The 1884 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Following Reconstruction, Georgia would be the first former Confederate state to substantially disenfranchise its newly enfranchised freedmen and many poor whites, doing so in the early 1870s.[1] This largely limited the Republican Party to a few North Georgia counties with substantial Civil WarUnionist sentiment – chiefly Fannin but also to a lesser extent Pickens, Gilmer and Towns[2] – and in presidential elections to a small number of counties elsewhere where blacks were not fully disenfranchised. The Democratic Party served as the guardian of white supremacy against a Republican Party historically associated with memories of Reconstruction, and the main competition became Democratic primaries, which were restricted to whites on the grounds of the Democratic Party being legally a private club.[3] This restriction was done by local county laws, but combined with the highly efficacious cumulative poll tax introduced in 1877 meant that turnout declined steadily throughout the 1880s,[4] unlike any other former Confederate state except South Carolina.
Despite economic problems in the mountain counties due to deflation produced by the gold standard and large-scale government spending reductions by the “Redeemer” Democrats,[5] voter turnout, especially for opposition parties, would maintain its poll tax-driven decline until the Populist movement, which did not begin until five years after the 1884 election. Consequently, Cleveland and Hendricks were able to stabilize the decline from 1880, again carrying Georgia by almost a two-to-one margin.
^ abVotes for candidates other than the Republican and Democratic were not separated by county but listed only as a state-wide total. They are included in the statewide total at the bottom of the county table.
Referencesedit
^Mickey, Robert W.; Paths Out of Dixie: The Democratization of Authoritarian Enclaves in America's Deep South, 1944-1972, p. 76 ISBN1400838789
^Springer, Melanie Jean; How the States Shaped the Nation: American Electoral Institutions and Voter Turnout, 1920-2000, p. 155 ISBN022611435X
^Kousser, J. Morgan; The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910, p. 213 ISBN0-300-01973-4
^Kousser; The Shaping of Southern Politics, pp. 17-18
^"1884 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
^ abGéoelections; Presidential election of 1884 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
February 15, 2024
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Main article 1884 United States presidential election The 1884 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4 1884 as part of the wider United States presidential election Voters chose twelve representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1884 United States presidential election in Georgia 1880 November 4 1884 1884 11 04 1888 Nominee Grover Cleveland James G BlaineParty Democratic RepublicanHome state New York MaineRunning mate Thomas Hendricks John A LoganElectoral vote 12 0Popular vote 94 667 48 603Percentage 65 92 33 84 County Results Cleveland 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Blaine 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionChester A ArthurRepublican Elected President Grover ClevelandDemocraticFollowing Reconstruction Georgia would be the first former Confederate state to substantially disenfranchise its newly enfranchised freedmen and many poor whites doing so in the early 1870s 1 This largely limited the Republican Party to a few North Georgia counties with substantial Civil War Unionist sentiment chiefly Fannin but also to a lesser extent Pickens Gilmer and Towns 2 and in presidential elections to a small number of counties elsewhere where blacks were not fully disenfranchised The Democratic Party served as the guardian of white supremacy against a Republican Party historically associated with memories of Reconstruction and the main competition became Democratic primaries which were restricted to whites on the grounds of the