Wisconsin — 1892 presidential election
state1892 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentClevelandD+1.7
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic | 47.7% | 177,325 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin HarrisonRepublican | 46.1% | 171,101 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.2% | 23,055 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
68 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (68 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Brown County, WI | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Burnett County, WI | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Calumet County, WI | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Crawford County, WI | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Dodge County, WI | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Douglas County, WI | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Dunn County, WI | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Forest County, WI | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Iowa County, WI | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Jackson County, WI | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Juneau County, WI | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Langlade County, WI | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Marathon County, WI | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Marinette County, WI | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Marquette County, WI | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+0.01 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Oconto County, WI | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Oneida County, WI | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+51.4 |
| Pepin County, WI | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Pierce County, WI | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Shawano County, WI | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Taylor County, WI | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Washington County, WI | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Wood County, WI | Democratic | D+10.8 |
Wisconsin results by county
68 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Benjamin Harrison+570 | 40228.5% | 97268.9% | 372.6% | 1,411 |
| Ashland County | Grover Cleveland+153 | 2,43649.6% | 2,28346.5% | 1954.0% | 4,914 |
| Barron County | Benjamin Harrison+1,051 | 76724.2% | 1,81857.4% | 58418.4% | 3,169 |
| Bayfield County | Benjamin Harrison+118 | 1,34946.4% | 1,46750.5% | 893.1% | 2,905 |
| Brown County | Grover Cleveland+798 | 3,65354.3% | 2,85542.4% | 2243.3% | 6,732 |
| Buffalo County | Benjamin Harrison+130 | 1,39345.2% | 1,52349.5% | 1635.3% | 3,079 |
| Burnett County | Benjamin Harrison+151 | 557.7% | 40656.7% | 25535.6% | 716 |
| Calumet County | Grover Cleveland+954 | 1,86364.7% | 90931.6% | 1093.8% | 2,881 |
| Chippewa County | Grover Cleveland+555 | 2,53050.6% | 1,97539.5% | 49810.0% | 5,003 |
| Clark County | Benjamin Harrison+328 | 1,71143.2% | 2,03951.5% | 2085.3% | 3,958 |
| Columbia County | Benjamin Harrison+357 | 2,95744.0% | 3,31449.3% | 4576.8% | 6,728 |
| Crawford County | Benjamin Harrison+112 | 1,61546.7% | 1,72749.9% | 1183.4% | 3,460 |
| Dane County | Grover Cleveland+388 | 6,83347.6% | 6,44544.9% | 1,0687.4% | 14,346 |
| Dodge County | Grover Cleveland+4,157 | 6,81070.1% | 2,65327.3% | 2462.5% | 9,709 |
| Door County | Benjamin Harrison+589 | 1,00736.7% | 1,59658.2% | 1405.1% | 2,743 |
| Douglas County | Benjamin Harrison+627 | 2,34040.0% | 2,96750.7% | 5509.4% | 5,857 |
| Dunn County | Benjamin Harrison+912 | 1,25729.5% | 2,16950.9% | 83319.6% | 4,259 |
| Eau Claire County | Benjamin Harrison+336 | 2,38341.9% | 2,71947.8% | 58610.3% | 5,688 |
| Florence County | Benjamin Harrison+254 | 19529.5% | 44967.9% | 172.6% | 661 |
| Fond du Lac County | Grover Cleveland+1,125 | 5,25454.0% | 4,12942.5% | 3393.5% | 9,722 |
| Forest County | Grover Cleveland+5 | 22848.4% | 22347.3% | 204.2% | 471 |
