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1888 vs 1892 presidential election: swing by state

Nationally the popular vote went from D+0.8 in 1888 to D+3.0 in 1892. 10 of 38 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 8 changed hands.

Alabama: swing D+21.1AlaskaArizonaArkansas: swing D+10.8California: swing D+2.9 (flipped)Colorado: swing R+26.8 (flipped)Connecticut: swing D+3.0Delaware: swing R+10.3District of ColumbiaFlorida: swing D+65.2Georgia: swing R+5.8HawaiiIdahoIllinois: swing D+6.0 (flipped)Indiana: swing D+1.7 (flipped)Iowa: swing D+2.6Kansas: swing R+24.1 (flipped)Kentucky: swing D+3.4Louisiana: swing D+3.8Maine: swing D+5.3Maryland: swing D+7.0Massachusetts: swing D+2.7Michigan: swing D+0.5Minnesota: swing D+6.3Mississippi: swing D+25.8Missouri: swing D+2.6MontanaNebraska: swing R+17.3Nevada: swing R+4.2 (flipped)New Hampshire: swing R+1.4New Jersey: swing D+2.1New MexicoNew York: swing D+4.5 (flipped)North Carolina: swing D+6.9North DakotaOhio: swing D+2.3OklahomaOregon: swing R+15.6Pennsylvania: swing D+1.6Rhode Island: swing D+5.9South Carolina: swing R+6.5South DakotaTennessee: swing D+7.2Texas: swing R+0.9UtahVermont: swing D+5.9Virginia: swing D+16.9WashingtonWest Virginia: swing D+2.1Wisconsin: swing D+7.7 (flipped)WyomingVermont: swing D+5.9New Hampshire: swing R+1.4Massachusetts: swing D+2.7Rhode Island: swing D+5.9Connecticut: swing D+3.0New Jersey: swing D+2.1Delaware: swing R+10.3Maryland: swing D+7.0District of Columbia
Red: moved toward the Republican ticket. Blue: toward the Democratic ticket. Darker means a bigger swing.

Every state

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State18881892SwingFlipped
Colorado R+14.4 R+41.1 R+26.8 Republican → Populist
Kansas R+24.2 R+48.3 R+24.1 Republican → Populist
Nebraska R+13.8 R+31.1 R+17.3
Oregon R+10.9 R+26.5 R+15.6
Delaware D+11.6 D+1.4 R+10.3
South Carolina D+65.1 D+58.6 R+6.5
Georgia D+42.0 D+36.2 R+5.8
Nevada R+15.3 R+19.5 R+4.2 Republican → Populist
New Hampshire R+2.6 R+4.0 R+1.4
Texas D+39.2 D+38.3 R+0.9
Michigan R+4.8 R+4.4 D+0.5
Pennsylvania R+8.0 R+6.4 D+1.6
Indiana R+0.5 D+1.3 D+1.7 Republican → Democratic
New Jersey D+2.4 D+4.4 D+2.1
West Virginia D+0.3 D+2.4 D+2.1
Ohio R+2.5 R+0.1 D+2.3
Iowa R+7.8 R+5.3 D+2.6
Missouri D+4.9 D+7.5 D+2.6
Massachusetts R+9.4 R+6.7 D+2.7
California R+2.8 D+0.1 D+2.9 Republican → Democratic
Connecticut D+0.2 D+3.3 D+3.0
Kentucky D+8.3 D+11.7 D+3.4
Louisiana D+46.9 D+50.7 D+3.8
New York R+1.1 D+3.4 D+4.5 Republican → Democratic
Maine R+18.1 R+12.8 D+5.3
Vermont R+44.8 R+38.8 D+5.9
Rhode Island R+10.9 R+5.0 D+5.9
Illinois R+3.0 D+3.1 D+6.0 Republican → Democratic
Minnesota R+14.5 R+8.2 D+6.3
North Carolina D+4.7 D+11.6 D+6.9
Maryland D+2.9 D+9.9 D+7.0
Tennessee D+6.3 D+13.5 D+7.2
Wisconsin R+6.0 D+1.7 D+7.7 Republican → Democratic
Arkansas D+16.8 D+27.5 D+10.8
Virginia D+0.5 D+17.5 D+16.9
Alabama D+34.3 D+55.5 D+21.1
Mississippi D+47.8 D+73.6 D+25.8
Florida D+19.6 D+84.8 D+65.2

Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data