Democratic Party being legally a private club 3 This restriction was done by local county laws but combined with the highly efficacious cumulative poll tax introduced in 1877 meant that turnout declined steadily throughout the 1880s 4 unlike any other former Confederate state except South Carolina Despite economic problems in the mountain counties due to deflation produced by the gold standard and large scale government spending reductions by the Redeemer Democrats 5 voter turnout especially for opposition parties would maintain its poll tax driven decline until the Populist movement which did not begin until five years after the 1884 election Consequently Cleveland and Hendricks were able to stabilize the decline from 1880 again carrying Georgia by almost a two to one margin Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 Notes 3 ReferencesResults edit1884 United States presidential election in Georgia 6 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Grover Cleveland 94 667 65 92 12Republican James Blaine 48 603 33 84 0Prohibition John St John 195 a 0 14 0Greenback Benjamin Butler 145 a 0 10 0Results by county edit County Stephen Grover Cleveland 7 Democratic James Gillespie Blaine 7 Republican Margin Total votes cast Appling 503 59 32 345 40 68 158 18 63 848Baker 424 100 00 0 0 00 424 100 00 424Baldwin 533 83 15 108 16 85 425 66 30 641Banks 500 75 30 164 24 70 336 50 60 664Bartow 1 035 63 93 584 36 07 451 27 86 1 619Berrien 673 90 34 72 9 66 601 80 67 745Bibb 1 727 66 83 857 33 17 870 33 67 2 584Brooks 768 51 86 713 48 14 55 3 71 1 481Bryan 253 51 42 239 48 58 14 2 85 492Bulloch 773 91 16 75 8 84 698 82 31 848Burke 558 38 40 895 61 60 337 23 19 1 453Butts 638 54 76 527 45 24 111 9 53 1 165Calhoun 330 51 32 313 48 68 17 2 64 643Camden 170 31 89 363 68 11 193 36 21 533Campbell 665 66 50 335 33 50 330 33 00 1 000Carroll 2 058 80 48 499 19 52 1 559 60 97 2 557Catoosa 443 79 53 114 20 47 329 59 07 557Charlton 194 87 78 27 12 22 167 75 57 221Chatham 3 144 64 28 1 747 35 72 1 397 28 56 4 891Chattahoochee 445 57 57 328 42 43 117 15 14 773Chattooga 793 80 59 191 19 41 602 61 18 984Cherokee 865 86 07 140 13 93 725 72 14 1 005Clarke 778 50 42 765 49 58 13 0 84 1 543Clay 367 55 44 295 44 56 72 10 88 662Clayton 505 64 41 279 35 59 226 28 83 784Clinch 429 86 32 68 13 68 361 72 64 497Cobb 1 372 71 91 536 28 09 836 43 82 1 908Coffee 225 88 24 30 11 76 195 76 47 255Colquitt 151 79 47 39 20 53 112 58 95 190Columbia 402 100 00 0 0 00 402 100 00 402Coweta 1 489 52 90 1 326 47 10 163 5 79 2 815Crawford 304 65 66 159 34 34 145 31 32 463Dade 450 73 89 159 26 11 291 47 78 609Dawson 287 82 95 59 17 05 228 65 90 346DeKalb 1 025 69 49 450 30 51 575 38 98 1 475Decatur 816 47 78 892 52 22 76 4 45 1 708Dodge 476 58 12 343 41 88 133 16 24 819Dooly 879 84 76 158 15 24 721 69 53 1 037Dougherty 317 76 02 100 23 98 217 52 04 417Douglas 458 69 08 205 30 92 253 38 16 663Early 710 74 19 247 25 81 463 48 38 957Echols 186 67 15 91 32 85 95 34 30 277Effingham 369 71 37 148 28 63 221 42 75 517Elbert 885 95 78 39 4 22 846 91 56 924Emanuel 784 81 24 181 18 76 603 62 49 965Fannin 282 38 95 442 61 05 160 22 10 724Fayette 578 70 15 246 29 85 332 40 29 824Floyd 1 654 65 71 863 34 29 791 31 43 2 517Forsyth 557 80 26 137 19 74 420 60 52 694Franklin 659 74 89 221 25 11 438 49 77 880Fulton 1 939 67 70 925 32 30 1 014 35 41 2 864Gilmer 373 71 73 147 28 27 226 43 46 520Glascock 251 89 64 29 10 36 222 79 29 280Glynn 437 39 87 659 60 13 222 20 26 1 096Gordon 885 87 54 126 12 46 759 75 07 1 011Greene 755 47 57 832 52 43 77 4 85 1 587Gwinnett 1 094 88 23 146 11 77 948 76 45 1 240Habersham 534 81 03 125 18 97 409 62 06 659Hall 1 242 82 74 259 17 26 983 65 49 1 501Hancock 642 83 81 124 16 19 518 67 62 766Haralson 530 100 00 0 0 00 530 100 00 530Harris 1 197 58 22 859 41 78 338 16 44 2 056Hart 701 80 39 171 19 61 530 60 78 872Heard 818 71 57 325 28 43 493 43 13 1 143Henry 933 57 34 694 42 66 239 14 69 1 627Houston 1 300 75 01 433 24 99 867 50 03 1 733Irwin 300 89 29 36 10 71 264 78 57 336Jackson 1 082 72 47 411 27 53 671 44 94 1 