Election 1884 Results
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1884 presidential election in Kansas
James G. Blaine (Republican) beat Grover Cleveland (Democrat) in Kansas in 1884, 58.1% to 33.9%, a margin of 24.2 points and 64,274 votes.
Kansas voted 24.8 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.6.
The Republican hold continued from 1880, when James A. Garfield won.
Republicans led in 82 of the 82 counties as they stood then. The largest, Shawnee, cast 8,753 votes and went to the Republican by 39.6 points. The closest was Ellis, where 4 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James G. Blaine won | Republican | 154,406 | 58.1% |
| Grover Cleveland | Democratic | 90,132 | 33.9% |
| Benjamin Butler | Greenback | 16,346 | 6.1% |
| All other candidates | 4,964 | 1.9% | |
| Total | 265,848 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 2,501 28.6% | 5,969 68.2% | 283 | 8,753 | R+39.6 |
| Leavenworth | 3,479 48.1% | 3,598 49.7% | 157 | 7,234 | R+1.6 |
| Sumner | 2,548 38.7% | 3,488 53.0% | 541 | 6,577 | R+14.3 |
| Cowley | 2,332 35.7% | 3,767 57.7% | 425 | 6,524 | R+22.0 |
| Sedgwick | 2,466 38.2% | 3,464 53.6% | 530 | 6,460 | R+15.4 |
| Labette | 2,094 34.7% | 3,475 57.6% | 465 | 6,034 | R+22.9 |
| Atchison | 2,604 43.3% | 3,306 55.0% | 105 | 6,015 | R+11.7 |
| Wyandotte | 2,301 40.1% | 3,231 56.4% | 200 | 5,732 | R+16.2 |
| Montgomery | 2,187 38.6% | 3,046 53.8% | 433 | 5,666 | R+15.2 |
| Cherokee | 1,941 34.5% | 2,602 46.2% | 1,091 | 5,634 | R+11.7 |
| Douglas | 1,676 30.3% | 3,361 60.8% | 490 | 5,527 | R+30.5 |
| Crawford | 2,125 38.5% | 3,085 56.0% | 303 | 5,513 | R+17.4 |
| Osage | 1,261 23.1% | 3,268 59.8% | 933 | 5,462 | R+36.7 |
| Butler | 1,799 33.1% | 3,178 58.4% | 464 | 5,441 | R+25.3 |
| Lyon | 1,519 30.4% | 3,076 61.5% | 404 | 4,999 | R+31.1 |
| Bourbon | 1,671 34.1% | 2,953 60.3% | 272 | 4,896 | R+26.2 |
| Marshall | 1,891 38.8% | 2,677 54.9% | 306 | 4,874 | R+16.1 |
| Dickinson | 1,584 34.0% | 2,605 55.9% | 468 | 4,657 | R+21.9 |
| Franklin | 997 22.4% | 2,360 53.0% | 1,098 | 4,455 | R+30.6 |
| Washington | 1,391 32.4% | 2,742 63.9% | 161 | 4,294 | R+31.5 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,699 39.7% | 2,396 56.0% | 181 | 4,276 | R+16.3 |
| Miami | 1,694 40.6% | 2,036 48.8% | 443 | 4,173 | R+8.2 |
| Cloud | 1,154 27.7% | 2,692 64.7% | 314 | 4,160 | R+37.0 |
| McPherson | 1,004 24.5% | 2,597 63.5% | 491 | 4,092 | R+38.9 |
| Neosho | 1,536 37.8% | 2,113 52.0% | 411 | 4,060 | R+14.2 |
| Jewell | 1,000 24.8% | 2,394 59.3% | 640 | 4,034 | R+34.6 |
| Johnson | 1,392 34.9% | 2,109 52.9% | 489 | 3,990 | R+18.0 |
| Jefferson | 1,654 41.5% | 2,250 56.5% | 77 | 3,981 | R+15.0 |
| Nemaha | 1,587 40.1% | 2,251 56.8% | 124 | 3,962 | R+16.8 |
| Linn | 1,043 26.8% | 2,232 57.3% | 622 | 3,897 | R+30.5 |
| Brown | 1,385 36.3% | 2,335 61.2% | 95 | 3,815 | R+24.9 |
| Harvey | 1,172 33.0% | 2,143 60.3% | 238 | 3,553 | R+27.3 |
| Republic | 1,014 28.6% | 2,391 67.5% | 138 | 3,543 | R+38.9 |
| Clay | 979 27.6% | 2,159 61.0% | 403 | 3,541 | R+33.3 |
| Coffey | 1,259 35.6% | 1,987 56.1% | 295 | 3,541 | R+20.6 |
| Saline | 1,053 29.8% | 2,383 67.4% | 98 | 3,534 | R+37.6 |
| Reno | 1,170 33.7% | 2,082 59.9% | 224 | 3,476 | R+26.2 |
| Greenwood | 1,047 31.1% | 1,980 58.8% | 342 | 3,369 | R+27.7 |
| Wilson | 1,145 34.3% | 2,026 60.7% | 166 | 3,337 | R+26.4 |
| Doniphan | 1,135 34.2% | 2,178 65.7% | 1 | 3,314 | R+31.5 |
| Chautauqua | 1,055 33.3% | 1,755 55.4% | 359 | 3,169 | R+22.1 |
| Allen | 1,120 35.4% | 1,953 61.7% | 93 | 3,166 | R+26.3 |
| Jackson | 1,133 37.1% | 1,842 60.4% | 75 | 3,050 | R+23.2 |
| Elk | 927 30.6% | 1,802 59.5% | 300 | 3,029 | R+28.9 |
| Harper | 1,006 34.3% | 1,621 55.2% | 310 | 2,937 | R+20.9 |
