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1892 presidential election in Montana

Benjamin Harrison (Republican) beat Grover Cleveland (Democrat) in Montana in 1892, 42.4% to 39.8%, a margin of 2.7 points and 1,181 votes.

Republicans led in 12 of the 16 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Silver Bow, cast 8,426 votes and went to the Republican by 7.2 points. The closest was Jefferson, where 10 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 18,871 42.4%
Grover Cleveland Democratic 17,690 39.8%
James B. Weaver Populist 7,338 16.5%
All other candidates 562 1.3%
Total44,461

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Silver Bow 2,648 31.4% 3,251 38.6% 2,527 8,426 R+7.2
Deer Lodge 2,160 39.6% 1,930 35.4% 1,359 5,449 D+4.2
Lewis And Clark 2,093 39.6% 2,014 38.1% 1,173 5,280 D+1.5
Missoula 2,341 45.5% 2,049 39.8% 754 5,144 D+5.7
Cascade 1,184 41.3% 1,300 45.3% 386 2,870 R+4.0
Park 1,048 43.7% 1,192 49.7% 156 2,396 R+6.0
Gallatin 1,144 49.5% 998 43.2% 169 2,311 D+6.3
Jefferson 730 37.5% 740 38.0% 475 1,945 R+0.5
Meagher 735 39.1% 839 44.6% 306 1,880 R+5.5
Madison 734 44.0% 768 46.1% 165 1,667 R+2.0
Choteau 676 44.5% 788 51.9% 55 1,519 R+7.4
Fergus 560 40.6% 766 55.5% 53 1,379 R+14.9
Beaverhead 463 33.7% 734 53.5% 176 1,373 R+19.7
Custer 537 41.6% 680 52.7% 74 1,291 R+11.1
Yellowstone 369 41.5% 479 53.9% 41 889 R+12.4
Dawson 268 41.7% 343 53.4% 31 642 R+11.7

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.

Montana in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+19.9
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+16.4
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+20.4
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+13.7
2008 John McCain (R) R+2.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+20.5
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+25.1
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+2.9
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+5.9
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+22.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.4
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+7.4
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+20.1
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.0
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+18.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+2.5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+14.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+19.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+9.9
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+9.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.6
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+41.7
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+22.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+17.9
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+23.1
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+29.1
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+19.3
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+11.8
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+4.4
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+20.4
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+18.6
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+60.6
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+2.7