The 1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. State voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

West Virginia was won by the Democratic nominees, former President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois. This would prove the last occasion West Virginia voted Democratic in a presidential election until Woodrow Wilson would win the state in 1912.

Results 1892 United States presidential election in West VirginiaDave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – West VirginiaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Grover Cleveland 84,467 49.37% 6 Republican Benjamin Harrison (incumbent) 80,292 46.93% 0 Populist James B. Weaver 4,167 2.44% 0 Prohibition John Bidwell 2,153 1.26% 0 Totals 171,079 100.00% 6 Voter turnout —

Results by county 1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county (.xlsx file for €15) (.xlsx file for €15) (.xlsx file for €15) CountyGrover ClevelandDemocraticBenjamin HarrisonRepublicanJames B. WeaverPeople'sJohn BidwellProhibition MarginTotal votescast # % # % # % # % # % Barbour 1,522 49.66% 1,497 48.84% 23 0.75% 23 0.75% 25 0.82% 3,065 Berkeley 2,133 48.28% 2,259 51.13% 8 0.18% 18 0.41% -126 -2.85% 4,418 Boone 782 58.84% 541 40.71% 4 0.30% 2 0.15% 241 18.13% 1,329 Braxton 1,790 56.38% 1,113 35.06% 244 7.69% 28 0.88% 677 21.32% 3,175 Brooke 770 49.55% 740 47.62% 4 0.26% 40 2.57% 30 1.93% 1,554 Cabell 2,890 53.78% 2,328 43.32% 107 1.99% 49 0.91% 562 10.46% 5,374 Calhoun 993 59.89% 602 36.31% 57 3.44% 6 0.36% 391 23.58% 1,658 Clay 503 49.65% 494 48.77% 15 1.48% 1 0.10% 9 0.89% 1,013 Doddridge 1,156 45.39% 1,332 52.30% 17 0.67% 42 1.65% -176 -6.91% 2,547 Fayette 2,232 43.06% 2,665 51.41% 185 3.57% 102 1.97% -433 -8.35% 5,184 Gilmer 1,187 58.04% 816 39.90% 34 1.66% 8 0.39% 371 18.14% 2,045 Grant 400 25.54% 1,155 73.75% 3 0.19% 8 0.51% -755 -48.21% 1,566 Greenbrier 2,299 63.49% 1,259 34.77% 38 1.05% 25 0.69% 1,040 28.72% 3,621 Hampshire 1,878 74.55% 523 20.76% 107 4.25% 11 0.44% 1,355 53.79% 2,519 Hancock 593 41.47% 693 48.46% 72 5.03% 72 5.03% -100 -6.99% 1,430 Hardy 1,215 75.28% 381 23.61% 17 1.05% 1 0.06% 834 51.67% 1,614 Harrison 2,237 44.70% 2,567 51.30% 154 3.08% 46 0.92% -330 -6.59% 5,004 Jackson 1,883 43.88% 2,131 49.66% 238 5.55% 39 0.91% -248 -5.78% 4,291 Jefferson 2,530 69.35% 1,093 29.96% 9 0.25% 16 0.44% 1,437 39.39% 3,648 Kanawha 4,549 45.84% 5,078 51.17% 144 1.45% 152 1.53% -529 -5.33% 9,923 Lewis 1,676 50.04% 1,550 46.28% 29 0.87% 94 2.81% 126 3.76% 3,349 Lincoln 1,081 47.90% 840 37.22% 323 14.31% 13 0.58% 241 10.68% 2,257 Logan 1,522 75.87% 484 24.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,038 51.74% 2,006 Marion 2,662 48.79% 2,584 47.36% 72 1.32% 138 2.53% 78 1.43% 5,456 Marshall 1,808 37.00% 2,567 52.53% 339 6.94% 173 3.54% -759 -15.53% 4,887 Mason 2,260 45.52% 2,600 52.37% 64 1.29% 41 0.83% -340 -6.85% 4,965 McDowell 607 32.43% 1,265 67.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -658 -35.15% 1,872 Mercer 1,827 51.48% 1,651 46.52% 61 1.72% 10 0.28% 176 4.96% 3,549 Mineral 1,279 46.87% 1,356 49.69% 75 2.75% 19 0.70% -77 -2.82% 2,729 Monongalia 1,505 39.38% 2,255 59.00% 24 0.63% 38 0.99% -750 -19.62% 3,822 Monroe 1,373 53.24% 1,141 44.24% 58 2.25% 7 0.27% 232 9.00% 2,579 Morgan 582 38.62% 910 60.38% 2 0.13% 13 0.86% -328 -21.77% 1,507 Nicholas 1,063 55.36% 728 37.92% 32 1.67% 97 5.05% 335 17.45% 1,920 Ohio 5,220 49.93% 5,061 48.41% 19 0.18% 154 1.47% 159 1.52% 10,454 Pendleton 1,075 59.59% 717 39.75% 8 0.44% 4 0.22% 358 19.84% 1,804 Pleasants 855 53.64% 713 44.73% 13 0.82% 13 0.82% 142 8.91% 1,594 Pocahontas 950 63.08% 539 35.79% 3 0.20% 14 0.93% 411 27.29% 1,506 Preston 1,323 30.31% 2,866 65.66% 88 2.02% 88 2.02% -1,543 -35.35% 4,365 Putnam 1,597 48.39% 1,612 48.85% 76 2.30% 15 0.45% -15 -0.45% 3,300 Raleigh 965 51.94% 871 46.88% 7 0.38% 15 0.81% 94 5.06% 1,858 Randolph 1,622 65.17% 839 33.71% 11 0.44% 17 0.68% 783 31.46% 2,489 Ritchie 1,349 38.32% 1,773 50.37% 219 6.22% 179 5.09% -424 -12.05% 3,520 Roane 1,709 51.69% 1,452 43.92% 123 3.72% 22 0.67% 257 7.77% 3,306 Summers 1,632 55.57% 1,233 41.98% 46 1.57% 26 0.89% 399 13.59% 2,937 Taylor 1,158 40.69% 1,522 53.48% 139 4.88% 27 0.95% -364 -12.79% 2,846 Tucker 867 49.97% 830 47.84% 30 1.73% 8 0.46% 37 2.13% 1,735 Tyler 1,106 42.15% 1,449 55.22% 45 1.71% 24 0.91% -343 -13.07% 2,624 Upshur 938 32.48% 1,849 64.02% 18 0.62% 83 2.87% -911 -31.54% 2,888 Wayne 2,095 56.85% 1,514 41.09% 71 1.93% 5 0.14% 581 15.77% 3,685 Webster 737 67.31% 353 32.24% 5 0.46% 0 0.00% 384 35.07% 1,095 Wetzel 1,810 50.89% 1,183 33.26% 544 15.29% 20 0.56% 627 17.63% 3,557 Wirt 1,110 53.65% 926 44.76% 15 0.72% 18 0.87% 184 8.89% 2,069 Wood 2,985 46.78% 3,201 50.16% 117 1.83% 78 1.22% -216 -3.39% 6,381 Wyoming 577 48.49% 591 49.66% 11 0.92% 11 0.92% -14 -1.18% 1,190Totals84,46749.37%80,29246.93%4,1672.44%2,1531.26%4,1752.44%171,079

See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia

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