Election 1884 Results
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1884 presidential election in Ohio
James G. Blaine (Republican) beat Grover Cleveland (Democrat) in Ohio in 1884, 51.0% to 46.9%, a margin of 4.1 points and 31,812 votes.
Ohio voted 4.6 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 55 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 33. The largest, Hamilton, cast 72,486 votes and went to the Republican by 7.6 points. The closest was Williams, where 10 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 | 400,092 | 51.0% |
| Grover Cleveland | Democratic | 368,280 | 46.9% |
| All other candidates | 16,248 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 784,620 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 33,248 45.9% | 38,744 53.5% | 494 | 72,486 | R+7.6 |
| Cuyahoga | 18,764 43.0% | 24,052 55.1% | 797 | 43,613 | R+12.1 |
| Franklin | 11,842 50.4% | 11,194 47.7% | 441 | 23,477 | D+2.8 |
| Montgomery | 11,326 49.3% | 11,524 50.1% | 143 | 22,993 | R+0.9 |
| Stark | 7,955 47.5% | 8,315 49.6% | 487 | 16,757 | R+2.1 |
| Lucas | 7,384 45.9% | 8,341 51.9% | 360 | 16,085 | R+5.9 |
| Clark | 5,204 39.6% | 7,517 57.3% | 408 | 13,129 | R+17.6 |
| Belmont | 5,763 47.3% | 6,186 50.8% | 231 | 12,180 | R+3.5 |
| Columbiana | 4,472 37.0% | 6,995 57.9% | 624 | 12,091 | R+20.9 |
| Summit | 4,586 38.9% | 6,598 56.0% | 597 | 11,781 | R+17.1 |
| Muskingum | 5,696 48.5% | 5,896 50.2% | 142 | 11,734 | R+1.7 |
| Butler | 6,751 62.3% | 3,976 36.7% | 102 | 10,829 | D+25.6 |
| Mahoning | 4,432 41.0% | 6,007 55.6% | 367 | 10,806 | R+14.6 |
| Licking | 5,958 55.7% | 4,599 43.0% | 145 | 10,702 | D+12.7 |
| Ashtabula | 2,643 25.2% | 7,269 69.4% | 560 | 10,472 | R+44.2 |
| Trumbull | 3,000 30.1% | 6,521 65.4% | 457 | 9,978 | R+35.3 |
| Darke | 5,442 54.9% | 4,390 44.3% | 79 | 9,911 | D+10.6 |
| Tuscarawas | 5,215 53.4% | 4,394 45.0% | 165 | 9,774 | D+8.4 |
| Ross | 4,723 49.2% | 4,830 50.3% | 50 | 9,603 | R+1.1 |
| Washington | 4,667 48.7% | 4,790 49.9% | 136 | 9,593 | R+1.3 |
| Wayne | 4,818 50.4% | 4,497 47.1% | 242 | 9,557 | D+3.4 |
| Miami | 4,084 43.0% | 5,273 55.6% | 134 | 9,491 | R+12.5 |
| Richland | 5,191 55.5% | 4,018 42.9% | 150 | 9,359 | D+12.5 |
| Seneca | 4,950 54.0% | 4,004 43.7% | 205 | 9,159 | D+10.3 |
| Lorain | 3,199 35.2% | 5,478 60.3% | 408 | 9,085 | R+25.1 |
| Clermont | 4,193 48.7% | 4,242 49.3% | 177 | 8,612 | R+0.6 |
| Wood | 3,753 43.8% | 4,549 53.1% | 271 | 8,573 | R+9.3 |
| Jefferson | 3,283 39.5% | 4,834 58.1% | 204 | 8,321 | R+18.6 |
| Huron | 3,311 39.9% | 4,650 56.0% | 341 | 8,302 | R+16.1 |
| Fairfield | 4,922 59.7% | 3,210 38.9% | 112 | 8,244 | D+20.8 |
| Lawrence | 3,024 38.2% | 4,817 60.9% | 67 | 7,908 | R+22.7 |
| Allen | 4,442 56.2% | 3,372 42.7% | 89 | 7,903 | D+13.5 |
| Greene | 2,624 33.8% | 4,920 63.4% | 218 | 7,762 | R+29.6 |
| Crawford | 4,851 62.9% | 2,731 35.4% | 133 | 7,715 | D+27.5 |
| Erie | 4,044 52.5% | 3,507 45.5% | 155 | 7,706 | D+7.0 |
| Brown | 4,272 56.6% | 3,226 42.7% | 49 | 7,547 | D+13.9 |
| Portage | 3,273 43.4% | 3,931 52.1% | 339 | 7,543 | R+8.7 |
| Champaign | 3,078 41.8% | 4,157 56.4% | 134 | 7,369 | R+14.6 |
| Knox | 3,530 48.4% | 3,573 49.0% | 185 | 7,288 | R+0.6 |
| Highland | 3,438 47.5% | 3,683 50.8% | 124 | 7,245 | R+3.4 |
| Scioto | 2,990 41.3% | 4,155 57.4% | 88 | 7,233 | R+16.1 |
| Hardin | 3,373 47.2% | 3,647 51.1% | 119 | 7,139 | R+3.8 |
| Delaware | 3,078 44.3% | 3,513 50.5% | 359 | 6,950 | R+6.3 |
