California — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentClevelandD+1.2
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 43.8% | 118,174 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 42.7% | 114,999 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.5% | 36,436 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
54 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (54 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Kern County, CA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Modoc County, CA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Plumas County, CA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Republican | R+9.7 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+15.1 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Solano County, CA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Tehama County, CA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Tulare County, CA | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Yuba County, CA | Democratic | D+5.0 |
California results by county
54 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Benjamin Harrison+1,678 | 7,11438.5% | 8,79247.6% | 2,56413.9% | 18,470 |
| Alpine County | Benjamin Harrison+48 | 1719.8% | 6575.6% | 44.7% | 86 |
| Amador County | Grover Cleveland+130 | 1,25548.0% | 1,12543.0% | 2349.0% | 2,614 |
| Butte County | Benjamin Harrison+39 | 2,14145.9% | 2,18046.7% | 3447.4% | 4,665 |
| Calaveras County | Benjamin Harrison+79 | 1,27646.8% | 1,35549.7% | 963.5% | 2,727 |
| Colusa County | Grover Cleveland+542 | 1,18757.2% | 64531.1% | 24311.7% | 2,075 |
| Contra Costa County | Benjamin Harrison+299 | 1,33242.3% | 1,63151.8% | 1865.9% | 3,149 |
| Del Norte County | Grover Cleveland+104 | 33952.7% | 23536.5% | 6910.7% | 643 |
| El Dorado County | Grover Cleveland+111 | 1,27048.0% | 1,15943.8% | 2178.2% | 2,646 |
| Fresno County | Grover Cleveland+1,784 | 3,45342.4% | 30.0% | 1,66920.5% | 8,153 |
| Glenn County | Grover Cleveland+280 | 80851.7% | 52833.8% | 22714.5% | 1,563 |
| Humboldt County | Benjamin Harrison+572 | 1,84434.0% | 2,41644.5% | 1,16621.5% | 5,426 |
| Inyo County | Benjamin Harrison+143 | 26633.3% | 40951.1% | 12515.6% | 800 |
| Kern County | Grover Cleveland+274 | 1,26650.4% | 99239.5% | 25510.1% | 2,513 |
| Lake County | Grover Cleveland+112 | 64445.0% | 53237.2% | 25617.9% | 1,432 |
| Lassen County | Benjamin Harrison+16 | 52446.7% | 54048.1% | 595.3% | 1,123 |
| Los Angeles County | Benjamin Harrison+2,107 | 8,11935.6% | 10,22644.9% | 4,43419.5% | 22,779 |
| Marin County | Benjamin Harrison+237 | 94942.9% | 1,18653.6% | 783.5% | 2,213 |
| Mariposa County | Grover Cleveland+122 | 52652.0% | 40439.9% | 828.1% | 1,012 |
| Mendocino County | Grover Cleveland+314 | 2,02349.6% | 1,70941.9% | 3508.6% | 4,082 |
| Merced County | Grover Cleveland+213 | 99550.5% | 78239.7% | 1959.9% | 1,972 |
| Modoc County | Grover Cleveland+190 | 59652.1% | 40635.5% | 14312.5% | 1,145 |
| Mono County | Benjamin Harrison+120 | 16631.0% | 28653.4% | 8415.7% | 536 |
| Monterey County | Benjamin Harrison+103 | 1,60639.1% | 1,70941.7% | 78819.2% | 4,103 |
| Napa County | Benjamin Harrison+291 | 1,47842.4% | 1,76950.8% | 2366.8% | 3,483 |
| Nevada County | Benjamin Harrison+123 | 1,63439.8% | 1,75742.8% | 71017.3% | 4,101 |
| Orange County | Benjamin Harrison+152 | 1,00034.5% | 1,15239.7% | 74725.8% | 2,899 |
| Placer County | Benjamin Harrison+219 | 1,52443.1% | 1,74349.3% | 2717.7% | 3,538 |
| Plumas County | Benjamin Harrison+105 | 53743.6% | 64252.2% | 524.2% | 1,231 |
| Sacramento County | Benjamin Harrison+864 | 3,49839.2% | 4,36248.9% | 1,05711.9% | 8,917 |
| San Benito County | Grover Cleveland+143 | 75945.6% | 61637.0% | 29117.5% | 1,666 |
| San Bernardino County | Benjamin Harrison+1,140 | 2,54633.6% | 3,68648.7% | 1,33517.6% | 7,567 |
| San Diego County | Benjamin Harrison+1,191 | 2,33430.3% | 3,52545.7% | 1,85324.0% | 7,712 |
| San Francisco County | Grover Cleveland+6,606 | 31,02253.1% | 24,41641.8% | 2,9975.1% | 58,435 |
| San Joaquin County | Grover Cleveland+148 | 3,10644.2% | 2,95842.1% | 96513.7% | 7,029 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Benjamin Harrison+234 | 1,19931.9% | 1,43338.1% | 1,12930.0% | 3,761 |
| San Mateo County | Benjamin Harrison+68 | 1,02047.4% | 1,08850.6% | 442.0% | 2,152 |
| Santa Barbara County | Benjamin Harrison+255 | 1,22834.9% | 1,48342.1% | 81023.0% | 3,521 |
| Santa Clara County | Benjamin Harrison+453 | 4,16740.1% | 4,62044.5% | 1,60015.4% | 10,387 |
| Santa Cruz County | Benjamin Harrison+331 | 1,51236.8% | 1,84344.8% | 75718.4% | 4,112 |
| Shasta County | Benjamin Harrison+97 | 1,13739.4% | 1,23442.8% | 51417.8% | 2,885 |
| Sierra County | Benjamin Harrison+258 | 52938.6% | 78757.4% | 543.9% | 1,370 |
| Siskiyou County | Grover Cleveland+112 | 1,60549.7% | 1,49346.3% | 1294.0% | 3,227 |
| Solano County | Benjamin Harrison+229 | 2,17444.5% | 2,40349.2% | 3066.3% | 4,883 |
| Sonoma County | Grover Cleveland+435 | 3,45149.7% | 3,01643.4% | 4836.9% | 6,950 |
| Stanislaus County | Grover Cleveland+377 | 1,36953.7% | 99238.9% | 1897.4% | 2,550 |
| Sutter County | Benjamin Harrison+10 | 73546.6% | 74547.3% | 966.1% | 1,576 |
| Tehama County | Grover Cleveland+76 | 1,04546.8% | 96943.4% | 2199.8% | 2,233 |
| Trinity County | Benjamin Harrison+38 | 45746.9% | 49550.8% | 222.3% | 974 |
| Tulare County | Grover Cleveland+629 | 2,61342.1% | 1,98432.0% | 1,61126.0% | 6,208 |
| Tuolumne County | Grover Cleveland+177 | 91650.3% | 73940.6% | 1679.2% | 1,822 |
| Ventura County | Benjamin Harrison+325 | 95834.8% | 1,28346.6% | 51218.6% | 2,753 |
| Yolo County | Grover Cleveland+335 | 1,70750.7% | 1,37240.8% | 2858.5% | 3,364 |
| Yuba County | Grover Cleveland+119 | 1,19850.4% | 1,07945.4% | 994.2% | 2,376 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.