Virginia — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentClevelandD+17.5
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 56.2% | 164,136 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 38.7% | 113,098 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.1% | 15,004 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
116 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (116 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Amherst County, VA | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Augusta County, VA | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Bath County, VA | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Bedford County, VA | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Bland County, VA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Bristol city, VA | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+59.7 |
| Campbell County, VA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Caroline County, VA | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Carroll County, VA | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Charles City County, VA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Clarke County, VA | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Essex County, VA | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Frederick County, VA | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Grayson County, VA | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Greene County, VA | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Halifax County, VA | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Hampton city, VA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Hanover County, VA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Henry County, VA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Highland County, VA | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+33.3 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Lee County, VA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Louisa County, VA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Madison County, VA | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Mathews County, VA | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Northampton County, VA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Orange County, VA | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Page County, VA | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Patrick County, VA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Scott County, VA | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Smyth County, VA | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Southampton County, VA | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Stafford County, VA | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Surry County, VA | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Sussex County, VA | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Warren County, VA | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Washington County, VA | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Wythe County, VA | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+19.3 |
Virginia results by county
116 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Grover Cleveland+1,796 | 3,52964.8% | 1,73331.8% | 1863.4% | 5,448 |
| Albemarle County | Grover Cleveland+962 | 2,75760.2% | 1,79539.2% | 290.6% | 4,581 |
| Alexandria city | Grover Cleveland+820 | 1,98262.7% | 1,16236.7% | 190.6% | 3,163 |
| Alleghany County | Grover Cleveland+159 | 49959.5% | 34040.5% | 00.0% | 839 |
| Amelia County | Benjamin Harrison+62 | 50140.9% | 56345.9% | 16213.2% | 1,226 |
| Amherst County | Grover Cleveland+476 | 1,66656.0% | 1,19040.0% | 1173.9% | 2,973 |
| Appomattox County | Grover Cleveland+85 | 77645.3% | 69140.3% | 24714.4% | 1,714 |
| Arlington County | Grover Cleveland+100 | 1,16950.9% | 1,06946.5% | 602.6% | 2,298 |
| Augusta County | Grover Cleveland+1,427 | 3,56359.5% | 2,13635.7% | 2874.8% | 5,986 |
| Bath County | Grover Cleveland+178 | 48856.4% | 31035.8% | 687.9% | 866 |
| Bedford County | Grover Cleveland+1,626 | 3,21661.6% | 1,59030.5% | 4117.9% | 5,217 |
| Bland County | Grover Cleveland+222 | 50153.4% | 15916.9% | 27929.7% | 939 |
| Botetourt County | Grover Cleveland+485 | 1,68156.3% | 1,19640.1% | 1073.6% | 2,984 |
