Michigan — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentHarrisonR+4.5
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican | 47.8% | 222,708 |
|---|---|---|
| Grover ClevelandDemocratic | 43.3% | 201,729 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.0% | 41,809 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Michigan cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Alger County, MI | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Alpena County, MI | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Arenac County, MI | Other / independent | D+4.4 |
| Baraga County, MI | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Bay County, MI | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Clare County, MI | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Crawford County, MI | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Delta County, MI | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Emmet County, MI | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Genesee County, MI | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Huron County, MI | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Iron County, MI | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Macomb County, MI | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Manistee County, MI | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Marquette County, MI | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Monroe County, MI | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Oakland County, MI | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Otsego County, MI | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+8.1 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+1.1 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+8.3 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Benjamin Harrison+176 | 55657.3% | 38039.2% | 343.5% | 970 |
| Alger County | Benjamin Harrison+4 | 16050.3% | 15649.1% | 20.6% | 318 |
| Allegan County | Benjamin Harrison+1,076 | 4,28351.0% | 3,20738.2% | 91510.9% | 8,405 |
| Alpena County | Grover Cleveland+10 | 1,52649.1% | 1,53649.4% | 451.4% | 3,107 |
| Antrim County | Benjamin Harrison+326 | 1,14052.2% | 81437.3% | 23110.6% | 2,185 |
| Arenac County | Other+90 | 32227.8% | 37332.2% | 46340.0% | 1,158 |
| Baraga County | Grover Cleveland+255 | 37536.8% | 63061.8% | 151.5% | 1,020 |
| Barry County | Benjamin Harrison+1,054 | 2,85449.2% | 1,80031.0% | 1,14719.8% | 5,801 |
| Bay County | Grover Cleveland+1,127 | 4,58743.0% | 5,71453.5% | 3773.5% | 10,678 |
| Benzie County | Benjamin Harrison+276 | 77452.5% | 49833.8% | 20313.8% | 1,475 |
| Berrien County | Benjamin Harrison+263 | 4,97948.5% | 4,71646.0% | 5615.5% | 10,256 |
| Branch County | Benjamin Harrison+1,110 | 3,27149.7% | 2,16132.8% | 1,15217.5% | 6,584 |
| Calhoun County | Benjamin Harrison+927 | 5,07748.1% | 4,15039.3% | 1,32912.6% | 10,556 |
| Cass County | Benjamin Harrison+307 | 2,73147.7% | 2,42442.3% | 5699.9% | 5,724 |
| Charlevoix County | Benjamin Harrison+413 | 1,10151.3% | 68832.0% | 28313.2% | 2,147 |
| Cheboygan County | Grover Cleveland+199 | 1,09744.4% | 1,29652.4% | 1536.2% | 2,471 |
| Chippewa County | Benjamin Harrison+164 | 1,24752.3% | 1,08345.4% | 532.2% | 2,383 |
| Clare County | Grover Cleveland+92 | 71941.9% | 81147.3% | 18610.8% | 1,716 |
| Clinton County | Benjamin Harrison+377 | 3,13348.4% | 2,75642.6% | 5819.0% | 6,470 |
| Crawford County | Grover Cleveland+6 | 30048.6% | 30649.6% | 111.8% | 617 |
| Delta County | Benjamin Harrison+357 | 1,76954.3% | 1,41243.3% | 772.4% | 3,258 |
| Dickinson County | Benjamin Harrison+351 | 1,60651.0% | 1,25539.9% | 2859.1% | 3,146 |
| Eaton County | Benjamin Harrison+951 | 3,78848.2% | 2,83736.1% | 1,22815.6% | 7,853 |
| Emmet County | Grover Cleveland+44 | 1,01546.3% | 1,05948.3% | 1195.4% | 2,193 |
| Genesee County | Benjamin Harrison+1,073 | 4,78550.1% | 3,71238.9% | 1,04611.0% | 9,543 |
| Gladwin County | Benjamin Harrison+206 | 53160.8% | 32537.2% | 182.1% | 874 |
| Gogebic County | Benjamin Harrison+729 | 2,34457.3% | 1,61539.4% | 1353.3% | 4,094 |
| Grand Traverse County | Benjamin Harrison+810 | 1,73454.7% | 92429.1% | 51216.2% | 3,170 |
| Gratiot County | Benjamin Harrison+1,376 | 3,03748.8% | 1,66126.7% | 1,52224.5% | 6,220 |
| Hillsdale County | Benjamin Harrison+1,506 | 4,11953.6% | 2,61334.0% | 94612.3% | 7,678 |
| Houghton County | Benjamin Harrison+709 | 3,31645.8% | 2,60736.0% | 1,31118.1% | 7,234 |
