Elections / 1884 · President
Grover Cleveland defeated James G. Blaine.
Grover Cleveland (D) vs James G. Blaine (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · James G. Blaine (R)
1884 presidential election
ClevelandD+3.0
1884presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1884 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
401 electors · 201 for a majority
Cleveland won 219 of 401 electoral votes.
National popular vote
617,439 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
313,338
50.7%
Blaine (R)
294,570
47.7%
All others
9,531
1.5%
Margin
D+3.0
The county map
206 county-level results on record for 1884
Democrats carried 113 counties, Republicans 93. 24 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.
Biggest county swings: Lowndes County, AL (D+60.5 swing) · Perry County, AL (D+48.3 swing) · Walker County, AL (R+37.3 swing) · Etowah County, AL (R+32.3 swing) · Jefferson County, AL (R+31.0 swing) · Lauderdale County, AL (D+28.0 swing)
Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
| State | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | D | 92,913 | 59,179 | 153,571 | |
| California | R | 89,288 | 102,416 | 197,033 | |
| Colorado | R | 27,723 | 36,084 | 66,519 | |
| Connecticut | D | 67,180 | 65,889 | 133,070 | |
| Delaware | D | 4,447 | 3,018 | 7,475 | |
| Florida | D | 31,787 | 27,984 | 59,771 |