1892 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Election in Kentucky
The 1892 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election . Kentucky voters chose thirteen electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
Ever since the Civil War , Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war between secessionist , Democratic counties and Unionist , Republican ones,[1] although the state as a whole leaned Democratic throughout this era and the GOP would never carry the state during the Third Party System at either presidential[2] or gubernatorial level.[3]
However, at the beginning of the 1890s, the state was hit by a crisis in its farming sector, which was especially severe in its most secessionist region – the historically slaveholding and dark-tobacco-growing Jackson Purchase which was badly affected by changes in taste amongst the nation's smokers.[3] That region had been the centre of Greenback revolt over a decade previously, and a continuation of the trends meant that the “Kentucky Alliance” was formed in 1887. During the state's 1891 Constitutional Convention, the Alliance made a number of demands on taxation and labor reform, and sent to the state legislature thirteen men, mostly from the Purchase and Western Coal Field .
The Populist threat, however, would be dissipated by the work of Democratic vice presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson I , whose campaign in the state emphasized the potential impact of the Lodge Force Bill and high tariffs upon the South,[4] and sought to achieve a degree of reconciliation between sections greater than existed in 1890. His extensive tour of the state and warning that a vote for Weaver would be a vote for Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison meant that third-time Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland – whose stance in favor of the gold standard was unpopular in the South – would carry the state by almost the same margin as in 1888.[4]
Results
Results by county
County
Stephen Grover Cleveland[6] Democratic
Benjamin Harrison[6] Republican
James Baird Weaver[7] People's
John Bidwell[8] Prohibition
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
1,024
43.17%
1,119
47.18%
208
8.77%
21
0.89%
-95
-4.01%
2,372
Allen
1,116
46.75%
989
41.43%
257
10.77%
25
1.05%
127
5.32%
2,387
Anderson
1,142
58.06%
749
38.08%
20
1.02%
56
2.85%
393
19.98%
1,967
Ballard
910
64.04%
277
19.49%
221
15.55%
13
0.91%
633
44.55%
1,421
Barren
2,061
51.43%
1,369
34.17%
524
13.08%
53
1.32%
692
17.27%
4,007
Bath
1,443
53.92%
1,148
42.90%
51
1.91%
34
1.27%
295
11.02%
2,676
Bell
693
39.67%
1,019
58.33%
20
1.14%
15
0.86%
-326
-18.66%
1,747
Boone
2,009
77.39%
545
20.99%
10
0.39%
32
1.23%
1,464
56.39%
2,596
Bourbon
2,216
55.86%
1,657
41.77%
15
0.38%
79
1.99%
559
14.09%
3,967
Boyd
1,537
49.20%
1,526
48.85%
25
0.80%
36
1.15%
11
0.35%
3,124
Boyle
1,249
50.10%
1,144
45.89%
48
