Election 1884 Results
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1884 presidential election in Wisconsin
James G. Blaine (Republican) beat Grover Cleveland (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1884, 50.4% to 45.8%, a margin of 4.6 points and 14,708 votes.
Wisconsin voted 5.2 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 47 of the 66 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 34,257 votes and went to the Republican by 1.6 points. The closest was Shawano, where 6 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 | 161,155 | 50.4% |
| Grover Cleveland | Democratic | 146,447 | 45.8% |
| All other candidates | 12,245 | 3.8% | |
| Total | 319,847 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 16,291 47.6% | 16,844 49.2% | 1,122 | 34,257 | R+1.6 |
| Dane | 6,409 48.4% | 6,222 47.0% | 616 | 13,247 | D+1.4 |
| Winnebago | 4,688 45.9% | 4,893 47.9% | 632 | 10,213 | R+2.0 |
| Rock | 3,447 34.0% | 6,266 61.7% | 435 | 10,148 | R+27.8 |
| Fond Du Lac | 4,878 50.5% | 4,275 44.3% | 505 | 9,658 | D+6.2 |
| Dodge | 6,145 64.7% | 3,145 33.1% | 211 | 9,501 | D+31.6 |
| Grant | 3,250 41.4% | 4,137 52.6% | 471 | 7,858 | R+11.3 |
| Racine | 3,458 44.1% | 4,065 51.8% | 319 | 7,842 | R+7.7 |
| Sheboygan | 3,986 51.1% | 3,511 45.0% | 301 | 7,798 | D+6.1 |
| La Crosse | 3,442 46.7% | 3,780 51.3% | 141 | 7,363 | R+4.6 |
| Jefferson | 4,227 57.4% | 2,912 39.6% | 222 | 7,361 | D+17.9 |
| Outagamie | 4,169 58.9% | 2,644 37.4% | 262 | 7,075 | D+21.6 |
| Walworth | 2,115 31.1% | 4,323 63.5% | 368 | 6,806 | R+32.4 |
| Waukesha | 3,264 48.0% | 3,207 47.2% | 328 | 6,799 | D+0.8 |
| Eau Claire | 2,947 43.4% | 3,622 53.4% | 214 | 6,783 | R+10.0 |
| Manitowoc | 4,203 62.1% | 2,525 37.3% | 40 | 6,768 | D+24.8 |
| Brown | 3,681 54.9% | 2,946 43.9% | 77 | 6,704 | D+11.0 |
| Columbia | 2,630 41.4% | 3,470 54.6% | 255 | 6,355 | R+13.2 |
| Sauk | 2,381 38.1% | 3,557 56.9% | 315 | 6,253 | R+18.8 |
| Marathon | 3,358 60.1% | 2,144 38.4% | 87 | 5,589 | D+21.7 |
| Chippewa | 2,500 48.6% | 2,545 49.4% | 104 | 5,149 | R+0.9 |
| Iowa | 2,297 44.6% | 2,463 47.8% | 389 | 5,149 | R+3.2 |
| Green | 1,894 37.1% | 2,568 50.4% | 637 | 5,099 | R+13.2 |
| Monroe | 2,207 43.7% | 2,633 52.1% | 212 | 5,052 | R+8.4 |
| Waupaca | 1,762 34.9% | 3,031 60.0% | 255 | 5,048 | R+25.1 |
| Lafayette | 2,198 44.3% | 2,491 50.2% | 276 | 4,965 | R+5.9 |
| Vernon | 1,569 32.2% | 2,916 59.9% | 382 | 4,867 | R+27.7 |
| St. Croix | 2,237 46.1% | 2,502 51.6% | 112 | 4,851 | R+5.5 |
| Portage | 2,256 48.1% | 2,319 49.4% | 120 | 4,695 | R+1.3 |
| Washington | 2,972 64.7% | 1,583 34.5% | 40 | 4,595 | D+30.2 |
| Richland | 1,785 39.7% | 2,459 54.7% | 254 | 4,498 | R+15.0 |
| Dunn | 1,202 31.0% | 2,536 65.5% | 136 | 3,874 | R+34.4 |
| Juneau | 1,710 44.2% | 2,012 51.9% | 151 | 3,873 | R+7.8 |
| Pierce | 1,120 29.5% | 2,478 65.3% | 194 | 3,792 | R+35.8 |
| Trempealeau | 1,285 35.1% | 2,166 59.1% | 211 | 3,662 | R+24.1 |
| Clark | 1,244 37.1% | 1,953 58.2% | 157 | 3,354 | R+21.1 |
| Kenosha | 1,557 47.3% | 1,705 51.8% | 30 | 3,292 | R+4.5 |
| Calumet | 2,136 65.1% | 957 29.2% | 188 | 3,281 | D+35.9 |
| Wood | 1,699 52.1% | 1,455 44.7% | 104 | 3,258 | D+7.5 |
| Crawford | 1,613 49.9% | 1,538 47.6% | 82 | 3,233 | D+2.3 |
| Jackson | 965 30.7% | 2,060 65.5% | 120 | 3,145 | R+34.8 |
