Who won New York in the 1884 presidential election?

Cleveland (Democratic) carried New York in 1884, winning its 36 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1884?

New York cast 36 electoral votes in the 1884 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1884?

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

Gilded AgeNY · 36 EV

1884

New York: Cleveland carries 36 EV.

New York cast its 36 electoral votes for Cleveland (Democratic). National winner: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) — New York voted with the national winner this cycle.

New York in 1884

The 1884 contest saw New York line up behind Cleveland, delivering 36 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. New York ended up on the winning side — Grover Cleveland captured the White House that year.

The result flipped New York away from the Republican it had supported in 1880. The region divided — New Jersey and Connecticut joined New York for the Democratic ticket, while Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Vermont did not. Across the 60 presidential elections New York has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 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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