| Anderson | 825 28.1% | 1,670 56.9% | 439 | 2,934 | R+28.8 |
| Mitchell | 840 28.6% | 1,790 61.0% | 304 | 2,934 | R+32.4 |
| Marion | 1,037 35.4% | 1,809 61.8% | 82 | 2,928 | R+26.4 |
| Smith | 685 23.8% | 1,705 59.1% | 493 | 2,883 | R+35.4 |
| Ottawa | 861 30.9% | 1,618 58.0% | 309 | 2,788 | R+27.2 |
| Rice | 906 32.9% | 1,610 58.5% | 237 | 2,753 | R+25.6 |
| Riley | 644 24.6% | 1,686 64.3% | 291 | 2,621 | R+39.8 |
| Morris | 778 31.9% | 1,522 62.4% | 140 | 2,440 | R+30.5 |
| Osborne | 642 26.7% | 1,611 66.9% | 156 | 2,409 | R+40.2 |
| Wabaunsee | 798 33.4% | 1,540 64.5% | 49 | 2,387 | R+31.1 |
| Kingman | 911 38.8% | 1,344 57.3% | 91 | 2,346 | R+18.5 |
| Barton | 1,047 47.7% | 1,068 48.7% | 79 | 2,194 | R+1.0 |
| Woodson | 635 32.4% | 1,141 58.2% | 186 | 1,962 | R+25.8 |
| Phillips | 469 24.7% | 1,056 55.7% | 372 | 1,897 | R+30.9 |
| Ellsworth | 752 40.1% | 1,079 57.5% | 44 | 1,875 | R+17.4 |
| Chase | 695 37.5% | 1,012 54.6% | 146 | 1,853 | R+17.1 |
| Barber | 740 42.3% | 919 52.6% | 89 | 1,748 | R+10.2 |
| Lincoln | 472 28.0% | 996 59.1% | 218 | 1,686 | R+31.1 |
| Davis | 603 36.4% | 841 50.7% | 214 | 1,658 | R+14.4 |
| Rooks | 403 25.0% | 1,003 62.1% | 208 | 1,614 | R+37.2 |
| Pratt | 463 34.6% | 768 57.3% | 109 | 1,340 | R+22.8 |
| Ford | 537 41.8% | 673 52.4% | 75 | 1,285 | R+10.6 |
| Russell | 404 31.8% | 767 60.4% | 98 | 1,269 | R+28.6 |
| Norton | 307 25.1% | 764 62.4% | 153 | 1,224 | R+37.3 |
| Ellis | 571 48.5% | 575 48.9% | 31 | 1,177 | R+0.3 |
| Stafford | 276 24.0% | 737 64.1% | 137 | 1,150 | R+40.1 |
| Pawnee | 302 27.4% | 762 69.1% | 38 | 1,102 | R+41.7 |
| Edwards | 313 38.6% | 452 55.8% | 45 | 810 | R+17.2 |
| Rush | 303 38.2% | 490 61.8% | 793 | R+23.6 | |
| Decatur | 222 31.3% | 476 67.1% | 11 | 709 | R+35.8 |
| Ness | 192 29.1% | 392 59.4% | 76 | 660 | R+30.3 |
| Graham | 109 18.8% | 398 68.6% | 73 | 580 | R+49.8 |
| Trego | 139 24.3% | 409 71.6% | 23 | 571 | R+47.3 |
| Hodgeman | 124 29.6% | 262 62.5% | 33 | 419 | R+32.9 |
| Finney | 163 41.9% | 222 57.1% | 4 | 389 | R+15.2 |
| Rawlins | 165 45.5% | 197 54.3% | 1 | 363 | R+8.8 |
| Sheridan | 48 33.3% | 88 61.1% | 8 | 144 | R+27.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1884; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Kansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+16.1 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+14.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+20.6 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+21.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.0 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+20.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+18.2 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+5.1 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+13.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.2 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+20.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.3 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+31.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+38.3 |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+9.0 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+21.1 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+45.0 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+37.9 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+32.2 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+5.9 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+18.8 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+9.6 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+38.7 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1892 | James B. Weaver (other) | |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+32.6 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+37.7 |