1884 United States presidential election in Kentucky County Results
Cleveland
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Blaine
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
The1884 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1884. All contemporary thirty-eight states were part of the1884 United States presidential election . Voters chose thirteen electors to theElectoral College , which selected thepresident andvice president .
Ever since theCivil War ,Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war betweensecessionist , Democratic counties andUnionist , Republican ones,[ 1] Third Party System at either presidential[ 2] [ 3] [ 1] Greenback Party at the tail end of the 1870s in the secessionistJackson Purchase and other western regions.[ 3] Western Coal Field region, with the result that nominee Grover Cleveland lost three points onWinfield Scott Hancock ’s1880 margin .
As of the2024 presidential election [update] Russell County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[ 4]
County Stephen Grover Cleveland James Gillespie Blaine Various candidates Margin Total votes cast[ 6] # % # % # % # % Adair 1,059 51.43% 989 48.03% 11 0.53% 70 3.40% 2,059 Allen 1,045 57.10% 760 41.53% 25 1.37% 285 15.57% 1,830 Anderson 1,119 63.83% 612 34.91% 22 1.25% 507 28.92% 1,753 Ballard 1,886 76.11% 546 22.03% 46 1.86% 1,340 54.08% 2,478 Barren 2,084 62.62% 1,176 35.34% 68 2.04% 908 27.28% 3,328 Bath 1,260 52.50% 1,132 47.17% 8 0.33% 128 5.33% 2,400 Bell 238 30.24% 537 68.23% 12 1.52% -299 -37.99% 787 Boone 1,694 75.22% 529 23.49% 29 1.29% 1,165 51.73% 2,252 Bourbon 1,836 50.04% 1,828 49.82% 5 0.14% 8 0.22% 3,669 Boyd 1,106 45.01% 1,335 54.33% 16 0.65% -229 -9.32% 2,457 Boyle 1,253 49.21% 1,234 48.47% 59 2.32% 19 0.75% 2,546 Bracken 1,739 64.12% 925 34.11% 48 1.77% 814 30.01% 2,712 Breathitt 870 64.59% 459 34.08% 18 1.34% 411 30.51% 1,347 Breckinridge 1,341 52.18% 1,179 45.88% 50 1.95% 162 6.30% 2,570 Bullitt 632 66.25% 302 31.66% 20 2.10% 330 34.59% 954 Butler 761 39.59% 997 51.87% 164 8.53% -236 -12.28% 1,922 Caldwell 1,136 56.69% 832 41.52% 36 1.80% 304 15.17% 2,004 Calloway 1,361 76.29% 354 19.84% 69 3.87% 1,007 56.45% 1,784 Campbell 3,111 47.96% 3,319 51.17% 56 0.86% -208 -3.21% 6,486 Carroll 1,349 72.96% 434 23.47% 66 3.57% 915 49.49% 1,849 Carter 1,148 45.39% 1,353 53.50% 28 1.11% -205 -8.11% 2,529 Casey 742 48.50% 736 48.10% 52 3.40% 6 0.39% 1,530 Christian 2,001 39.85% 2,818 56.12% 202 4.02% -817 -16.27% 5,021 Clark 1,493 54.31% 1,244 45.25% 12 0.44% 249 9.06% 2,749 Clay 682 42.10% 931 57.47% 7 0.43% -249 -15.37% 1,620 Clinton 269 32.93% 540 66.10% 8 0.98% -271 -33.17% 817 Crittenden 859 46.46% 914 