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Kentucky · 1884 presidential election

Kentucky presidential election results 1884

Grover Cleveland carried Kentucky by 12.32 points (34,072 votes), winning 13 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
13
Votes counted
276,503
KY result
D+12.3
Compared with the nation
11.6 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1880
3.8 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Grover ClevelandDemocratic152,89455.30%13
James G. BlaineRepublican118,82243.00%—
Total votes276,503

Sources: 1884

Questions and answers

Who won Kentucky in 1884?

Grover Cleveland won Kentucky by 12.32 percentage points (34,072 votes).

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1884?

Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes in 1884.

How many people voted for president in Kentucky in 1884?

276,503 votes were counted for president.

How did Kentucky change from 1880 to 1884?

The margin moved 3.8 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 16.1 points to Democratic by 12.3 points.

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