Elections / 1896
The 1896 elections
William Jennings Bryan (D) faced William McKinley (R); McKinley won the presidency. National popular vote: R+6.1. Electoral college: McKinley 271 of 447.
1896 presidential election
McKinleyR+6.1
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1896 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 44 results, 1896
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | D+84.1 | 9 |
| South Carolina | D+71.8 | 9 |
| Colorado | D+70.6 | 4 |
| Utah | D+65.4 | 3 |
| Nevada | D+62.4 | 3 |
| Montana | D+60.2 | 3 |
| Idaho | D+56.8 | 3 |
| Louisiana | D+54.6 | 8 |
| Arkansas | D+48.6 | 8 |
| Florida | D+41.5 | 4 |
| Alabama | D+38.4 | 11 |
| Georgia | D+21.0 | 13 |
| Washington | D+15.1 | 4 |
| Missouri | D+8.7 | 17 |
| Virginia | D+6.6 | 12 |
| Tennessee | D+6.0 | 12 |
| North Carolina | D+5.8 | 11 |
| Nebraska | D+5.4 | 8 |
| Wyoming | D+3.7 | 3 |
| Kansas | D+3.7 | 10 |
| South Dakota | D+0.2 | 4 |
| Kentucky | R+0.1 | 13 |
| California | R+0.6 | 9 |
| Oregon | R+2.1 | 4 |
| Indiana | R+2.9 | 15 |
| Ohio | R+4.8 | 23 |
| West Virginia | R+5.4 | 6 |
| Delaware | R+8.3 | 3 |
| Michigan | R+10.3 | 14 |
| North Dakota | R+11.9 | 3 |
| Iowa | R+12.6 | 13 |
| Maryland | R+12.8 | 8 |
| Illinois | R+13.0 | 24 |
| Minnesota | R+15.7 | 9 |
| New York | R+18.9 | 36 |
| Wisconsin | R+22.9 | 12 |
| New Jersey | R+23.6 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | R+24.7 | 32 |
| Connecticut | R+30.7 | 6 |
| Maine | R+38.7 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | R+41.9 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | R+42.8 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | R+43.1 | 15 |
| Vermont | R+63.4 | 4 |
The 1896 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
R+6.1
Electoral college
McKinley 271
of 447
President — national popular vote
William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R)
Bryan (D)
6,114,419
45.8%
McKinley (R)
6,925,627
51.9%
All others
307,099
2.3%
Margin
R+6.1
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