ANALYSIS OF THE POPULAR VOTE.
In the following tables the vote is arranged according to sections: The Northern States, the Middle or Border States, and the Gulf States.
| THE NORTHERN STATES. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884. | 1888. | |||
| Rep. | Dem. | Rep. | Dem. | |
| Maine | 72,209 | 52,140 | 72,659 | 49,730 |
| N. Hampsh’e | 43,249 | 39,183 | 45,728 | 43,444 |
| Vermont | 39,514 | 17,331 | 45,192 | 16,788 |
| Massachus’ts | 146,724 | 122,352 | 183,447 | 151,990 |
| Rhode Island | 19,030 | 12,391 | 21,960 | 17,533 |
| Connecticut | 65,923 | 67,199 | 74,584 | 74,920 |
| New York | 562,005 | 563,154 | 649,114 | 635,715 |
| New Jersey | 123,366 | 127,778 | 144,426 | 151,154 |
| Penna. | 473,804 | 392,785 | 526,223 | 446,934 |
| Ohio | 400,082 | 368,280 | 416,054 | 396,455 |
| Indiana | 238,463 | 244,990 | 263,361 | 261,013 |
| Illinois | 337,469 | 312,351 | 370,241 | 348,360 |
| Michigan | 192,669 | 149,835 | 236,307 | 213,404 |
| Wisconsin | 161,157 | 146,459 | 176,553 | 155,232 |
| Iowa | 197,089 | 177,316 | 211,592 | 177,899 |
| Minnesota | 111,685 | 70,065 | 136,359 | 99,664 |
| Colorado | 36,166 | 27,603 | 51,796 | 37,610 |
| California | 102,416 | 89,288 | 124,809 | 117,729 |
| Kansas | 154,406 | 90,132 | 182,610 | 102,580 |
| Nebraska | 76,912 | 54,391 | 108,425 | 80,552 |
| Nevada | 7,193 | 5,578 | 7,238 | 5,326 |
| Oregon | 26,860 | 24,604 | 33,293 | 26,524 |
| Totals | 3,608,965 | 3,153,912 | 4,081,971 | 3,610,556 |
| Republican majority in 1888 | 471,415 | |||
| Republican majority in 1884 | 455,053 | |||
| Republican gain | 16,362 | |||
| MIDDLE (OR BORDER) STATES. | ||||
| 1884. | 1888. | |||
| Rep. | Dem. | Rep. | Dem. | |
| Delaware | 12,951 | 16,964 | 12,950 | 16,414 |
| Maryland | 85,699 | 96,932 | 99,761 | 106,172 |
| Virginia | 139,356 | 145,497 | 150,442 | 151,977 |
| W. Virginia | 63,096 | 67,317 | 75,052 | 75,588 |
| Kentucky | 118,122 | 152,961 | 155,154 | 183,800 |
| Tennessee | 124,078 | 133,258 | 139,815 | 159,079 |
| Arkansas | 50,895 | 72,927 | 58,752 | 85,962 |
| N. Carolina | 125,068 | 142,950 | 134,784 | 147,902 |
| Missouri | 202,929 | 235,988 | 236,325 | 261,957 |
| Totals | 922,194 | 1,064,794 | 1,063,035 | 1,188,851 |
| Democratic majority in 1884 | 142,600 | |||
| Democratic majority in 1888 | 125,816 | |||
| Democratic loss | 16,784 | |||
| GULF STATES. | ||||
| S. Carolina | 21,733 | 69,890 | 13,740 | 65,825 |
| Florida | 28,031 | 31,766 | 26,659 | 39,561 |
| Georgia | 28,617 | 97,292 | 40,496 | 100,499 |
| Alabama | 59,444 | 92,973 | 56,197 | 117,320 |
| Mississippi | 43,509 | 76,510 | 30,096 | 85,476 |
| Louisiana | 46,347 | 62,540 | 30,181 | 84,941 |
| Texas | 93,141 | 225,309 | 88,442 | 234,883 |
| Totals | 328,822 | 656,280 | 285,811 | 728,505 |
| Democratic majority in 1888 | 442,698 | |||
| Democratic majority in 1884 | 327,458 | |||
| Democratic gain | 115,240 | |||