For over a century after the Civil War, Tennessee’s white citizenry was divided according to partisan loyalties established in that war. Unionist regions covering almost all of East Tennessee, Kentucky Pennyroyal-allied Macon County, and the five West TennesseeHighland Rim counties of Carroll, Henderson, McNairy, Hardin and Wayne[1] voted Republican – generally by landslide margins – as they saw the Democratic Party as the “war party” who had forced them into a war they did not wish to fight.[2] Contrariwise, the rest of Middle and West Tennessee who had supported and driven the state’s secession was equally fiercely Democratic as it associated the Republicans with Reconstruction.[3] After the state’s white landowning class re-established its rule in the early 1870s, black and Unionist white combined to forge adequate support for the GOP to produce a competitive political system for two decades,[4] although during this era the Republicans could only capture statewide offices when the Democratic Party was divided on this issue of payment of state debt.[4]
White Democrats in West Tennessee were always aiming to eliminate black political influence, which they first attempted to do by election fraud in the middle 1880s and did so much more successfully at the end of the decade by instituting in counties with significant black populations a secret ballot that prevented illiterates voting,[5] and a poll tax throughout the state.[6]
At the time of the next presidential election, third-time Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland was extremely concerned with the lack of loyalty to the gold standard by Tennessee Democrats and the growing influence of the James B. Weaver-led Populist Party over the state, especially after Governor John P. Buchanan joined the Populists and ran for re-election under that party’s banner[7] However, the strong emphasis by Cleveland and running mate Adlai Stevenson I on opposing the Lodge Force Bill and on reducing tariffs was able to minimise defections to the Populists or the GOP – which with large Unionist areas was even with incomplete black disenfranchisement more viable than in any other ex-Confederate state.[7] Stevenson’s extensive tour of Tennessee and his campaign against the Populists ensured that the state was won comfortably against incumbent President and Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, whose vote total declined by thirty-eight thousand or over a quarter due to the loss of black voters.
^ abcdefghiIn this county where Weaver ran second ahead of Harrison, margin given is Cleveland vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin Cleveland percentage minus Weaver percentage.
Referencesedit
^Wright, John K.; ‘Voting Habits in the United States: A Note on Two Maps’; Geographical Review, vol. 22, no. 4 (October 1932), pp. 666-672
^Lyons, William; Scheb (II), John M. and Stair Billy; Government and Politics in Tennessee, pp. 183-184 ISBN1572331410
^ abKousser, J. Morgan; The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910, p. 104 ISBN0-300-01973-4
^Kousser; The Shaping of Southern Politics, p. 110
^Kousser, The Shaping of Southern Politics, p. 118
^ abSclup, Leonard; ‘Conservative Counterattack: Adlai E. Stevenson and the Compromise of 1892 with Democrats in Tennessee and the South’; Tennessee Historical Quarterly; Vol. 53, No. 2 (Summer 1994), pp. 114-129
^"1892 Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
^"Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
^"Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892 for James B. Weaver". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
^"Popular Vote for John Bidwell". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
