Who won Texas in the 1884 presidential election?

Cleveland (Democratic) carried Texas in 1884, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1884?

Texas cast 13 electoral votes in the 1884 presidential election.

Did Texas vote for the national winner in 1884?

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

Gilded AgeTX · 13 EV

1884

Texas: Cleveland carries 13 EV.

Texas cast its 13 electoral votes for Cleveland (Democratic). National winner: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) — Texas voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Texas, 1884

In 1884, Texas awarded its 13 electoral votes to Cleveland of the Democratic party. That placed Texas with the eventual winner: Grover Cleveland went on to take the presidency, and Texas was part of his column.

Texas stayed in the Democratic column for the 4th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1872. Texas did not move alone — neighboring Arkansas and Louisiana broke the same way in 1884. Over its 44 recorded presidential cycles, Texas has backed the Democratic 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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