1892
West Virginia in 1892
The 1892 contest saw West Virginia line up behind Cleveland, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. That placed West Virginia with the eventual winner: Grover Cleveland went on to take the presidency, and West Virginia was part of his column.
The result flipped West Virginia away from the Republican it had supported in 1888. The region divided — Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky joined West Virginia for the Democratic ticket, while Ohio and Pennsylvania did not. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, West Virginia has backed the Democratic 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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