70%1,561
Williamsburg City 12250.21%12049.38%00.00%10.41%20.82%243
Winchester City 57954.01%46843.66%00.00%252.33%11110.35%1,072
Totals164,13656.17%113,09838.70%12,2754.20%2,7290.93%51,03817.46%292,238


Notes

  1. In this county where Weaver ran ahead of Harrison, margin given in Cleveland vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin is Cleveland percentrage minus Weaver percentage.

References

  1. "1892 Presidential General Election Results - Virginia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  2. Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press.