1.93%
52
2.09%
105
4.21%
2,493
Bracken
1,472
55.74%
996
37.71%
111
4.20%
62
2.35%
476
18.02%
2,641
Breathitt
977
62.87%
566
36.42%
6
0.39%
5
0.32%
411
26.45%
1,554
Breckinridge
1,497
45.75%
1,167
35.67%
576
17.60%
32
0.98%
330
10.09%
3,272
Bullitt
862
60.75%
398
28.05%
143
10.08%
16
1.13%
464
32.70%
1,419
Butler
715
29.61%
1,327
54.95%
330
13.66%
43
1.78%
-612
-25.34%
2,415
Caldwell
960
39.59%
1,126
46.43%
281
11.59%
58
2.39%
-166
-6.85%
2,425
Calloway
1,581
65.01%
379
15.58%
439
18.05%
33
1.36%
1,142[a]
46.96%
2,432
Campbell
4,302
50.79%
3,959
46.74%
112
1.32%
97
1.15%
343
4.05%
8,470
Carlisle
811
57.19%
223
15.73%
348
24.54%
36
2.54%
463[a]
32.65%
1,418
Carroll
1,574
71.81%
542
24.73%
3
0.14%
73
3.33%
1,032
47.08%
2,192
Carter
983
41.13%
1,319
55.19%
61
2.55%
27
1.13%
-336
-14.06%
2,390
Casey
1,039
44.04%
1,223
51.84%
20
0.85%
77
3.26%
-184
-7.80%
2,359
Christian
2,324
40.01%
2,868
49.38%
510
8.78%
106
1.83%
-544
-9.37%
5,808
Clark
1,958
53.98%
1,599
44.09%
33
0.91%
37
1.02%
359
9.90%
3,627
Clay
401
29.97%
860
64.28%
60
4.48%
17
1.27%
-459
-34.30%
1,338
Clinton
250
26.91%
589
63.40%
83
8.93%
7
0.75%
-339
-36.49%
929
Crittenden
1,118
42.61%
1,312
50.00%
145
5.53%
49
1.87%
-194
-7.39%
2,624
Cumberland
584
39.17%
880
59.02%
8
0.54%
19
1.27%
-296
-19.85%
1,491
Daviess
3,431
50.87%
1,638
24.29%
1,602
23.75%
73
1.08%
1,793
26.59%
6,744
Edmonson
491
39.37%
618
49.56%
119
9.54%
19
1.52%
-127
-10.18%
1,247
Elliott
1,079
68.73%
453
28.85%
36
2.29%
2
0.13%
626
39.87%
1,570
Estill
690
42.20%
752
45.99%
177
10.83%
16
0.98%
-62
-3.79%
1,635
Fayette
3,753
57.42%
2,431
37.19%
101
1.55%
251
3.84%
1,322
20.23%
6,536
Fleming
1,787
50.42%
1,567
44.22%
92
2.60%
98
2.77%
220
6.21%
3,544
Floyd
1,141
62.32%
634
34.63%
42
2.29%
14
0.76%
507
27.69%
1,831
Franklin
2,186
59.65%
1,231
33.59%
163
4.45%
85
2.32%
955
26.06%
3,665
Fulton
1,157
70.25%
383
23.25%
74
4.49%
33
2.00%
774
46.99%
1,647
Gallatin
737
73.77%
237
23.72%
5
0.50%
20
2.00%
500
50.05%
999
Garrard
1,126
48.16%
1,155
49.40%
10
0.43%
47
2.01%
-29
-1.24%
2,338
Grant
1,591
57.50%
1,034
37.37%
76
2.75%
66
2.39%
557
20.13%
2,767
Graves
2,563
57.22%
1,028
22.95%
832
18.58%
56
1.25%
1,535
34.27%
4,479
Grayson
1,251
39.69%
1,173
37.21%
701
22.24%
27
0.86%
78
2.47%
3,152
Green
585
31.22%
739
39.43%
535
28.55%
15
0.80%
-154
-8.22%
1,874
Greenup
1,109
48.43%
1,143
49.91%
16
0.70%
22
0.96%
-34
-1.48%
2,290
Hancock
786
45.57%
607
35.19%
318
18.43%
14
0.81%
179
10.38%
1,725
Hardin
1,909
54.31%
1,075
30.58%
490
13.94%
41
1.17%
834
23.73%
3,515
Harlan
231
24.32%
674
70.95%
34
3.58%
11
1.16%
-443
-46.63%
950
Harrison
2,172
59.28%
1,273
34.74%
11
0.30%
208
5.68%
899
24.54%
3,664
Hart
1,414
47.18%
1,034
34.50%
509
16.98%
40
1.33%
380
12.68%
2,997
Henderson
2,278
44.83%
1,746
34.36%
971
19.11%
86
1.69%
532
10.47%
5,081
Henry
1,793
58.25%
1,019
33.11%
160
5.20%
106
3.44%
774
25.15%
3,078
Hickman
1,155
61.05%
460
24.31%
227
12.00%
50
2.64%
695
36.73%
1,892
