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Kentucky · 1892 presidential election

Kentucky presidential election results 1892

Grover Cleveland carried Kentucky by 11.73 points (39,999 votes), winning 13 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
13
Votes counted
340,864
KY result
D+11.7
Compared with the nation
8.7 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1888
3.4 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Grover ClevelandDemocratic175,46151.50%13
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican135,46239.70%—
James B. WeaverPopulist23,5006.90%—
Total votes340,864

Sources: 1892

Questions and answers

Who won Kentucky in 1892?

Grover Cleveland won Kentucky by 11.73 percentage points (39,999 votes).

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1892?

Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes in 1892.

How many people voted for president in Kentucky in 1892?

340,864 votes were counted for president.

How did Kentucky change from 1888 to 1892?

The margin moved 3.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 8.3 points to Democratic by 11.7 points.

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