Who won Connecticut in the 1888 presidential election?

Harrison (Republican) carried Connecticut in 1888, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1888?

Connecticut cast 6 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1888?

Yes. Connecticut backed Benjamin Harrison, who won the presidency that year.

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1888

Connecticut: Harrison carries 6 EV.

Connecticut cast its 6 electoral votes for Harrison (Republican). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — Connecticut voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1888 result in Connecticut

Connecticut backed Harrison (Republican) in the 1888 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. Connecticut ended up on the winning side — Benjamin Harrison captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Connecticut away from the Democratic it had supported in 1884. Connecticut did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island broke the same way in 1888. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

In the national count, Benjamin Harrison took 233 of the 401 electoral votes, against Grover Cleveland's 168. Though Benjamin Harrison won the Electoral College, Grover Cleveland drew more of the national popular vote — 48.63% to 47.8%.

The 1888 national map

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