Following the overthrow of Reconstruction Republican government, Louisiana, like most of the former Confederacy, established a Democratic-dominated but highly fraudulent political system[1] in which the dominant Bourbon planter class used the newly enfranchised blacks to protect their power against potentially threatening poor whites.[2] Outside of Acadiana — where French Catholic beliefs produced less hardline attitudes towards black voting[3] — intimidation would soon drastically reduce the number of black voters or, alternatively, count them for Democrats hostile to their interests.[4]
By the 1890s the Louisiana Republican Party was deeply divided between the establishment “black and tans” and an insurgent “lily white” faction led by Acadian sugar planters.[5] At the same time, there were major splits amongst the state’s white electorate,[4] formerly solidly Democratic because Louisiana completely lacked upland or German refugee whites opposed to secession.[6] The major parties would be challenged in the predominantly white hill parishes by the rise of the Populist Party due to declining conditions for farmers.[7] Both the Populists and the earlier Greenback Party — who shared key leaders like James B. Weaver — would eventually be supported by the state Republican Party,[8] but only after a five-way 1892 gubernatorial race won by “Anti-Lottery Democrat” Murphy J. Foster. This support would mean that Weaver would be absent from Louisiana’s presidential ballot later in the year, and the state would be won by the Democratic nominees, former PresidentGrover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois. Although Cleveland won Louisiana by a landslide 53.06 percentage point margin, Populist support helped the Republicans carry several previously unanimously Democratic northern hill parishes.[7] However, this would prove the last time the Republicans won any parish in the state outside Acadiana until 1952, and the last time a parish outside Acadiana voted against the Democrats until 1948.[9]
^Hair, William Ivy (1969). Bourbonism and agrarian protest; Louisiana politics, 1877-1900. pp. 114–115. ISBN0807109088.
^Inverarity, James M. (April 1976). "Populism and Lynching in Louisiana, 1889-1896: A Test of Erikson's Theory of the Relationship between Boundary Crises and Repressive Justice". American Sociological Review. 41 (2): 265–266.
^Howard, Perry H. (1954). "A New Look at Reconstruction". Political Tendencies in Louisiana, 1812-1952; An Ecological Analysis of Voting Behavior (Thesis). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. pp. 112–113.
^ abDethloff, Henry C.; Jones, Robert R. (Autumn 1968). "Race Relations in Louisiana, 1877-98". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 9 (4). Louisiana Historical Association: 301–323.
^Heersink, Boris; Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968. pp. 265–266. ISBN1107158435.
^ abHoward, Perry H. (1954). "The Populist–Republican Fusion: 1892-1900". Political Tendencies in Louisiana, 1812-1952; An Ecological Analysis of Voting Behavior (Thesis). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. pp. 115–121.
^Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana
^"Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
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Main article 1892 United States presidential election The 1892 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 8 1892 All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College which selected the president and vice president 1892 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1888 November 8 1892 1896 Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin HarrisonParty Democratic RepublicanHome state New York IndianaRunning mate Adlai Stevenson I Whitelaw ReidElectoral vote 8 0Popular vote 87 926 26 963Percentage 76 53 23 47 Parish Results Cleveland 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Harrison 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionBenjamin HarrisonRepublican Elected President Grover ClevelandDemocraticFollowing the overthrow of Reconstruction Republican government Louisiana like most of the former Confederacy established a Democratic dominated but highly fraudulent political system 1 in which the dominant Bourbon planter class used the newly enfranchised blacks to protect their power against potentially threatening poor whites 2 Outside of Acadiana where French Catholic beliefs produced less hardline attitudes towards black voting 3 intimidation would soon drastically reduce the number of black voters or alternatively count them for Democrats hostile to their interests 4 By the 1890s the Louisiana Republican Party was deeply divided between the establishment black and tans and an insurgent lily white faction led by Acadian sugar planters 5 At the same time there were major splits amongst the state s white electorate 4 formerly solidly Democratic because Louisiana completely lacked upland or German refugee whites opposed to secession 6 The major parties would be challenged in the predominantly white hill parishes by the rise of the Populist Party due to declining conditions for farmers 7 Both the Populists and the earlier Greenback Party who shared key leaders like James B Weaver would eventually be supported by the state Republican Party 8 but only after a five way 1892 gubernatorial race won by Anti Lottery Democrat Murphy J Foster This support would mean that Weaver would be absent from Louisiana s presidential ballot later in the year and the state would be won by the Democratic nominees former President Grover Cleveland of New York and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois