Who won New Hampshire in the 1888 presidential election?

Harrison (Republican) carried New Hampshire in 1888, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1888?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1888?

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

Gilded AgeNH · 4 EV

1888

New Hampshire: Harrison carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Harrison (Republican). National winner: Benjamin Harrison (Republican) — New Hampshire voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1888 result in New Hampshire

New Hampshire backed Harrison (Republican) in the 1888 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed New Hampshire with the eventual winner: Benjamin Harrison went on to take the presidency, and New Hampshire was part of his column.

The result flipped New Hampshire away from the Democratic it had supported in 1884. New Hampshire did not move alone — neighboring Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine broke the same way in 1888. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, New Hampshire has backed the Republican party more than any other — 28 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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