| Huron County | Grover Cleveland+530 | 1,69235.3% | 2,22246.4% | 87318.2% | 4,787 |
| Ingham County | Benjamin Harrison+280 | 4,34144.1% | 4,06141.2% | 1,44714.7% | 9,849 |
| Ionia County | Benjamin Harrison+509 | 4,28849.5% | 3,77943.6% | 6047.0% | 8,671 |
| Iosco County | Benjamin Harrison+57 | 1,39349.6% | 1,33647.5% | 812.9% | 2,810 |
| Iron County | Benjamin Harrison+331 | 91859.3% | 58737.9% | 442.8% | 1,549 |
| Isabella County | Benjamin Harrison+97 | 1,85945.4% | 1,76243.0% | 47211.5% | 4,093 |
| Jackson County | Benjamin Harrison+125 | 5,13045.0% | 5,00543.9% | 1,26111.1% | 11,396 |
| Kalamazoo County | Benjamin Harrison+950 | 4,96850.6% | 4,01840.9% | 8398.5% | 9,825 |
| Kalkaska County | Benjamin Harrison+328 | 71759.5% | 38932.3% | 1008.3% | 1,206 |
| Kent County | Benjamin Harrison+855 | 12,38846.3% | 11,53343.1% | 2,82910.6% | 26,750 |
| Keweenaw County | Benjamin Harrison+198 | 40065.4% | 20233.0% | 101.6% | 612 |
| Lake County | Benjamin Harrison+38 | 64847.8% | 61045.0% | 987.2% | 1,356 |
| Lapeer County | Benjamin Harrison+428 | 3,12649.1% | 2,69842.4% | 5418.5% | 6,365 |
| Leelanau County | Benjamin Harrison+202 | 77151.1% | 56937.7% | 17311.5% | 1,508 |
| Lenawee County | Benjamin Harrison+241 | 5,83346.9% | 5,59244.9% | 1,0248.2% | 12,449 |
| Livingston County | Benjamin Harrison+62 | 2,44743.8% | 2,38542.7% | 76013.6% | 5,592 |
| Luce County | Benjamin Harrison+74 | 23455.5% | 16037.9% | 286.6% | 422 |
| Mackinac County | Grover Cleveland+377 | 47835.4% | 85563.3% | 171.3% | 1,350 |
| Macomb County | Grover Cleveland+796 | 2,78841.5% | 3,58453.3% | 3465.2% | 6,718 |
| Manistee County | Grover Cleveland+829 | 1,48135.4% | 2,31055.2% | 3909.3% | 4,181 |
| Marquette County | Benjamin Harrison+1,024 | 3,87453.0% | 2,85039.0% | 5818.0% | 7,305 |
| Mason County | Benjamin Harrison+43 | 1,42645.9% | 1,38344.5% | 3019.7% | 3,110 |
| Mecosta County | Benjamin Harrison+486 | 1,97051.8% | 1,48439.0% | 3529.2% | 3,806 |
| Menominee County | Benjamin Harrison+52 | 1,85348.4% | 1,80147.1% | 1724.5% | 3,826 |
| Midland County | Benjamin Harrison+254 | 1,06946.2% | 81535.2% | 43218.7% | 2,316 |
| Missaukee County | Benjamin Harrison+43 | 66548.6% | 62245.5% | 815.9% | 1,368 |
| Monroe County | Grover Cleveland+855 | 2,91441.5% | 3,76953.7% | 3384.8% | 7,021 |
| Montcalm County | Benjamin Harrison+1,418 | 3,62353.3% | 2,20532.4% | 96814.2% | 6,796 |
| Montmorency County | Grover Cleveland+9 | 24647.7% | 25549.4% | 152.9% | 516 |
| Muskegon County | Benjamin Harrison+529 | 3,83049.8% | 3,30142.9% | 5667.4% | 7,697 |
| Newaygo County | Benjamin Harrison+575 | 2,10651.0% | 1,53137.1% | 49111.9% | 4,128 |
| Oakland County | Grover Cleveland+162 | 4,76345.0% | 4,92546.5% | 9028.5% | 10,590 |
| Oceana County | Benjamin Harrison+219 | 1,63547.4% | 1,41641.0% | 40011.6% | 3,451 |
| Ogemaw County | Benjamin Harrison+80 | 59450.6% | 51443.8% | 655.5% | 1,173 |
| Ontonagon County | Grover Cleveland+363 | 67838.7% | 1,04159.4% | 341.9% | 1,753 |
| Osceola County | Benjamin Harrison+509 | 1,60151.1% | 1,09234.9% | 43814.0% | 3,131 |
| Oscoda County | Benjamin Harrison+93 | 27359.1% | 18039.0% | 91.9% | 462 |
| Otsego County | Grover Cleveland+6 | 52547.6% | 53148.1% | 474.3% | 1,103 |
| Ottawa County | Benjamin Harrison+647 | 3,64350.8% | 2,99641.8% | 5307.4% | 7,169 |
| Presque Isle County | Grover Cleveland+181 | 29034.8% | 47156.5% | 738.8% | 834 |
| Roscommon County | Grover Cleveland+47 | 23944.3% | 28653.0% | 152.8% | 540 |
| Saginaw County | Grover Cleveland+864 | 6,73744.4% | 7,60150.1% | 8445.6% | 15,182 |
| Sanilac County | Benjamin Harrison+764 | 2,49454.3% | 1,73037.7% | 3668.0% | 4,590 |
| Schoolcraft County | Grover Cleveland+80 | 57041.8% | 65047.7% | 14410.6% | 1,364 |
| Shiawassee County | Benjamin Harrison+625 | 3,61947.2% | 2,99439.0% | 1,06013.8% | 7,673 |
| St. Clair County | Benjamin Harrison+123 | 5,37148.8% | 5,24847.7% | 3823.5% | 11,001 |
| St. Joseph County | Benjamin Harrison+383 | 2,82443.9% | 2,44138.0% | 1,16318.1% | 6,428 |
| Tuscola County | Benjamin Harrison+1,134 | 3,20154.5% | 2,06735.2% | 60910.4% | 5,877 |
| Van Buren County | Benjamin Harrison+1,606 | 3,78854.1% | 2,18231.1% | 1,03814.8% | 7,008 |
| Washtenaw County | Grover Cleveland+1,146 | 4,36242.0% | 5,50853.0% | 5185.0% | 10,388 |
| Wayne County | Grover Cleveland+1,147 | 26,36147.9% | 27,50850.0% | 1,1972.2% | 55,066 |
| Wexford County | Benjamin Harrison+232 | 1,38849.9% | 1,15641.6% | 2378.5% | 2,781 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.