1888 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1888 United States presidential election 1888 United States presidential election in Kentucky no presidential 1918 November 6, 1888 1884 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1884 1892 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1892 x200px Grover Cleveland by Charles Milton Bell color change (3x4 cropped b&w).jpg Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) New York Allen Thurman 13 183,830 53.30% Benjamin Harrison (1888) (cropped3).jpg Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) Indiana Levi P. Morton 0 155,138 44.98% 1888 United States presidential election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 380px County results Cleveland #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Harrison #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% President Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) The 1888 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1888. All contemporary thirty-eight states were part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose thirteen electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Ever since the Civil War, Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war between secessionist, Democratic counties and Unionist, Republican ones,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 although the state as a whole leaned Democratic throughout this era and the GOP would never carry the state during the Third Party System at either presidentialPhillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 350 978-0-691-16324-6 or gubernatorial level.Brown, Thomas J.; ‘The Roots of Bluegrass Insurgency: An Analysis of the Populist Movement in Kentucky’; The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 78, No. 3 (Summer 1980), pp. 219-242 What would become a long-lived partisan system after the state was freed from the direct control of former Confederates would not be seriously affected by the first post-war insurgency movement – that of the Greenback Party at the tail end of the 1870s in the secessionist Jackson Purchase region. Incumbent president Grover Cleveland lost four points on his 1884 performance, but still carried the state comfortably against Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion when a Democratic presidential candidate passed thirty percent in rock-ribbed Unionist and Republican Clinton County. Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Grover Cleveland (incumbent)Allen G. ThurmanDemocratic13Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=21&year=1888&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1888 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky183,83053.30%Benjamin HarrisonLevi P. MortonRepublican0155,13844.98%Clinton B. FiskJohn A. BrooksProhibition05,2231.51%Alson StreeterCharles E. CunninghamUnion Labor06770.20% Results by county County Stephen Grover ClevelandGéoelections; Presidential election of 1888 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Democratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican Clinton Bowen FiskGéoelections; Popular Vote for Clinton Fisk (.xlsx file for €15)Prohibition Alson Jenness StreeterUnion Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adair 1,128 46.12% 1,283 52.45% 35 1.43% 0 0.00% -155 -6.34% 2,446 Allen 1,527 52.69% 1,326 45.76% 45 1.55% 0 0.00% 201 6.94% 2,898 Anderson 1,235 60.69% 742 36.46% 58 2.85% 0 0.00% 493 24.23% 2,035 Ballard 961 74.27% 321 24.81% 12 0.93% 0 0.00% 640 49.46% 1,294 Barren 2,749 59.49% 1,791 38.76% 81 1.75% 0 0.00% 958 20.73% 4,621 Bath 1,545 52.43% 1,362 46.22% 37 1.26% 3 0.10% 183 6.21% 2,947 Bell 279 23.10% 928 76.82% 1 0.08% 0 0.00% -649 -53.73% 1,208 Boone 2,116 76.42% 635 22.93% 18 0.65% 0 0.00% 1,481 53.49% 2,769 Bourbon 1,990 48.75% 2,052 50.27% 40 0.98% 0 0.00% -62 -1.52% 4,082 Boyd 1,302 45.68% 1,531 53.72% 17 0.60% 0 0.00% -229 -8.04% 2,850 Boyle 1,399 49.56% 1,367 48.42% 57 2.02% 0 0.00% 32 1.13% 2,823 Bracken 1,702 59.70% 1,066 37.39% 83 2.91% 0 0.00% 636 22.31% 2,851 Breathitt 636 54.92% 505 43.61% 17 1.47% 0 0.00% 131 11.31% 1,158 Breckinridge 1,826 50.61% 1,769 49.03% 13 0.36% 0 0.00% 57 1.58% 3,608 Bullitt 996 68.78% 429 29.63% 23 1.59% 0 0.00% 567 39.16% 1,448 Butler 973 36.20% 1,637 60.90% 78 2.90% 0 0.00% -664 -24.70% 2,688 Caldwell 1,098 49.82% 1,080 49.00% 26 1.18% 0 0.00% 18 0.82% 2,204 Calloway 995 72.21% 340 24.67% 22 1.60% 21 1.52% 655 47.53% 1,378 Campbell 4,160 49.71% 4,141 49.48% 41 0.49% 27 0.32% 19 0.23% 8,369 Carlisle 848 74.00% 271 23.65% 27 2.36% 0 0.00% 577 50.35% 1,146 Carroll 1,632 70.10% 623 26.76% 69 2.96% 4 0.17% 1,009 43.34% 2,328 Carter 1,373 43.14% 1,773 55.70% 37 1.16% 0 0.00% -400 -12.57% 3,183 Casey 1,125 47.07% 1,204 50.38% 61 2.55% 0 0.00% -79 -3.31% 2,390 Christian 2,247 37.74% 3,481 58.46% 104 1.75% 122 2.05% -1,234 -20.73% 5,954 Clark 1,835 54.68% 1,467 43.71% 54 1.61% 0 0.00% 368 10.97% 3,356 Clay 652 31.91% 1,390 68.04% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% -738 -36.12% 2,043 Clinton 409 30.84% 903 68.10% 14 1.06% 0 0.00% -494 -37.25% 1,326 Crittenden 1,175 45.83% 1,357 52.93% 18 0.70% 14 0.55% -182 -7.10% 2,564 Cumberland 677 39.92% 1,016 59.91% 3 0.18% 0 0.00% -339 -19.99% 1,696 Daviess 3,818 62.44% 2,238 36.60% 59 0.96% 0 0.00% 1,580 25.84% 6,115 Edmonson 762 49.54% 764 49.67% 12 0.78% 0 0.00% -2 -0.13% 1,538 Elliott 1,090 71.71% 426 28.03% 4 0.26% 0 0.00% 664 43.68% 1,520 Estill 835 47.39% 917 52.04% 10 0.57% 0 0.00% -82 -4.65% 1,762 Fayette 3,435 50.08% 3,301 48.13% 122 1.78% 1 0.01% 134 1.95% 6,859 Fleming 1,813 50.01% 1,711 47.20% 101 2.79% 0 0.00% 102 2.81% 3,625 Floyd 1,122 61.68% 690 37.93% 7 0.38% 0 0.00% 432 