| Bristol city | Grover Cleveland+230 | 46564.9% | 23532.8% | 162.2% | 716 |
| Brunswick County | Grover Cleveland+102 | 1,04945.8% | 94741.3% | 29612.9% | 2,292 |
| Buchanan County | Grover Cleveland+105 | 47251.9% | 36740.3% | 717.8% | 910 |
| Buckingham County | Grover Cleveland+217 | 1,26950.9% | 1,05242.2% | 1747.0% | 2,495 |
| Buena Vista city | Grover Cleveland+255 | 34179.9% | 8620.1% | 00.0% | 427 |
| Campbell County | Grover Cleveland+555 | 1,76550.2% | 1,21034.4% | 53815.3% | 3,513 |
| Caroline County | Benjamin Harrison+108 | 1,23543.7% | 1,34347.6% | 2458.7% | 2,823 |
| Carroll County | Grover Cleveland+442 | 1,45057.8% | 1,00840.2% | 502.0% | 2,508 |
| Charles City County | Benjamin Harrison+204 | 33738.0% | 54161.0% | 91.0% | 887 |
| Charlotte County | Grover Cleveland+581 | 1,39657.8% | 81533.8% | 2038.4% | 2,414 |
| Charlottesville city | Grover Cleveland+593 | 88974.4% | 29624.8% | 100.8% | 1,195 |
| Chesapeake city | Grover Cleveland+135 | 2,58750.4% | 2,45247.7% | 971.9% | 5,136 |
| Chesterfield County | Grover Cleveland+506 | 1,74755.6% | 1,24139.5% | 1524.8% | 3,140 |
| Clarke County | Grover Cleveland+799 | 1,20872.0% | 40924.4% | 613.6% | 1,678 |
| Craig County | Grover Cleveland+371 | 53568.0% | 16420.8% | 8811.2% | 787 |
| Culpeper County | Grover Cleveland+570 | 1,56160.9% | 99138.7% | 120.5% | 2,564 |
| Cumberland County | Benjamin Harrison+278 | 56036.5% | 83854.6% | 1368.9% | 1,534 |
| Danville city | Grover Cleveland+524 | 1,23463.1% | 71036.3% | 120.6% | 1,956 |
| Dickenson County | Grover Cleveland+144 | 43956.4% | 29537.9% | 455.8% | 779 |
| Dinwiddie County | Benjamin Harrison+77 | 59739.9% | 67445.0% | 22715.2% | 1,498 |
| Essex County | Benjamin Harrison+13 | 89048.2% | 90348.9% | 553.0% | 1,848 |
| Fairfax County | Grover Cleveland+631 | 2,16858.1% | 1,53741.2% | 250.7% | 3,730 |
| Fauquier County | Grover Cleveland+1,454 | 2,80266.1% | 1,34831.8% | 882.1% | 4,238 |
| Floyd County | Benjamin Harrison+100 | 85442.5% | 95447.5% | 20210.0% | 2,010 |
| Fluvanna County | Grover Cleveland+430 | 91858.9% | 48831.3% | 1529.8% | 1,558 |
| Franklin County | Grover Cleveland+1,084 | 2,26257.1% | 1,17829.7% | 52213.2% | 3,962 |
| Frederick County | Grover Cleveland+1,335 | 2,03572.6% | 70025.0% | 682.4% | 2,803 |
| Fredericksburg city | Grover Cleveland+344 | 65567.2% | 31131.9% | 90.9% | 975 |
| Giles County | Grover Cleveland+660 | 1,05965.2% | 39924.6% | 16510.2% | 1,623 |
| Gloucester County | Benjamin Harrison+369 | 90738.1% | 1,27653.6% | 1978.3% | 2,380 |
| Goochland County | Benjamin Harrison+164 | 62642.1% | 79053.1% | 724.8% | 1,488 |
| Grayson County | Grover Cleveland+467 | 1,29957.6% | 83236.9% | 1265.6% | 2,257 |
| Greene County | Grover Cleveland+273 | 62962.1% | 35635.1% | 282.8% | 1,013 |
| Greensville County | Grover Cleveland+42 | 36244.6% | 32039.4% | 13016.0% | 812 |
| Halifax County | Grover Cleveland+1,196 | 3,13354.7% | 1,93733.8% | 66011.5% | 5,730 |
| Hampton city | Benjamin Harrison+418 | 89139.1% | 1,30957.5% | 763.3% | 2,276 |
| Hanover County | Grover Cleveland+472 | 1,53653.5% | 1,06437.0% | 2729.5% | 2,872 |
| Henrico County | Grover Cleveland+525 | 2,37454.5% | 1,84942.4% | 1353.1% | 4,358 |
| Henry County | Benjamin Harrison+142 | 1,31744.3% | 1,45949.0% | 1996.7% | 2,975 |
| Highland County | Grover Cleveland+225 | 61160.2% | 38638.0% | 181.8% | 1,015 |
| Isle of Wight County | Grover Cleveland+858 | 1,49467.6% | 63628.8% | 803.6% | 2,210 |
| James City County | Benjamin Harrison+233 | 23333.3% | 46666.6% | 10.1% | 700 |
| King and Queen County | Grover Cleveland+37 | 56450.2% | 52746.9% | 332.9% | 1,124 |
| King George County | Benjamin Harrison+9 | 72244.6% | 73145.1% | 16710.3% | 1,620 |
| King William County | Benjamin Harrison+172 | 67243.1% | 84454.1% | 442.8% | 1,560 |
| Lancaster County | Grover Cleveland+87 | 98351.9% | 89647.3% | 160.8% | 1,895 |
| Lee County | Grover Cleveland+473 | 1,60457.5% | 1,13140.5% | 562.0% | 2,791 |
| Loudoun County | Grover Cleveland+981 | 2,71958.4% | 1,73837.3% | 2004.3% | 4,657 |
| Louisa County | Benjamin Harrison+77 | 1,29646.2% | 1,37349.0% | 1344.8% | 2,803 |
| Lunenburg County | Grover Cleveland+456 | 81963.7% | 36328.2% | 1038.0% | 1,285 |
| Lynchburg city | Grover Cleveland+1,064 | 2,42263.6% | 1,35835.6% | 310.8% | 3,811 |
| Madison County | Grover Cleveland+536 | 1,11561.8% | 57932.1% | 1106.1% | 1,804 |