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Main article 1892 United States presidential election The 1892 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 8 1892 All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election Tennessee voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College which selected the president and vice president 1892 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1888 November 8 1892 1896 Nominee Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison James B WeaverParty Democratic Republican PopulistHome state New York Indiana IowaRunning mate Adlai Stevenson I Whitelaw Reid James G FieldElectoral vote 12 0 0Popular vote 136 468 100 537 23 918Percentage 51 36 37 83 9 00 County Results Cleveland 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Harrison 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 President before electionBenjamin HarrisonRepublican Elected President Grover ClevelandDemocraticFor over a century after the Civil War Tennessee s white citizenry was divided according to partisan loyalties established in that war Unionist regions covering almost all of East Tennessee Kentucky Pennyroyal allied Macon County and the five West Tennessee Highland Rim counties of Carroll Henderson McNairy Hardin and Wayne 1 voted Republican generally by landslide margins as they saw the Democratic Party as the war party who had forced them into a war they did not wish to fight 2 Contrariwise the rest of Middle and West Tennessee who had supported and driven the state s secession was equally fiercely Democratic as it associated the Republicans with Reconstruction 3 After the state s white landowning class re established its rule in the early 1870s black and Unionist white combined to forge adequate support for the GOP to produce a competitive political system for two decades 4 although during this era the Republicans could only capture statewide offices when the Democratic Party was divided on this issue of payment of state debt 4 White Democrats in West Tennessee were always aiming to eliminate black political influence which they first attempted to do by election fraud in the middle 1880s and did so much more successfully at the end of the decade by instituting in counties with significant black populations a secret ballot that prevented illiterates voting 5 and a poll tax throughout the state 6 At the time of the next presidential election third time Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland was extremely concerned with the lack of loyalty to the gold standard by Tennessee Democrats and the growing influence of the James B Weaver led Populist Party over the state especially after Governor John P Buchanan joined the Populists and ran for re election under that party s banner 7 However the strong emphasis by Cleveland and running mate Adlai Stevenson I on opposing the Lodge Force Bill and on reducing tariffs was able to minimise defections to the Populists or the GOP which with large Unionist areas was even with incomplete black disenfranchisement more viable than in any other ex Confederate state 7 Stevenson s extensive tour of Tennessee and his campaign against the Populists ensured that the state was won comfortably against incumbent President and Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison whose vote total declined by thirty eight thousand or over a quarter due to the loss of black voters Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 Notes 3 ReferencesResults edit1892 United States presidential election in Tennessee 8 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Grover Cleveland 136 468 51 36 12Republican Benjamin Harrison incumbent 100 537 37 83 0People s James Weaver 23 918 9 00 0Prohibition John Bidwell 4 809 1 81 0Totals 265 732 100 00 12Voter turnout Results by county edit 1892 United States presidential election in Tennessee