Who won Vermont in the 1888 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1888?

Vermont cast 4 electoral votes in the 1888 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1888?

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

Gilded AgeVT · 4 EV

1888

Vermont: Harrison carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1888 result in Vermont

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

Vermont stayed in the Republican column for the 9th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1856. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1888. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, Vermont has backed the Republican party more than any other — 33 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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