See main article: 1888 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1888 United States presidential election in Iowa |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Flag Year: | 1888 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1884 United States presidential election in Iowa |
| Previous Year: | 1884 |
| Next Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Iowa |
| Next Year: | 1892 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1888 |
| Image1: | Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Benjamin Harrison |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Indiana |
| Running Mate1: | Levi P. Morton |
| Electoral Vote1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 211,603 |
| Percentage1: | 52.36% |
| Nominee2: | Grover Cleveland |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Allen G. Thurman |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 179,877 |
| Percentage2: | 44.51% |
| Map Size: | 312px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Benjamin Harrison |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1888 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Iowa voted for the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Grover Cleveland. Harrison won the state by a margin of 7.85%.
| County[1] | Benjamin Harrison Republican | Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic | Alson Jenness Streeter[2] Union Labor | Clinton Bowen Fisk Prohibition | Various candidates Write-ins | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adair | 1,883 | 59.25% | 1,178 | 37.07% | 108 | 3.40% | 9 | 0.28% | 705 | 22.18% | 3,178 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 1,387 | 51.41% | 1,146 | 42.48% | 112 | 4.15% | 53 | 1.96% | 241 | 8.93% | 2,698 | ||||||||||||||||
| Allamakee | 1,903 | 47.93% | 2,023 | 50.96% | 43 | 1.08% | 1 | 0.03% | -120 | -3.02% | 3,970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Appanoose | 2,103 | 52.02% | 1,837 | 45.44% | 44 | 1.09% | 59 | 1.46% | 266 | 6.58% | 4,043 | ||||||||||||||||
| Audubon | 1,366 | 51.35% | 1,210 | 45.49% | 67 | 2.52% | 17 | 0.64% | 156 | 5.86% | 2,660 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benton | 2,768 | 50.46% | 2,646 | 48.24% | 39 | 0.71% | 32 | 0.58% | 122 | 2.22% | 5,485 | ||||||||||||||||
| Black Hawk | 3,106 | 58.50% | 2,127 | 40.06% | 56 | 1.05% | 18 | 0.34% | 2 | 0.04% | 979 | 18.44% | 5,309 | ||||||||||||||
| Boone | 2,768 | 58.45% | 1,847 | 39.00% | 105 | 2.22% | 16 | 0.34% | 921 | 19.45% | 4,736 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bremer | 1,613 | 47.43% | 1,728 | 50.81% | 39 | 1.15% | 21 | 0.62% | -115 | -3.38% | 3,401 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buchanan | 2,343 | 54.37% | 1,880 | 43.63% | 52 | 1.21% | 34 | 0.79% | 463 | 10.74% | 4,309 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 1,693 | 65.04% | 857 | 32.92% | 26 | 1.00% | 27 | 1.04% | 836 | 32.12% | 2,603 | ||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2,038 | 62.38% | 1,204 | 36.85% | 10 | 0.31% | 15 | 0.46% | 834 | 25.53% | 3,267 | ||||||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 1,729 | 66.78% | 828 | 31.98% | 10 | 0.39% | 22 | 0.85% | 901 | 34.80% | 2,589 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carroll | 1,593 | 42.79% | 2,052 | 55.12% | 64 | 1.72% | 14 | 0.38% | -459 | -12.33% | 3,723 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cass | 2,372 | 53.88% | 1,722 | 39.12% | 221 | 5.02% | 15 | 0.34% | 72 | 1.64% | 650 | 14.77% | 4,402 | ||||||||||||||
