1888 United States presidential election in Kentucky
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 . Kentucky 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,[ 1] 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 presidential[ 2] or gubernatorial level.[ 3] What would become a long-lived partisan system[ 1] 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.[ 3] Incumbent president Grover Cleveland lost four points on his 1884 performance, but still carried the state comfortably against GOP nominee Benjamin Harrison .
As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last occasion when a Democratic presidential candidate passed thirty percent in rock-ribbed Unionist and Republican Clinton County .
Results
Results by county
County
Stephen Grover Cleveland[ 5] Democratic
Benjamin Harrison[ 5] Republican
Clinton Bowen Fisk[ 6] Prohibition
Alson Jenness Streeter[ 6] Union 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%
2,638
Totals
183,830
53.31%
155,131
44.98%
5,223
1.51%
677
0.20%
28,699
8.32%
344,861
Notes
References