Who won New Hampshire in the 1884 presidential election?

Cleveland (Democratic) carried New Hampshire in 1884, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1884?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 1884 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1884?

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

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1884

New Hampshire: Cleveland carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Cleveland (Democratic). National winner: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) — New Hampshire voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New Hampshire, 1884

In 1884, New Hampshire awarded its 4 electoral votes to Cleveland of the Democratic party. That placed New Hampshire with the eventual winner: Grover Cleveland went on to take the presidency, and New Hampshire was part of his column.

The result flipped New Hampshire away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 6 cycles. It stood apart from its neighbors: Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine went the other way that year. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, New Hampshire has backed the Republican party more than any other — 28 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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