| Cedar | 2,137 | 49.12% | 2,134 | 49.05% | 11 | 0.25% | 68 | 1.56% | 1 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.07% | 4,351 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Gordo | 1,866 | 63.30% | 1,004 | 34.06% | 7 | 0.24% | 71 | 2.41% | 862 | 29.24% | 2,948 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cherokee | 1,960 | 60.14% | 1,162 | 35.66% | 75 | 2.30% | 62 | 1.90% | 798 | 24.49% | 3,259 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chickasaw | 1,561 | 48.33% | 1,604 | 49.66% | 55 | 1.70% | 10 | 0.31% | -43 | -1.33% | 3,230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clarke | 1,395 | 56.14% | 910 | 36.62% | 157 | 6.32% | 23 | 0.93% | 485 | 19.52% | 2,485 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clay | 1,438 | 73.07% | 494 | 25.10% | 2 | 0.10% | 34 | 1.73% | 944 | 47.97% | 1,968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clayton | 2,576 | 43.19% | 3,311 | 55.52% | 42 | 0.70% | 35 | 0.59% | -735 | -12.32% | 5,964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 3,599 | 40.80% | 5,106 | 57.89% | 58 | 0.66% | 31 | 0.35% | 26 | 0.29% | -1,507 | -17.09% | 8,820 | ||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 1,658 | 43.63% | 2,123 | 55.87% | 6 | 0.16% | 13 | 0.34% | -465 | -12.24% | 3,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dallas | 2,538 | 57.12% | 1,579 | 35.54% | 249 | 5.60% | 77 | 1.73% | 959 | 21.58% | 4,443 | ||||||||||||||||
| Davis | 1,428 | 41.56% | 1,626 | 47.32% | 334 | 9.72% | 48 | 1.40% | -198 | -5.76% | 3,436 | ||||||||||||||||
| Decatur | 1,753 | 50.36% | 1,497 | 43.00% | 165 | 4.74% | 66 | 1.90% | 256 | 7.35% | 3,481 | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2,247 | 58.08% | 1,570 | 40.58% | 14 | 0.36% | 36 | 0.93% | 2 | 0.05% | 677 | 17.50% | 3,869 | ||||||||||||||
| Des Moines | 3,368 | 43.65% | 4,291 | 55.61% | 23 | 0.30% | 34 | 0.44% | -923 | -11.96% | 7,716 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dickinson | 672 | 74.17% | 225 | 24.83% | 1 | 0.11% | 8 | 0.88% | 447 | 49.34% | 906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 3,060 | 31.09% | 5,948 | 60.43% | 385 | 3.91% | 58 | 0.59% | 392 | 3.98% | -2,888 | -29.34% | 9,843 | ||||||||||||||
| Emmet | 573 | 71.71% | 206 | 25.78% | 14 | 1.75% | 6 | 0.75% | 367 | 45.93% | 799 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fayette | 2,781 | 52.38% | 2,182 | 41.10% | 287 | 5.41% | 59 | 1.11% | 599 | 11.28% | 5,309 | ||||||||||||||||
| Floyd | 1,982 | 58.95% | 1,288 | 38.31% | 68 | 2.02% | 24 | 0.71% | 694 | 20.64% | 3,362 | ||||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 1,609 | 65.19% | 848 | 34.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.45% | 761 | 30.83% | 2,468 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fremont | 1,851 | 48.20% | 1,866 | 48.59% | 84 | 2.19% | 39 | 1.02% | -15 | -0.39% | 3,840 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greene | 2,113 | 60.20% | 1,300 | 37.04% | 52 | 1.48% | 45 | 1.28% | 813 | 23.16% | 3,510 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grundy | 1,372 | 54.12% | 1,132 | 44.65% | 4 | 0.16% | 27 | 1.07% | 240 | 9.47% | 2,535 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guthrie | 2,218 | 58.34% | 1,405 | 36.95% | 147 | 3.87% | 32 | 0.84% | 813 | 21.38% | 3,802 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 1,778 | 63.34% | 1,007 | 35.87% | 17 | 0.61% | 5 | 0.18% | 771 | 27.47% | 2,807 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hancock | 892 | 59.55% | 561 | 37.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.93% | 31 | 2.07% | 331 | 22.10% | 1,498 | ||||||||||||||
| Hardin | 2,522 | 65.12% | 1,287 | 33.23% | 18 | 0.46% | 46 | 1.19% | 1,235 | 31.89% | 3,873 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harrison | 2,381 | 48.41% | 2,247 | 45.69% | 220 | 4.47% | 70 | 1.42% | 134 | 2.72% | 4,918 | ||||||||||||||||
