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Tennessee · 1892 presidential election

Tennessee presidential election results 1892

Grover Cleveland carried Tennessee by 13.52 points (35,931 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
12
Votes counted
265,732
TN result
D+13.5
Compared with the nation
10.5 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1888
7.2 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Grover ClevelandDemocratic136,46851.40%12
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican100,53737.80%—
James B. WeaverPopulist23,9189.00%—
Total votes265,732

Sources: 1892

Questions and answers

Who won Tennessee in 1892?

Grover Cleveland won Tennessee by 13.52 percentage points (35,931 votes).

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1892?

Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in 1892.

How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1892?

265,732 votes were counted for president.

How did Tennessee change from 1888 to 1892?

The margin moved 7.2 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 6.3 points to Democratic by 13.5 points.

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