Hopkins
2,014
45.98%
1,726
39.41%
555
12.67%
85
1.94%
288
6.58%
4,380
Jackson
188
17.55%
868
81.05%
8
0.75%
7
0.65%
-680
-63.49%
1,071
Jefferson
20,919
59.29%
13,454
38.13%
358
1.01%
551
1.56%
7,465
21.16%
35,282
Jessamine
1,042
48.33%
922
42.76%
15
0.70%
177
8.21%
120
5.57%
2,156
Johnson
785
35.33%
1,340
60.31%
72
3.24%
25
1.13%
-555
-24.98%
2,222
Kenton
5,686
59.57%
3,494
36.61%
155
1.62%
210
2.20%
2,192
22.96%
9,545
Knott
566
70.49%
236
29.39%
0
0.00%
1
0.12%
330
41.10%
803
Knox
668
32.15%
1,305
62.80%
87
4.19%
18
0.87%
-637
-30.65%
2,078
Larue
797
46.97%
568
33.47%
285
16.79%
47
2.77%
229
13.49%
1,697
Laurel
832
41.25%
1,080
53.54%
73
3.62%
32
1.59%
-248
-12.30%
2,017
Lawrence
1,724
53.51%
1,445
44.85%
33
1.02%
20
0.62%
279
8.66%
3,222
Lee
507
46.64%
565
51.98%
12
1.10%
3
0.28%
-58
-5.34%
1,087
Leslie
76
12.54%
528
87.13%
1
0.17%
1
0.17%
-452
-74.59%
606
Letcher
274
34.68%
513
64.94%
2
0.25%
1
0.13%
-239
-30.25%
790
Lewis
1,044
36.39%
1,531
53.36%
251
8.75%
43
1.50%
-487
-16.97%
2,869
Lincoln
1,473
51.06%
1,175
40.73%
42
1.46%
195
6.76%
298
10.33%
2,885
Livingston
928
55.57%
550
32.93%
175
10.48%
17
1.02%
378
22.63%
1,670
Logan
2,191
47.77%
1,763
38.43%
592
12.91%
41
0.89%
428
9.33%
4,587
Lyon
727
52.42%
499
35.98%
131
9.44%
30
2.16%
228
16.44%
1,387
Madison
2,565
51.04%
2,312
46.01%
30
0.60%
118
2.35%
253
5.03%
5,025
Magoffin
660
41.59%
844
53.18%
73
4.60%
10
0.63%
-184
-11.59%
1,587
Marion
1,451
57.06%
954
37.51%
108
4.25%
30
1.18%
497
19.54%
2,543
Marshall
1,081
54.02%
360
17.99%
537
26.84%
23
1.15%
544[a]
27.19%
2,001
Martin
229
31.94%
475
66.25%
7
0.98%
6
0.84%
-246
-34.31%
717
Mason
2,586
55.04%
2,001
42.59%
46
0.98%
65
1.38%
585
12.45%
4,698
McCracken
1,735
51.09%
1,195
35.19%
366
10.78%
100
2.94%
540
15.90%
3,396
McLean
869
47.07%
534
28.93%
407
22.05%
36
1.95%
335
18.15%
1,846
Meade
1,171
65.35%
416
23.21%
189
10.55%
16
0.89%
755
42.13%
1,792
Menifee
475
58.79%
258
31.93%
62
7.67%
13
1.61%
217
26.86%
808
Mercer
1,562
52.73%
1,185
40.01%
76
2.57%
139
4.69%
377
12.73%
2,962
Metcalfe
495
30.11%
756
45.99%
382
23.24%
11
0.67%
-261
-15.88%
1,644
Monroe
631
31.19%
1,125
55.61%
256
12.65%
11
0.54%
-494
-24.42%
2,023
Montgomery
1,507
57.61%
1,041
39.79%
18
0.69%
50
1.91%
466
17.81%
2,616
Morgan
1,125
55.45%
620
30.56%
279
13.75%
5
0.25%
505
24.89%
2,029
Muhlenberg
1,421
41.93%
1,688
49.81%
243
7.17%
37
1.09%
-267
-7.88%
3,389
Nelson
1,858
60.76%
1,025
33.52%
151
4.94%
24
0.78%
833
27.24%
3,058
Nicholas
1,312
54.90%
808
33.81%
45
1.88%
225
9.41%
504
21.09%
2,390
Ohio
1,664
39.04%
1,581
37.10%
973
22.83%
44
1.03%
83
1.95%
4,262
Oldham
783
62.64%
365
29.20%
62
4.96%
40
3.20%
418
33.44%
1,250
Owen
2,579
69.93%
748
20.28%
177
4.80%
184
4.99%
1,831
49.65%
3,688
Owsley
229
25.19%
660
72.61%
19
2.09%
1
0.11%
-431
-47.41%
909
Pendleton
1,419
44.76%
1,014
31.99%
658
20.76%
79
2.49%
405
12.78%
3,170
Perry
346
37.77%
560
61.14%
8
0.87%
2
0.22%
-214
-23.36%
916
Pike
1,534
52.99%
