Who won Indiana in the 1888 presidential election?

Harrison (Republican) carried Indiana in 1888, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1888?

Indiana cast 15 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1888?

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

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1888

Indiana: Harrison carries 15 EV.

Indiana cast its 15 electoral votes for Harrison (Republican). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Indiana, 1888

In 1888, Indiana awarded its 15 electoral votes to Harrison of the Republican party. Indiana ended up on the winning side — Benjamin Harrison captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Indiana away from the Democratic it had supported in 1884. The region divided — Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan joined Indiana for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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