1892 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

The 1892 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. State voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Former president Grover Cleveland, the Democratic Party candidate, won Wisconsin against sitting Republican president Benjamin Harrison with 47.75% of the popular vote, winning the state's twelve electoral votes. This was the closest presidential election in Wisconsin to that point, which distinction it held until it voted narrowly for Jimmy Carter over Gerald Ford in 1976.

As a result of his win, Cleveland became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win Wisconsin. No Democrat would win Wisconsin again until Woodrow Wilson in 1912. This marked the first occasion in which Wisconsin voted for a different candidate than Iowa, a phenomenon that has only occurred five more times since — 1924, 1940, 1976, 2004, and 2020. Wisconsin is one of the three states that voted Republican in both 1884 and 1888 but flipped to Cleveland in 1892, the others being California and Illinois.

Cleveland was the first Democrat ever to win Forest County, Green Lake County, Juneau County, Kenosha County, Marinette County, and Oconto County. He was also the first Democrat since Pierce in 1852 to carry La Crosse County, Portage County, and Winnebago County. Many of the counties that Cleveland won in this election would not vote Democratic again until Wilson carried them in 1912. However, Juneau County, Marinette County, Oconto County, and Oneida County would not vote for a Democrat again until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

This was the first of only three elections in which Adams County has backed the statewide loser. After this election, Portage County remained the only original county from statehood to have backed the winner in every election, a streak that would last until 1916.

Results + General Election ResultsWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes given for electors of President and Vice President of the United States at the general election held in the several towns, wards, villages, and election districts in the several counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday being the 8th day of November A.D. 1892Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Gustav Wollaeger177,335 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Robert J. MacBride177,314 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Andrew Jensen177,307 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Henry B. Schwin177,293 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Ferdinand T. Yahr177,291 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Michael Johnson177,283 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland John Montgomery Smith177,282 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland John Black177,281 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland James J. Hogan177,221 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland William F. Cirkel177,180 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Lewis S. Bailey177,171 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland John Wattawa177,053 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Ole Larson170,846 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison John Pritzlaff170,791 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison John F. Bruss170,786 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Frederick W. Coon170,765 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Samuel W. Reese170,745 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Eli Hawks170,741 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Robert L. D. Potter170,740 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Christian S. Otjen170,726 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Tosten I. Gilbert170,717 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Edward H. Winchester170,684 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison William H. Hatton170,677 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Jerome F. Coe170,525 Prohibition Party John Bidwell Sofas C. Miller13,132 Prohibition Party John Bidwell James N. Crawford13,124 Prohibition Party John Bidwell Warren C. Jones13,120 Prohibition Party John Bidwell James S. Thompson13,118 Prohibition Party John Bidwell William Drake13,117 Prohibition Party John Bidwell John C. Plumb13,117 Prohibition Party John Bidwell Thorvild K. Thorvildson13,116 Prohibition Party John Bidwell Jacob O. Lindham13,113 Prohibition Party John Bidwell W. W. Link13,113 Prohibition Party John Bidwell John H. Peoberthy13,113 Prohibition Party John Bidwell Norman H. Brokaw13,109 Prohibition Party John Bidwell Oliver H. Crowl13,104 People's Party James B. Weaver Peter Haan9,909 People's Party James B. Weaver Nathan E. Moody9,829 People's Party James B. Weaver Nelson E. Allen9,825 People's Party James B. Weaver William Schwartz9,818 People's Party James B. Weaver Samuel Smith9,816 People's Party James B. Weaver George C. Chaffee9,813 People's Party James B. Weaver James W. Godfrey9,813 People's Party James B. Weaver William Campbell9,810 People's Party James B. Weaver Anson B. Severence9,803 People's Party James B. Weaver George W. Jackson9,801 People's Party James B. Weaver Ernest Pagel9,799 People's Party James B. Weaver Llewellyn Sutliff9,791 Write-in Scattering2 Blank127Votes cast 371,351

