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Election 1884 Results

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1884 presidential election in Kentucky

Grover Cleveland (Democrat) beat James G. Blaine (Republican) in Kentucky in 1884, 55.3% to 42.9%, a margin of 12.4 points and 34,271 votes.

Kentucky voted 11.8 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.6.

The Democratic hold continued from 1880, when Winfield Scott Hancock won.

Democrats led in 85 of the 118 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 33. The largest, Jefferson, cast 20,399 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.5 points. The closest was Casey, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Grover Cleveland won	Democratic	152,961	55.3%
James G. Blaine	Republican	118,690	42.9%
All other candidates		4,830	1.7%
Total		276,481

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	11,266 55.2%	8,709 42.7%	424	20,399	D+12.5
Kenton	4,489 55.7%	3,459 42.9%	111	8,059	D+12.8
Campbell	3,111 48.0%	3,319 51.2%	56	6,486	R+3.2
Fayette	2,593 46.0%	3,000 53.2%	47	5,640	R+7.2
Christian	2,001 39.9%	2,818 56.1%	202	5,021	R+16.3
Warren	2,937 60.3%	1,866 38.3%	66	4,869	D+22.0
Mason	2,646 55.0%	2,120 44.0%	47	4,813	D+10.9
Daviess	3,139 65.8%	1,571 32.9%	63	4,773	D+32.9
Madison	2,295 51.7%	2,106 47.5%	36	4,437	D+4.3
Henderson	2,379 53.7%	1,970 44.5%	80	4,429	D+9.2
Logan	2,317 55.0%	1,861 44.2%	32	4,210	D+10.8
Graves	2,754 70.6%	1,081 27.7%	66	3,901	D+42.9
Bourbon	1,836 50.0%	1,828 49.8%	5	3,669	D+0.2
Pulaski	1,374 38.7%	2,131 60.0%	45	3,550	R+21.3
Barren	2,084 62.6%	1,176 35.3%	68	3,328	D+27.3
McCracken	1,992 60.9%	1,262 38.6%	18	3,272	D+22.3
Fleming	1,677 51.5%	1,542 47.3%	40	3,259	D+4.1
Shelby	1,983 60.9%	1,228 37.7%	47	3,258	D+23.2
Scott	1,789 56.2%	1,328 41.7%	67	3,184	D+14.5
Ohio	1,573 51.2%	1,399 45.6%	98	3,070	D+5.7
Franklin	1,819 59.4%	1,227 40.1%	14	3,060	D+19.3
Owen	2,399 79.2%	577 19.1%	52	3,028	D+60.2
Harrison	1,861 61.5%	1,120 37.0%	43	3,024	D+24.5
Hopkins	1,628 55.1%	1,125 38.1%	200	2,953	D+17.0
Pendleton	1,563 54.8%	1,237 43.4%	50	2,850	D+11.4
Clark	1,493 54.3%	1,244 45.3%	12	2,749	D+9.1
Mercer	1,496 54.8%	1,161 42.6%	71	2,728	D+12.3
Bracken	1,739 64.1%	925 34.1%	48	2,712	D+30.0
Lewis	1,152 43.0%	1,498 55.9%	28	2,678	R+12.9
Lawrence	1,419 53.5%	1,231 46.4%	2	2,652	D+7.1
Henry	1,539 59.8%	939 36.5%	94	2,572	D+23.3
Breckinridge	1,341 52.2%	1,179 45.9%	50	2,570	D+6.3
Union	1,863 72.8%	626 24.5%	69	2,558	D+48.4
Boyle	1,253 49.2%	1,234 48.5%	59	2,546	D+0.7
Carter	1,148 45.4%	1,353 53.5%	28	2,529	R+8.1
Lincoln	1,377 54.5%	1,078 42.7%	71	2,526	D+11.8
Hardin	1,531 61.6%	901 36.3%	53	2,485	D+25.4
Ballard	1,886 76.1%	546 22.0%	46	2,478	D+54.1
Montgomery	1,371 55.7%	1,078 43.8%	11	2,460	D+11.9
Boyd	1,106 45.0%	1,335 54.3%	16	2,457	R+9.3
Marion	1,488 60.7%	943 38.5%	21	2,452	D+22.2
Nelson	1,534 62.6%	877 35.8%	40	2,451	D+26.8
Woodford	1,267 52.3%	1,126 46.5%	28	2,421	D+5.8
Bath	1,260 52.5%	1,132 47.2%	8	2,400	D+5.3
Muhlenberg	1,311 54.8%	1,024 42.8%	58	2,393	D+12.0
Hart	1,348 58.9%	869 38.0%	70	2,287	D+20.9
Washington	1,144 50.1%	1,133 49.6%	7	2,284	D+0.5