493Jasper 428 49 54 436 50 46 8 0 93 864Jefferson 610 56 12 477 43 88 133 12 24 1 087Johnson 284 98 27 5 1 73 279 96 54 289Jones 498 60 95 319 39 05 179 21 91 817Laurens 621 73 32 226 26 68 395 46 64 847Lee 435 46 57 499 53 43 64 6 85 934Liberty 472 35 95 841 64 05 369 28 10 1 313Lincoln 385 100 00 0 0 00 385 100 00 385Lowndes 648 52 01 598 47 99 50 4 01 1 246Lumpkin 366 71 62 145 28 38 221 43 25 511Macon 661 50 42 650 49 58 11 0 84 1 311Madison 589 69 46 259 30 54 330 38 92 848Marion 752 69 05 337 30 95 415 38 11 1 089McDuffie 423 68 45 195 31 55 228 36 89 618McIntosh 204 20 97 769 79 03 565 58 07 973Meriwether 1 464 56 94 1 107 43 06 357 13 89 2 571Miller 115 100 00 0 0 00 115 100 00 115Milton 497 89 71 57 10 29 440 79 42 554Mitchell 435 57 16 326 42 84 109 14 32 761Monroe 1 243 71 31 500 28 69 743 42 63 1 743Montgomery 457 70 74 189 29 26 268 41 49 646Morgan 676 52 90 602 47 10 74 5 79 1 278Murray 668 73 57 240 26 43 428 47 14 908Muscogee 1 951 76 78 590 23 22 1 361 53 56 2 541Newton 802 50 31 792 49 69 10 0 63 1 594Oconee 434 58 02 314 41 98 120 16 04 748Oglethorpe 492 89 13 60 10 87 432 78 26 552Paulding 689 75 71 221 24 29 468 51 43 910Pickens 298 46 86 338 53 14 40 6 29 636Pierce 460 70 02 197 29 98 263 40 03 657Pike 908 57 04 684 42 96 224 14 07 1 592Polk 607 59 39 415 40 61 192 18 79 1 022Pulaski 983 77 34 288 22 66 695 54 68 1 271Putnam 519 100 00 0 0 00 519 100 00 519Quitman 159 79 10 42 20 90 117 58 21 201Rabun 229 97 86 5 2 14 224 95 73 234Randolph 669 59 95 447 40 05 222 19 89 1 116Richmond 3 293 62 87 1 945 37 13 1 348 25 74 5 238Rockdale 508 69 30 225 30 70 283 38 61 733Schley 406 57 43 301 42 57 105 14 85 707Screven 1 037 80 83 246 19 17 791 61 65 1 283Spalding 691 52 59 623 47 41 68 5 18 1 314Stewart 684 76 77 207 23 23 477 53 54 891Sumter 1 186 62 03 726 37 97 460 24 06 1 912Talbot 907 40 53 1 331 59 47 424 18 95 2 238Taliaferro 418 61 38 263 38 62 155 22 76 681Tattnall 645 71 91 252 28 09 393 43 81 897Taylor 773 63 73 440 36 27 333 27 45 1 213Telfair 477 79 90 120 20 10 357 59 80 597Terrell 541 66 06 278 33 94 263 32 11 819Thomas 290 50 09 289 49 91 1 0 17 579Towns 165 52 88 147 47 12 18 5 77 312Troup 1 200 72 16 463 27 84 737 44 32 1 663Twiggs 268 62 04 164 37 96 104 24 07 432Union 377 68 17 176 31 83 201 36 35 553Upson 778 67 53 374 32 47 404 35 07 1 152Walker 770 75 64 248 24 36 522 51 28 1 018Walton 1 017 75 84 324 24 16 693 51 68 1 341Ware 365 67 10 179 32 90 186 34 19 544Warren 521 78 58 142 21 42 379 57 16 663Washington 1 083 53 56 939 46 44 144 7 12 2 022Wayne 449 69 29 199 30 71 250 38 58 648Webster 353 57 49 261 42 51 92 14 98 614White 317 85 68 53 14 32 264 71 35 370Whitfield 883 60 77 570 39 23 313 21 54 1 453Wilcox 397 90 23 43 9 77 354 80 45 440Wilkes 785 100 00 0 0 00 785 100 00 785Wilkinson 625 68 38 289 31 62 336 36 76 914Worth 420 70 23 178 29 77 242 40 47 598Totals 94 659 65 93 48 580 33 84 46 079 32 09 143 579Notes edit a b Votes for candidates other than the Republican and Democratic were not separated by county but listed only as a state wide total They are included in the statewide total at the bottom of the county table References edit Mickey Robert W Paths Out of Dixie The Democratization of Authoritarian Enclaves in America s Deep South 1944 1972 p 76 ISBN 1400838789 Phillips Kevin P The Emerging Republican Majority pp 208 210 ISBN 9780691163246 Springer Melanie Jean How the States Shaped the Nation American Electoral Institutions and Voter Turnout 1920 2000 p 155 ISBN 022611435X Kousser J Morgan The Shaping of Southern Politics Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One Party South 1880 1910 p 213 ISBN 0 300 01973 4 Kousser The Shaping of Southern Politics pp 17 18 1884 Presidential General Election Results Georgia Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas a b Geoelections Presidential election of 1884 Popular Vote xlsx file for 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1884 United States presidential election in Georgia amp oldid 1173614529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
