Election 1884 Results
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1884 presidential election in Tennessee
Grover Cleveland (Democrat) beat James G. Blaine (Republican) in Tennessee in 1884, 51.5% to 47.7%, a margin of 3.7 points and 9,669 votes.
Tennessee voted 3.1 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 56 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 39. The largest, Shelby, cast 16,791 votes and went to the Republican by 9.2 points. The closest was Pickett, where 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland won | Democratic | 133,770 | 51.5% |
| James G. Blaine | Republican | 124,101 | 47.7% |
| All other candidates | 2,107 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 259,978 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 7,626 45.4% | 9,165 54.6% | 16,791 | R+9.2 | |
| Davidson | 8,165 50.0% | 8,111 49.6% | 67 | 16,343 | D+0.3 |
| Knox | 3,481 39.2% | 5,248 59.1% | 147 | 8,876 | R+19.9 |
| Hamilton | 2,439 38.6% | 3,827 60.6% | 49 | 6,315 | R+22.0 |
| Maury | 3,148 52.5% | 2,818 47.0% | 29 | 5,995 | D+5.5 |
| Gibson | 3,210 60.9% | 1,999 37.9% | 60 | 5,269 | D+23.0 |
| Giles | 2,775 54.8% | 2,278 45.0% | 12 | 5,065 | D+9.8 |
| Rutherford | 2,828 58.0% | 2,040 41.8% | 10 | 4,878 | D+16.2 |
| Greene | 2,111 45.2% | 2,507 53.6% | 56 | 4,674 | R+8.5 |
| Haywood | 1,842 40.0% | 2,768 60.0% | 4,610 | R+20.1 | |
| Montgomery | 2,516 56.6% | 1,922 43.2% | 9 | 4,447 | D+13.4 |
| Fayette | 1,729 39.6% | 2,637 60.4% | 4,366 | R+20.8 | |
| Madison | 2,393 55.4% | 1,901 44.0% | 22 | 4,316 | D+11.4 |
| Carroll | 1,850 44.1% | 2,319 55.3% | 27 | 4,196 | R+11.2 |
| Bedford | 2,053 51.2% | 1,882 46.9% | 75 | 4,010 | D+4.3 |
| Weakley | 2,293 58.7% | 1,606 41.1% | 10 | 3,909 | D+17.6 |
| Tipton | 1,922 50.6% | 1,868 49.2% | 6 | 3,796 | D+1.4 |
| Lincoln | 2,780 74.0% | 949 25.3% | 27 | 3,756 | D+48.7 |
| Sullivan | 2,176 62.0% | 1,298 37.0% | 33 | 3,507 | D+25.0 |
| Hawkins | 1,529 43.7% | 1,973 56.3% | 3,502 | R+12.7 | |
| Wilson | 2,191 62.8% | 1,234 35.3% | 66 | 3,491 | D+27.4 |
| Williamson | 2,025 58.1% | 1,461 41.9% | 3,486 | D+16.2 | |
| Obion | 2,509 72.6% | 939 27.2% | 6 | 3,454 | D+45.5 |
| Washington | 1,559 46.2% | 1,815 53.8% | 3,374 | R+7.6 | |
| Sumner | 2,225 69.7% | 945 29.6% | 20 | 3,190 | D+40.1 |
| Hardeman | 1,940 61.3% | 1,226 38.7% | 3,166 | D+22.6 | |
| Henderson | 1,478 47.6% | 1,629 52.4% | 3,107 | R+4.9 | |
| Henry | 1,941 63.0% | 1,139 37.0% | 3,080 | D+26.0 | |
| McMinn | 1,293 43.7% | 1,663 56.2% | 5 | 2,961 | R+12.5 |
| Lauderdale | 1,488 52.0% | 1,330 46.5% | 44 | 2,862 | D+5.5 |
| Marshall | 2,084 73.5% | 728 25.7% | 25 | 2,837 | D+47.8 |
| Robertson | 1,977 71.2% | 794 28.6% | 5 | 2,776 | D+42.6 |
| McNairy | 1,436 52.3% | 1,312 47.7% | 2,748 | D+4.5 | |
| Franklin | 2,091 76.4% | 615 22.5% | 30 | 2,736 | D+53.9 |
| Sevier | 468 17.2% | 2,242 82.2% | 16 | 2,726 | R+65.1 |
| Blount | 849 31.4% | 1,823 67.4% | 31 | 2,703 | R+36.0 |
| Jefferson | 736 27.4% | 1,909 71.0% | 44 | 2,689 | R+43.6 |
| Crockett | 1,404 52.6% | 1,256 47.1% | 8 | 2,668 | D+5.5 |
| Roane | 808 30.5% | 1,843 69.5% | 2,651 | R+39.0 | |
| Hardin | 1,087 41.3% | 1,546 58.7% | 2,633 | R+17.4 | |
| Dekalb | 1,409 55.6% | 1,117 44.1% | 6 | 2,532 | D+11.5 |
| Smith | 1,592 63.8% | 880 35.3% | 22 | 2,494 | D+28.5 |
| Cocke | 875 35.3% | 1,587 64.0% | 18 | 2,480 | R+28.7 |
| Monroe | 1,258 52.7% | 1,120 46.9% | 11 | 2,389 | D+5.8 |
| Claiborne | 921 39.9% | 1,390 60.1% | 2,311 | R+20.3 | |
| Warren | 1,754 76.5% | 532 23.2% | 6 | 2,292 | D+53.3 |
| Bradley | 892 40.6% | 1,304 59.4% | 2,196 | R+18.8 | |
| Dyer | 1,542 71.6% | 609 28.3% | 3 | 2,154 | D+43.3 |
| Grainger | 840 39.1% | 1,303 60.6% | 8 | 2,151 | R+21.5 |
| Anderson | 604 29.3% | 1,456 70.7% | 2,060 | R+41.4 | |
