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Election 1888 Results

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1888 presidential election in Ohio

Benjamin Harrison (Republican) beat Grover Cleveland (Democrat) in Ohio in 1888, 49.6% to 47.1%, a margin of 2.5 points and 20,599 votes.

Ohio voted 3.3 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.8.

The Republican hold continued from 1884, when James G. Blaine won.

Republicans led in 53 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 35. The largest, Hamilton, cast 80,591 votes and went to the Republican by 4.8 points. The closest was Van Wert, where 13 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
Benjamin Harrison won Republican 416,055 49.6%
Grover Cleveland Democratic 395,456 47.1%
All other candidates 27,847 3.3%
Total839,358

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hamilton 37,661 46.7% 41,507 51.5% 1,423 80,591 R+4.8
Cuyahoga 23,949 46.9% 25,994 50.9% 1,103 51,046 R+4.0
Franklin 14,126 50.0% 13,453 47.6% 692 28,271 D+2.4
Montgomery 13,142 50.4% 12,491 47.9% 451 26,084 D+2.5
Stark 9,094 49.1% 8,763 47.3% 674 18,531 D+1.8
Lucas 8,638 46.9% 9,443 51.3% 331 18,412 R+4.4
Clark 5,860 42.6% 7,128 51.8% 774 13,762 R+9.2
Columbiana 5,154 38.2% 7,700 57.1% 636 13,490 R+18.9
Belmont 5,778 45.0% 6,615 51.5% 440 12,833 R+6.5
Summit 5,495 43.8% 6,455 51.4% 602 12,552 R+7.6
Muskingum 5,884 47.2% 6,234 50.0% 357 12,475 R+2.8
Mahoning 5,337 44.4% 6,162 51.3% 511 12,010 R+6.9
Butler 7,454 62.6% 4,143 34.8% 319 11,916 D+27.8
Licking 6,199 54.8% 4,867 43.0% 241 11,307 D+11.8
Ashtabula 2,675 25.2% 7,164 67.4% 792 10,631 R+42.2
Tuscarawas 5,484 52.4% 4,730 45.2% 243 10,457 D+7.2
Darke 5,495 53.9% 4,267 41.8% 437 10,199 D+12.0
Trumbull 3,177 31.5% 6,299 62.5% 607 10,083 R+31.0
Wood 4,431 44.0% 5,199 51.7% 430 10,060 R+7.6
Miami 4,258 42.5% 5,312 53.0% 446 10,016 R+10.5
Ross 4,584 47.0% 4,942 50.7% 221 9,747 R+3.7
Seneca 5,232 54.1% 4,165 43.1% 271 9,668 D+11.0
Richland 5,198 53.9% 4,188 43.4% 258 9,644 D+10.5
Washington 4,446 46.3% 4,921 51.2% 237 9,604 R+4.9
Hancock 4,539 47.5% 4,634 48.5% 384 9,557 R+1.0
Wayne 4,888 51.4% 4,161 43.8% 458 9,507 D+7.6
Allen 5,123 55.9% 3,761 41.1% 274 9,158 D+14.9
Lorain 3,311 36.3% 5,235 57.3% 587 9,133 R+21.1
Jefferson 3,293 37.5% 5,106 58.1% 392 8,791 R+20.6
Clermont 4,180 49.1% 4,097 48.2% 228 8,505 D+1.0
Huron 3,438 41.8% 4,392 53.4% 402 8,232 R+11.6
Erie 4,322 52.8% 3,721 45.5% 136 8,179 D+7.3
Fairfield 4,846 59.7% 3,058 37.6% 220 8,124 D+22.0
Crawford 5,085 63.7% 2,681 33.6% 219 7,985 D+30.1
Greene 2,682 33.8% 4,893 61.7% 355 7,930 R+27.9
Lawrence 3,068 38.8% 4,713 59.5% 135 7,916 R+20.8
