Who won Mississippi in the 1888 presidential election?

Cleveland (Democratic) carried Mississippi in 1888, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1888?

Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1888?

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

Gilded AgeMS · 9 EV

1888

Mississippi: Cleveland carries 9 EV.

Mississippi cast its 9 electoral votes for Cleveland (Democratic). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — Mississippi voted against the national winner this cycle.

Mississippi in 1888

The 1888 contest saw Mississippi line up behind Cleveland, delivering 9 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) won nationally, while Mississippi had backed a different ticket.

Mississippi stayed in the Democratic column for the 4th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1876. Mississippi did not move alone — neighboring Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama broke the same way in 1888. Over its 51 recorded presidential cycles, Mississippi has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 30 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

Nationally, Benjamin Harrison finished with 233 of the 401 electoral votes to 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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