The American Vote
2024 result
Candidate

Grover Cleveland

Democratic

Elections
3
Won
2
Electoral votes, all elections
664
Years
1884–1892

Record

Grover Cleveland: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1884
219
of 401
4,911,017
48.9%
Won
1888
168
of 401
5,538,233
48.6%
Lost
1892
277
of 444
5,556,928
46.1%
Won

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1884, 1888, 1892 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourcesThe World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1884Democratic · Won

States carried · 20 of 38
Closest states won
  1. New Yorkby 1,047 · 0.09 pts
  2. Connecticutby 1,284 · 0.9 pts
  3. Indianaby 6,512 · 1.3 pts
Closest states lost
  1. MichiganBlaine by 3,308 · 0.8 pts
  2. IllinoisBlaine by 24,827 · 3.7 pts
  3. OhioBlaine by 31,796 · 4.1 pts

Margins computed for 38 of 38 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Cleveland.

SourceThe World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

1888Democratic · Lost

States carried · 18 of 38
Closest states won
  1. Connecticutby 336 · 0.2 pts
  2. West Virginiaby 506 · 0.3 pts
  3. Virginiaby 1,539 · 0.5 pts
Closest states lost
  1. IndianaHarrison by 2,348 · 0.4 pts
  2. New YorkHarrison by 13,002 · 1.0 pts
  3. OhioHarrison by 19,599 · 2.3 pts

Margins computed for 38 of 38 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Cleveland.

SourceThe World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

1892Democratic · Won

States carried · 23 of 44
Closest states won
  1. Californiaby 144 · 0.05 pts
  2. Indianaby 7,125 · 1.3 pts
  3. Delawareby 498 · 1.3 pts
Closest states lost
  1. OhioHarrison by 1,072 · 0.1 pts
  2. MontanaHarrison by 1,270 · 2.9 pts
  3. New HampshireHarrison by 3,577 · 4.0 pts

Margins computed for 39 of 44 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Cleveland.

SourceThe World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

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