Kentucky — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentClevelandD+11.7
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 51.5% | 175,465 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 39.7% | 135,467 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.8% | 29,939 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
119 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (119 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Allen County, KY | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Boyd County, KY | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Campbell County, KY | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+41.5 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Grayson County, KY | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Hancock County, KY | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+74.6 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Madison County, KY | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Ohio County, KY | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Pike County, KY | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Taylor County, KY | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+60.1 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Washington County, KY | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+7.7 |
Kentucky results by county
119 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Benjamin Harrison+95 | 1,02443.2% | 1,11947.2% | 2299.7% | 2,372 |
| Allen County | Grover Cleveland+127 | 1,11646.8% | 98941.4% | 28211.8% | 2,387 |
| Anderson County | Grover Cleveland+393 | 1,14258.1% | 74938.1% | 763.9% | 1,967 |
| Ballard County | Grover Cleveland+633 | 91064.0% | 27719.5% | 23416.5% | 1,421 |
| Barren County | Grover Cleveland+692 | 2,06151.4% | 1,36934.2% | 57714.4% | 4,007 |
| Bath County | Grover Cleveland+295 | 1,44353.9% | 1,14842.9% | 853.2% | 2,676 |
| Bell County | Benjamin Harrison+326 | 69339.7% | 1,01958.3% | 352.0% | 1,747 |
| Boone County | Grover Cleveland+1,464 | 2,00977.4% | 54521.0% | 421.6% | 2,596 |
| Bourbon County | Grover Cleveland+559 | 2,21655.9% | 1,65741.8% | 942.4% | 3,967 |
| Boyd County | Grover Cleveland+11 | 1,53749.2% | 1,52648.8% | 612.0% | 3,124 |
| Boyle County | Grover Cleveland+105 | 1,24950.1% | 1,14445.9% | 1004.0% | 2,493 |
| Bracken County | Grover Cleveland+476 | 1,47255.7% | 99637.7% | 1736.6% | 2,641 |
| Breathitt County | Grover Cleveland+411 | 97762.9% | 56636.4% | 110.7% | 1,554 |
| Breckinridge County | Grover Cleveland+330 | 1,49745.8% | 1,16735.7% | 60818.6% | 3,272 |
| Bullitt County | Grover Cleveland+464 | 86260.7% | 39828.0% | 15911.2% | 1,419 |
| Butler County | Benjamin Harrison+612 | 71529.6% | 1,32754.9% | 37315.4% | 2,415 |
| Caldwell County | Benjamin Harrison+166 | 96039.6% | 1,12646.4% | 33914.0% | 2,425 |
| Calloway County | Grover Cleveland+1,109 | 1,58165.0% | 37915.6% | 47219.4% | 2,432 |
| Campbell County | Grover Cleveland+343 | 4,30250.8% | 3,95946.7% | 2092.5% | 8,470 |
| Carlisle County | Grover Cleveland+427 | 81157.2% | 22315.7% | 38427.1% | 1,418 |
| Carroll County | Grover Cleveland+1,032 | 1,57471.8% | 54224.7% | 763.5% | 2,192 |
| Carter County | Benjamin Harrison+336 | 98341.1% | 1,31955.2% | 883.7% | 2,390 |
| Casey County | Benjamin Harrison+184 | 1,03944.0% | 1,22351.8% | 974.1% | 2,359 |
| Christian County | Benjamin Harrison+544 | 2,32440.0% | 2,86849.4% | 61610.6% | 5,808 |
| Clark County | Grover Cleveland+359 | 1,95854.0% | 1,59944.1% | 701.9% | 3,627 |
| Clay County | Benjamin Harrison+459 | 40130.0% | 86064.3% | 775.8% | 1,338 |
| Clinton County | Benjamin Harrison+339 | 25026.9% | 58963.4% | 909.7% | 929 |
| Crittenden County | Benjamin Harrison+194 | 1,11842.6% | 1,31250.0% | 1947.4% | 2,624 |