Results by county County Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican John BidwellProhibition James B. WeaverPopulist Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # %Adams40228.49%97268.89%221.56%151.06%-570-40.40%1,411Ashland2,43649.75%2,26546.26%1392.84%561.14%1713.49%4,896Barron76724.20%1,81857.35%1946.12%39012.30%-1,051-33.15%3,170Bayfield1,34946.44%1,46750.50%612.10%280.96%-118-4.06%2,905Brown3,65354.26%2,85542.41%1802.67%440.65%79811.85%6,732Buffalo1,39345.24%1,52349.46%601.95%1033.35%-130-4.22%3,079Burnett557.68%40656.70%16322.77%9212.85%-243-33.93%716Calumet1,86364.67%90931.55%260.90%832.88%95433.11%2,881Chippewa2,53050.57%1,97539.48%1823.64%3166.32%55511.09%5,003Clark1,71143.23%2,03951.52%1614.07%471.19%-328-8.29%3,958Columbia2,95743.96%3,31349.25%4096.08%480.71%-356-5.29%6,727Crawford1,61546.68%1,72749.91%391.13%792.28%-112-3.24%3,460Dane6,83347.62%6,44544.92%9806.83%880.61%3882.70%14,348Dodge6,82070.23%2,64527.24%1992.05%470.48%4,17542.99%9,711Door1,00736.71%1,59658.18%682.48%722.62%-589-21.47%2,743Douglas2,34040.02%2,96750.74%2063.52%3345.71%-627-10.72%5,847Dunn1,25729.51%2,16950.93%2215.19%61214.37%-912-21.41%4,259Eau Claire2,38341.90%2,71947.80%4007.03%1863.27%-336-5.91%5,688Florence19529.50%44967.93%121.82%50.76%-254-38.43%661Fond du Lac5,25454.03%4,13142.48%2392.46%1011.04%1,12311.55%9,725Forest22848.41%22347.35%142.97%61.27%51.06%471Grant3,68543.89%4,21750.23%4184.98%760.91%-532-6.34%8,396Green2,05240.57%2,32946.05%3506.92%3276.47%-277-5.48%5,058Green Lake1,81053.92%1,43042.60%972.89%200.60%38011.32%3,357Iowa2,33646.76%2,27545.54%3567.13%290.58%611.22%4,996Jackson1,16033.36%2,07859.76%2096.01%300.86%-918-26.40%3,477Jefferson4,66161.53%2,67935.37%2112.79%240.32%1,98226.17%7,575Juneau1,97847.91%1,94547.11%1443.49%621.50%330.80%4,129Kenosha1,92851.28%1,62843.30%691.84%160.43%3007.98%3,760Kewaunee2,04678.81%51819.95%70.27%240.92%1,52858.86%2,596La Crosse3,81044.24%3,69342.88%3584.16%7528.73%1171.36%8,613Lafayette2,28646.25%2,36647.87%2094.23%821.66%-80-1.62%4,943Langlade1,28958.62%84538.43%482.18%170.77%44420.19%2,199Lincoln1,44349.45%99734.17%802.74%39813.64%44615.28%2,918Manitowoc4,34964.79%2,27633.91%290.43%580.86%2,07330.88%6,712Marathon3,79163.94%1,95933.04%711.20%1081.82%1,83230.90%5,929Marinette1,99446.52%1,83742.86%1924.48%2636.14%1573.66%4,286Marquette1,19856.14%87741.10%522.44%70.33%32115.04%2,134Milwaukee24,60648.49%24,34347.97%5071.00%1,2862.53%2630.52%50,742Monroe2,45845.80%2,53047.14%2735.09%1061.98%-72-1.34%5,367Oconto1,49950.92%1,27543.31%421.43%1284.35%2247.61%2,944Oneida1,31751.81%1,14945.20%301.18%461.81%1686.61%2,542Outagamie4,54559.72%2,73335.91%2242.94%1091.43%1,81223.81%7,611Ozaukee2,09474.71%65223.26%80.29%491.75%1,44251.44%2,803Pepin53936.01%86557.78%835.54%100.67%-326-21.78%1,497Pierce1,21030.14%2,31557.66%3007.47%1904.73%-1,105-27.52%4,015Polk58523.90%1,47760.33%1757.15%2118.62%-892-36.44%2,448Portage2,57050.21%2,29144.75%2144.18%440.86%2795.45%5,119Price87641.87%1,09952.53%844.02%331.58%-223-10.66%2,092Racine3,75043.79%3,95646.19%3524.11%5065.91%-206-2.41%8,564Richland1,67038.05%2,19449.99%2315.26%2946.70%-524-11.94%4,389Rock4,23138.62%6,05255.24%5525.04%1211.10%-1,821-16.62%10,956Sauk3,13945.74%3,27747.76%3965.77%500.73%-138-2.01%6,862Sawyer32841.84%41352.68%374.72%60.77%-85-10.84%784Shawano2,04055.37%1,32235.88%491.33%2737.41%71819.49%3,684Sheboygan5,12656.74%3,63840.27%981.08%1721.90%1,48816.47%9,034St. Croix2,22042.33%2,46747.04%3737.11%1843.51%-247-4.71%5,244Taylor90453.21%73443.20%291.71%321.88%17010.01%1,699Trempealeau1,52138.49%2,11653.54%2777.01%380.96%-595-15.06%3,952Vernon1,44027.79%3,10659.95%2534.88%3827.37%-1,666-32.16%5,181Walworth2,15332.55%3,87158.52%5127.74%791.19%-1,718-25.97%6,615Washburn30536.14%48857.82%354.15%161.90%-183-21.68%844Washington2,62460.25%1,70039.04%230.53%80.18%92421.22%4,355Waukesha3,63547.97%3,60047.51%2483.27%891.17%350.46%7,578Waupaca2,18636.83%3,39757.23%3065.15%470.79%-1,211-20.40%5,936Waushara78725.76%2,09168.45%1414.62%361.18%-1,304-42.68%3,055Winnebago5,89349.60%5,35445.06%3512.95%2832.38%5394.54%11,881Wood2,22054.29%1,77943.51%541.32%360.88%44110.79%4,089Total177,33547.75%170,84646.01%13,1323.54%9,9092.67%6,4891.75%371,351

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Ashland Chippewa Dane Forest Green Lake Iowa Juneau Kenosha La Crosse Lincoln Marinette Marquette Milwaukee Oconto Portage Shawano Taylor Waukesha Winnebago

See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin

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