1884 United States presidential election in New York

none June 2025 September 2023 1884 United States presidential election 1884 United States presidential election in New York New York File:Flag of New York (1858–1896).svg 1778 presidential no 1880 United States presidential election in New York 1880 1888 United States presidential election in New York 1888 87.5%Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072. 1.8 pp November 4, 1884 x200px Grover Cleveland by Charles Milton Bell color change (3x4 cropped b&w).jpg Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) New York Thomas A. Hendricks 36 563,154 48.25% James Gillespie Blaine, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front LCCN2011645229 (Cropped1).jpg James G. Blaine Republican Party (United States) Maine John A. Logan 0 562,005 48.15% 1884 United States presidential election in New York results map by county.svg 440px County results Cleveland #b9d7ff 40–50%#86b6f2 50–60%#4389e3 60–70% Blaine #f2b3be 40–50%#e27f90 50–60%#cc2f4a 60–70% President Chester A. Arthur Republican Party (United States) Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) The 1884 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 4, 1884. All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. New York was won by the Democratic nominees, Governor Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana. Cleveland and Hendricks defeated the Republican nominees, former Secretary of State and Senator James G. Blaine of Maine and his running mate Senator John A. Logan of Illinois. Results Overview and analysis Cleveland narrowly carried New York State with a plurality of 48.25 percent of the vote to Blaine's 48.15 percent, a victory margin of 0.10 percent and just 1,149 votes in all, making this election the closest presidential contest in the state's history to date. In a distant third came the Prohibition Party candidate John St. John with 2.14 percent, while Greenback Party candidate Benjamin Butler came in fourth, with 1.46 percent. New York weighed in for this election as less than 1 percentage point more Republican than the national average. Cleveland's narrow victory in his home state, with its 36 electoral votes, proved decisive in clinching him the 1884 election and allowing him to win the presidency. He won despite strong opposition to Cleveland from the corrupt Tammany Hall machine, which held significant influence over New York's politics. Cleveland performed most strongly downstate in the New York City area, where he won New York County, Kings County, Queens County, and received over 60% of the vote in Richmond County. Cleveland also won nearby Suffolk County, Westchester County, and Rockland County. Blaine won much of upstate New York, including a victory in Erie County, home to the city of Buffalo, although Cleveland did win Albany County, home to the state capital of Albany, along with several rural upstate counties. The state's electors were decisive to Democrats winning the Electoral College over Republicans. The Prohibition Party tickles may have had a spoiler effect on the state's result. The Prohibition nominee for president was John P. St. John, who previously served as governor of Kansas as a Republican. A notable share of voters who usually supported the Republican Party were particularly distrusting of the Republican presidential nominee James G. Blaine, making the option to cast a third-party for a former Republican governor appealing. In New York, the votes received by St. John were much greater than Cleveland's margin-of-victory over Blaine. It is considered probable that the Prohibition ticket had attracted enough votes from disaffected Republicans in New York to swing New York's result.First 1960 Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/image/972352636 Newspapers.com subscription Anderson Daily Bulletin July 5, 2026 4 September 23, 1959 Statewide totals 1884 United States presidential election in New YorkManual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York 1885 1885 Weed, Parsons, and Company Albany 603-605 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000070390070&view=1up&seq=713 2 December 2025McPherson Edward The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1885 1885 The Tribune Association New York 87 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014517270&view=1up&seq=223 2 December 2025 Democratic Party (United States) Grover Cleveland New York Thomas A. Hendricks Indiana 563,154 48.25% 36 100.00% Republican Party (United States) James G. Blaine Maine John A. Logan Illinois 562,005 48.15% 0 0.00% Prohibition Party John St. John Kansas William Daniel Maryland 25,006 2.14% 0 0.00% Greenback Party Benjamin Butler Massachusetts Absolom M. West Mississippi 17,004 1.46% 0 0.00% 1,167,169 100.00% 