The 1884 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

West Virginia was won by Grover Cleveland, the 28th governor of New York, (D–New York), running with the former governor of Indiana Thomas A. Hendricks, with 50.94 percent of the popular vote, against Secretary of State James G. Blaine (R-Maine), running with Senator John A. Logan, with 47.75 percent of the vote.

The Prohibition Party chose John St. John, the former governor of Kansas, and former Maryland State Senator William Daniel as their presidential and vice-presidential candidates and received 0.71 percent of the vote. The Greenback and Anti-Monopoly Parties both chose major general and former governor of Massachusetts Benjamin Butler and Absolom M. West, an unseated Mississippi representative, received 0.60 percent of the vote.

This would prove the last time the Democratic Party won an absolute majority of West Virginia's popular vote until 1932.

Results

Results by county 1884 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county (.xlsx file for €15) County Democratic Republican Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Barbour 1,263 49.94% 1,241 49.07% 25 0.99% 22 0.87% 2,529 Berkeley 1,840 50.47% 1,763 48.35% 43 1.18% 77 2.11% 3,646 Boone 470 56.15% 362 43.25% 5 0.60% 108 12.90% 837 Braxton 1,441 63.37% 831 36.54% 2 0.09% 610 26.82% 2,274 Brooke 757 51.29% 704 47.70% 15 1.02% 53 3.59% 1,476 Cabell 1,872 56.15% 1,442 43.25% 20 0.60% 430 12.90% 3,334 Calhoun 753 59.81% 499 39.63% 7 0.56% 254 20.17% 1,259 Clay 306 51.34% 276 46.31% 14 2.35% 30 5.03% 596 Doddridge 989 44.17% 1,208 53.95% 42 1.88% -219 -9.78% 2,239 Fayette 1,555 46.67% 1,753 52.61% 24 0.72% -198 -5.94% 3,332 Gilmer 1,027 60.06% 674 39.42% 9 0.53% 353 20.64% 1,710 Grant 340 29.08% 826 70.66% 3 0.26% -486 -41.57% 1,169 Greenbrier 1,834 62.44% 1,025 34.90% 78 2.66% 809 27.55% 2,937 Hampshire 1,748 81.15% 404 18.76% 2 0.09% 1,344 62.40% 2,154 Hancock 455 40.66% 655 58.53% 9 0.80% -200 -17.87% 1,119 Hardy 1,116 80.29% 274 19.71% 0 0.00% 842 60.58% 1,390 Harrison 2,149 46.12% 2,383 51.14% 128 2.75% -234 -5.02% 4,660 Jackson 1,694 48.03% 1,812 51.38% 21 0.60% -118 -3.35% 3,527 Jefferson 2,254 68.12% 1,042 31.49% 13 0.39% 1,212 36.63% 3,309 Kanawha 2,820 39.23% 4,240 58.99% 128 1.78% -1,420 -19.76% 7,188 Lewis 1,500 52.65% 1,331 46.72% 18 0.63% 169 5.93% 2,849 Lincoln 984 60.63% 638 39.31% 1 0.06% 346 21.32% 1,623 Logan 1,023 86.40% 161 13.60% 0 0.00% 862 72.80% 1,184 Marion 1,956 48.80% 1,958 48.85% 94 2.35% -2 -0.05% 4,008 Marshall 1,734 41.94% 2,352 56.89% 48 1.16% -618 -14.95% 4,134 Mason 2,007 44.95% 2,405 53.86% 53 1.19% -398 -8.91% 4,465 McDowell 203 52.19% 186 47.81% 0 0.00% 17 4.37% 389 Mercer 947 67.16% 461 32.70% 2 0.14% 486 34.47% 1,410 Mineral 1,077 51.02% 985 46.66% 49 2.32% 92 4.36% 2,111 Monongalia 1,292 39.01% 1,988 60.02% 32 0.97% -696 -21.01% 3,312 Monroe 1,176 53.99% 973 44.67% 29 1.33% 203 9.32% 2,178 Morgan 452 37.05% 754 61.80% 14 1.15% -302 -24.75% 1,220 Nicholas 696 54.76% 549 43.19% 26 2.05% 147 11.57% 1,271 Ohio 4,461 50.30% 4,336 48.89% 72 0.81% 125 1.41% 8,869 Pendleton 844 58.45% 599 41.48% 1 0.07% 245 16.97% 1,444 Pleasants 685 55.06% 532 42.77% 27 2.17% 153 12.30% 1,244 Pocahontas 667 62.57% 389 36.49% 10 0.94% 278 26.08% 1,066 Preston 1,316 32.94% 2,625 65.71% 54 1.35% -1,309 -32.77% 3,995 Putnam 1,102 46.03% 1,283 53.59% 9 0.38% -181 -7.56% 2,394 Raleigh 773 56.59% 588 43.05% 5 0.37% 185 13.54% 1,366 Randolph 1,119 66.61% 554 32.98% 7 0.42% 565 33.63% 1,680 Ritchie 1,283 41.32% 1,720 55.39% 102 3.29% -437 -14.07% 3,105 Roane 1,324 54.33% 1,100 45.14% 13 0.53% 224 9.19% 2,437 Summers 1,058 54.06% 871 44.51% 28 1.43% 187 9.56% 1,957 Taylor 1,147 44.49% 1,421 55.12% 10 0.39% -274 -10.63% 2,578 Tucker 435 60.00% 289 39.86% 1 0.14% 146 20.14% 725 Tyler 1,040 42.38% 1,402 57.13% 12 0.49% -362 -14.75% 2,454 Upshur 682 34.44% 1,267 63.99% 31 1.57% -585 -29.55% 1,980 Wayne 1,780 63.19% 1,036 36.78% 1 0.04% 744 26.41% 2,817 Webster 427 71.40% 171 28.60% 0 0.00% 256 42.81% 598 Wetzel 1,947 64.73% 1,058 35.17% 3 0.10% 889 29.55% 3,008 Wirt 865 54.30% 713 44.76% 15 0.94% 152 9.54% 1,593 Wood 2,340 43.01% 2,721 50.01% 380 6.98% -381 -7.00% 5,441 Wyoming 286 51.53% 266 47.93% 3 0.54% 20 3.60% 555Totals67,31150.94%63,09647.75%1,7381.32%4,2153.19%132,145

See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia

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