The 1884 United States presidential election in California was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. .
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County Results
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California voted for the Republican nominee, former Secretary of State James G. Blaine, by a comfortable margin, over the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Grover Cleveland.
Cleveland became the first Democrat to ever win without California.
Results
edit1884 United States presidential election in California[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | James G. Blaine | 102,369 | 51.97% | 8 | |
Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 89,288 | 45.33% | 0 | |
Prohibition | John St. John | 2,965 | 1.51% | 0 | |
Greenback | Benjamin Butler | 2,037 | 1.03% | 0 | |
No party | Write-ins | 329 | 0.17% | 0 | |
Totals | 196,988 | 100.00% | 8 |
Results by county
editCounty | James Gillespie Blaine[2] Republican |
Stephen Grover Cleveland[2] Democratic |
Various candidates[2] Other parties |
Margin | ||||
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% | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
Sierra | 65.12% | 1,064 | 33.90% | 554 | 0.98% | 16 | 31.21% | 510 |
Sacramento | 60.15% | 4,367 | 36.63% | 2,659 | 3.22% | 234 | 23.53% | 1,708 |
Alameda | 60.26% | 7,471 | 38.18% | 4,734 | 1.56% | 193 | 22.08% | 2,737 |
Alpine | 60.87% | 56 | 39.13% | 36 | 0.00% | 0 | 21.74% | 20 |
Mono | 58.57% | 598 | 37.32% | 381 | 4.11% | 42 | 21.25% | 217 |
Humboldt | 53.89% | 2,184 | 35.78% | 1,450 | 10.34% | 419 | 18.11% | 734 |
San Diego | 57.00% | 1,120 | 40.71% | 800 | 2.29% | 45 | 16.28% | 320 |
Contra Costa | 55.86% | 1,496 | 41.60% | 1,114 | 2.54% | 68 | 14.26% | 382 |
Nevada | 56.13% | 2,368 | 42.45% | 1,791 | 1.42% | 60 | 13.68% | 577 |
Plumas | 55.84% | 712 | 43.45% | 554 | 0.71% | 9 | 12.39% | 158 |
Napa | 55.37% | 1,593 | 43.66% | 1,256 | 0.97% | 28 | 11.71% | 337 |
San Mateo | 55.33% | 950 | 43.68% | 750 | 0.99% | 17 | 11.65% | 200 |
San Bernardino | 54.37% | 1,617 | 43.31% | 1,288 | 2.32% | 69 | 11.06% | 329 |
Ventura | 53.96% | 749 | 43.44% | 603 | 2.59% | 36 | 10.52% | 146 |
Santa Cruz | 53.69% | 1,667 | 43.96% | 1,365 | 2.35% | 73 | 9.73% | 302 |
Inyo | 53.41% | 345 | 43.81% | 283 | 2.79% | 18 | 9.60% | 62 |
Santa Clara | 52.91% | 3,840 | 43.70% | 3,172 | 3.39% | 246 | 9.20% | 668 |
Solano | 53.61% | 2,382 | 44.50% | 1,977 | 1.89% | 84 | 9.12% | 405 |
San Francisco | 53.46% | 25,509 | 44.43% | 21,202 | 2.11% | 1,008 | 9.03% | 4,307 |
Tuolumne | 53.20% | 1,040 | 44.50% | 870 | 2.30% | 45 | 8.70% | 170 |
Los Angeles | 51.67% | 5,595 | 43.24% | 4,683 | 5.09% | 551 | 8.42% | 912 |
Placer | 52.89% | 1,749 | 44.84% | 1,483 | 2.27% | 75 | 8.04% | 266 |
Santa Barbara | 50.92% | 1,243 | 43.02% | 1,050 | 6.06% | 148 | 7.91% | 193 |
Marin | 53.62% | 851 | 45.81% | 727 | 0.57% | 9 | 7.81% | 124 |
Yuba | 52.55% | 1,214 | 45.32% | 1,047 | 2.12% | 49 | 7.23% | 167 |
San Luis Obispo | 51.44% | 1,233 | 44.60% | 1,069 | 3.96% | 95 | 6.84% | 164 |
Shasta | 51.54% | 1,173 | 45.78% | 1,042 | 2.68% | 61 | 5.76% | 131 |
Calaveras | 51.53% | 1,249 | 48.02% | 1,164 | 0.45% | 11 | 3.51% | 85 |
Monterey | 50.72% | 1,476 | 47.46% | 1,381 | 1.82% | 53 | 3.26% | 95 |
San Joaquin | 50.32% | 3,079 | 47.36% | 2,898 | 2.32% | 142 | 2.96% | 181 |
Sutter | 48.60% | 675 | 45.72% | 635 | 5.69% | 79 | 2.88% | 40 |
Del Norte | 49.84% | 310 | 47.27% | 294 | 2.89% | 18 | 2.57% | 16 |
Trinity | 50.29% | 435 | 48.32% | 418 | 1.39% | 12 | 1.97% | 17 |
Sonoma | 49.42% | 3,044 | 47.79% | 2,944 | 2.79% | 172 | 1.62% | 100 |
Butte | 49.06% | 2,172 | 47.84% | 2,118 | 3.09% | 137 | 1.22% | 54 |
Yolo | 48.74% | 1,412 | 49.05% | 1,421 | 2.21% | 64 | -0.31% | -9 |
Amador | 47.72% | 1,317 | 49.20% | 1,358 | 3.08% | 85 | -1.49% | -41 |
Tehama | 47.80% | 1,075 | 50.96% | 1,146 | 1.24% | 28 | -3.16% | -71 |
Lassen | 46.77% | 384 | 50.55% | 415 | 2.68% | 22 | -3.78% | -31 |
El Dorado | 45.47% | 1,289 | 51.82% | 1,469 | 2.72% | 77 | -6.35% | -180 |
San Benito | 44.88% | 574 | 51.99% | 665 | 3.13% | 40 | -7.11% | -91 |
Siskiyou | 45.58% | 886 | 53.29% | 1,036 | 1.13% | 22 | -7.72% | -150 |
Merced | 45.47% | 809 | 53.57% | 953 | 0.96% | 17 | -8.09% | -144 |
Mendocino | 43.71% | 1,317 | 52.74% | 1,589 | 3.55% | 107 | -9.03% | -272 |
Modoc | 42.60% | 478 | 54.28% | 609 | 3.12% | 35 | -11.68% | -131 |
Fresno | 41.89% | 1,314 | 54.32% | 1,704 | 3.79% | 119 | -12.43% | -390 |
Mariposa | 42.74% | 474 | 55.73% | 618 | 1.53% | 17 | -12.98% | -144 |
Tulare | 40.15% | 1,268 | 53.55% | 1,691 | 6.30% | 199 | -13.39% | -423 |
Kern | 42.02% | 598 | 56.08% | 798 | 1.90% | 27 | -14.05% | -200 |
Lake | 42.27% | 588 | 57.37% | 798 | 0.36% | 5 | -15.10% | -210 |
Stanislaus | 39.49% | 979 | 57.44% | 1,424 | 3.07% | 76 | -17.95% | -445 |
Colusa | 35.46% | 1,028 | 62.16% | 1,802 | 2.38% | 69 | -26.70% | -774 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editReferences
edit- ^ "1884 Presidential General Election Results – California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ a b c Géoelections; Presidential election of 1884 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)