See main article: 1892 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1892 United States presidential election in Montana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | Montana |
| Flag Year: | 1889 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1896 United States presidential election in Montana |
| Next Year: | 1896 |
| Image1: | Benjamin Harrison 1896.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Benjamin Harrison |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Indiana |
| Running Mate1: | Whitelaw Reid |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,871 |
| Percentage1: | 42.44% |
| Nominee2: | Grover Cleveland |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Adlai Stevenson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,690 |
| Percentage2: | 39.79% |
| Image3: | James B. Weaver 1892 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | James Weaver |
| Party3: | Populist Party (United States) |
| Home State3: | Iowa |
| Running Mate3: | James Field |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,338 |
| Percentage3: | 16.50% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Benjamin Harrison |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1892 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana participated in its first-ever presidential election, having become the 41st state on November 8, 1889. The state voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, over the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term and over the People's Party (Populists) nominee James B. Weaver. Harrison won Montana by a narrow margin of 2.65%.
Cleveland is the only Democrat to win the White House without carrying Silver Bow County.
| 1892 United States presidential election in Montana[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) | 18,871 | 42.44% | 3 | |
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 17,690 | 39.79% | 0 | |
| People's | James Weaver | 7,338 | 16.50% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | John Bidwell | 562 | 1.26% | 0 | |
| Totals | 44,461 | 99.99% | 3 | ||
| County | Benjamin Harrison[2] Republican | Stephen Grover Cleveland Democratic | James Baird Weaver[3] People’s | John Bidwell[4] Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
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| Beaverhead | 729 | 53.33% | 463 | 33.87% | 155 | 11.34% | 20 | 1.46% | 266 | 19.46% | 1,367 | ||||||||||||
| Cascade | 1,295 | 45.22% | 1,184 | 41.34% | 337 | 11.77% | 48 | 1.68% | 111 | 3.88% | 2,864 | ||||||||||||
| Chouteau | 788 | 51.91% | 676 | 44.53% | 35 | 2.31% | 19 | 1.25% | 112 | 7.38% | 1,518 | ||||||||||||
| Custer | 680 | 52.67% | 537 | 41.60% | 66 | 5.11% | 8 | 0.62% | 143 | 11.07% | 1,291 | ||||||||||||
| Dawson | 343 | 53.43% | 268 | 41.74% | 23 | 3.58% | 8 | 1.25% | 75 | 11.69% | 642 | ||||||||||||
| Deer Lodge | 1,930 | 35.47% | 2,152 | 39.55% | 1,319 | 24.24% | 40 | 0.74% | -222 | -4.08% | 5,441 | ||||||||||||
| Fergus | 766 | 55.59% | 560 | 40.64% | 31 | 2.25% | 21 | 1.52% | 206 | 14.95% | 1,378 | ||||||||||||
| Gallatin | 998 | 43.32% | 1,144 | 49.65% | 80 | 3.47% | 82 | 3.56% | -146 | -6.33% | 2,304 | ||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 740 | 38.05% | 730 | 37.53% | 447 | 22.98% | 28 | 1.44% | 10 | 0.52% | 1,945 | ||||||||||||
| Lewis and Clark | 2,014 | 38.14% | 2,093 | 39.64% | 1,073 | 20.32% | 100 | 1.89% | -79 | -1.50% | 5,280 | ||||||||||||
| Madison | 762 | 48.81% | 634 | 40.61% | 151 | 9.67% | 14 | 0.90% | 128 | 8.20% | 1,561 | ||||||||||||
| Meagher | 839 | 44.63% | 735 | 39.10% | 292 | 15.53% | 14 | 0.74% | 104 | 5.53% | 1,880 | ||||||||||||
| Missoula | 2,045 | 39.82% | 2,340 | 45.56% | 706 | 13.75% | 45 | 0.88% | -295 | -5.74% | 5,136 | ||||||||||||
| Park | 1,192 | 49.81% | 1,048 | 43.79% | 123 | 5.14% | 30 | 1.25% | 144 | 6.02% | 2,393 | ||||||||||||
| Silver Bow | 3,251 | 38.58% | 2,648 | 31.43% | 2,473 | 29.35% | 54 | 0.64% | 603 | 7.15% | 8,426 | ||||||||||||
| Yellowstone | 479 | 53.88% | 369 | 41.51% | 23 | 2.59% | 18 | 2.02% | 110 | 12.37% | 889 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 18,851 | 42.54% | 17,581 | 39.67% | 7,334 | 16.55% | 549 | 1.24% | 1,270 | 2.87% | 44,315 | ||||||||||||