49.43% 76 4.11% -55 -2.97% 1,849 Cumberland 529 43.54% 675 55.56% 11 0.91% -146 -12.02% 1,215 Daviess 3,139 65.77% 1,571 32.91% 63 1.32% 1,568 32.85% 4,773 Edmonson 633 53.46% 545 46.03% 6 0.51% 88 7.43% 1,184 Elliott 873 76.98% 261 23.02% 0 0.00% 612 53.97% 1,134 Estill 785 51.48% 737 48.33% 3 0.20% 48 3.15% 1,525 Fayette 2,593 45.98% 3,000 53.19% 47 0.83% -407 -7.22% 5,640 Fleming 1,677 51.46% 1,542 47.32% 40 1.23% 135 4.14% 3,259 Floyd 1,136 65.10% 608 34.84% 1 0.06% 528 30.26% 1,745 Franklin 1,819 59.44% 1,227 40.10% 14 0.46% 592 19.35% 3,060 Fulton 987 75.11% 307 23.36% 20 1.52% 680 51.75% 1,314 Gallatin 753 74.19% 254 25.02% 8 0.79% 499 49.16% 1,015 Garrard 1,009 47.46% 1,086 51.08% 31 1.46% -77 -3.62% 2,126 Grant 1,345 61.19% 804 36.58% 49 2.23% 541 24.61% 2,198 Graves 2,754 70.60% 1,081 27.71% 66 1.69% 1,673 42.89% 3,901 Grayson 1,176 51.60% 1,030 45.20% 73 3.20% 146 6.41% 2,279 Green 682 46.17% 785 53.15% 10 0.68% -103 -6.97% 1,477 Greenup 994 45.22% 1,192 54.23% 12 0.55% -198 -9.01% 2,198 Hancock 656 50.50% 532 40.95% 111 8.55% 124 9.55% 1,299 Hardin 1,531 61.61% 901 36.26% 53 2.13% 630 25.35% 2,485 Harlan 217 25.03% 650 74.97% 0 0.00% -433 -49.94% 867 Harrison 1,861 61.54% 1,120 37.04% 43 1.42% 741 24.50% 3,024 Hart 1,348 58.94% 869 38.00% 70 3.06% 479 20.94% 2,287 Henderson 2,379 53.71% 1,970 44.48% 80 1.81% 409 9.23% 4,429 Henry 1,539 59.84% 939 36.51% 94 3.65% 600 23.33% 2,572 Hickman 1,204 69.84% 489 28.36% 31 1.80% 715 41.47% 1,724 Hopkins 1,628 55.13% 1,125 38.10% 200 6.77% 503 17.03% 2,953 Jackson 280 29.26% 656 68.55% 21 2.19% -376 -39.29% 957 Jefferson 11,266 55.23% 8,709 42.69% 424 2.08% 2,557 12.53% 20,399 Jessamine 1,134 53.72% 971 46.00% 6 0.28% 163 7.72% 2,111 Johnson 764 39.85% 1,140 59.47% 13 0.68% -376 -19.61% 1,917 Kenton 4,489 55.70% 3,459 42.92% 111 1.38% 1,030 12.78% 8,059 Knott 453 77.57% 119 20.38% 12 2.05% 334 57.19% 584 Knox 608 39.45% 921 59.77% 12 0.78% -313 -20.31% 1,541 Larue 860 64.81% 456 34.36% 11 0.83% 404 30.44% 1,327 Laurel 824 43.60% 1,045 55.29% 21 1.11% -221 -11.69% 1,890 Lawrence 1,419 53.51% 1,231 46.42% 2 0.08% 188 7.09% 2,652 Lee 385 48.43% 410 51.57% 0 0.00% -25 -3.14% 795 Leslie 76 12.79% 518 87.21% 0 0.00% -442 -74.41% 594 Letcher 296 45.26% 357 54.59% 1 0.15% -61 -9.33% 654 Lewis 1,152 43.02% 1,498 55.94% 28 1.05% -346 -12.92% 2,678 Lincoln 1,377 54.51% 1,078 42.68% 71 2.81% 299 11.84% 2,526 Livingston 922 70.76% 370 28.40% 11 0.84% 552 42.36% 1,303 Logan 2,317 55.04% 1,861 44.20% 32 0.76% 456 10.83% 4,210 Lyon 748 54.28% 571 41.44% 59 4.28% 177 12.84% 1,378 Madison 2,295 51.72% 2,106 47.46% 36 0.81% 189 4.26% 4,437 Magoffin 703 46.90% 796 53.10% 0 0.00% -93 -6.20% 1,499 Marion 