| Door | 1,117 36.5% | 1,838 60.1% | 104 | 3,059 | R+23.6 |
| Marinette | 924 30.3% | 2,026 66.4% | 102 | 3,052 | R+36.1 |
| Green Lake | 1,292 43.3% | 1,525 51.1% | 166 | 2,983 | R+7.8 |
| Shawano | 1,404 48.0% | 1,398 47.8% | 124 | 2,926 | D+0.2 |
| Ozaukee | 2,171 74.6% | 716 24.6% | 25 | 2,912 | D+50.0 |
| Waushara | 605 21.1% | 2,146 74.7% | 121 | 2,872 | R+53.7 |
| Buffalo | 1,225 43.7% | 1,544 55.1% | 34 | 2,803 | R+11.4 |
| Kewaunee | 2,006 72.7% | 746 27.0% | 9 | 2,761 | D+45.6 |
| Oconto | 1,033 40.0% | 1,494 57.9% | 53 | 2,580 | R+17.9 |
| Barron | 792 30.7% | 1,697 65.8% | 89 | 2,578 | R+35.1 |
| Polk | 627 25.8% | 1,717 70.6% | 89 | 2,433 | R+44.8 |
| Lincoln | 989 47.0% | 1,077 51.1% | 40 | 2,106 | R+4.2 |
| Marquette | 1,078 52.2% | 940 45.5% | 46 | 2,064 | D+6.7 |
| Ashland | 672 37.9% | 1,084 61.2% | 16 | 1,772 | R+23.3 |
| Adams | 454 30.9% | 1,002 68.2% | 14 | 1,470 | R+37.3 |
| Taylor | 604 43.3% | 789 56.6% | 1 | 1,394 | R+13.3 |
| Pepin | 413 29.7% | 957 68.9% | 19 | 1,389 | R+39.2 |
| Langlade | 628 50.7% | 559 45.2% | 51 | 1,238 | D+5.6 |
| Price | 329 29.2% | 794 70.6% | 2 | 1,125 | R+41.3 |
| Bayfield | 243 36.0% | 431 63.9% | 1 | 675 | R+27.9 |
| Burnett | 27 4.3% | 601 94.6% | 7 | 635 | R+90.4 |
| Douglas | 249 47.4% | 275 52.4% | 1 | 525 | R+5.0 |
| Florence | 142 28.0% | 362 71.3% | 4 | 508 | R+43.3 |
| Washburn | 137 29.5% | 281 60.4% | 47 | 465 | R+31.0 |
| Sawyer | 109 26.5% | 298 72.3% | 5 | 412 | R+45.9 |
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.
Wisconsin in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+0.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+0.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+0.8 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+6.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+13.9 |
| 2004 | John Kerry (D) | D+0.4 |
| 2000 | Al Gore (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+10.3 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+1.7 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.7 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+3.6 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+24.3 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+3.7 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+23.7 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+1.8 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+33.5 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+32.3 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1924 | Robert M. La Follette (other) | |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+54.9 |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+8.4 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+17.8 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+35.2 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+24.1 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+22.9 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+1.7 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+6.0 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+4.6 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+11.1 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+2.4 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+12.5 |