36 100.00% Results by county County Grover ClevelandDemocratic James G. BlaineRepublican John St. JohnProhibition Benjamin ButlerGreenback Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Albany18,34349.13%17,69847.40%3120.84%9832.63%6451.73%37,336Allegany3,88631.16%6,66853.47%1,1809.46%7365.90%-2,782-22.31%12,470Broome5,78042.61%7,18252.95%4583.38%1441.06%-1,402-10.34%13,564Cattaraugus6,06540.90%7,46350.32%9306.27%3722.51%-1,398-9.43%14,830Cayuga6,04137.16%9,20556.62%5913.64%4212.59%-3,164-19.46%16,258Chautauqua5,86133.49%10,67060.96%5403.09%4312.46%-4,809-27.48%17,502Chemung4,71944.04%5,19848.51%1851.73%6135.72%-479-4.47%10,715Chenango4,41041.17%5,46250.99%5064.72%3343.12%-1,052-9.82%10,712Clinton5,15146.08%5,97353.44%350.31%190.17%-822-7.35%11,178Columbia5,85446.88%6,42451.45%1731.39%360.29%-570-4.56%12,487Cortland2,77437.98%4,04255.35%3755.13%1121.53%-1,268-17.36%7,303Delaware4,95643.33%5,93451.88%4373.82%1120.98%-978-8.55%11,439Dutchess8,67745.73%9,70151.13%4982.62%980.52%-1,024-5.40%18,974Erie24,75947.62%26,24950.49%7251.39%2600.50%-1,490-2.87%51,993Essex2,77637.25%4,55161.06%650.87%610.82%-1,775-23.82%7,453Franklin2,94838.15%4,63860.02%750.97%670.87%-1,690-21.87%7,728Fulton3,52441.92%4,61754.93%2272.70%380.45%-1,093-13.00%8,406Genesee3,64341.87%4,63153.22%3864.44%410.47%-988-11.36%8,701Greene4,15247.39%4,16747.56%2602.97%1822.08%-15-0.17%8,761Hamilton56750.99%52146.85%211.89%30.27%464.14%1,112Herkimer5,328The summary table in the 1885 Manual contains a typo for Cleveland in this county. The correct figure is 5,328 and is listed in the detailed chart for Herkimer County on page 574. It is also given in the summary table by the 1885 Tribune Almanac.44.96%6,13851.80%3272.76%570.48%-810-6.84%11,850Jefferson7,07542.18%9,02953.83%6363.79%330.20%-1,954-11.65%16,773Kings69,26454.83%53,51642.36%1,3601.08%2,182The stated figure here in all sources is 2,181 but using that figure causes Butler's county by county results to not add up correctly to the statewide total. The 1885 Tribune Almanac lists the results by towns in Kings County and Butler's numbers there add up to 2,182, thus correcting the discrepancy.1.73%15,74812.47%126,322Lewis3,77848.69%3,85449.66%1141.47%140.18%-76-0.98%7,760Livingston4,03941.54%5,19153.39%3753.86%1181.21%-1,152-11.85%9,723Madison4,87040.27%6,60854.64%5294.37%860.71%-1,738-14.37%12,093Monroe13,24939.68%18,32554.89%1,2093.62%6031.81%-5,076-15.20%33,386Montgomery5,41348.77%5,50549.59%1341.21%480.43%-92-0.83%11,100New York133,22258.47%90,09539.54%1,0310.45%3,4991.54%43,12718.93%227,847Niagara6,19349.01%5,87546.49%5003.96%690.55%3182.52%12,637Oneida13,82348.17%13,79048.06%8943.12%1890.66%330.11%28,696Onondaga13,16642.81%16,89254.92%6011.95%990.32%-3,726-12.11%30,758Ontario5,64345.56%6,38251.53%2341.89%1271.03%-739-5.97%12,386Orange9,84147.70%9,96848.32%6473.14%1750.85%-127-0.62%20,631Orleans2,90738.04%3,99752.31%6698.76%680.89%-1,090-14.27%7,641Oswego7,43440.77%9,97654.71%5603.07%2651.45%-2,542-13.94%18,235Otsego7,30749.73%6,87146.76%4322.94%840.57%4362.97%14,694Putnam1,52641.00%2,10356.50%892.39%40.11%-577-15.50%3,722Queens10,36753.76%8,44543.80%2011.04%2701.40%1,9229.97%19,283Rensselaer13,41447.44%13,75948.66%4161.47%6862.43%-345-1.22%28,275Richmond5,13560.68%3,16437.39%891.05%750.89%1,97123.29%8,463Rockland3,69757.40%2,59340.26%1231.91%280.43%1,10417.14%6,441Saratoga5,84640.17%8,19056.28%4252.92%920.63%-2,344-16.11%14,553Schenectady2,97746.64%3,26051.07%1051.64%410.64%-283-4.43%6,382Schoharie5,33959.18%3,47238.49%1731.92%370.41%1,86720.70%9,021Schuyler2,03941.44%2,61653.17%1543.13%1112.26%-577-11.73%4,920Seneca3,62750.98%3,30946.51%1191.67%590.83%3184.47%7,114St. Lawrence6,03530.47%13,44167.86%3111.57%200.10%-7,406-37.39%19,807Steuben9,06043.98%10,04848.78%9044.39%5872.85%-988-4.80%20,599Suffolk6,42950.17%5,87645.85%4573.57%530.41%5534.32%12,815Sullivan3,60749.05%3,33245.31%1832.49%2323.15%2753.74%7,354Tioga3,37940.46%4,36752.29%4014.80%2042.44%-988-11.83%8,351Tompkins3,99244.10%4,42048.83%2672.95%3734.12%-428-4.73%9,052Ulster9,87048.42%9,92948.71%4292.10%1570.77%-59-0.29%20,385Warren2,79341.86%3,57753.61%1231.84%1792.68%-784-11.75%6,672Washington4,22235.39%7,33761.51%2552.14%1150.96%-3,115-26.11%11,929Wayne4,73037.91%6,84354.84%4333.47%4713.77%-2,113-16.94%12,477Westchester12,52451.13%11,28646.08%4351.78%2481.01%1,2385.06%24,494Wyoming3,18939.05%4,44154.38%4835.91%530.65%-1,252-15.33%8,166Yates1,91835.26%3,19158.67%2003.68%1302.39%-1,273-23.41%5,439Totals563,15448.25%562,00548.15%25,0062.14%17,0041.46%1,1490.10%1,167,169 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Niagara Oneida Suffolk Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Chemung Greene See also United States presidential elections in New York Notes References expanded New York 1884 Category:1884 New York (state) elections