1,488 60.69% 943 38.46% 21 0.86% 545 22.23% 2,452 Marshall 1,239 79.37% 295 18.90% 27 1.73% 944 60.47% 1,561 Martin 179 30.81% 402 69.19% 0 0.00% -223 -38.38% 581 Mason 2,646 54.98% 2,120 44.05% 47 0.98% 526 10.93% 4,813 McCracken 1,992 60.88% 1,262 38.57% 18 0.55% 730 22.31% 3,272 McLean 818 60.37% 472 34.83% 65 4.80% 346 25.54% 1,355 Meade 960 69.57% 394 28.55% 26 1.88% 566 41.01% 1,380 Menifee 511 72.79% 182 25.93% 9 1.28% 329 46.87% 702 Mercer 1,496 54.84% 1,161 42.56% 71 2.60% 335 12.28% 2,728 Metcalfe 648 47.09% 681 49.49% 47 3.42% -33 -2.40% 1,376 Monroe 541 39.60% 793 58.05% 32 2.34% -252 -18.45% 1,366 Montgomery 1,371 55.73% 1,078 43.82% 11 0.45% 293 11.91% 2,460 Morgan 1,301 68.01% 608 31.78% 4 0.21% 693 36.23% 1,913 Muhlenberg 1,311 54.78% 1,024 42.79% 58 2.42% 287 11.99% 2,393 Nelson 1,534 62.59% 877 35.78% 40 1.63% 657 26.81% 2,451 Nicholas 1,344 59.18% 875 38.53% 52 2.29% 469 20.65% 2,271 Ohio 1,573 51.24% 1,399 45.57% 98 3.19% 174 5.67% 3,070 Oldham 677 61.77% 373 34.03% 46 4.20% 304 27.74% 1,096 Owen 2,399 79.23% 577 19.06% 52 1.72% 1,822 60.17% 3,028 Owsley 224 27.42% 588 71.97% 5 0.61% -364 -44.55% 817 Pendleton 1,563 54.84% 1,237 43.40% 50 1.75% 326 11.44% 2,850 Perry 236 29.28% 566 70.22% 4 0.50% -330 -40.94% 806 Pike 1,142 51.51% 1,073 48.40% 2 0.09% 69 3.11% 2,217 Powell 385 55.96% 300 43.60% 3 0.44% 85 12.35% 688 Pulaski 1,374 38.70% 2,131 60.03% 45 1.27% -757 -21.32% 3,550 Robertson 483 65.63% 248 33.70% 5 0.68% 235 31.93% 736 Rockcastle 698 43.54% 905 56.46% 0 0.00% -207 -12.91% 1,603 Rowan 413 47.31% 460 52.69% 0 0.00% -47 -5.38% 873 Russell 530 51.51% 472 45.87% 27 2.62% 58 5.64% 1,029 Scott 1,789 56.19% 1,328 41.71% 67 2.10% 461 14.48% 3,184 Shelby 1,983 60.87% 1,228 37.69% 47 1.44% 755 23.17% 3,258 Simpson 1,031 60.61% 641 37.68% 29 1.70% 390 22.93% 1,701 Spencer 870 70.50% 358 29.01% 6 0.49% 512 41.49% 1,234 Taylor 832 59.43% 558 39.86% 10 0.71% 274 19.57% 1,400 Todd 1,104 51.64% 958 44.81% 76 3.55% 146 6.83% 2,138 Trigg 1,312 57.87% 896 39.52% 59 2.60% 416 18.35% 2,267 Trimble 941 81.97% 172 14.98% 35 3.05% 769 66.99% 1,148 Union 1,863 72.83% 626 24.47% 69 2.70% 1,237 48.36% 2,558 Warren 2,937 60.32% 1,866 38.32% 66 1.36% 1,071 22.00% 4,869 Washington 1,144 50.09% 1,133 49.61% 7 0.31% 11 0.48% 2,284 Wayne 775 53.37% 654 45.04% 23 1.58% 121 8.33% 1,452 Webster 1,180 61.24% 552 28.65% 195 10.12% 628 32.59% 1,927 Whitley 480 29.81% 1,106 68.70% 24 1.49% -626 -38.88% 1,610 Wolfe 688 62.83% 403 36.80% 4 0.37% 285 26.03% 1,095 Woodford 1,267 52.33% 1,126 46.51% 28 1.16% 141 5.82% 2,421 Totals 152,961 55.32% 118,688 42.93% 4,830 1.75% 34,273 12.40% 276,479
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