| Henry | 2,485 | 57.48% | 1,729 | 40.00% | 46 | 1.06% | 63 | 1.46% | 756 | 17.49% | 4,323 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1,233 | 54.37% | 1,012 | 44.62% | 10 | 0.44% | 13 | 0.57% | 221 | 9.74% | 2,268 | ||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,237 | 64.60% | 641 | 33.47% | 3 | 0.16% | 34 | 1.78% | 596 | 31.12% | 1,915 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ida | 1,269 | 53.32% | 1,087 | 45.67% | 12 | 0.50% | 12 | 0.50% | 182 | 7.65% | 2,380 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1,664 | 44.86% | 1,978 | 53.33% | 50 | 1.35% | 17 | 0.46% | -314 | -8.47% | 3,709 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 2,029 | 39.54% | 3,029 | 59.02% | 42 | 0.82% | 32 | 0.62% | -1,000 | -19.49% | 5,132 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jasper | 3,137 | 53.16% | 2,341 | 39.67% | 354 | 6.00% | 69 | 1.17% | 796 | 13.49% | 5,901 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 2,046 | 54.97% | 1,588 | 42.67% | 29 | 0.78% | 59 | 1.59% | 458 | 12.31% | 3,722 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnson | 2,051 | 40.15% | 3,038 | 59.48% | 10 | 0.20% | 9 | 0.18% | -987 | -19.32% | 5,108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jones | 2,428 | 52.05% | 2,187 | 46.88% | 13 | 0.28% | 37 | 0.79% | 241 | 5.17% | 4,665 | ||||||||||||||||
| Keokuk | 2,690 | 49.36% | 2,635 | 48.35% | 80 | 1.47% | 45 | 0.83% | 55 | 1.01% | 5,450 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kossuth | 1,451 | 57.58% | 1,026 | 40.71% | 36 | 1.43% | 6 | 0.24% | 1 | 0.04% | 425 | 16.87% | 2,520 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee | 3,820 | 44.44% | 4,650 | 54.10% | 99 | 1.15% | 26 | 0.30% | -830 | -9.66% | 8,595 | ||||||||||||||||
| Linn | 5,247 | 53.19% | 4,373 | 44.33% | 79 | 0.80% | 165 | 1.67% | 874 | 8.86% | 9,864 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisa | 1,836 | 62.26% | 1,012 | 34.32% | 68 | 2.31% | 33 | 1.12% | 824 | 27.94% | 2,949 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lucas | 1,891 | 58.62% | 1,225 | 37.97% | 94 | 2.91% | 16 | 0.50% | 666 | 20.64% | 3,226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 952 | 58.26% | 676 | 41.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.37% | 276 | 16.89% | 1,634 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madison | 1,870 | 51.77% | 1,346 | 37.26% | 373 | 10.33% | 23 | 0.64% | 524 | 14.51% | 3,612 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mahaska | 3,700 | 55.17% | 2,703 | 40.30% | 208 | 3.10% | 96 | 1.43% | 997 | 14.87% | 6,707 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marion | 2,374 | 47.30% | 2,322 | 46.26% | 295 | 5.88% | 28 | 0.56% | 52 | 1.04% | 5,019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3,365 | 61.77% | 1,933 | 35.48% | 103 | 1.89% | 47 | 0.86% | 1,432 | 26.28% | 5,448 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mills | 1,625 | 50.61% | 1,461 | 45.50% | 101 | 3.15% | 24 | 0.75% | 164 | 5.11% | 3,211 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell | 1,683 | 61.02% | 1,028 | 37.27% | 15 | 0.54% | 31 | 1.12% | 1 | 0.04% | 655 | 23.75% | 2,758 | ||||||||||||||
| Monona | 1,590 | 53.21% | 1,088 | 36.41% | 286 | 9.57% | 24 | 0.80% | 1,304 | 43.64% | 2,988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 1,442 | 50.21% | 1,233 | 42.93% | 175 | 6.09% | 16 | 0.56% | 6 | 0.21% | 209 | 7.28% | 2,872 | ||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 2,260 | 63.84% | 1,228 | 34.69% | 24 | 0.68% | 28 | 0.79% | 1,032 | 29.15% | 3,540 | ||||||||||||||||
| Muscatine | 2,654 | 48.27% | 2,767 | 50.33% | 54 | 0.98% | 21 | 0.38% | 2 | 0.04% | -113 | -2.06% | 5,498 | ||||||||||||||
| O'Brien | 1,671 | 60.17% | 1,085 | 39.07% | 2 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.14% | 15 | 0.54% | 586 | 21.10% | 2,777 | ||||||||||||||