Although Cleveland won Louisiana by a landslide 53 06 percentage point margin Populist support helped the Republicans carry several previously unanimously Democratic northern hill parishes 7 However this would prove the last time the Republicans won any parish in the state outside Acadiana until 1952 and the last time a parish outside Acadiana voted against the Democrats until 1948 9 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by parish 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit1892 United States presidential election in Louisiana 10 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Grover Cleveland 87 926 76 53 8Republican Benjamin Harrison incumbent 26 963 23 47 0Totals 114 889 100 00 8Voter turnout Results by parish edit 1892 United States presidential election in Louisiana by parish 11 Parish Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican Margin Total votes cast Acadia 258 69 35 114 30 65 144 38 71 372Ascension 2 099 90 91 210 9 09 1 889 81 81 2 309Assumption 1 276 63 51 733 36 49 543 27 03 2 009Avoyelles 1 696 93 14 125 6 86 1 571 86 27 1 821Bienville 1 620 78 53 443 21 47 1 177 57 05 2 063Bossier 2 914 97 88 63 2 12 2 851 95 77 2 977Caddo 2 252 90 55 235 9 45 2 017 81 10 2 487Calcasieu 1 089 61 98 668 38 02 421 23 96 1 757Caldwell 670 74 12 234 25 88 436 48 23 904Cameron 184 97 35 5 2 65 179 94 71 189Catahoula 1 081 71 12 439 28 88 642 42 24 1 520Claiborne 1 444 55 30 1 167 44 70 277 10 61 2 611Concordia 3 593 99 09 33 0 91 3 560 98 18 3 626De Soto 1 598 84 51 293 15 49 1 305 69 01 1 891East Baton Rouge 1 372 68 19 640 31 81 732 36 38 2 012East Carroll 1 289 97 36 35 2 64 1 254 94 71 1 324East Feliciana 1 355 93 38 96 6 62 1 259 86 77 1 451Franklin 796 96 84 26 3 16 770 93 67 822Grant 206 28 41 519 71 59 313 43 17 725Iberia 576 97 79 13 2 21 563 95 59 589Iberville 1 609 70 88 661 29 12 948 41 76 2 270Jackson 396 56 41 306 43 59 90 12 82 702Jefferson 1 275 84 44 235 15 56 1 040 68 87 1 510Lafayette 664 100 00 0 0 00 664 100 00 664Lafourche 2 922 93 59 200 6 41 2 722 87 19 3 122Lincoln 695 39 29 1 074 60 71 379 21 42 1 769Livingston 333 59 68 225 40 32 108 19 35 558Madison 3 433 99 51 17 0 49 3 416 99 01 3 450Morehouse 1 176 93 48 82 6 52 1 094 86 96 1 258Natchitoches 1 140 68 80 517 31 20 623 37 60 1 657Orleans 19 234 75 73 6 165 24 27 13 069 51 45 25 399Ouachita 2 701 91 03 266 8 97 2 435 82 07 2 967Plaquemines 927 44 89 1 138 55 11 211 10 22 2 065Pointe Coupee 893 73 44 323 26 56 570 46 88 1 216Rapides 3 446 88 07 467 11 93 2 979 76 13 3 913Red River 927 74 34 320 25 66 607 48 68 1 247Richland 882 99 55 4 0 45 878 99 10 886Sabine 509 39 98 764 60 02 255 20 03 1 273Saint Bernard 449 69 61 196 30 39 253 39 22 645Saint Charles 345 32 89 704 67 11 359 34 22 1 049Saint Helena 306 79 90 77 20 10 229 59 79 383Saint James 575 42 22 787 57 78 212 15 57 1 362Saint John the Baptist 503 31 03 1 118 68 97 615 37 94 1 621Saint Landry 1 136 55 28 919 44 72 217 10 56 2 055Saint Martin 491 97 42 13 2 58 478 94 84 504Saint Mary 1 311 82 19 284 17 81 1 027 64 39 1 595Saint Tammany 501 67 70 239 32 30 262 35 41 740Tangipahoa 786 85 62 132 14 38 654 71 24 918Tensas 2 351 91 69 213 8 31 2 138 83 39 2 564Terrebonne 1 210 67 64 579 32 36 631 35 27 1 789Union 1 216 59 26 836 40 74 380 18 52 2 052Vermilion 316 58 74 222 41 26 94 17 47 538Vernon 361 51 28 343 48 72 18 2 56 704Washington 399 73 62 143 26 38 256 47 23 542Webster 1 441 83 34 288 16 66 1 153 66 69 1 729West Baton Rouge 1 487 86 76 227 13 24 1 260 73 51 1 714West Carroll 408 99 76 1 0 24 407 99 51 409West Feliciana 1 593 100 00 0 0 00 1 593 100 00 1 593Winn 211 21 14 787 78 86 576 57 72 998Totals 87 926 76 53 26 963 23 47 60 963 53 06 114 889See also editUnited States presidential elections in LouisianaReferences edit Hair William Ivy 1969 Bourbonism and agrarian protest Louisiana politics 1877 1900 pp 114 115 ISBN 0807109088 Inverarity James M April 1976 Populism and Lynching in Louisiana 1889 1896 A Test of Erikson s Theory of the Relationship between Boundary Crises and Repressive Justice American Sociological Review 41 2 265 266 Howard Perry H 1954 A New Look at Reconstruction Political Tendencies in Louisiana 1812 1952 An Ecological Analysis of Voting Behavior Thesis LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses pp 112 113 a b Dethloff Henry C Jones Robert R Autumn 1968 Race Relations in Louisiana 1877 98 Louisiana History The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association 9 4 Louisiana Historical Association 301 323 Heersink Boris Jenkins Jeffrey A Republican Party Politics and the American South 1865 1968 pp 265 266 ISBN 1107158435 Phillips Kevin P The Emerging Republican Majority pp 208 210 ISBN 9780691163246 a b Howard Perry H 1954 The Populist Republican Fusion 1892 1900 Political Tendencies in Louisiana 1812 1952 An Ecological Analysis of Voting Behavior Thesis LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses pp 115 121 Kousser J Morgan 1975 The Shaping of Southern Politics Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One Party South 1880 1910 Second Printing ed New Haven Connecticut Yale University Press p 25 ISBN 0 300 01973 4 Menendez Albert J 2005 The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States 1868 2004 Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company pp 213 219 ISBN 0786422173 Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Presidential General Election Results Louisiana Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892 Geoelections xlsx file for 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1892 United States presidential election in Louisiana amp oldid 1197876999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
