Who won Delaware in the 1888 presidential election?

Cleveland (Democratic) carried Delaware in 1888, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1888?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1888?

No. Delaware backed Cleveland, while Benjamin Harrison won the presidency nationally.

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Delaware: Cleveland carries 3 EV.

Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Cleveland (Democratic). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — Delaware voted against the national winner this cycle.

Delaware in 1888

The 1888 contest saw Delaware line up behind Cleveland, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Benjamin Harrison (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Delaware among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Delaware backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1864. The region divided — Maryland and New Jersey joined Delaware for the Democratic ticket, while Pennsylvania did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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