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Election 1884 Results

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1884 presidential election in Virginia

Grover Cleveland (Democrat) beat James G. Blaine (Republican) in Virginia in 1884, 51.1% to 48.9%, a margin of 2.2 points and 6,135 votes.

Virginia voted 1.6 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 54 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 46. The largest, Pittsylvania, cast 9,137 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.0 points. The closest was King And Queen, where 15 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Grover Cleveland won Democratic 145,491 51.1%
James G. Blaine Republican 139,356 48.9%
All other candidates 130 0.0%
Total284,977

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pittsylvania 5,161 56.5% 3,976 43.5% 9,137 D+13.0
Campbell 4,764 55.5% 3,825 44.5% 8,589 D+10.9
Halifax 3,911 53.6% 3,385 46.4% 7,296 D+7.2
Augusta 3,841 57.6% 2,832 42.4% 6,673 D+15.1
Albemarle 3,390 53.4% 2,964 46.6% 6,354 D+6.7
Rockingham 3,184 50.2% 3,164 49.8% 6,348 D+0.3
Bedford 3,916 63.0% 2,300 37.0% 6,216 D+26.0
Loudoun 3,222 58.3% 2,266 41.0% 42 5,530 D+17.3
Norfolk (Ext) 2,096 38.6% 3,338 61.4% 5,434 R+22.9
Accomack 3,400 63.6% 1,944 36.4% 5,344 D+27.2
Washington 3,028 57.5% 2,235 42.5% 5,263 D+15.1
Franklin 3,017 63.7% 1,718 36.3% 4,735 D+27.4
Fauquier 3,031 64.2% 1,692 35.8% 4,723 D+28.4
Mecklenburg 1,954 41.7% 2,736 58.3% 4,690 R+16.7
Rockbridge 2,389 51.4% 2,257 48.5% 6 4,652 D+2.8
Henrico 2,023 44.7% 2,491 55.1% 10 4,524 R+10.3
Shenandoah 2,278 51.5% 2,145 48.5% 4,423 D+3.0
Fairfax 2,171 53.0% 1,926 47.0% 4,097 D+6.0
Nansemond (Ext) 1,560 40.3% 2,315 59.7% 3,875 R+19.5
Chesterfield 2,052 53.1% 1,813 46.9% 2 3,867 D+6.2
Amherst 2,270 59.2% 1,562 40.8% 3,832 D+18.5
Southampton 1,786 47.0% 2,018 53.0% 3,804 R+6.1
Hanover 2,093 55.1% 1,705 44.9% 3,798 D+10.2
Caroline 1,736 49.2% 1,773 50.3% 16 3,525 R+1.0
Louisa 1,582 46.5% 1,818 53.5% 3,400 R+6.9
Scott 1,526 45.0% 1,862 55.0% 3,388 R+9.9
Nelson 1,911 57.2% 1,429 42.8% 3,340 D+14.4
Wythe 1,630 50.3% 1,611 49.7% 2 3,243 D+0.6
Buckingham 1,356 41.8% 1,886 58.2% 3,242 R+16.3
Charlotte 1,849 57.6% 1,363 42.4% 3,212 D+15.1
Henry 1,563 49.2% 1,617 50.8% 3,180 R+1.7
Montgomery 1,632 51.9% 1,499 47.6% 15 3,146 D+4.2
Botetourt 1,861 60.2% 1,229 39.8% 3,090 D+20.5
Brunswick 1,276 41.6% 1,794 58.4% 3,070 R+16.9
Isle Of Wight 1,466 48.7% 1,545 51.3% 3,011 R+2.6
Culpeper 1,608 55.5% 1,289 44.5% 2,897 D+11.0
Frederick 2,059 72.5% 780 27.5% 2,839 D+45.1
Lee 1,538 56.8% 1,169 43.2% 2,707 D+13.6
Gloucester 1,239 45.9% 1,451 53.7% 10 2,700 R+7.9
Russell 1,409 53.3% 1,236 46.7% 2,645 D+6.5
Orange 1,451 55.1% 1,181 44.9% 2,632 D+10.3
Dinwiddie 994 38.2% 1,610 61.8% 2,604 R+23.7
Page 1,334 51.6% 1,248 48.2% 5 2,587 D+3.3
Smyth 1,351 52.2% 1,235 47.8% 2,586 D+4.5
Carroll 1,423 55.4% 1,144 44.6% 2,567 D+10.9
Sussex 865 34.4% 1,652 65.6% 2,517 R+31.3
Prince Edward 991 39.6% 1,509 60.4% 2,500 R+20.7
Tazewell 989 40.2% 1,471 59.8% 2,460 R+19.6
Roanoke 1,160 47.6% 1,279 52.4% 2,439 R+4.9
Elizabeth City (Ext) 605 26.3% 1,697 73.7% 2,302 R+47.4
Northampton 1,043 45.3% 1,258 54.7% 2,301 R+9.3
Floyd 994 44.2% 1,257 55.8% 2,251 R+11.7
Princess Anne (Ext) 1,137 50.5% 1,113 49.5% 2,250 D+1.1
Essex 983 43.7% 1,266 56.3% 2,249 R+12.6
Grayson 1,274 58.1% 918 41.9% 2,192 D+16.2
Fluvanna 1,207 56.1% 946 43.9% 2,153 D+12.1
King And Queen 1,076 50.4% 1,061 49.6% 2,137 D+0.7
Madison 1,133 53.7% 975 46.3% 2,108 D+7.5
Lunenburg 935 44.6% 1,160 55.4% 2,095 R+10.7
Prince William 1,433 68.5% 660 31.5% 2,093 D+36.9
King William 901 43.2% 1,184 56.8% 2,085 R+13.6
Goochland 867 42.1% 1,192 57.9% 2,059 R+15.8
Northumberland 1,029 51.0% 988 49.0% 2,017 D+2.0
Appomattox 979 49.3% 1,008 50.7% 1,987 R+1.5