| Marion | 901 44.9% | 1,107 55.1% | 2,008 | R+10.3 | |
| Coffee | 1,597 79.9% | 376 18.8% | 26 | 1,999 | D+61.1 |
| Carter | 407 20.5% | 1,575 79.5% | 1,982 | R+58.9 | |
| Hamblen | 875 44.2% | 1,072 54.2% | 31 | 1,978 | R+10.0 |
| Dickson | 1,339 70.5% | 561 29.5% | 1,900 | D+40.9 | |
| Stewart | 1,336 71.6% | 530 28.4% | 1,866 | D+43.2 | |
| Union | 530 28.6% | 1,321 71.4% | 1,851 | R+42.7 | |
| Hickman | 1,135 61.7% | 700 38.1% | 4 | 1,839 | D+23.7 |
| Campbell | 399 22.2% | 1,394 77.5% | 6 | 1,799 | R+55.3 |
| Wayne | 668 37.3% | 1,124 62.7% | 1 | 1,793 | R+25.4 |
| Humphreys | 1,484 83.7% | 285 16.1% | 5 | 1,774 | D+67.6 |
| White | 1,365 81.1% | 315 18.7% | 3 | 1,683 | D+62.4 |
| Rhea | 912 54.6% | 755 45.2% | 3 | 1,670 | D+9.4 |
| Jackson | 1,380 82.8% | 281 16.9% | 6 | 1,667 | D+65.9 |
| Benton | 1,054 63.6% | 599 36.1% | 4 | 1,657 | D+27.5 |
| Putnam | 1,063 65.9% | 551 34.1% | 1,614 | D+31.7 | |
| Overton | 1,179 73.7% | 421 26.3% | 1,600 | D+47.4 | |
| Lawrence | 953 60.9% | 611 39.1% | 1,564 | D+21.9 | |
| Cannon | 1,011 65.9% | 515 33.6% | 7 | 1,533 | D+32.4 |
| Loudon | 487 32.6% | 1,009 67.4% | 1,496 | R+34.9 | |
| Hancock | 425 28.8% | 1,049 71.1% | 2 | 1,476 | R+42.3 |
| Macon | 619 43.3% | 810 56.7% | 1,429 | R+13.4 | |
| Decatur | 734 52.9% | 653 47.1% | 1,387 | D+5.8 | |
| Cheatham | 959 74.1% | 335 25.9% | 1,294 | D+48.2 | |
| Johnson | 179 14.0% | 1,101 85.8% | 3 | 1,283 | R+71.9 |
| Polk | 704 56.9% | 533 43.1% | 1,237 | D+13.8 | |
| Meigs | 679 56.4% | 524 43.6% | 1,203 | D+12.9 | |
| Perry | 715 61.5% | 447 38.5% | 1,162 | D+23.1 | |
| Scott | 130 11.8% | 969 88.2% | 1,099 | R+76.3 | |
| Bledsoe | 416 42.1% | 572 57.9% | 988 | R+15.8 | |
| Clay | 628 64.3% | 333 34.1% | 16 | 977 | D+30.2 |
| Moore | 906 94.0% | 53 5.5% | 5 | 964 | D+88.5 |
| Morgan | 300 32.8% | 607 66.3% | 9 | 916 | R+33.5 |
| Trousdale | 584 71.9% | 226 27.8% | 2 | 812 | D+44.1 |
| Houston | 630 78.4% | 174 21.6% | 804 | D+56.7 | |
| Cumberland | 312 38.9% | 488 60.8% | 3 | 803 | R+21.9 |
| Grundy | 585 75.7% | 188 24.3% | 773 | D+51.4 | |
| James (Ext) | 254 33.5% | 504 66.4% | 1 | 759 | R+32.9 |
| Fentress | 220 32.6% | 454 67.4% | 674 | R+34.7 | |
| Unicoi | 91 14.0% | 559 86.0% | 650 | R+72.0 | |
| Pickett | 275 49.2% | 284 50.8% | 559 | R+1.6 | |
| Sequatchie | 284 66.7% | 142 33.3% | 426 | D+33.3 | |
| Van Buren | 348 85.5% | 59 14.5% | 407 | D+71.0 | |
| Lake | 367 97.9% | 8 2.1% | 375 | D+95.7 | |
| Lewis | 209 76.6% | 64 23.4% | 273 | D+53.1 |
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.
Tennessee in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+29.7 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+23.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.0 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.1 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+14.3 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+13.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.0 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.7 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+0.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+21.2 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+34.9 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+38.1 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+34.0 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+7.7 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+9.2 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+28.8 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+7.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.2 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+9.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+19.7 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+36.9 |