| Osceola | 695 | 65.88% | 354 | 33.55% | 4 | 0.38% | 2 | 0.19% | 341 | 32.32% | 1,055 | ||||||||||||||||
| Page | 2,571 | 58.14% | 1,468 | 33.20% | 183 | 4.14% | 200 | 4.52% | 1,103 | 24.94% | 4,422 | ||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto | 840 | 47.67% | 850 | 48.24% | 64 | 3.63% | 8 | 0.45% | -10 | -0.57% | 1,762 | ||||||||||||||||
| Plymouth | 1,755 | 43.72% | 2,140 | 53.31% | 61 | 1.52% | 58 | 1.44% | -385 | -9.59% | 4,014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pocahontas | 999 | 55.72% | 746 | 41.61% | 1 | 0.06% | 40 | 2.23% | 7 | 0.39% | 253 | 14.11% | 1,793 | ||||||||||||||
| Polk | 7,049 | 57.48% | 4,966 | 40.50% | 142 | 1.16% | 106 | 0.86% | 2,083 | 16.99% | 12,263 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pottawattamie | 4,591 | 47.81% | 4,881 | 50.83% | 90 | 0.94% | 41 | 0.43% | -290 | -3.02% | 9,603 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poweshiek | 2,347 | 54.24% | 1,779 | 41.11% | 167 | 3.86% | 34 | 0.79% | 568 | 13.13% | 4,327 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ringgold | 1,766 | 59.86% | 1,040 | 35.25% | 62 | 2.10% | 82 | 2.78% | 726 | 24.61% | 2,950 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sac | 1,832 | 61.15% | 1,102 | 36.78% | 7 | 0.23% | 55 | 1.84% | 730 | 24.37% | 2,996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott | 2,832 | 32.82% | 5,692 | 65.97% | 53 | 0.61% | 51 | 0.59% | -2,860 | -33.15% | 8,628 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shelby | 1,714 | 47.17% | 1,762 | 48.49% | 150 | 4.13% | 8 | 0.22% | -48 | -1.32% | 3,634 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sioux | 1,905 | 56.87% | 1,408 | 42.03% | 11 | 0.33% | 15 | 0.45% | 11 | 0.33% | 497 | 14.84% | 3,350 | ||||||||||||||
| Story | 2,420 | 67.13% | 1,050 | 29.13% | 98 | 2.72% | 37 | 1.03% | 1,370 | 38.00% | 3,605 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tama | 2,305 | 48.77% | 2,294 | 48.54% | 98 | 2.07% | 29 | 0.61% | 11 | 0.23% | 4,726 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taylor | 2,015 | 56.03% | 1,322 | 36.76% | 230 | 6.40% | 29 | 0.81% | 693 | 19.27% | 3,596 | ||||||||||||||||
| Union | 1,833 | 49.13% | 1,414 | 37.90% | 460 | 12.33% | 24 | 0.64% | 419 | 11.23% | 3,731 | ||||||||||||||||
| Van Buren | 2,028 | 52.04% | 1,775 | 45.55% | 20 | 0.51% | 72 | 1.85% | 2 | 0.05% | 253 | 6.49% | 3,897 | ||||||||||||||
| Wapello | 3,282 | 48.77% | 3,101 | 46.08% | 344 | 5.11% | 3 | 0.04% | 181 | 2.69% | 6,730 | ||||||||||||||||
| Warren | 2,289 | 55.97% | 1,523 | 37.24% | 215 | 5.26% | 63 | 1.54% | 766 | 18.73% | 4,090 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2,345 | 52.89% | 1,980 | 44.65% | 76 | 1.71% | 33 | 0.74% | 365 | 8.23% | 4,434 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 1,781 | 51.76% | 1,570 | 45.63% | 61 | 1.77% | 29 | 0.84% | 211 | 6.13% | 3,441 | ||||||||||||||||
| Webster | 2,353 | 53.36% | 1,809 | 41.02% | 239 | 5.42% | 9 | 0.20% | 544 | 12.34% | 4,410 | ||||||||||||||||
| Winnebago | 894 | 78.77% | 218 | 19.21% | 3 | 0.26% | 20 | 1.76% | 676 | 59.56% | 1,135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Winneshiek | 2,559 | 55.02% | 2,043 | 43.93% | 19 | 0.41% | 30 | 0.65% | 516 | 11.09% | 4,651 | ||||||||||||||||
| Woodbury | 4,169 | 52.87% | 3,588 | 45.50% | 87 | 1.10% | 42 | 0.53% | 581 | 7.37% | 7,886 | ||||||||||||||||
| Worth | 1,063 | 65.06% | 542 | 33.17% | 7 | 0.43% | 22 | 1.35% | 521 | 31.88% | 1,634 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wright | 1,677 | 66.34% | 831 | 32.87% | 1 | 0.04% | 19 | 0.75% | 846 | 33.47% | 2,528 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 211,602 | 52.29% | 179,867 | 44.45% | 9,105 | 2.25% | 3,550 | 0.88% | 571 | 0.14% | 31,735 | 7.84% | 404,695 | ||||||||||||||