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Elections / 1896 · President · AL

William Jennings Bryan carried Alabama D+38.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Alabama, 1896. The state ran 44.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)

Alabama result
194,578 votes counted
Bryan (D)
130,298
67.0%
McKinley (R)
55,673
28.6%
All others
8,609
4.4%
Margin
D+38.4
1896 presidential election
Alabama, 1896
BryanD+38.4
1896 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1896 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1896 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+59.0Baldwin County, AL · D+27.3Barbour County, AL · D+27.5Bibb County, AL · D+38.7Blount County, AL · R+3.9Bullock County, AL · D+40.5Butler County, AL · D+34.8Calhoun County, AL · D+36.5Chambers County, AL · D+30.2Cherokee County, AL · D+47.2Chilton County, AL · D+54.2Choctaw County, AL · D+59.3Clarke County, AL · D+62.4Clay County, AL · D+47.0Cleburne County, AL · D+34.3Coffee County, AL · D+81.9Colbert County, AL · R+2.7Conecuh County, AL · D+2.5Coosa County, AL · D+42.2Covington County, AL · D+85.8Crenshaw County, AL · D+63.4Cullman County, AL · D+41.6Dale County, AL · D+72.1Dallas County, AL · D+76.5DeKalb County, AL · D+4.5Elmore County, AL · D+15.7Escambia County, AL · D+28.8Etowah County, AL · D+32.5Fayette County, AL · D+45.5Franklin County, AL · D+38.1Geneva County, AL · D+88.8Greene County, AL · D+56.6Hale County, AL · D+49.8Henry County, AL · D+59.2Jackson County, AL · D+65.8Jefferson County, AL · D+41.6Lamar County, AL · D+40.5Lauderdale County, AL · D+37.7Lawrence County, AL · R+14.5Lee County, AL · D+7.2Limestone County, AL · D+8.6Lowndes County, AL · D+63.9Macon County, AL · D+57.5Madison County, AL · D+22.3Marengo County, AL · D+60.6Marion County, AL · D+40.4Marshall County, AL · D+56.2Mobile County, AL · D+15.9Montgomery County, AL · D+39.9Morgan County, AL · D+17.4Perry County, AL · D+69.6Pickens County, AL · D+79.8Pike County, AL · D+37.1Randolph County, AL · D+27.6Russell County, AL · D+35.5Shelby County, AL · D+19.5St. Clair County, AL · D+43.9Sumter County, AL · D+10.7Talladega County, AL · D+32.6Tallapoosa County, AL · D+56.3Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+36.5Walker County, AL · D+6.1Washington County, AL · D+45.3Wilcox County, AL · D+95.5Winston County, AL · R+25.3
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic67.0%130,298
William McKinleyRepublican28.6%55,673
OtherAll other candidates4.4%8,609
D+60
R+60
65 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1896
65 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+59.0%
1,2812891,680
Baldwin CountyD
+27.3%
7264041,181
Barbour CountyD
+27.5%
2,6571,4374,438
Bibb CountyD
+38.7%
1,5166502,235
Blount CountyR
−3.9%
2,4222,6195,111
Bullock CountyD
+40.5%
1,8677492,763
Butler CountyD
+34.8%
1,8098462,770
Calhoun CountyD
+36.5%
2,7881,2224,296
Chambers CountyD
+30.2%
2,0101,0573,157
Cherokee CountyD
+47.2%
1,7766022,485
Chilton CountyD
+54.2%
1,1313101,515
Choctaw CountyD
+59.3%
1,4853571,903
Clarke CountyD
+62.4%
2,2435022,792
Clay CountyD
+47.0%
1,4104891,961
Cleburne CountyD
+34.3%
9934721,519
Coffee CountyD
+81.9%
1,4941141,684
Colbert CountyR
−2.7%
1,6581,7543,519
Conecuh CountyD
+2.5%
9318812,008
Coosa CountyD
+42.2%
1,2934991,880
Covington CountyD
+85.8%
1,097691,198
Crenshaw CountyD
+63.4%
1,8083302,331
Cullman CountyD
+41.6%
1,2024471,816
Dale CountyD
+72.1%
2,1552892,588
Dallas CountyD
+76.5%
4,0915194,672
DeKalb CountyD
+4.5%
1,5861,4463,106
Elmore CountyD
+15.7%
1,9231,3793,467
Escambia CountyD
+28.8%
9144821,498
Etowah CountyD
+32.5%
1,7828732,800
Fayette CountyD
+45.5%
1,2224411,716
Franklin CountyD
+38.1%
1,1084831,641
Geneva CountyD
+88.8%
1,246461,352
Greene CountyD
+56.6%
1,8645032,406
Hale CountyD
+49.8%
2,9069333,959
Henry CountyD
+59.2%
3,0606754,027
Jackson CountyD
+65.8%
3,5566754,379
Jefferson CountyD
+41.6%
8,8193,39413,032
Lamar CountyD
+40.5%
1,2635091,863
Lauderdale CountyD
+37.7%
2,3001,0243,384
Lawrence CountyR
−14.5%
1,2481,6853,009
Lee CountyD
+7.2%
1,7371,4913,402
Limestone CountyD
+8.6%
1,8121,5203,382
Lowndes CountyD
+63.9%
3,0016423,689
Macon CountyD
+57.5%
1,0432591,363
Madison CountyD
+22.3%
4,0562,5486,753
Marengo CountyD
+60.6%
3,1687643,970
Marion CountyD
+40.4%
1,2015021,729
Marshall CountyD
+56.2%
1,9445202,534
Mobile CountyD
+15.9%
3,9482,7787,357
Montgomery CountyD
+39.9%
2,6539774,200
Morgan CountyD
+17.4%
2,1281,4623,837
Perry CountyD
+69.6%
2,6824633,189
Pickens CountyD
+79.8%
2,2102112,504
Pike CountyD
+37.1%
2,0778623,274
Randolph CountyD
+27.6%
1,4428022,321
Russell CountyD
+35.5%
1,6457732,456
Shelby CountyD
+19.5%
1,5821,0512,717
St. Clair CountyD
+43.9%
1,6046032,279
Sumter CountyD
+10.7%
1,8341,4593,497
Talladega CountyD
+32.6%
1,8549222,862
Tallapoosa CountyD
+56.3%
2,6916853,563
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+36.5%
2,1519653,246
Walker CountyD
+6.1%
1,2481,1012,393
Washington CountyD
+45.3%
642224922
Wilcox CountyD
+95.5%
2,956453,049
Winston CountyR
−25.3%
349589949