23.75% 1,819 Franklin 2,334 61.55% 1,429 37.68% 26 0.69% 3 0.08% 905 23.87% 3,792 Fulton 933 71.44% 333 25.50% 38 2.91% 2 0.15% 600 45.94% 1,306 Gallatin 821 70.78% 313 26.98% 25 2.16% 1 0.09% 508 43.79% 1,160 Garrard 1,124 47.15% 1,220 51.17% 38 1.59% 2 0.08% -96 -4.03% 2,384 Grant 1,604 57.45% 1,126 40.33% 62 2.22% 0 0.00% 478 17.12% 2,792 Graves 2,432 65.94% 1,182 32.05% 60 1.63% 14 0.38% 1,250 33.89% 3,688 Grayson 1,461 48.19% 1,513 49.90% 56 1.85% 2 0.07% -52 -1.72% 3,032 Green 1,047 46.16% 1,181 52.07% 17 0.75% 23 1.01% -134 -5.91% 2,268 Greenup 1,236 47.58% 1,360 52.35% 2 0.08% 0 0.00% -124 -4.77% 2,598 Hancock 900 49.70% 881 48.65% 12 0.66% 18 0.99% 19 1.05% 1,811 Hardin 2,175 59.23% 1,421 38.70% 73 1.99% 3 0.08% 754 20.53% 3,672 Harlan 211 19.81% 837 78.59% 17 1.60% 0 0.00% -626 -58.78% 1,065 Harrison 2,133 58.86% 1,327 36.62% 164 4.53% 0 0.00% 806 22.24% 3,624 Hart 1,635 51.14% 1,506 47.11% 56 1.75% 0 0.00% 129 4.04% 3,197 Henderson 3,043 53.92% 2,413 42.75% 170 3.01% 18 0.32% 630 11.16% 5,644 Henry 1,964 59.70% 1,184 35.99% 140 4.26% 2 0.06% 780 23.71% 3,290 Hickman 1,053 69.60% 383 25.31% 60 3.97% 17 1.12% 670 44.28% 1,513 Hopkins 1,882 50.82% 1,569 42.37% 163 4.40% 89 2.40% 313 8.45% 3,703 Jackson 231 18.19% 1,019 80.24% 20 1.57% 0 0.00% -788 -62.05% 1,270 Jefferson 17,535 57.32% 12,863 42.05% 170 0.56% 23 0.08% 4,672 15.27% 30,591 Jessamine 1,310 52.82% 1,110 44.76% 60 2.42% 0 0.00% 200 8.06% 2,480 Johnson 854 38.26% 1,357 60.80% 21 0.94% 0 0.00% -503 -22.54% 2,232 Kenton 5,879 58.84% 3,994 39.98% 38 0.38% 80 0.80% 1,885 18.87% 9,991 Knott 468 73.93% 164 25.91% 1 0.16% 0 0.00% 304 48.03% 633 Knox 646 31.07% 1,424 68.49% 9 0.43% 0 0.00% -778 -37.42% 2,079 Larue 1,002 57.32% 724 41.42% 22 1.26% 0 0.00% 278 15.90% 1,748 Laurel 975 40.54% 1,384 57.55% 38 1.58% 8 0.33% -409 -17.01% 2,405 Lawrence 1,655 49.04% 1,714 50.79% 6 0.18% 0 0.00% -59 -1.75% 3,375 Lee 432 45.57% 514 54.22% 2 0.21% 0 0.00% -82 -8.65% 948 Leslie 66 9.09% 660 90.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -594 -81.82% 726 Letcher 281 31.15% 616 68.29% 5 0.55% 0 0.00% -335 -37.14% 902 Lewis 1,379 41.83% 1,880 57.02% 38 1.15% 0 0.00% -501 -15.20% 3,297 Lincoln 1,612 51.29% 1,322 42.06% 209 6.65% 0 0.00% 290 9.23% 3,143 Livingston 997 65.42% 514 33.73% 12 0.79% 1 0.07% 483 31.69% 1,524 Logan 3,010 56.77% 2,248 42.40% 18 0.34% 26 0.49% 762 14.37% 5,302 Lyon 640 51.12% 573 45.77% 38 3.04% 1 0.08% 67 5.35% 1,252 Madison 2,406 50.04% 2,343 48.73% 59 1.23% 0 0.00% 63 1.31% 4,808 Magoffin 660 43.19% 865 56.61% 2 0.13% 1 0.07% -205 -13.42% 1,528 Marion 1,599 60.71% 1,008 38.27% 27 1.03% 0 0.00% 591 22.44% 2,634 Marshall 998 71.75% 364 26.17% 24 1.73% 5 0.36% 634 45.58% 1,391 Martin 218 29.30% 525 70.56% 1 0.13% 0 0.00% -307 -41.26% 744 Mason 2,778 54.72% 2,265 44.61% 34 0.67% 0 0.00% 513 10.10% 5,077 McCracken 1,812 52.89% 1,535 44.80% 