1,333
46.04%
7
0.24%
21
0.73%
201
6.94%
2,895
Powell
580
54.61%
446
42.00%
30
2.82%
6
0.56%
134
12.62%
1,062
Pulaski
1,753
38.28%
2,457
53.66%
239
5.22%
130
2.84%
-704
-15.37%
4,579
Robertson
567
53.64%
438
41.44%
17
1.61%
35
3.31%
129
12.20%
1,057
Rockcastle
684
40.00%
966
56.49%
6
0.35%
54
3.16%
-282
-16.49%
1,710
Rowan
562
47.95%
564
48.12%
31
2.65%
15
1.28%
-2
-0.17%
1,172
Russell
646
43.89%
765
51.97%
52
3.53%
9
0.61%
-119
-8.08%
1,472
Scott
1,999
59.12%
1,201
35.52%
9
0.27%
172
5.09%
798
23.60%
3,381
Shelby
2,122
61.10%
1,169
33.66%
142
4.09%
40
1.15%
953
27.44%
3,473
Simpson
1,166
55.29%
725
34.38%
171
8.11%
47
2.23%
441
20.91%
2,109
Spencer
848
68.28%
316
25.44%
58
4.67%
20
1.61%
532
42.83%
1,242
Taylor
653
39.94%
630
38.53%
326
19.94%
26
1.59%
23
1.41%
1,635
Todd
1,587
49.81%
1,406
44.13%
134
4.21%
59
1.85%
181
5.68%
3,186
Trigg
1,088
46.86%
814
35.06%
396
17.05%
24
1.03%
274
11.80%
2,322
Trimble
1,149
78.00%
264
17.92%
18
1.22%
42
2.85%
885
60.08%
1,473
Union
2,275
66.95%
777
22.87%
318
9.36%
28
0.82%
1,498
44.08%
3,398
Warren
2,867
54.02%
2,053
38.68%
252
4.75%
135
2.54%
814
15.34%
5,307
Washington
1,193
47.89%
1,035
41.55%
238
9.55%
25
1.00%
158
6.34%
2,491
Wayne
931
45.59%
986
48.29%
105
5.14%
20
0.98%
-55
-2.69%
2,042
Webster
1,278
43.10%
839
28.30%
824
27.79%
24
0.81%
439
14.81%
2,965
Whitley
619
25.61%
1,734
71.74%
27
1.12%
37
1.53%
-1,115
-46.13%
2,417
Wolfe
658
57.42%
386
33.68%
82
7.16%
20
1.75%
272
23.73%
1,146
Woodford
1,289
51.91%
1,097
44.18%
30
1.21%
67
2.70%
192
7.73%
2,483
Totals
175,465
51.48%
135,467
39.74%
23,500
6.89%
6,439
1.89%
39,998
11.73%
340,871
Notes
^ a b c In this county where Harrison ran third behind both Cleveland and Weaver, margin given is Cleveland vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin Cleveland percentage minus Weaver percentage.
References
^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’ ; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review ; June 29, 2016
^ Phillips, Kevin P. ; The Emerging Republican Majority , p. 350 ISBN 978-0-691-16324-6
^ a b Brown, Thomas J.; ‘The Roots of Bluegrass Insurgency: An Analysis of the Populist Movement in Kentucky’; The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society , Vol. 78, No. 3 (Summer 1980), pp. 219-242
^ a b Schlup, Leonard; ‘Adlai E. Stevenson and Southern Politics in 1892’; The Mississippi Quarterly , Vol. 47, No. 1 (Winter 1993–94), pp. 58–77
^ "1892 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky" . Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
^ a b "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892" . Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
^ "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892 for James B. Weaver" . Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
^ "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892 John Bidwell" . Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)