| Cumberland County | Benjamin Harrison+296 | 58439.2% | 88059.0% | 271.8% | 1,491 |
| Daviess County | Grover Cleveland+1,756 | 3,43150.9% | 1,63824.3% | 1,67524.8% | 6,744 |
| Edmonson County | Benjamin Harrison+127 | 49139.4% | 61849.6% | 13811.1% | 1,247 |
| Elliott County | Grover Cleveland+626 | 1,07968.7% | 45328.9% | 382.4% | 1,570 |
| Estill County | Benjamin Harrison+62 | 69042.2% | 75246.0% | 19311.8% | 1,635 |
| Fayette County | Grover Cleveland+1,322 | 3,75357.4% | 2,43137.2% | 3525.4% | 6,536 |
| Fleming County | Grover Cleveland+220 | 1,78750.4% | 1,56744.2% | 1905.4% | 3,544 |
| Floyd County | Grover Cleveland+507 | 1,14162.3% | 63434.6% | 563.1% | 1,831 |
| Franklin County | Grover Cleveland+955 | 2,18659.6% | 1,23133.6% | 2486.8% | 3,665 |
| Fulton County | Grover Cleveland+774 | 1,15770.2% | 38323.3% | 1076.5% | 1,647 |
| Gallatin County | Grover Cleveland+500 | 73773.8% | 23723.7% | 252.5% | 999 |
| Garrard County | Benjamin Harrison+29 | 1,12648.2% | 1,15549.4% | 572.4% | 2,338 |
| Grant County | Grover Cleveland+557 | 1,59157.5% | 1,03437.4% | 1425.1% | 2,767 |
| Graves County | Grover Cleveland+1,535 | 2,56357.2% | 1,02823.0% | 88819.8% | 4,479 |
| Grayson County | Grover Cleveland+78 | 1,25139.7% | 1,17337.2% | 72823.1% | 3,152 |
| Green County | Benjamin Harrison+154 | 58531.2% | 73939.4% | 55029.3% | 1,874 |
| Greenup County | Benjamin Harrison+34 | 1,10948.4% | 1,14349.9% | 381.7% | 2,290 |
| Hancock County | Grover Cleveland+179 | 78645.6% | 60735.2% | 33219.2% | 1,725 |
| Hardin County | Grover Cleveland+834 | 1,90954.3% | 1,07530.6% | 53115.1% | 3,515 |
| Harlan County | Benjamin Harrison+443 | 23124.3% | 67470.9% | 454.7% | 950 |
| Harrison County | Grover Cleveland+899 | 2,17259.3% | 1,27334.7% | 2196.0% | 3,664 |
| Hart County | Grover Cleveland+380 | 1,41447.2% | 1,03434.5% | 54918.3% | 2,997 |
| Henderson County | Grover Cleveland+532 | 2,27844.8% | 1,74634.4% | 1,05720.8% | 5,081 |
| Henry County | Grover Cleveland+774 | 1,79358.3% | 1,01933.1% | 2668.6% | 3,078 |
| Hickman County | Grover Cleveland+695 | 1,15561.0% | 46024.3% | 27714.6% | 1,892 |
| Hopkins County | Grover Cleveland+288 | 2,01446.0% | 1,72639.4% | 64014.6% | 4,380 |
| Jackson County | Benjamin Harrison+680 | 18817.6% | 86881.0% | 151.4% | 1,071 |
| Jefferson County | Grover Cleveland+7,465 | 20,91959.3% | 13,45438.1% | 9092.6% | 35,282 |
| Jessamine County | Grover Cleveland+120 | 1,04248.3% | 92242.8% | 1928.9% | 2,156 |
| Johnson County | Benjamin Harrison+555 | 78535.3% | 1,34060.3% | 974.4% | 2,222 |
| Kenton County | Grover Cleveland+2,192 | 5,68659.6% | 3,49436.6% | 3653.8% | 9,545 |
| Knott County | Grover Cleveland+330 | 56670.5% | 23629.4% | 10.1% | 803 |
| Knox County | Benjamin Harrison+637 | 66832.1% | 1,30562.8% | 1055.1% | 2,078 |
| Larue County | Grover Cleveland+229 | 79747.0% | 56833.5% | 33219.6% | 1,697 |
| Laurel County | Benjamin Harrison+248 | 83241.2% | 1,08053.5% | 1055.2% | 2,017 |
| Lawrence County | Grover Cleveland+279 | 1,72453.5% | 1,44544.8% | 531.6% | 3,222 |
| Lee County | Benjamin Harrison+58 | 50746.6% | 56552.0% | 151.4% | 1,087 |
| Leslie County | Benjamin Harrison+452 | 7612.5% | 52887.1% | 20.3% | 606 |
| Letcher County | Benjamin Harrison+239 | 27434.7% | 51364.9% | 30.4% | 790 |
| Lewis County | Benjamin Harrison+487 | 1,04436.4% | 1,53153.4% | 29410.2% | 2,869 |
| Lincoln County | Grover Cleveland+298 | 1,47351.1% | 1,17540.7% | 2378.2% | 2,885 |
| Livingston County | Grover Cleveland+378 | 92855.6% | 55032.9% | 19211.5% | 1,670 |
| Logan County | Grover Cleveland+428 | 2,19147.8% | 1,76338.4% | 63313.8% | 4,587 |
| Lyon County | Grover Cleveland+228 | 72752.4% | 49936.0% | 16111.6% | 1,387 |
| Madison County | Grover Cleveland+253 | 2,56551.0% | 2,31246.0% | 1482.9% | 5,025 |
| Magoffin County | Benjamin Harrison+184 | 66041.6% | 84453.2% | 835.2% | 1,587 |
