| Elections in Michigan |
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The 1884 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was won by the Republican nominee James G. Blaine over Democrat Grover Cleveland in a close race by only 3,308 votes, a margin of less than 1%.[2]
Barry and Newaygo counties have voted Democratic once since this election, in 1964.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James G. Blaine | 192,669 | 48.02% | |
| Democratic | Grover Cleveland | 189,361 | 47.20% | |
| Prohibition | John St. John | 18,403 | 4.59% | |
| Greenback | Benjamin Butler | 753 | 0.19% | |
| Total votes | 401,186 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | James G. Blaine Republican |
Grover Cleveland Democratic |
John St. John Prohibition |
Benjamin Butler Greenback |
Margin | Total votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 545 | 61.51% | 339 | 38.26% | 206 | 23.25% | 886 | ||||
| Allegan | 4,080 | 48.27% | 3,445 | 40.75% | 635 | 7.52% | 8,453 | ||||
| Alpena | 927 | 43.87% | 1,127 | 53.34% | -200 | -9.47% | 2,113 | ||||
| Antrim | 1,066 | 58.44% | 721 | 39.53% | 345 | 18.91% | 1,824 | ||||
| Arenac | 323 | 31.95% | 607 | 60.04% | -284 | -28.09% | 1,011 | ||||
| Baraga | 396 | 56.33% | 307 | 43.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 89 | 12.66% | 703 |
| Barry | 2,699 | 44.71% | 2,937 | 48.65% | -238 | -3.94% | 6,037 | ||||
| Bay | 2,916 | 35.15% | 4,963 | 59.83% | -2,047 | -24.68% | 8,295 | ||||
| Benzie | 556 | 54.89% | 380 | 37.51% | 176 | 17.38% | 1,013 | ||||
| Berrien | 4,445 | 48.06% | 4,458 | 48.21% | -13 | -0.15% | 9,248 | ||||
| Branch | 3,671 | 52.08% | 2,958 | 41.96% | 713 | 10.12% | 7,049 | ||||
| Calhoun | 5,113 | 51.20% | 4,309 | 43.15% | 804 | 8.05% | 9,986 | ||||
| Cass | 2,764 | 48.25% | 2,744 | 47.90% | 20 | 0.35% | 5,729 | ||||
| Charlevoix | 1,043 | 54.21% | 825 | 42.88% | 218 | 11.33% | 1,924 | ||||
| Cheboygan | 777 | 45.33% | 897 | 52.33% | -120 | -7.00% | 1,714 | ||||
| Chippewa | 686 | 51.12% | 635 | 47.32% | 51 | 3.80% | 1,342 | ||||
| Clare | 622 | 46.21% | 685 | 50.89% | -63 | -4.68% | 1,346 | ||||
| Clinton | 2,782 | 44.03% | 3,220 | 50.96% | -438 | -6.93% | 6,319 | ||||
| Crawford | 304 | 56.72% | 223 | 41.60% | 81 | 15.12% | 536 | ||||
| Delta | 1,201 | 66.13% | 609 | 33.54% | 592 | 32.59% | 1,816 | ||||
| Eaton | 4,106 | 49.37% | 3,717 | 44.69% | 389 | 4.68% | 8,317 | ||||
| Emmet | 779 | 43.79% | 895 | 50.31% | -116 | -6.52% | 1,779 | ||||
| Genesee | 4,328 | 48.14% | 3,657 | 40.68 | 671 | 7.46% | 8,990 | ||||
| Gladwin | 288 | 55.49% | 213 | 41.04% | 75 | 14.45% | 519 | ||||
| Grand Traverse | 1,645 | 64.59% | 808 | 31.72% | 837 | 32.87% | 2,547 | ||||
| Gratiot | 2,676 | 46.99% | 2,736 | 48.04% | -60 | -1.05% | 5,695 | ||||
| Hillsdale | 4,315 | 52.80% | 3,222 | 39.43% | 1,093 | 13.37% | 8,172 | ||||
| Houghton | 2,383 | 57.90% | 1,694 | 41.16% | 689 | 16.74% | 4,116 | ||||
| Huron | 1,355 | 39.48% | 1,898 | 55.30% | -543 | -15.82% | 3,432 | ||||
| Ingham | 3,709 | 42.36% | 4,562 | 52.11% | -853 | -9.75% | 8,755 | ||||
| Ionia | 3,552 | 45.10% | 3,814 | 48.43% | -262 | -3.33% | 7,876 | ||||
| Iosco | 1,016 | 52.83% | 864 | 44.93% | 152 | 7.90% | 1,923 | ||||
| Isabella | 1,617 | 48.78% | 1,610 | 48.57% | 7 | 0.21% | 3,315 | ||||
| Isle Royale | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 258 | 100.00% | -258 | -100.00% | 258 |
| Jackson | 4,804 | 43.86% | 5,452 | 49.78% | -648 | -5.92% | 10,952 | ||||
| Kalamazoo | 4,515 | 51.78% | 3,750 | 43.00% | 765 | 8.78% | 8,720 | ||||
