1892 United States presidential election in Virginia explained

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Election Name:	1892 United States presidential election in Virginia
Country:	Virginia
Flag Year:	1861
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1888 United States presidential election in Virginia
Previous Year:	1888
Next Election:	1896 United States presidential election in Virginia
Next Year:	1896
Election Date:	November 8, 1892
Image1:	StephenGroverCleveland.jpg
Nominee1:	Grover Cleveland
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York
Running Mate1:	Adlai Stevenson I
Electoral Vote1:	12
Popular Vote1:	164,136
Percentage1:	56.17%
Nominee2:	Benjamin Harrison
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Indiana
Running Mate2:	Whitelaw Reid
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	113,098
Percentage2:	38.70%
Map Size:	435px
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 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

1892 United States presidential election in Virginia^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Grover Cleveland	164,136	56.17%	12
	Republican	Benjamin Harrison (inc.)	113,098	38.70%	0
	Populist	James B. Weaver	12,275	4.20%	0
	Prohibition	John Bidwell	2,729	0.93%	0
Totals			292,238	100.0%	12

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
		%		%		%		%		%
	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		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 and References

1. Web site: 1892 Presidential General Election Results - Virginia. U.S. Election Atlas. 12 April 2013.
2. Web site: Géoelections. Presidential election of 1892 Popular Vote. (.xlsx file for €15)
3. Web site: Géoelections. Popular Vote for James B. Weaver. (.xlsx file for €15)
4. Web site: Géoelections. Popular Vote for John Bidwell. (.xlsx file for €15)