1884
Reading the 1884 result in Massachusetts
Massachusetts backed Blaine (Republican) in the 1884 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) won nationally, while Massachusetts had backed a different ticket.
Massachusetts stayed in the Republican column for the 8th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1856. The region divided — Rhode Island and Vermont joined Massachusetts for the Republican ticket, while Connecticut, New York, and New Hampshire did not. Over its 60 recorded presidential cycles, Massachusetts has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 23 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.
Nationally, Grover Cleveland finished with 219 of the 401 electoral votes to James G. Blaine's 182. Grover Cleveland led the national popular vote with 48.85% of the ballots cast.
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