1892
Reading the 1892 result in Montana
Montana backed Weaver (Populist) in the 1892 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Grover Cleveland (Democratic) won nationally, while Montana had backed a different ticket.
1892 was the first presidential election in which Montana cast electoral votes. The region divided — Idaho joined Montana for the Populist ticket, while Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota did not. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Montana has backed the Republican party more than any other — 22 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.
Nationally, Grover Cleveland finished with 277 of the 444 electoral votes to Benjamin Harrison's 145. Grover Cleveland led the national popular vote with 46.02% of the ballots cast.
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