Who won Indiana in the 1884 presidential election?

Cleveland (Democratic) carried Indiana in 1884, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1884?

Indiana cast 15 electoral votes in the 1884 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1884?

Yes. Indiana backed Grover Cleveland, who won the presidency that year.

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1884

Indiana: Cleveland carries 15 EV.

Indiana cast its 15 electoral votes for Cleveland (Democratic). National winner: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Indiana in 1884

The 1884 contest saw Indiana line up behind Cleveland, delivering 15 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Indiana ended up on the winning side — Grover Cleveland captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Indiana away from the Republican it had supported in 1880. The region divided — Kentucky joined Indiana for the Democratic ticket, while Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 times). The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

In the national count, Grover Cleveland took 219 of the 401 electoral votes, against James G. Blaine's 182. Grover Cleveland led the national popular vote with 48.85% of the ballots cast.

The 1884 national map

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