Grayson	1,176 51.6%	1,030 45.2%	73	2,279	D+6.4
Nicholas	1,344 59.2%	875 38.5%	52	2,271	D+20.7
Trigg	1,312 57.9%	896 39.5%	59	2,267	D+18.4
Boone	1,694 75.2%	529 23.5%	29	2,252	D+51.7
Pike	1,142 51.5%	1,073 48.4%	2	2,217	D+3.1
Grant	1,345 61.2%	805 36.6%	49	2,199	D+24.6
Greenup	994 45.2%	1,192 54.2%	12	2,198	R+9.0
Todd	1,104 51.6%	958 44.8%	76	2,138	D+6.8
Garrard	1,009 47.5%	1,086 51.1%	31	2,126	R+3.6
Jessamine	1,134 53.7%	971 46.0%	6	2,111	D+7.7
Adair	1,059 51.4%	989 48.0%	11	2,059	D+3.4
Caldwell	1,136 56.7%	832 41.5%	36	2,004	D+15.2
Webster	1,180 61.2%	552 28.6%	195	1,927	D+32.6
Butler	761 39.6%	997 51.9%	164	1,922	R+12.3
Johnson	764 39.9%	1,140 59.5%	13	1,917	R+19.6
Morgan	1,301 68.0%	608 31.8%	4	1,913	D+36.2
Laurel	824 43.6%	1,045 55.3%	21	1,890	R+11.7
Carroll	1,349 72.9%	435 23.5%	66	1,850	D+49.4
Crittenden	859 46.5%	914 49.4%	76	1,849	R+3.0
Allen	1,045 57.1%	760 41.5%	25	1,830	D+15.6
Calloway	1,361 76.3%	354 19.8%	69	1,784	D+56.4
Anderson	1,119 63.8%	612 34.9%	22	1,753	D+28.9
Floyd	1,136 65.1%	608 34.8%	1	1,745	D+30.3
Hickman	1,204 69.8%	489 28.4%	31	1,724	D+41.5
Simpson	1,031 60.6%	641 37.7%	29	1,701	D+22.9
Clay	682 42.1%	931 57.5%	7	1,620	R+15.4
Whitley	480 29.8%	1,106 68.7%	24	1,610	R+38.9
Rockcastle	698 43.5%	905 56.5%		1,603	R+12.9
Marshall	1,239 79.4%	295 18.9%	27	1,561	D+60.5
Knox	608 39.5%	921 59.8%	12	1,541	R+20.3
Casey	742 48.5%	736 48.1%	52	1,530	D+0.4
Estill	785 51.5%	737 48.3%	3	1,525	D+3.1
Magoffin	703 46.9%	796 53.1%		1,499	R+6.2
Green	682 46.2%	785 53.1%	10	1,477	R+7.0
Wayne	775 53.4%	654 45.0%	23	1,452	D+8.3
Taylor	832 59.4%	558 39.9%	10	1,400	D+19.6
Meade	960 69.6%	394 28.6%	26	1,380	D+41.0
Lyon	748 54.3%	571 41.4%	59	1,378	D+12.8
Metcalfe	648 47.1%	681 49.5%	47	1,376	R+2.4
Monroe	541 39.6%	793 58.1%	32	1,366	R+18.4
McLean	818 60.4%	472 34.8%	65	1,355	D+25.5
Breathitt	870 64.6%	459 34.1%	18	1,347	D+30.5
Larue	860 64.8%	456 34.4%	11	1,327	D+30.4
Fulton	987 75.1%	307 23.4%	20	1,314	D+51.8
Livingston	922 70.8%	370 28.4%	11	1,303	D+42.4
Hancock	656 50.5%	532 41.0%	111	1,299	D+9.5
Spencer	870 70.5%	358 29.0%	6	1,234	D+41.5
Cumberland	529 43.5%	675 55.6%	11	1,215	R+12.0
Edmonson	633 53.5%	545 46.0%	6	1,184	D+7.4
Trimble	941 82.0%	172 15.0%	35	1,148	D+67.0
Elliott	873 77.0%	261 23.0%		1,134	D+54.0
Oldham	677 61.8%	373 34.0%	46	1,096	D+27.7
Wolfe	688 62.8%	403 36.8%	4	1,095	D+26.0
Russell	530 51.5%	472 45.9%	27	1,029	D+5.6
Gallatin	753 74.2%	254 25.0%	8	1,015	D+49.2
Jackson	280 29.3%	656 68.5%	21	957	R+39.3
Bullitt	632 66.2%	302 31.7%	20	954	D+34.6
Rowan	413 47.3%	460 52.7%		873	R+5.4
Harlan	217 25.0%	650 75.0%		867	R+49.9
Clinton	269 32.9%	540 66.1%	8	817	R+33.2
Owsley	224 27.4%	588 72.0%	5	817	R+44.6
Perry	236 29.3%	566 70.2%	4	806	R+40.9
Lee	385 48.4%	410 51.6%		795	R+3.1
Bell	238 30.2%	537 68.2%	12	787	R+38.0
Robertson	483 65.6%	248 33.7%	5	736	D+31.9
Menifee	511 72.8%	182 25.9%	9	702	D+46.9
Powell	385 56.0%	300 43.6%	3	688	D+12.4
Letcher	296 45.3%	357 54.6%	1	654	R+9.3
Leslie	76 12.8%	518 87.2%		594	R+74.4
Knott	453 77.6%	119 20.4%	12	584	D+57.2
Martin	179 30.8%	402 69.2%		581	R+38.4

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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