| Kalkaska | 630 | 60.93% | 369 | 35.69% | 261 | 25.24% | 1,034 | ||||
| Kent | 9,007 | 45.74% | 9,639 | 48.95% | -632 | -3.21% | 19,691 | ||||
| Keweenaw | 620 | 74.43% | 201 | 24.13% | 419 | 50.30% | 833 | ||||
| Lake | 951 | 55.42% | 656 | 38.23% | 295 | 17.19% | 1,716 | ||||
| Lapeer | 3,062 | 50.15% | 2,741 | 44.89% | 321 | 5.26% | 6,106 | ||||
| Leelanau | 811 | 57.80% | 571 | 40.70% | 240 | 17.10% | 1,403 | ||||
| Lenawee | 5,827 | 46.63% | 5,572 | 44.59% | 255 | 2.04% | 12,497 | ||||
| Livingston | 2,597 | 44.72% | 2,938 | 50.59% | -341 | -5.87% | 5,807 | ||||
| Mackinac | 479 | 46.06% | 558 | 53.65% | -79 | -7.59% | 1,040 | ||||
| Macomb | 2,782 | 42.98% | 3,464 | 53.51% | -682 | -10.53% | 6,473 | ||||
| Manistee | 1,305 | 38.46% | 1,926 | 56.76% | -621 | -18.30% | 3,393 | ||||
| Manitou | 18 | 10.84% | 148 | 89.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -130 | -78.32% | 166 |
| Marquette | 4,230 | 73.49% | 1,478 | 25.68% | 2,752 | 47.81% | 5,756 | ||||
| Mason | 1,299 | 50.49% | 1,217 | 47.30% | 82 | 3.19 | 2,573 | ||||
| Mecosta | 2,365 | 53.76% | 1,847 | 41.99% | 518 | 11.77% | 4,399 | ||||
| Menominee | 2,614 | 73.12% | 936 | 26.18% | 1,678 | 46.94% | 3,575 | ||||
| Midland | 1,071 | 53.36% | 883 | 44.00% | 188 | 9.36% | 2,007 | ||||
| Missaukee | 470 | 54.09% | 373 | 42.92% | 97 | 11.17% | 869 | ||||
| Monroe | 3,025 | 41.88% | 3,920 | 54.27% | -895 | -12.39% | 7,223 | ||||
| Montcalm | 3,857 | 49.32% | 3,788 | 48.43% | 69 | 0.89% | 7,821 | ||||
| Montmorency | 93 | 38.91% | 137 | 57.32% | -44 | -18.41% | 239 | ||||
| Muskegon | 3,483 | 49.79% | 3,171 | 45.33% | 312 | 4.46% | 6,996 | ||||
| Newaygo | 1,971 | 46.65% | 2,051 | 48.54% | -80 | -1.89% | 4,225 | ||||
| Oakland | 4,842 | 45.03% | 5,386 | 50.09% | -544 | -5.06% | 10,753 | ||||
| Oceana | 1,637 | 51.04% | 1,213 | 37.82% | 424 | 13.22% | 3,207 | ||||
| Ogemaw | 478 | 49.48% | 472 | 48.86% | 6 | 0.62% | 966 | ||||
| Ontonagon | 301 | 53.94% | 233 | 41.76% | 68 | 12.18% | 558 | ||||
| Osceola | 1,497 | 58.43% | 792 | 30.91% | 705 | 27.52% | 2,562 | ||||
| Oscoda | 199 | 68.62% | 87 | 30.00% | 112 | 38.62% | 290 | ||||
| Otsego | 485 | 52.95% | 410 | 44.76% | 75 | 8.19% | 916 | ||||
| Ottawa | 3,758 | 53.36% | 3,049 | 43.29% | 709 | 10.07% | 7,043 | ||||
| Presque Isle | 394 | 63.65% | 225 | 36.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 169 | 27.30% | 619 |
| Roscommon | 427 | 48.80% | 435 | 49.71% | -8 | -0.91% | 875 | ||||
| Saginaw | 5,939 | 44.68% | 7,047 | 53.02% | -1,108 | -8.34% | 13,291 | ||||
| Sanilac | 1,923 | 49.09% | 1,817 | 46.39% | 106 | 2.70% | 3,917 | ||||
| Schoolcraft | 518 | 62.48% | 289 | 34.86% | 229 | 27.62% | 829 | ||||
| Shiawassee | 2,705 | 41.71% | 3,141 | 48.43% | -436 | -6.72% | 6,486 | ||||
| St. Clair | 4,017 | 44.21% | 4,668 | 51.38% | -651 | -7.17% | 9,086 | ||||
| St. Joseph | 3,261 | 46.89% | 3,554 | 51.11% | -293 | -4.22% | 6,954 | ||||
| Tuscola | 2,914 | 49.73% | 2,624 | 44.78% | 290 | 4.95% | 5,860 | ||||
| Van Buren | 4,219 | 56.11% | 2,933 | 39.01% | 1,286 | 17.10% | 7,519 | ||||
| Washtenaw | 4,049 | 40.53% | 5,315 | 53.20% | -1,266 | -12.67% | 9,990 | ||||
| Wayne | 17,315 | 44.46% | 20,930 | 53.74% | -3,615 | -9.28% | 38,948 | ||||
| Wexford | 1,220 | 54.81% | 876 | 39.35% | 344 | 15.46% | 2,226 | ||||
| Totals | 192,669 | 48.02% | 189,361 | 47.20% | 18,403 | 4.59% | 753 | 0.19% | 3,308 | 0.82% | 401,186 |
See also
References
- ^ "1884 Election for the Twenty-Fifth Term (1885-1889)". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "1884 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
