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Election 1892 Results

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1892 presidential election in Virginia

Grover Cleveland (Democrat) beat Benjamin Harrison (Republican) in Virginia in 1892, 56.2% to 38.7%, a margin of 17.5 points and 51,038 votes.

Virginia voted 14.5 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+3.0.

The Democratic hold continued from 1888, when Grover Cleveland also won.

Democrats led in 78 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Pittsylvania, cast 9,381 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.2 points. The closest was Middlesex, where 5 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 164,136 56.2%
Benjamin Harrison Republican 113,098 38.7%
All other candidates 15,004 5.1%
Total292,238

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pittsylvania 4,643 49.5% 3,872 41.3% 866 9,381 D+8.2
Rockingham 4,177 55.1% 3,177 41.9% 231 7,585 D+13.2
Augusta 4,519 61.8% 2,491 34.1% 302 7,312 D+27.7
Halifax 3,974 57.4% 2,259 32.6% 695 6,928 D+24.8
Accomack 4,476 66.9% 2,021 30.2% 196 6,693 D+36.7
Bedford 4,079 64.1% 1,854 29.1% 433 6,366 D+35.0
Norfolk (Ext) 3,281 52.6% 2,859 45.8% 102 6,242 D+6.8
Washington 3,530 60.7% 2,069 35.6% 218 5,817 D+25.1
Loudoun 3,449 60.6% 2,027 35.6% 211 5,687 D+25.0
Albemarle 3,497 62.2% 2,093 37.2% 31 5,621 D+25.0
Henrico 3,011 56.7% 2,156 40.6% 142 5,309 D+16.1
Fauquier 3,554 68.1% 1,572 30.1% 93 5,219 D+38.0
Shenandoah 2,936 57.0% 1,988 38.6% 226 5,150 D+18.4
Franklin 2,869 59.9% 1,374 28.7% 550 4,793 D+31.2
Rockbridge 2,803 59.3% 1,838 38.9% 82 4,723 D+20.4
Fairfax 2,750 60.2% 1,792 39.2% 26 4,568 D+21.0
Scott 2,215 52.0% 1,671 39.3% 371 4,257 D+12.8
Campbell 2,239 53.1% 1,411 33.5% 567 4,217 D+19.6
Nansemond (Ext) 2,236 53.4% 1,722 41.1% 233 4,191 D+12.3
Tazewell 1,995 47.8% 2,080 49.8% 101 4,176 R+2.0
Wythe 2,331 58.2% 1,450 36.2% 223 4,004 D+22.0
Mecklenburg 1,706 42.9% 1,731 43.5% 541 3,978 R+0.6
Chesterfield 2,216 58.0% 1,447 37.8% 160 3,823 D+20.1
Botetourt 2,132 58.6% 1,395 38.3% 113 3,640 D+20.2
Amherst 2,113 58.3% 1,388 38.3% 123 3,624 D+20.0
Henry 1,670 46.6% 1,701 47.5% 210 3,581 R+0.9
Roanoke 1,937 54.4% 1,504 42.2% 119 3,560 D+12.2
Hanover 1,948 56.0% 1,241 35.7% 287 3,476 D+20.3
Frederick 2,581 74.4% 816 23.5% 72 3,469 D+50.9
Lee 2,034 59.6% 1,319 38.7% 59 3,412 D+21.0
Caroline 1,566 46.2% 1,566 46.2% 258 3,390 level
Louisa 1,644 48.6% 1,601 47.3% 141 3,386 D+1.3
Russell 2,104 62.9% 877 26.2% 363 3,344 D+36.7
Montgomery 1,631 48.9% 1,315 39.4% 389 3,335 D+9.5
Culpeper 1,980 62.9% 1,156 36.7% 13 3,149 D+26.2
Pulaski 1,772 56.3% 1,346 42.7% 31 3,149 D+13.5
Southampton 1,429 45.4% 1,399 44.4% 320 3,148 D+1.0
Nelson 1,787 57.5% 1,190 38.3% 129 3,106 D+19.2
Carroll 1,839 59.9% 1,176 38.3% 53 3,068 D+21.6
Buckingham 1,610 53.3% 1,227 40.6% 183 3,020 D+12.7
