1892 United States presidential election in Virginia
The 1892 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election . Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, former President Grover Cleveland over the Republican candidate, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison . Cleveland won the state by a margin of 17.46 percentage points.
Results
Results by county
1892 United States presidential election in Virginia by counties and independent cities[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic
Benjamin Harrison Republican
James Baird Weaver Populist
John Bidwell Prohibition
Margin
Total votes cast
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%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Accomack County
3,529
64.78%
1,733
31.81%
4
0.07%
182
3.34%
1,796
32.97%
5,448
Albemarle County
2,757
60.18%
1,795
39.18%
22
0.48%
7
0.15%
962
21.00%
4,581
Alexandria County
1,169
50.87%
1,069
46.52%
10
0.44%
50
2.18%
100
4.35%
2,298
Alleghany County
499
59.48%
340
40.52%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
159
18.95%
839
Amelia County
501
40.86%
563
45.92%
158
12.89%
4
0.33%
-62
-5.06%
1,226
Amherst County
1,666
56.04%
1,190
40.03%
117
3.94%
0
0.00%
476
16.01%
2,973
Appomattox County
776
45.27%
691
40.32%
247
14.41%
0
0.00%
85
4.96%
1,714
Augusta County
3,563
59.52%
2,136
35.68%
102
1.70%
185
3.09%
1,427
23.84%
5,986
Bath County
488
56.35%
310
35.80%
68
7.85%
0
0.00%
178
20.55%
866
Bedford County
3,216
61.64%
1,590
30.48%
358
6.86%
53
1.02%
1,626
31.17%
5,217
Bland County
501
53.35%
159
16.93%
279
29.71%
0
0.00%
222[ a]
23.64%
939
Botetourt County
1,681
56.33%
1,196
40.08%
17
0.57%
90
3.02%
485
16.25%
2,984
Brunswick County
1,049
45.77%
947
41.32%
290
12.65%
6
0.26%
102
4.45%
2,292
Buchanan County
472
51.87%
367
40.33%
71
7.80%
0
0.00%
105
11.54%
910
Buckingham County
1,269
50.86%
1,052
42.16%
174
6.97%
0
0.00%
217
8.70%
2,495
Campbell County
1,765
50.24%
1,210
34.44%
532
15.14%
6
0.17%
555
15.80%
3,513
Caroline County
1,235
43.75%
1,343
47.57%
245
8.68%
0
0.00%
-108
-3.83%
2,823
Carroll County
1,450
57.81%
1,008
40.19%
50
1.99%
0
0.00%
442
17.62%
2,508
Charles City County
337
37.99%
541
60.99%
9
1.01%
0
0.00%
-204
-23.00%
887
Charlotte County
1,396
57.83%
815
33.76%
169
7.00%
34
1.41%
581
24.07%
2,414
Chesterfield County
1,747
55.64%
1,241
39.52%
136
4.33%
16
0.51%
506
16.11%
3,140
Clarke County
1,208
71.99%
409
24.37%
38
2.26%
23
1.37%
799
47.62%
1,678
Craig County
535
67.98%
164
20.84%
80
10.17%
8
1.02%
371
47.14%
787
Culpeper County
1,561
60.88%
991
38.65%
12
0.47%
0
0.00%
570
22.23%
2,564
Cumberland County
560
36.51%
838
54.63%
135
8.80%
1
0.07%
-278
-18.12%
1,534
Dickenson County
439
56.35%
295
37.87%
45
5.78%
0
0.00%
144
18.49%
779
Dinwiddie County
597
39.85%
674
44.99%
220
14.69%
7
0.47%
-77
-5.14%
1,498
Elizabeth City County
891
39.15%
1,309
57.51%
68
2.99%
8
0.35%
-418
-18.37%
2,276
Essex County
890
48.16%
903
48.86%
54
2.92%
1
0.05%
-13
-0.70%
1,848
Fairfax County
2,168
58.12%
1,537
41.21%
9
0.24%
16
0.43%
631
16.92%
3,730
Fauquier County
2,802
66.12%
1,348
31.81%
88
2.08%
0
0.00%
1,454
34.31%
4,238
Floyd County
854
42.49%
954
47.46%
164
8.16%
38
1.89%
-100
-4.98%
2,010
Fluvanna County
918
58.92%
488
31.32%
151
9.69%
1
0.06%
430
27.60%
1,558
Franklin County
2,262
57.09%
1,178
29.73%
522
13.18%
0
0.00%
1,084
