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The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the presidential election of 1892, including broadsides, prints, political cartoons, sheet music, newspaper articles, and government documents. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the presidential election of 1892 that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on the 1892 election and a selected bibliography.
1892 Presidential Election Results [1]
Political Party |
Presidential Nominee |
VP Nominee |
Electoral College |
Popular Vote |
Democratic |
Grover Cleveland |
Adlai E. Stevenson |
277 |
5,554,617 |
Republican |
Benjamin Harrison |
Whitelaw Reid |
145 |
5,186,793 |
Populist |
James Weaver |
James Field |
22 |
1,024,280 |
Library of Congress Web Site | External Web Sites | Selected Bibliography
The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress
This collection presents the papers of the nineteenth-century African-American abolitionist who escaped from slavery and then risked his own freedom by becoming an outspoken antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher.
Printed Ephemera: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
The Printed Ephemera collection comprises 28,000 primary-source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history. While the broadside format represents the bulk of the collection, there are a significant number of leaflets and some pamphlets.
Chronicling America
This site allows you to search and view millions of historic American newspaper pages from 1789-1924. Search this collection to find newspaper articles about the presidential election of 1892.
A selection of articles on the 1892 presidential election includes:
- "Extra! Harrison! The President Renominated on First Ballot." The Evening World. (New York, N.Y.), June 10, 1892.
- "Cleveland. Victory Perches on the Ex-President's Banner." The Columbia Herald. (Columbia, Tenn.), June 24, 1892.
- "It is Cleveland." The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. (Wheeling, W. Va.), June 23, 1892.
- "James B. Weaver. The Logical Candidate of the People's Party." The Morning Call. (San Francisco, Calif.), July 5, 1892.
- "Mrs. Harrison Passes Away." The National Tribune. (Washington, D.C.), October 27, 1892.
- "Glorious Victory. A Democratic Cyclone Sweeps the Country." The Times. (Richmond, Va.), November 9, 1892.
- "Cleveland. There is No Longer Any Doubt He Has Been Elected President." The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), November 10, 1892.
In addition, the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room has created a series of topics guides to the newspapers included in Chronicling America, including the presidential election of 1892.
The Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America
The Songs of America presentation allows you to explore American history as documented in the work of some of our country's greatest composers, poets, scholars, and performers. From popular and traditional songs, to poetic art songs and sacred music, the relationship of song to historical events from the nation's founding to the present is highlighted through more than 80,000 online items.
A selection of sheet music from the 1892 presidential election includes:
Pictorial Americana: Selected Images from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Pictorial Americana, a Library of Congress publication, contains a chapter listing selected images related to the 1892 presidential election.
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC)
Search PPOC using the following subject headings to find additional prints, political cartoons, and other digital images related to the presidential election of 1892.
A selection of images from the 1892 presidential election includes:
The American Presidency Project: Election of 1892 
The American Presidency Project Web site presents election results from the 1892 presidential election. This site also contains the Democratic Party Platform, and the Republican Party Platform, and the Populist Party Platform of 1892.
HarpWeek: The Presidential Elections 1860-1912
This HarpWeek Web site features political cartoons from Harper's Weekly, Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, Vanity Fair, Puck, Judge, and American Political Prints, 1766-1876: A Catalog of the Collections in the Library of Congress. It provides explanations of the historical context and images of each cartoon, campaign overviews, biographical sketches, a review of the era's major issues, and other valuable information related to the 1892 presidential election.
Primary Sources
The Campaign Text Book of the Democratic Party for the Presidential Election of 1892 / Prepared by Authority of the Democratic National Committee. New York: [s.n.], 1892. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]
Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention, Held in Chicago, Ill., June 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 1892. Containing, also, the Preliminary Proceedings of the National Democratic Committee and the Committee of Arrangements, with an Appendix. Reported for the Convention by Edward B. Dickinson, Official Stenographer. Chicago: Cameron, Amberg & Co., 1892. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]
Proceedings of the Tenth Republican National Convention, Held in the City of Minneapolis, Minn., June 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1892. Minneapolis: Harrison & Smith, printers, 1892. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]
The Republican Campaign Text-Book for 1892. New York: Issued by the Republican National Committee, 1892. [Catalog Record] [Full Text]
Secondary Sources
Knoles, George Harmon. The Presidential Campaign and Election of 1892. Stanford University: Stanford University Press, 1942. [Catalog Record]
Notes
1. Presidential Elections, 1789-2008. (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2010), 142, 232.
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