| Marion County | Grover Cleveland+497 | 1,45157.1% | 95437.5% | 1385.4% | 2,543 |
| Marshall County | Grover Cleveland+521 | 1,08154.0% | 36018.0% | 56028.0% | 2,001 |
| Martin County | Benjamin Harrison+246 | 22931.9% | 47566.2% | 131.8% | 717 |
| Mason County | Grover Cleveland+585 | 2,58655.0% | 2,00142.6% | 1112.4% | 4,698 |
| McCracken County | Grover Cleveland+540 | 1,73551.1% | 1,19535.2% | 46613.7% | 3,396 |
| McLean County | Grover Cleveland+335 | 86947.1% | 53428.9% | 44324.0% | 1,846 |
| Meade County | Grover Cleveland+755 | 1,17165.3% | 41623.2% | 20511.4% | 1,792 |
| Menifee County | Grover Cleveland+217 | 47558.8% | 25831.9% | 759.3% | 808 |
| Mercer County | Grover Cleveland+377 | 1,56252.7% | 1,18540.0% | 2157.3% | 2,962 |
| Metcalfe County | Benjamin Harrison+261 | 49530.1% | 75646.0% | 39323.9% | 1,644 |
| Monroe County | Benjamin Harrison+494 | 63131.2% | 1,12555.6% | 26713.2% | 2,023 |
| Montgomery County | Grover Cleveland+466 | 1,50757.6% | 1,04139.8% | 682.6% | 2,616 |
| Morgan County | Grover Cleveland+505 | 1,12555.4% | 62030.6% | 28414.0% | 2,029 |
| Muhlenberg County | Benjamin Harrison+267 | 1,42141.9% | 1,68849.8% | 2808.3% | 3,389 |
| Nelson County | Grover Cleveland+833 | 1,85860.8% | 1,02533.5% | 1755.7% | 3,058 |
| Nicholas County | Grover Cleveland+504 | 1,31254.9% | 80833.8% | 27011.3% | 2,390 |
| Ohio County | Grover Cleveland+83 | 1,66439.0% | 1,58137.1% | 1,01723.9% | 4,262 |
| Oldham County | Grover Cleveland+418 | 78362.6% | 36529.2% | 1028.2% | 1,250 |
| Owen County | Grover Cleveland+1,831 | 2,57969.9% | 74820.3% | 3619.8% | 3,688 |
| Owsley County | Benjamin Harrison+431 | 22925.2% | 66072.6% | 202.2% | 909 |
| Pendleton County | Grover Cleveland+405 | 1,41944.8% | 1,01432.0% | 73723.2% | 3,170 |
| Perry County | Benjamin Harrison+214 | 34637.8% | 56061.1% | 101.1% | 916 |
| Pike County | Grover Cleveland+201 | 1,53453.0% | 1,33346.0% | 281.0% | 2,895 |
| Powell County | Grover Cleveland+134 | 58054.6% | 44642.0% | 363.4% | 1,062 |
| Pulaski County | Benjamin Harrison+704 | 1,75338.3% | 2,45753.7% | 3698.1% | 4,579 |
| Robertson County | Grover Cleveland+129 | 56753.6% | 43841.4% | 524.9% | 1,057 |
| Rockcastle County | Benjamin Harrison+282 | 68440.0% | 96656.5% | 603.5% | 1,710 |
| Rowan County | Benjamin Harrison+2 | 56248.0% | 56448.1% | 463.9% | 1,172 |
| Russell County | Benjamin Harrison+119 | 64643.9% | 76552.0% | 614.1% | 1,472 |
| Scott County | Grover Cleveland+798 | 1,99959.1% | 1,20135.5% | 1815.4% | 3,381 |
| Shelby County | Grover Cleveland+953 | 2,12261.1% | 1,16933.7% | 1825.2% | 3,473 |
| Simpson County | Grover Cleveland+441 | 1,16655.3% | 72534.4% | 21810.3% | 2,109 |
| Spencer County | Grover Cleveland+532 | 84868.3% | 31625.4% | 786.3% | 1,242 |
| Taylor County | Grover Cleveland+23 | 65339.9% | 63038.5% | 35221.5% | 1,635 |
| Todd County | Grover Cleveland+181 | 1,58749.8% | 1,40644.1% | 1936.1% | 3,186 |
| Trigg County | Grover Cleveland+274 | 1,08846.9% | 81435.1% | 42018.1% | 2,322 |
| Trimble County | Grover Cleveland+885 | 1,14978.0% | 26417.9% | 604.1% | 1,473 |
| Union County | Grover Cleveland+1,498 | 2,27567.0% | 77722.9% | 34610.2% | 3,398 |
| Warren County | Grover Cleveland+814 | 2,86754.0% | 2,05338.7% | 3877.3% | 5,307 |
| Washington County | Grover Cleveland+158 | 1,19347.9% | 1,03541.5% | 26310.6% | 2,491 |
| Wayne County | Benjamin Harrison+55 | 93145.6% | 98648.3% | 1256.1% | 2,042 |
| Webster County | Grover Cleveland+430 | 1,27843.1% | 83928.3% | 84828.6% | 2,965 |
| Whitley County | Benjamin Harrison+1,115 | 61925.6% | 1,73471.7% | 642.6% | 2,417 |
| Wolfe County | Grover Cleveland+272 | 65857.4% | 38633.7% | 1028.9% | 1,146 |
| Woodford County | Grover Cleveland+192 | 1,28951.9% | 1,09744.2% | 973.9% | 2,483 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.