Northampton 1,554 51.6% 1,444 48.0% 13 3,011 D+3.7
Page 1,714 57.9% 1,081 36.5% 164 2,959 D+21.4
Charlotte 1,771 60.3% 950 32.4% 214 2,935 D+28.0
Gloucester 1,150 40.4% 1,488 52.3% 208 2,846 R+11.9
Smyth 1,715 60.6% 981 34.6% 136 2,832 D+25.9
Grayson 1,648 59.9% 970 35.3% 133 2,751 D+24.6
Orange 1,703 61.9% 969 35.2% 78 2,750 D+26.7
Brunswick 1,330 48.4% 1,104 40.2% 312 2,746 D+8.2
Elizabeth City (Ext) 1,130 41.3% 1,527 55.8% 80 2,737 R+14.5
Patrick 1,634 59.9% 1,018 37.3% 77 2,729 D+22.6
Isle Of Wight 1,895 69.6% 742 27.3% 84 2,721 D+42.4
Prince William 1,720 67.9% 773 30.5% 40 2,533 D+37.4
Floyd 1,083 45.0% 1,113 46.2% 213 2,409 R+1.2
Lancaster 1,247 54.0% 1,045 45.3% 17 2,309 D+8.7
Wise 1,396 61.0% 852 37.2% 42 2,290 D+23.8
Essex 1,129 50.4% 1,053 47.0% 58 2,240 D+3.4
Northumberland 1,209 54.6% 924 41.7% 82 2,215 D+12.9
Madison 1,414 64.1% 675 30.6% 116 2,205 D+33.5
Warren 1,631 76.6% 454 21.3% 44 2,129 D+55.3
Clarke 1,532 73.9% 477 23.0% 64 2,073 D+50.9
Appomattox 984 48.0% 806 39.3% 260 2,050 D+8.7
Warwick (Ext) 1,253 61.7% 758 37.3% 19 2,030 D+24.4
Giles 1,343 67.8% 465 23.5% 174 1,982 D+44.3
Mathews 1,181 60.5% 689 35.3% 82 1,952 D+25.2
King George 916 47.1% 852 43.8% 176 1,944 D+3.3
Spotsylvania 1,077 55.6% 792 40.9% 68 1,937 D+14.7
Prince Edward 972 51.0% 919 48.2% 15 1,906 D+2.8
Westmoreland 921 48.4% 953 50.1% 29 1,903 R+1.7
Nottoway 1,181 62.1% 685 36.0% 35 1,901 D+26.1
Fluvanna 1,164 61.5% 569 30.1% 160 1,893 D+31.4
King William 852 45.3% 984 52.3% 46 1,882 R+7.0
Cumberland 710 38.8% 977 53.4% 143 1,830 R+14.6
Rappahannock 1,339 73.7% 448 24.7% 29 1,816 D+49.1
Goochland 794 44.3% 921 51.4% 76 1,791 R+7.1
Dinwiddie 757 42.5% 786 44.1% 239 1,782 R+1.6
York 676 40.9% 931 56.4% 44 1,651 R+15.4
Surry 713 43.3% 783 47.5% 152 1,648 R+4.2
Richmond 817 50.5% 760 47.0% 41 1,618 D+3.5
Stafford 941 58.5% 651 40.5% 17 1,609 D+18.0
Lunenburg 1,039 66.1% 423 26.9% 109 1,571 D+39.2
Amelia 635 43.4% 657 44.9% 171 1,463 R+1.5
Powhatan 502 34.8% 749 51.9% 193 1,444 R+17.1
King And Queen 715 52.4% 615 45.1% 35 1,365 D+7.3
Princess Anne (Ext) 790 59.8% 477 36.1% 55 1,322 D+23.7
Highland 775 62.3% 450 36.2% 19 1,244 D+26.1
Greene 798 64.3% 415 33.4% 29 1,242 D+30.8
Sussex 369 30.5% 744 61.4% 98 1,211 R+31.0
Bland 635 57.0% 185 16.6% 294 1,114 D+40.4
Buchanan 599 54.4% 428 38.8% 75 1,102 D+15.5
New Kent 464 42.6% 598 54.9% 28 1,090 R+12.3
Charles City 427 40.0% 631 59.1% 9 1,067 R+19.1
Bath 619 58.8% 362 34.4% 72 1,053 D+24.4
Prince George 342 33.2% 636 61.7% 53 1,031 R+28.5
Alleghany 633 61.5% 397 38.5% 1,030 D+22.9
Greensville 459 47.4% 373 38.5% 137 969 D+8.9
Craig 679 70.5% 191 19.8% 93 963 D+50.7
Dickenson 557 58.8% 344 36.3% 47 948 D+22.5
James City 296 35.2% 543 64.6% 1 840 R+29.4
Middlesex 344 47.3% 339 46.6% 44 727 D+0.7

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.

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