| Mathews County | Grover Cleveland+340 | 93158.2% | 59136.9% | 784.9% | 1,600 |
| Mecklenburg County | Benjamin Harrison+139 | 1,34540.2% | 1,48444.4% | 51415.4% | 3,343 |
| Middlesex County | Benjamin Harrison+20 | 27144.9% | 29148.2% | 427.0% | 604 |
| Montgomery County | Grover Cleveland+158 | 1,28646.2% | 1,12840.5% | 36913.3% | 2,783 |
| Nelson County | Grover Cleveland+389 | 1,40955.2% | 1,02040.0% | 1224.8% | 2,551 |
| New Kent County | Benjamin Harrison+147 | 36640.4% | 51356.6% | 273.0% | 906 |
| Newport News city | Grover Cleveland+3,275 | 5,46770.3% | 2,19228.2% | 1161.5% | 7,775 |
| Norfolk city | Grover Cleveland+276 | 49564.6% | 21928.6% | 526.8% | 766 |
| Northampton County | Benjamin Harrison+13 | 1,22549.5% | 1,23850.0% | 120.5% | 2,475 |
| Northumberland County | Grover Cleveland+161 | 95352.3% | 79243.4% | 784.3% | 1,823 |
| Nottoway County | Grover Cleveland+344 | 93160.0% | 58737.8% | 332.1% | 1,551 |
| Orange County | Grover Cleveland+512 | 1,34359.7% | 83137.0% | 743.3% | 2,248 |
| Page County | Grover Cleveland+424 | 1,35155.5% | 92738.1% | 1566.4% | 2,434 |
| Patrick County | Grover Cleveland+415 | 1,28857.7% | 87339.1% | 733.3% | 2,234 |
| Petersburg city | Grover Cleveland+1,512 | 2,55870.9% | 1,04629.0% | 20.1% | 3,606 |
| Pittsylvania County | Grover Cleveland+341 | 3,66146.9% | 3,32042.5% | 82210.5% | 7,803 |
| Portsmouth city | Grover Cleveland+676 | 1,72861.5% | 1,05237.4% | 321.1% | 2,812 |
| Powhatan County | Benjamin Harrison+246 | 39632.4% | 64252.6% | 18315.0% | 1,221 |
| Prince Edward County | Benjamin Harrison+22 | 76648.9% | 78850.3% | 140.9% | 1,568 |
| Prince George County | Benjamin Harrison+275 | 27031.2% | 54563.0% | 505.8% | 865 |
| Prince William County | Grover Cleveland+693 | 1,35665.9% | 66332.2% | 381.8% | 2,057 |
| Pulaski County | Grover Cleveland+243 | 1,39754.1% | 1,15444.7% | 291.1% | 2,580 |
| Radford city | Grover Cleveland+406 | 59174.5% | 18523.3% | 172.1% | 793 |
| Rappahannock County | Grover Cleveland+672 | 1,05671.9% | 38426.2% | 281.9% | 1,468 |
| Richmond city | Grover Cleveland+7,552 | 11,39173.9% | 3,83924.9% | 1781.2% | 15,408 |
| Richmond County | Benjamin Harrison+8 | 64448.2% | 65248.8% | 392.9% | 1,335 |
| Roanoke city | Grover Cleveland+837 | 2,70757.8% | 1,87039.9% | 1062.3% | 4,683 |
| Roanoke County | Grover Cleveland+237 | 1,52752.1% | 1,29044.0% | 1133.9% | 2,930 |
| Rockbridge County | Grover Cleveland+634 | 2,21057.2% | 1,57640.8% | 782.0% | 3,864 |
| Rockingham County | Grover Cleveland+569 | 3,29352.8% | 2,72443.7% | 2193.5% | 6,236 |
| Russell County | Grover Cleveland+907 | 1,65960.2% | 75227.3% | 34512.5% | 2,756 |
| Scott County | Grover Cleveland+313 | 1,74649.4% | 1,43340.6% | 35210.0% | 3,531 |
| Shenandoah County | Grover Cleveland+610 | 2,31554.7% | 1,70540.3% | 2155.1% | 4,235 |
| Smyth County | Grover Cleveland+511 | 1,35258.2% | 84136.2% | 1295.6% | 2,322 |
| Southampton County | Benjamin Harrison+73 | 1,12742.8% | 1,20045.6% | 30411.6% | 2,631 |
| Spotsylvania County | Grover Cleveland+170 | 84953.3% | 67942.6% | 654.1% | 1,593 |
| Stafford County | Grover Cleveland+184 | 74256.4% | 55842.4% | 161.2% | 1,316 |
| Staunton city | Grover Cleveland+370 | 91958.9% | 54935.2% | 936.0% | 1,561 |
| Suffolk city | Grover Cleveland+286 | 1,76350.9% | 1,47742.7% | 2216.4% | 3,461 |
| Surry County | Benjamin Harrison+109 | 56240.8% | 67148.7% | 14410.5% | 1,377 |
| Sussex County | Benjamin Harrison+347 | 29128.5% | 63862.4% | 939.1% | 1,022 |
| Tazewell County | Benjamin Harrison+211 | 1,57345.6% | 1,78451.7% | 962.8% | 3,453 |
| Virginia Beach city | Grover Cleveland+214 | 62357.5% | 40937.7% | 524.8% | 1,084 |
| Warren County | Grover Cleveland+897 | 1,28674.9% | 38922.7% | 422.4% | 1,717 |
| Washington County | Grover Cleveland+1,009 | 2,78358.4% | 1,77437.2% | 2074.3% | 4,764 |
| Westmoreland County | Benjamin Harrison+91 | 72646.2% | 81752.0% | 281.8% | 1,571 |
| Williamsburg city | Grover Cleveland+2 | 12250.2% | 12049.4% | 10.4% | 243 |
| Winchester city | Grover Cleveland+111 | 57954.0% | 46843.7% | 252.3% | 1,072 |
| Wise County | Grover Cleveland+370 | 1,10158.8% | 73139.0% | 402.1% | 1,872 |
| Wythe County | Grover Cleveland+595 | 1,83855.8% | 1,24337.7% | 2126.4% | 3,293 |
| York County | Benjamin Harrison+265 | 53338.8% | 79858.1% | 423.1% | 1,373 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.