27.36%
3,962
Frederick County
2,035
72.60%
700
24.97%
34
1.21%
34
1.21%
1,335
47.63%
2,803
Giles County
1,059
65.25%
399
24.58%
139
8.56%
26
1.60%
660
40.67%
1,623
Gloucester County
907
38.11%
1,276
53.61%
182
7.65%
15
0.63%
-369
-15.50%
2,380
Goochland County
626
42.07%
790
53.09%
72
4.84%
0
0.00%
-164
-11.02%
1,488
Grayson County
1,299
57.55%
832
36.86%
122
5.41%
4
0.18%
467
20.69%
2,257
Greene County
629
62.09%
356
35.14%
28
2.76%
0
0.00%
273
26.95%
1,013
Greensville County
362
44.58%
320
39.41%
130
16.01%
0
0.00%
42
5.17%
812
Halifax County
3,133
54.68%
1,937
33.80%
581
10.14%
79
1.38%
1,196
20.87%
5,730
Hanover County
1,536
53.48%
1,064
37.05%
263
9.16%
9
0.31%
472
16.43%
2,872
Henrico County
2,374
54.47%
1,849
42.43%
119
2.73%
16
0.37%
525
12.05%
4,358
Henry County
1,317
44.27%
1,459
49.04%
190
6.39%
9
0.30%
-142
-4.77%
2,975
Highland County
611
60.20%
386
38.03%
16
1.58%
2
0.20%
225
22.17%
1,015
Isle of Wight County
1,494
67.60%
636
28.78%
73
3.30%
7
0.32%
858
38.82%
2,210
James City County
233
33.29%
466
66.57%
0
0.00%
1
0.14%
-233
-33.29%
700
King and Queen County
564
50.18%
527
46.89%
33
2.94%
0
0.00%
37
3.29%
1,124
King George County
722
44.57%
731
45.12%
167
10.31%
0
0.00%
-9
-0.56%
1,620
King William County
672
43.08%
844
54.10%
32
2.05%
12
0.77%
-172
-11.03%
1,560
Lancaster County
983
51.87%
896
47.28%
12
0.63%
4
0.21%
87
4.59%
1,895
Lee County
1,604
57.47%
1,131
40.52%
25
0.90%
31
1.11%
473
16.95%
2,791
Loudoun County
2,719
58.39%
1,738
37.32%
63
1.35%
137
2.94%
981
21.07%
4,657
Louisa County
1,296
46.24%
1,373
48.98%
120
4.28%
14
0.50%
-77
-2.75%
2,803
Lunenburg County
819
63.74%
363
28.25%
103
8.02%
0
0.00%
456
35.49%
1,285
Madison County
1,115
61.81%
579
32.10%
110
6.10%
0
0.00%
536
29.71%
1,804
Mathews County
931
58.19%
591
36.94%
59
3.69%
19
1.19%
340
21.25%
1,600
Mecklenburg County
1,345
40.23%
1,484
44.39%
512
15.32%
2
0.06%
-139
-4.16%
3,343
Middlesex County
271
44.87%
291
48.18%
42
6.95%
0
0.00%
-20
-3.31%
604
Montgomery County
1,286
46.21%
1,128
40.53%
280
10.06%
89
3.20%
158
5.68%
2,783
Nansemond County
1,763
50.94%
1,477
42.68%
214
6.18%
7
0.20%
286
8.26%
3,461
Nelson County
1,409
55.23%
1,020
39.98%
98
3.84%
24
0.94%
389
15.25%
2,551
New Kent County
366
40.40%
513
56.62%
25
2.76%
2
0.22%
-147
-16.23%
906
Norfolk County
2,587
50.37%
2,452
47.74%
59
1.15%
38
0.74%
135
2.63%
5,136
Northampton County
1,225
49.49%
1,238
50.02%
6
0.24%
6
0.24%
-13
-0.53%
2,475
Northumberland County
953
52.28%
792
43.44%
75
4.11%
3
0.16%
161
8.83%
1,823
Nottoway County
931
60.03%
587
37.85%
33
2.13%
0
0.00%
344
22.18%
1,551
Orange County
1,343
59.74%
831
36.97%
64
2.85%
10
0.44%
512
22.78%
2,248
Page County
1,351
55.51%
927
38.09%
112
4.60%
44
1.81%
424
17.42%
2,434
Patrick County
1,288
57.65%
873
39.08%
70
3.13%
3
0.13%
415
18.58%
2,234
Pittsylvania County
3,661
46.92%
3,320
42.55%
746
9.56%
76
0.97%
341
4.37%
7,803
Powhatan County
396
32.43%
642
52.58%
183
14.99%
0
0.00%
-246
-20.15%
1,221
Prince Edward County
766
48.85%
788
50.26%
14
0.89%
0
0.00%
-22
-1.40%
1,568
Prince George County
270
31.21%
545
63.01%
50
5.78%
0
0.00%
-275
-31.79%
865
Prince William County
1,356
65.92%
663
32.23%
38
1.85%
0
0.00%
693
33.69%
2,057
Princess Anne County
623
57.47%
409
37.73%
45
4.15%
7
0.65%
214
19.74%
1,084
Pulaski County
1,397
54.15%
1,154
44.73%
10
0.39%
19
0.74%
243
9.42%
2,580
