Who won Missouri in the 1884 presidential election?

Cleveland (Democratic) carried Missouri in 1884, winning its 16 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Missouri have in 1884?

Missouri cast 16 electoral votes in the 1884 presidential election.

Did Missouri vote for the national winner in 1884?

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

Gilded AgeMO · 16 EV

1884

Missouri: Cleveland carries 16 EV.

Missouri cast its 16 electoral votes for Cleveland (Democratic). National winner: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) — Missouri voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Missouri, 1884

In 1884, Missouri awarded its 16 electoral votes to Cleveland of the Democratic party. That placed Missouri with the eventual winner: Grover Cleveland went on to take the presidency, and Missouri was part of his column.

Missouri stayed in the Democratic column for the 4th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1872. The region divided — Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas joined Missouri for the Democratic ticket, while Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska did not. Over its 52 recorded presidential cycles, Missouri has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 33 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.

The 1884 national map

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