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1892 presidential election in Idaho

James B. Weaver (Populist) beat Benjamin Harrison (Republican) in Idaho in 1892, 54.2% to 44.3%, a margin of 9.9 points and 1,921 votes.

other candidates led in 15 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Ada, cast 2,827 votes and went to the other candidates by 17.2 points. The closest was Owyhee, where 9 votes separated the top two.

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Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James B. Weaver won Populist 10,520 54.2%
Benjamin Harrison Republican 8,599 44.3%
All other candidates 288 1.5%
Total19,407

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 0 0.0% 1,170 41.4% 1,657 2,827 Others
Latah 0 0.0% 1,242 45.5% 1,490 2,732 Others
Bingham 0 0.0% 973 49.3% 1,001 1,974 Others
Shoshone 0 0.0% 936 49.0% 976 1,912 Others
Alturas (Ext) 0 0.0% 596 34.6% 1,125 1,721 Others
Kootenai 0 0.0% 713 47.9% 774 1,487 Others
Boise 0 0.0% 377 42.6% 508 885 Others
Washington 0 0.0% 317 36.1% 560 877 Others
Idaho 0 0.0% 386 46.0% 453 839 Others
Nez Perce 0 0.0% 345 44.2% 435 780 Others
Owyhee 0 0.0% 337 49.3% 346 683 Others
Lemhi 0 0.0% 330 57.4% 245 575 R+57.4
Elmore 0 0.0% 188 34.8% 352 540 Others
Custer 0 0.0% 187 36.5% 325 512 Others
Oneida 0 0.0% 267 63.9% 151 418 R+63.9
Bear Lake 0 0.0% 114 33.9% 222 336 Others
Cassia 0 0.0% 121 39.2% 188 309 Others

Counties as they stood in 1892; 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.

Idaho in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+36.5
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+30.8
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+31.8
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+31.7
2008 John McCain (R) R+25.4
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+38.1
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+39.5
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+18.5
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+13.6
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+26.1
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+46.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+41.3
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+22.8
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+38.2
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+26.1
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+1.8
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+7.6
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.4
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+31.0
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+2.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+3.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+9.1
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+29.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+20.4
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+29.3
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+30.8
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+31.3
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+10.9
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+1.1
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+16.9
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+40.4
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+3.9
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+56.8
1892 James B. Weaver (other)