| Grant County | Benjamin Harrison+532 | 3,68543.9% | 4,21750.2% | 4945.9% | 8,396 |
| Green County | Benjamin Harrison+277 | 2,05240.6% | 2,32946.0% | 67713.4% | 5,058 |
| Green Lake County | Grover Cleveland+380 | 1,81053.9% | 1,43042.6% | 1173.5% | 3,357 |
| Iowa County | Grover Cleveland+62 | 2,33646.8% | 2,27445.5% | 3857.7% | 4,995 |
| Jackson County | Benjamin Harrison+918 | 1,16033.4% | 2,07859.8% | 2396.9% | 3,477 |
| Jefferson County | Grover Cleveland+1,982 | 4,66161.5% | 2,67935.4% | 2353.1% | 7,575 |
| Juneau County | Grover Cleveland+33 | 1,97847.9% | 1,94547.1% | 2065.0% | 4,129 |
| Kenosha County | Grover Cleveland+300 | 1,92853.0% | 1,62844.7% | 852.3% | 3,641 |
| Kewaunee County | Grover Cleveland+1,528 | 2,04678.8% | 51820.0% | 311.2% | 2,595 |
| La Crosse County | Grover Cleveland+117 | 3,81044.2% | 3,69342.9% | 1,11012.9% | 8,613 |
| Lafayette County | Benjamin Harrison+80 | 2,28646.2% | 2,36647.9% | 2915.9% | 4,943 |
| Langlade County | Grover Cleveland+445 | 1,28958.6% | 84438.4% | 653.0% | 2,198 |
| Lincoln County | Grover Cleveland+446 | 1,44349.5% | 99734.2% | 47816.4% | 2,918 |
| Manitowoc County | Grover Cleveland+2,100 | 4,34965.1% | 2,24933.6% | 871.3% | 6,685 |
| Marathon County | Grover Cleveland+1,832 | 3,79163.9% | 1,95933.0% | 1793.0% | 5,929 |
| Marinette County | Grover Cleveland+157 | 1,99446.5% | 1,83742.9% | 45410.6% | 4,285 |
| Marquette County | Grover Cleveland+321 | 1,19856.1% | 87741.1% | 592.8% | 2,134 |
| Milwaukee County | Grover Cleveland+5 | 24,60748.2% | 24,60248.2% | 1,7993.5% | 51,008 |
| Monroe County | Benjamin Harrison+72 | 2,45845.8% | 2,53047.1% | 3797.1% | 5,367 |
| Oconto County | Grover Cleveland+224 | 1,49950.9% | 1,27543.3% | 1705.8% | 2,944 |
| Oneida County | Grover Cleveland+168 | 1,31751.8% | 1,14945.2% | 763.0% | 2,542 |
| Outagamie County | Grover Cleveland+1,812 | 4,54559.7% | 2,73335.9% | 3334.4% | 7,611 |
| Ozaukee County | Grover Cleveland+1,442 | 2,09474.7% | 65223.3% | 572.0% | 2,803 |
| Pepin County | Benjamin Harrison+326 | 53936.0% | 86557.8% | 936.2% | 1,497 |
| Pierce County | Benjamin Harrison+1,105 | 1,21030.1% | 2,31557.7% | 49012.2% | 4,015 |
| Polk County | Benjamin Harrison+892 | 58523.9% | 1,47760.3% | 38615.8% | 2,448 |
| Portage County | Grover Cleveland+279 | 2,57050.2% | 2,29144.8% | 2585.0% | 5,119 |
| Price County | Benjamin Harrison+223 | 87641.9% | 1,09952.5% | 1175.6% | 2,092 |
| Racine County | Benjamin Harrison+206 | 3,75043.8% | 3,95646.2% | 85810.0% | 8,564 |
| Richland County | Benjamin Harrison+524 | 1,67038.0% | 2,19450.0% | 52512.0% | 4,389 |
| Rock County | Benjamin Harrison+1,821 | 4,23138.6% | 6,05255.2% | 6736.1% | 10,956 |
| Sauk County | Benjamin Harrison+138 | 3,13945.7% | 3,27747.8% | 4466.5% | 6,862 |
| Sawyer County | Benjamin Harrison+84 | 32841.9% | 41252.6% | 435.5% | 783 |
| Shawano County | Grover Cleveland+717 | 2,04055.4% | 1,32335.9% | 3228.7% | 3,685 |
| Sheboygan County | Grover Cleveland+1,488 | 5,12656.7% | 3,63840.3% | 2703.0% | 9,034 |
| St. Croix County | Benjamin Harrison+247 | 2,22042.3% | 2,46747.0% | 55710.6% | 5,244 |
| Taylor County | Grover Cleveland+170 | 90453.2% | 73443.2% | 613.6% | 1,699 |
| Trempealeau County | Benjamin Harrison+595 | 1,52138.5% | 2,11653.5% | 3158.0% | 3,952 |
| Vernon County | Benjamin Harrison+1,666 | 1,44027.8% | 3,10659.9% | 63512.3% | 5,181 |
| Walworth County | Benjamin Harrison+1,718 | 2,15332.5% | 3,87158.5% | 5918.9% | 6,615 |
| Washburn County | Benjamin Harrison+183 | 30536.1% | 48857.8% | 516.0% | 844 |
| Washington County | Grover Cleveland+924 | 2,62460.3% | 1,70039.0% | 300.7% | 4,354 |
| Waukesha County | Grover Cleveland+35 | 3,63548.0% | 3,60047.5% | 3374.5% | 7,572 |
| Waupaca County | Benjamin Harrison+1,211 | 2,18636.8% | 3,39757.2% | 3535.9% | 5,936 |
| Waushara County | Benjamin Harrison+1,305 | 78625.7% | 2,09168.5% | 1775.8% | 3,054 |
| Winnebago County | Grover Cleveland+539 | 5,89349.6% | 5,35445.1% | 6355.3% | 11,882 |
| Wood County | Grover Cleveland+441 | 2,22054.3% | 1,77943.5% | 902.2% | 4,089 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.