78 2.28% 1 0.03% 277 8.09% 3,426 McLean 972 55.13% 742 42.09% 45 2.55% 4 0.23% 230 13.05% 1,763 Meade 1,348 69.27% 593 30.47% 5 0.26% 0 0.00% 755 38.80% 1,946 Menifee 569 69.90% 229 28.13% 15 1.84% 1 0.12% 340 41.77% 814 Mercer 1,711 53.47% 1,361 42.53% 125 3.91% 3 0.09% 350 10.94% 3,200 Metcalfe 896 45.53% 1,033 52.49% 23 1.17% 16 0.81% -137 -6.96% 1,968 Monroe 837 38.70% 1,311 60.61% 10 0.46% 5 0.23% -474 -21.91% 2,163 Montgomery 1,531 55.31% 1,202 43.42% 35 1.26% 0 0.00% 329 11.89% 2,768 Morgan 1,342 65.95% 683 33.56% 10 0.49% 0 0.00% 659 32.38% 2,035 Muhlenberg 1,768 48.65% 1,817 50.00% 22 0.61% 27 0.74% -49 -1.35% 3,634 Nelson 1,876 62.08% 1,102 36.47% 44 1.46% 0 0.00% 774 25.61% 3,022 Nicholas 1,475 57.82% 933 36.57% 143 5.61% 0 0.00% 542 21.25% 2,551 Ohio 2,066 49.06% 2,100 49.87% 21 0.50% 24 0.57% -34 -0.81% 4,211 Oldham 826 61.78% 460 34.41% 46 3.44% 5 0.37% 366 27.37% 1,337 Owen 2,922 74.75% 834 21.34% 152 3.89% 1 0.03% 2,088 53.42% 3,909 Owsley 248 26.11% 699 73.58% 3 0.32% 0 0.00% -451 -47.47% 950 Pendleton 1,945 56.92% 1,417 41.47% 55 1.61% 0 0.00% 528 15.45% 3,417 Perry 296 29.69% 699 70.11% 2 0.20% 0 0.00% -403 -40.42% 997 Pike 1,249 49.54% 1,266 50.22% 6 0.24% 0 0.00% -17 -0.67% 2,521 Powell 441 51.82% 403 47.36% 7 0.82% 0 0.00% 38 4.47% 851 Pulaski 1,752 36.33% 2,924 60.64% 144 2.99% 2 0.04% -1,172 -24.31% 4,822 Robertson 657 64.35% 346 33.89% 18 1.76% 0 0.00% 311 30.46% 1,021 Rockcastle 777 41.57% 1,050 56.18% 42 2.25% 0 0.00% -273 -14.61% 1,869 Rowan 384 48.06% 412 51.56% 3 0.38% 0 0.00% -28 -3.50% 799 Russell 697 45.80% 804 52.83% 21 1.38% 0 0.00% -107 -7.03% 1,522 Scott 2,037 55.14% 1,531 41.45% 126 3.41% 0 0.00% 506 13.70% 3,694 Shelby 2,219 60.18% 1,436 38.95% 21 0.57% 11 0.30% 783 21.24% 3,687 Simpson 1,525 62.42% 859 35.16% 58 2.37% 1 0.04% 666 27.26% 2,443 Spencer 998 70.08% 399 28.02% 27 1.90% 0 0.00% 599 42.06% 1,424 Taylor 1,059 55.33% 792 41.38% 63 3.29% 0 0.00% 267 13.95% 1,914 Todd 1,622 50.45% 1,555 48.37% 38 1.18% 0 0.00% 67 2.08% 3,215 Trigg 928 46.40% 978 48.90% 94 4.70% 0 0.00% -50 -2.50% 2,000 Trimble 1,195 81.57% 247 16.86% 23 1.57% 0 0.00% 948 64.71% 1,465 Union 2,244 69.00% 955 29.37% 18 0.55% 35 1.08% 1,289 39.64% 3,252 Warren 3,587 57.15% 2,590 41.27% 98 1.56% 1 0.02% 997 15.89% 6,276 Washington 1,328 49.00% 1,365 50.37% 17 0.63% 0 0.00% -37 -1.37% 2,710 Wayne 1,108 49.40% 1,107 49.35% 28 1.25% 0 0.00% 1 0.04% 2,243 Webster 1,626 60.58% 1,034 38.52% 16 0.60% 8 0.30% 592 22.06% 2,684 Whitley 681 23.35% 2,202 75.49% 33 1.13% 1 0.03% -1,521 -52.14% 2,917 Wolfe 805 63.74% 444 35.15% 14 1.11% 0 0.00% 361 28.58% 1,263 Woodford 1,387 52.58% 1,217 46.13% 34 1.29% 0 0.00% 170 6.44% 2,638Totals183,83053.31%155,13144.98%5,2231.51%6770.20%28,6998.32%344,861 See also United States presidential elections in Kentucky Notes References Kentucky 1888 Category:1888 Kentucky elections