Brown 4,237 56.8% 3,055 40.9% 169 7,461 D+15.8
Portage 3,260 44.0% 3,880 52.4% 270 7,410 R+8.4
Scioto 3,075 41.6% 4,070 55.0% 252 7,397 R+13.5
Knox 3,528 47.9% 3,588 48.7% 255 7,371 R+0.8
Highland 3,489 47.4% 3,576 48.6% 292 7,357 R+1.2
Champaign 3,049 41.5% 3,933 53.6% 359 7,341 R+12.0
Sandusky 3,917 53.7% 3,218 44.1% 162 7,297 D+9.6
Hardin 3,339 45.8% 3,611 49.5% 339 7,289 R+3.7
Perry 3,474 48.4% 3,528 49.2% 175 7,177 R+0.8
Van Wert 3,398 48.0% 3,411 48.2% 270 7,079 R+0.2
Pickaway 3,831 54.6% 3,046 43.4% 142 7,019 D+11.2
Warren 2,598 37.2% 4,173 59.8% 210 6,981 R+22.6
Logan 2,533 36.5% 4,115 59.3% 287 6,935 R+22.8
Delaware 3,004 43.5% 3,432 49.7% 475 6,911 R+6.2
Putnam 4,261 62.6% 2,355 34.6% 189 6,805 D+28.0
Jackson 2,628 39.5% 3,570 53.7% 454 6,652 R+14.2
Meigs 2,413 36.5% 3,989 60.4% 201 6,603 R+23.9
Athens 1,612 24.5% 4,570 69.6% 386 6,568 R+45.0
Coshocton 3,567 54.4% 2,768 42.2% 223 6,558 D+12.2
Guernsey 2,520 38.5% 3,560 54.4% 464 6,544 R+15.9
Preble 2,966 46.1% 3,157 49.1% 312 6,435 R+3.0
Clinton 2,305 36.0% 3,816 59.5% 289 6,410 R+23.6
Williams 2,977 47.5% 3,071 49.0% 220 6,268 R+1.5
Auglaize 3,928 63.1% 2,212 35.5% 83 6,223 D+27.6
Shelby 3,597 58.3% 2,447 39.7% 124 6,168 D+18.6
Mercer 4,146 67.6% 1,841 30.0% 148 6,135 D+37.6
Marion 3,297 54.1% 2,521 41.4% 274 6,092 D+12.7
Defiance 3,567 59.2% 2,245 37.2% 218 6,030 D+21.9
Adams 3,022 50.2% 2,870 47.7% 123 6,015 D+2.5
Gallia 2,216 37.2% 3,651 61.3% 86 5,953 R+24.1
Union 2,224 37.5% 3,468 58.5% 233 5,925 R+21.0
Paulding 2,781 47.2% 2,975 50.5% 134 5,890 R+3.3
Henry 3,583 61.8% 2,047 35.3% 171 5,801 D+26.5
Ashland 3,152 54.6% 2,445 42.3% 180 5,777 D+12.2
Medina 2,181 38.0% 3,333 58.1% 225 5,739 R+20.1
Fayette 2,192 38.6% 3,316 58.4% 166 5,674 R+19.8
Monroe 3,886 69.6% 1,621 29.0% 74 5,581 D+40.6
Wyandot 2,981 55.0% 2,256 41.6% 181 5,418 D+13.4
Madison 2,376 44.5% 2,708 50.7% 256 5,340 R+6.2
Fulton 1,997 38.4% 2,901 55.7% 308 5,206 R+17.4
Harrison 1,927 38.3% 2,763 54.9% 340 5,030 R+16.6
Morrow 2,068 42.0% 2,514 51.0% 345 4,927 R+9.1
Hocking 2,541 52.3% 2,113 43.5% 207 4,861 D+8.8
Ottawa 3,065 63.3% 1,730 35.7% 47 4,842 D+27.6
Holmes 3,388 70.5% 1,241 25.8% 180 4,809 D+44.6
Noble 2,087 44.1% 2,515 53.2% 127 4,729 R+9.1
Morgan 1,974 42.1% 2,531 54.0% 185 4,690 R+11.9
Lake 1,157 26.5% 2,987 68.4% 225 4,369 R+41.9
Carroll 1,746 40.5% 2,405 55.8% 158 4,309 R+15.3
Pike 2,162 53.6% 1,769 43.9% 99 4,030 D+9.8
Geauga 843 22.3% 2,712 71.8% 222 3,777 R+49.5
Vinton 1,865 49.8% 1,832 48.9% 47 3,744 D+0.9

Counties as they stood in 1888; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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