US Election 1884 Map
The 1884 election was a close contest. Democrat Grover Cleveland narrowly defeated Republican James G. Blaine, winning by just a handful of votes in New York. This state decided everything. On our U.S. election map of 1884, the North and Midwest leaned Republican, while the South held strong for the Democrats.
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The 1884 Presidential Election map illustrates a historic shift, as Grover Cleveland became the first Democrat to win the White House since the Civil War began. The election was decided by an incredibly narrow margin in New York, which Cleveland carried by just over 1,000 popular votes.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State |
Total Votes |
Cleveland (D) |
Blaine (R) |
|
New York |
36 |
36 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
30 |
0 |
30 |
|
Ohio |
23 |
0 |
23 |
|
Illinois |
22 |
0 |
22 |
|
Missouri |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
Indiana |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
14 |
0 |
14 |
|
Kentucky |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
Tennessee |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Georgia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
Virginia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
North Carolina |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Alabama |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Texas |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
California |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
South Carolina |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Arkansas |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Maine |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Minnesota |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Kansas |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
West Virginia |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Vermont |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Florida |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Nebraska |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Colorado |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Nevada |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Oregon |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Election Summary
- The Winner: Grover Cleveland (Democrat) won 219 electoral votes (55%).
- The Challenger: James G. Blaine (Republican) received 182 electoral votes (45%).
- Popular Vote: Totaled 10,052,706. Cleveland won by a razor-thin margin of 48.5% (4,874,986) to Blaine’s 48.25% (4,851,981).
- Third Parties: Minor parties, including the Prohibition and Greenback parties, accounted for 3.25% of the vote (325,739 votes).