| Sandusky | 3,684 53.1% | 3,130 45.1% | 126 | 6,940 | D+8.0 |
| Meigs | 2,630 38.0% | 4,177 60.4% | 110 | 6,917 | R+22.4 |
| Warren | 2,481 36.0% | 4,318 62.7% | 84 | 6,883 | R+26.7 |
| Pickaway | 3,889 56.6% | 2,931 42.7% | 51 | 6,871 | D+13.9 |
| Hancock | 3,497 51.0% | 3,245 47.3% | 116 | 6,858 | D+3.7 |
| Logan | 2,625 38.6% | 3,998 58.8% | 173 | 6,796 | R+20.2 |
| Perry | 3,114 46.6% | 3,222 48.2% | 350 | 6,686 | R+1.6 |
| Athens | 2,252 34.8% | 3,828 59.2% | 385 | 6,465 | R+24.4 |
| Coshocton | 3,469 54.6% | 2,839 44.7% | 45 | 6,353 | D+9.9 |
| Clinton | 2,284 36.2% | 3,864 61.2% | 165 | 6,313 | R+25.0 |
| Putnam | 4,009 64.2% | 2,194 35.1% | 46 | 6,249 | D+29.0 |
| Preble | 2,817 45.4% | 3,178 51.2% | 211 | 6,206 | R+5.8 |
| Guernsey | 2,570 41.6% | 3,409 55.2% | 199 | 6,178 | R+13.6 |
| Jackson | 2,575 42.1% | 3,427 56.0% | 121 | 6,123 | R+13.9 |
| Gallia | 2,333 38.4% | 3,690 60.7% | 59 | 6,082 | R+22.3 |
| Ashland | 3,325 54.9% | 2,616 43.2% | 113 | 6,054 | D+11.7 |
| Van Wert | 2,940 48.6% | 3,052 50.4% | 60 | 6,052 | R+1.9 |
| Williams | 2,897 48.5% | 2,907 48.6% | 175 | 5,979 | R+0.2 |
| Shelby | 3,496 58.7% | 2,420 40.6% | 39 | 5,955 | D+18.1 |
| Auglaize | 3,882 65.6% | 2,026 34.2% | 14 | 5,922 | D+31.3 |
| Union | 2,242 38.0% | 3,515 59.5% | 150 | 5,907 | R+21.6 |
| Adams | 2,886 50.0% | 2,833 49.0% | 57 | 5,776 | D+0.9 |
| Medina | 2,135 37.1% | 3,433 59.6% | 190 | 5,758 | R+22.5 |
| Monroe | 4,010 70.7% | 1,645 29.0% | 20 | 5,675 | D+41.7 |
| Marion | 3,118 55.1% | 2,439 43.1% | 100 | 5,657 | D+12.0 |
| Wyandot | 3,074 55.6% | 2,380 43.0% | 75 | 5,529 | D+12.6 |
| Defiance | 3,288 59.6% | 2,184 39.6% | 47 | 5,519 | D+20.0 |
| Fayette | 2,160 40.1% | 3,171 58.9% | 55 | 5,386 | R+18.8 |
| Henry | 3,196 61.1% | 1,982 37.9% | 57 | 5,235 | D+23.2 |
| Madison | 2,391 46.2% | 2,706 52.3% | 79 | 5,176 | R+6.1 |
| Mercer | 3,728 72.6% | 1,384 26.9% | 24 | 5,136 | D+45.6 |
| Fulton | 1,904 38.0% | 2,848 56.9% | 253 | 5,005 | R+18.9 |
| Harrison | 2,077 41.6% | 2,765 55.4% | 150 | 4,992 | R+13.8 |
| Morrow | 2,160 43.3% | 2,612 52.4% | 214 | 4,986 | R+9.1 |
| Holmes | 3,368 70.4% | 1,366 28.6% | 48 | 4,782 | D+41.9 |
| Morgan | 1,972 42.5% | 2,556 55.1% | 108 | 4,636 | R+12.6 |
| Noble | 2,061 45.2% | 2,385 52.3% | 117 | 4,563 | R+7.1 |
| Hocking | 2,426 55.6% | 1,819 41.7% | 121 | 4,366 | D+13.9 |
| Ottawa | 2,742 62.8% | 1,575 36.1% | 49 | 4,366 | D+26.7 |
| Paulding | 2,082 48.6% | 2,182 50.9% | 19 | 4,283 | R+2.3 |
| Lake | 1,120 26.7% | 2,925 69.6% | 155 | 4,200 | R+43.0 |
| Carroll | 1,665 40.2% | 2,314 55.9% | 162 | 4,141 | R+15.7 |
| Pike | 2,238 54.7% | 1,792 43.8% | 63 | 4,093 | D+10.9 |
| Geauga | 824 20.8% | 2,960 74.6% | 184 | 3,968 | R+53.8 |
| Vinton | 1,852 51.5% | 1,725 47.9% | 21 | 3,598 | D+3.5 |
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.
Ohio in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+11.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.0 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+25.9 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.5 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+20.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+34.6 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+19.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+6.2 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+25.4 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+8.0 |