by county 9 10 11 County Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican James Baird WeaverPopulist John BidwellProhibition Margin Total votes cast Anderson 607 30 40 1 365 68 35 23 1 15 2 0 10 758 37 96 1 997Bedford 2 154 56 55 1 470 38 59 115 3 02 70 1 84 684 17 96 3 809Benton 1 001 55 46 563 31 19 241 13 35 0 0 00 438 24 27 1 805Bledsoe 505 40 76 720 58 11 12 0 97 2 0 16 215 17 35 1 239Blount 821 28 36 1 933 66 77 64 2 21 77 2 66 1 112 38 41 2 895Bradley 871 34 63 1 522 60 52 68 2 70 54 2 15 651 25 88 2 515Campbell 513 24 19 1 561 73 60 42 1 98 5 0 24 1 048 49 41 2 121Cannon 1 092 65 27 514 30 72 63 3 77 4 0 24 578 34 55 1 673Carroll 1 636 38 11 2 051 47 78 552 12 86 54 1 26 415 9 67 4 293Carter 478 19 56 1 877 76 80 89 3 64 0 0 00 1 399 57 24 2 444Cheatham 732 47 32 242 15 64 554 35 81 19 1 23 178 a 11 51 1 547Chester 738 49 13 480 31 96 267 17 78 17 1 13 258 17 18 1 502Claiborne 986 38 26 1 437 55 76 144 5 59 10 0 39 451 17 50 2 577Clay 743 58 87 391 30 98 96 7 61 32 2 54 352 27 89 1 262Cocke 874 31 96 1 831 66 95 22 0 80 8 0 29 957 34 99 2 735Coffee 1 415 64 14 414 18 77 297 13 46 80 3 63 1 001 45 38 2 206Crockett 1 271 53 14 830 34 70 261 10 91 30 1 25 441 18 44 2 392Cumberland 330 33 54 632 64 23 16 1 63 6 0 61 302 30 69 984Davidson 8 480 69 14 2 993 24 40 394 3 21 398 3 25 5 487 44 74 12 265DeKalb 1 377 48 21 1 283 44 92 129 4 52 67 2 35 94 3 29 2 856Decatur 860 53 35 667 41 38 85 5 27 0 0 00 193 11 97 1 612Dickson 1 385 62 73 494 22 37 312 14 13 17 0 77 891 40 35 2 208Dyer 1 848 62 01 487 16 34 599 20 10 46 1 54 1 249 a 41 91 2 980Fayette 2 167 71 71 660 21 84 191 6 32 4 0 13 1 507 49 87 3 022Fentress 223 24 86 525 58 53 149 16 61 0 0 00 302 33 67 897Franklin 1 896 60 27 577 18 34 596 18 94 77 2 45 1 300 a 41 32 3 146Gibson 3 085 55 90 1 299 23 54 924 16 74 211 3 82 1 786 32 36 5 519Giles 2 722 53 86 1 551 30 69 685 13 55 96 1 90 1 171 23 17 5 054Grainger 882 37 07 1 342 56 41 154 6 47 1 0 04 460 19 34 2 379Greene 2 299 42 94 2 745 51 27 100 1 87 210 3 92 446 8 33 5 354Grundy 779 73 56 236 22 29 26 2 46 18 1 70 543 51 27 1 059Hamblen 913 41 03 1 164 52 31 105 4 72 43 1 93 251 11 28 2 225Hamilton 3 762 51 25 3 196 43 54 156 2 13 226 3 08 566 7 71 7 340Hancock 421 27 37 971 63 13 140 9 10 6 0 39 550 35 76 1 538Hardeman 1 940 59 93 789 24 37 508 15 69 0 0 00 1 151 35 56 3 237Hardin 1 126 39 49 1 537 53 91 146 5 12 42 1 47 411 14 42 2 851Hawkins 1 710 46 98 1 847 50 74 75 2 06 8 0 22 137 3 76 3 640Haywood 1 676 65 52 662 25 88 220 8 60 0 0 00 1 014 39 64 2 558Henderson 1 044 40 48 1 535 59 52 0 0 00 0 0 00 491 19 04 2 579Henry 2 206 59 35 963 25 91 516 13 88 32 0 86 1 243 33 44 3 717Hickman 1 179 57 51 554 27 02 301 14 68 16 0 78 625 30 49 2 050Houston 704 69 98 206 20 48 83 8 25 13 1 29 498 49 50 1 006Humphreys 1 178 64 65 243 13 34 366 20 09 35 1 92 812 a 44 57 1 822Jackson 1 382 63 19 457 20 90 346 15 82 2 0 09 925 42 30 2 187James 263 32 35 518 63 71 28 3 44 4 0 49 255 31 37 813Jefferson 764 25 32 2 058 68 21 186 6 17 9 0 30 1 294 42 89 3 017Johnson 209 14 91 1 100 78 46 13 0 93 80 5 71 891 63 55 1 402Knox 3 987 46 82 4 182 49 11 140 1 64 207 2 43 195 2 29 8 516Lake 468 90 35 6 1 16 32 6 18 12 2 32 436 a 84 17 518Lauderdale 1 218 42 26 967 33 55 690 23 94 7 0 24 251 8 71 2 882Lawrence 1 231 58 23 758 35 86 86 4 07 39 1 84 473 22 37 2 114Lewis 231 63 81 95 26 24 34 9 39 2 0 55 136 37 57 362Lincoln 2 429 59 83 590 14 53 806 19 85 235 5 79 1 623 a 39 98 4 060Loudon 491 31 04 1 037 65 55 10 0 63 44 2 78 546 34 51 1 582Macon 648 35 31 1 036 56 46 151 8 23 0 0 00 388 21 14 1 835Madison 2 569 64 65 900 22 65 468 11 78 37 0 93 1 669 42 00 3 974Marion 1 201 44 32 1 457 53 76 47 1 73 5 0 18 256 9 45 2 710Marshall 2 185 64 36 685 20 18 402 11 84 123 3 62 1 500 44 18 3 395Maury 3 191 64 08 1 357 27 25 313 6 29 119 2 39 1 834 36 83 4 980McMinn 