Rappahannock County
1,056
71.93%
384
26.16%
23
1.57%
5
0.34%
672
45.78%
1,468
Richmond County
644
48.24%
652
48.84%
39
2.92%
0
0.00%
-8
-0.60%
1,335
Roanoke County
1,527
52.12%
1,290
44.03%
14
0.48%
99
3.38%
237
8.09%
2,930
Rockbridge County
2,210
57.19%
1,576
40.79%
63
1.63%
15
0.39%
634
16.41%
3,864
Rockingham County
3,293
52.81%
2,724
43.68%
52
0.83%
167
2.68%
569
9.12%
6,236
Russell County
1,659
60.20%
752
27.29%
330
11.97%
15
0.54%
907
32.91%
2,756
Scott County
1,746
49.45%
1,433
40.58%
340
9.63%
12
0.34%
313
8.86%
3,531
Shenandoah County
2,315
54.66%
1,705
40.26%
117
2.76%
98
2.31%
610
14.40%
4,235
Smyth County
1,352
58.23%
841
36.22%
129
5.56%
0
0.00%
511
22.01%
2,322
Southampton County
1,127
42.84%
1,200
45.61%
279
10.60%
25
0.95%
-73
-2.77%
2,631
Spotsylvania County
849
53.30%
679
42.62%
64
4.02%
1
0.06%
170
10.67%
1,593
Stafford County
742
56.38%
558
42.40%
16
1.22%
0
0.00%
184
13.98%
1,316
Surry County
562
40.81%
671
48.73%
129
9.37%
15
1.09%
-109
-7.92%
1,377
Sussex County
291
28.47%
638
62.43%
93
9.10%
0
0.00%
-347
-33.95%
1,022
Tazewell County
1,573
45.55%
1,784
51.67%
68
1.97%
28
0.81%
-211
-6.11%
3,453
Warren County
1,286
74.90%
389
22.66%
7
0.41%
35
2.04%
897
52.24%
1,717
Warwick County
988
59.66%
650
39.25%
13
0.79%
5
0.30%
338
20.41%
1,656
Washington County
2,783
58.42%
1,774
37.24%
158
3.32%
49
1.03%
1,009
21.18%
4,764
Westmoreland County
726
46.21%
817
52.01%
27
1.72%
1
0.06%
-91
-5.79%
1,571
Wise County
1,101
58.81%
731
39.05%
37
1.98%
3
0.16%
370
19.76%
1,872
Wythe County
1,838
55.82%
1,243
37.75%
182
5.53%
30
0.91%
595
18.07%
3,293
York County
533
38.82%
798
58.12%
11
0.80%
31
2.26%
-265
-19.30%
1,373
Alexandria City
1,982
62.66%
1,162
36.74%
2
0.06%
17
0.54%
820
25.92%
3,163
Bristol City
465
64.94%
235
32.82%
0
0.00%
16
2.23%
230
32.12%
716
Buena Vista City
341
79.86%
86
20.14%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
255
59.72%
427
Charlottesville City
889
74.39%
296
24.77%
0
0.00%
10
0.84%
593
49.62%
1,195
Danville City
1,234
63.09%
710
36.30%
2
0.10%
10
0.51%
524
26.79%
1,956
Fredericksburg City
655
67.18%
311
31.90%
4
0.41%
5
0.51%
344
35.28%
975
Lynchburg City
2,422
63.55%
1,358
35.63%
3
0.08%
28
0.73%
1,064
27.92%
3,811
Manchester City
1,252
67.20%
550
29.52%
6
0.32%
55
2.95%
702
37.68%
1,863
Newport News City
4,479
73.20%
1,542
25.20%
0
0.00%
98
1.60%
2,937
48.00%
6,119
Norfolk City
495
64.62%
219
28.59%
14
1.83%
38
4.96%
276
36.03%
766
Petersburg City
2,558
70.94%
1,046
29.01%
2
0.06%
0
0.00%
1,512
41.93%
3,606
Portsmouth City
1,728
61.45%
1,052
37.41%
0
0.00%
32
1.14%
676
24.04%
2,812
Radford City
591
74.53%
185
23.33%
2
0.25%
15
1.89%
406
51.20%
793
Richmond City
10,139
74.85%
3,289
24.28%
54
0.40%
63
0.47%
6,850
50.57%
13,545
Roanoke City
2,707
57.80%
1,870
39.93%
0
0.00%
106
2.26%
837
17.87%
4,683
Staunton City
919
58.87%
549
35.17%
2
0.13%
91
5.83%
370
23.70%
1,561
Williamsburg City
122
50.21%
120
49.38%
0
0.00%
1
0.41%
2
0.82%
243
Winchester City
579
54.01%
468
43.66%
0
0.00%
25
2.33%
111
10.35%
1,072
Totals
164,136
56.17%
113,098
38.70%
12,275
4.20%
2,729
0.93%
51,038
17.46%
292,238
Notes
^ In this county where Weaver ran ahead of Harrison, margin given in Cleveland vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin is Cleveland percentrage minus Weaver percentage.
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