Nottoway 522 26.3% 1,463 73.6% 2 1,987 R+47.4
Prince George 646 32.5% 1,339 67.5% 1,985 R+34.9
Patrick 1,144 58.8% 802 41.2% 1,946 D+17.6
Cumberland 692 35.9% 1,237 64.1% 1,929 R+28.3
Pulaski 1,027 53.3% 894 46.4% 5 1,926 D+6.9
Westmoreland 828 43.1% 1,092 56.9% 1,920 R+13.8
Spotsylvania 973 50.9% 940 49.1% 1,913 D+1.7
Clarke 1,364 71.3% 548 28.7% 1,912 D+42.7
Alleghany 843 44.1% 1,068 55.9% 1,911 R+11.8
Amelia 680 36.2% 1,201 63.8% 1,881 R+27.7
Greensville 623 33.3% 1,247 66.7% 1,870 R+33.4
Surry 704 39.8% 1,066 60.2% 1,770 R+20.5
Lancaster 769 43.8% 984 56.1% 2 1,755 R+12.3
Giles 1,038 60.3% 684 39.7% 1,722 D+20.6
York 667 38.8% 1,052 61.2% 1,719 R+22.4
Rappahannock 1,149 66.9% 568 33.1% 1,717 D+33.8
Mathews 1,110 64.9% 600 35.1% 1,710 D+29.8
Warren 1,331 78.6% 362 21.4% 1,693 D+57.2
Middlesex 726 44.7% 894 55.1% 3 1,623 R+10.4
Stafford 742 45.8% 873 53.9% 5 1,620 R+8.1
Powhatan 563 35.2% 1,036 64.8% 1,599 R+29.6
Richmond 706 44.6% 878 55.4% 1,584 R+10.9
King George 627 42.9% 836 57.1% 1,463 R+14.3
New Kent 507 39.0% 792 61.0% 1,299 R+21.9
Charles City 403 34.3% 772 65.7% 1,175 R+31.4
Highland 586 52.3% 528 47.1% 6 1,120 D+5.2
Wise 588 52.7% 528 47.3% 1,116 D+5.4
Bland 578 52.0% 533 48.0% 1,111 D+4.1
Greene 634 57.5% 469 42.5% 1,103 D+15.0
Warwick (Ext) 361 32.8% 738 67.2% 1,099 R+34.3
James City 280 28.6% 698 71.4% 978 R+42.7
Bath 556 57.5% 411 42.5% 967 D+15.0
Alexandria 304 34.3% 583 65.7% 887 R+31.5
Craig 627 83.2% 127 16.8% 754 D+66.3
Buchanan 331 54.4% 278 45.6% 609 D+8.7
Dickenson 332 55.3% 268 44.7% 600 D+10.7

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.

Virginia in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+5.8
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+10.1
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+5.3
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+3.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+6.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+8.2
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+8.0
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+2.0
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+4.4
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.5
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+25.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+12.7
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+1.3
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+37.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.9
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+7.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+5.5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+17.0
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+13.0
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+6.8
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+25.0
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+36.5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.4
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+8.0
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+29.7
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+23.7
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+35.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+48.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+22.2
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+24.8
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+11.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+6.6
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+17.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+0.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+2.2
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+21.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+1.0