1 336 40 08 1 842 55 27 92 2 76 63 1 89 506 15 18 3 333McNairy 1 132 41 28 1 143 41 68 458 16 70 9 0 33 11 0 40 2 742Meigs 564 44 76 561 44 52 124 9 84 11 0 87 3 0 24 1 260Monroe 1 367 46 21 1 414 47 80 167 5 65 10 0 34 47 1 59 2 958Montgomery 2 405 44 25 1 927 35 46 983 18 09 120 2 21 478 8 79 5 435Moore 717 69 75 62 6 03 213 20 72 36 3 50 504 a 49 03 1 028Morgan 302 28 93 681 65 23 37 3 54 24 2 30 379 36 30 1 044Obion 2 694 59 56 771 17 05 987 21 82 71 1 57 1 707 a 37 74 4 523Overton 1 287 64 54 586 29 39 114 5 72 7 0 35 701 35 16 1 994Perry 710 61 69 371 32 23 68 5 91 2 0 17 339 29 45 1 151Pickett 398 47 78 427 51 26 0 0 00 8 0 96 29 3 48 833Polk 656 46 59 694 49 29 58 4 12 0 0 00 38 2 70 1 408Putnam 1 089 53 04 682 33 22 267 13 01 15 0 73 407 19 82 2 053Rhea 1 099 47 11 1 163 49 85 49 2 10 22 0 94 64 2 74 2 333Roane 804 26 46 1 795 59 08 178 5 86 261 8 59 991 32 62 3 038Robertson 1 938 53 04 879 24 06 604 16 53 233 6 38 1 059 28 98 3 654Rutherford 2 211 54 51 1 210 29 83 593 14 62 42 1 04 1 001 24 68 4 056Scott 156 10 86 1 198 83 43 76 5 29 6 0 42 1 042 72 56 1 436Sequatchie 376 64 83 189 32 59 15 2 59 0 0 00 187 32 24 580Sevier 461 15 38 2 463 82 18 44 1 47 29 0 97 2 002 66 80 2 997Shelby 6 307 81 67 1 110 14 37 277 3 59 29 0 38 5 197 67 29 7 723Smith 1 598 53 00 847 28 09 535 17 74 35 1 16 751 24 91 3 015Stewart 1 251 62 33 387 19 28 348 17 34 21 1 05 864 43 05 2 007Sullivan 2 281 58 17 1 304 33 26 239 6 10 97 2 47 977 24 92 3 921Sumner 2 121 58 74 677 18 75 775 21 46 38 1 05 1 346 a 37 27 3 611Tipton 2 199 62 33 690 19 56 639 18 11 0 0 00 1 509 42 77 3 528Trousdale 622 64 06 240 24 72 106 10 92 3 0 31 382 39 34 971Unicoi 87 14 77 500 84 89 2 0 34 0 0 00 413 70 12 589Union 457 23 99 1 368 71 81 79 4 15 1 0 05 911 47 82 1 905Van Buren 360 73 17 89 18 09 36 7 32 7 1 42 271 55 08 492Warren 1 568 59 98 633 24 22 367 14 04 46 1 76 935 35 77 2 614Washington 1 722 43 20 2 056 51 58 44 1 10 164 4 11 334 8 38 3 986Wayne 661 34 99 1 156 61 20 55 2 91 17 0 90 495 26 20 1 889Weakley 2 648 53 15 1 644 33 00 578 11 60 112 2 25 1 004 20 15 4 982White 1 273 56 15 539 23 78 399 17 60 56 2 47 734 32 38 2 267Williamson 1 992 64 86 575 18 72 353 11 49 151 4 92 1 417 46 14 3 071Wilson 2 523 61 72 1 142 27 94 321 7 85 102 2 50 1 381 33 78 4 088Totals 136 468 51 35 100 577 37 84 23 918 9 00 4 809 1 81 35 891 13 50 265 772Notes edit a b c d e f g h i In this county where Weaver ran second ahead of Harrison margin given is Cleveland vote minus Weaver vote and percentage margin Cleveland percentage minus Weaver percentage References edit Wright John K Voting Habits in the United States A Note on Two Maps Geographical Review vol 22 no 4 October 1932 pp 666 672 Key Jr Valdimer Orlando Southern Politics in State and Nation New York 1949 pp 282 283 Lyons William Scheb II John M and Stair Billy Government and Politics in Tennessee pp 183 184 ISBN 1572331410 a b Kousser J Morgan The Shaping of Southern Politics Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One Party South 1880 1910 p 104 ISBN 0 300 01973 4 Kousser The Shaping of Southern Politics p 110 Kousser The Shaping of Southern Politics p 118 a b Sclup Leonard Conservative Counterattack Adlai E Stevenson and the Compromise of 1892 with Democrats in Tennessee and the South Tennessee Historical Quarterly Vol 53 No 2 Summer 1994 pp 114 129 1892 Presidential General Election Results Tennessee Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892 Geoelections xlsx file for 15 Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1892 for James B Weaver Geoelections xlsx file for 15 Popular Vote for John Bidwell Geoelections xlsx file for 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1892 United States presidential election in Tennessee amp oldid 1197163427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
