Who won West Virginia in the 1884 presidential election?

Cleveland (Democratic) carried West Virginia in 1884, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 1884?

West Virginia cast 6 electoral votes in the 1884 presidential election.

Did West Virginia vote for the national winner in 1884?

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

Gilded AgeWV · 6 EV

1884

West Virginia: Cleveland carries 6 EV.

West Virginia cast its 6 electoral votes for Cleveland (Democratic). National winner: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) — West Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in West Virginia, 1884

In 1884, West Virginia awarded its 6 electoral votes to Cleveland of the Democratic party. West Virginia ended up on the winning side — Grover Cleveland captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which West Virginia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1872. The region divided — Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky joined West Virginia for the Democratic ticket, while Ohio and Pennsylvania did not. Across the 41 presidential elections West Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (22 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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