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Elections / 1896 · President · AR

William Jennings Bryan carried Arkansas D+48.6.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Arkansas, 1896. The state ran 54.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
149,396 votes counted
Bryan (D)
110,103
73.7%
McKinley (R)
37,512
25.1%
All others
1,781
1.2%
Margin
D+48.6
1896 presidential election
Arkansas, 1896
BryanD+48.6
1896 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+35.9Ashley County, AR · D+60.1Baxter County, AR · D+57.7Benton County, AR · D+67.1Boone County, AR · D+49.8Bradley County, AR · D+67.8Calhoun County, AR · D+61.4Carroll County, AR · D+33.8Chicot County, AR · D+21.1Clark County, AR · D+38.1Clay County, AR · D+52.2Cleburne County, AR · D+80.5Cleveland County, AR · D+68.5Columbia County, AR · D+59.9Conway County, AR · D+54.6Craighead County, AR · D+70.2Crawford County, AR · D+17.5Crittenden County, AR · D+41.1Cross County, AR · D+60.4Dallas County, AR · D+36.4Desha County, AR · D+14.8Drew County, AR · D+48.6Faulkner County, AR · D+56.9Franklin County, AR · D+59.2Fulton County, AR · D+58.1Garland County, AR · D+34.0Grant County, AR · D+72.6Greene County, AR · D+71.8Hempstead County, AR · D+20.5Hot Spring County, AR · D+63.2Howard County, AR · D+65.0Independence County, AR · D+56.9Izard County, AR · D+67.3Jackson County, AR · D+45.7Jefferson County, AR · D+21.9Johnson County, AR · D+57.5Lafayette County, AR · D+17.9Lawrence County, AR · D+65.4Lee County, AR · D+78.7Lincoln County, AR · D+62.5Little River County, AR · D+50.8Logan County, AR · D+30.6Lonoke County, AR · D+67.5Madison County, AR · D+14.4Marion County, AR · D+55.6Miller County, AR · D+30.8Mississippi County, AR · D+65.7Monroe County, AR · D+36.6Montgomery County, AR · D+64.2Nevada County, AR · D+55.8Newton County, AR · R+5.3Ouachita County, AR · D+14.0Perry County, AR · D+51.2Phillips County, AR · D+13.7Pike County, AR · D+57.7Poinsett County, AR · D+62.1Polk County, AR · D+89.3Pope County, AR · D+50.1Prairie County, AR · D+28.7Pulaski County, AR · D+25.9Randolph County, AR · D+72.2Saline County, AR · D+68.1Scott County, AR · D+63.8Searcy County, AR · R+9.0Sebastian County, AR · D+44.1Sevier County, AR · D+74.2Sharp County, AR · D+71.3St. Francis County, AR · D+40.8Stone County, AR · D+61.3Union County, AR · D+81.8Van Buren County, AR · D+37.9Washington County, AR · D+45.2White County, AR · D+67.0Woodruff County, AR · D+40.7Yell County, AR · D+47.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic73.7%110,103
William McKinleyRepublican25.1%37,512
OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,781
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1896
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+35.9%
1,1755501,742
Ashley CountyD
+60.1%
1,7604052,255
Baxter CountyD
+57.7%
9802621,244
Benton CountyD
+67.1%
3,5486854,267
Boone CountyD
+49.8%
1,7305732,322
Bradley CountyD
+67.8%
9761851,166
Calhoun CountyD
+61.4%
9102161,130
Carroll CountyD
+33.8%
1,7908752,709
Chicot CountyD
+21.1%
418258760
Clark CountyD
+38.1%
1,9108332,825
Clay CountyD
+52.2%
1,5374752,034
Cleburne CountyD
+80.5%
1,0471081,166
Cleveland CountyD
+68.5%
1,2692311,516
Columbia CountyD
+59.9%
2,1595372,707
Conway CountyD
+54.6%
2,2556562,929
Craighead CountyD
+70.2%
1,8903292,224
Crawford CountyD
+17.5%
1,8701,3113,199
Crittenden CountyD
+41.1%
625258893
Cross CountyD
+60.4%
9082241,133
Dallas CountyD
+36.4%
1,0324791,518
Desha CountyD
+14.8%
396290716
Drew CountyD
+48.6%
1,7546032,368
Faulkner CountyD
+56.9%
2,0445562,614
Franklin CountyD
+59.2%
1,7464242,233
Fulton CountyD
+58.1%
1,2593331,595
Garland CountyD
+34.0%
1,4657032,244
Grant CountyD
+72.6%
801125931
Greene CountyD
+71.8%
1,6272621,900
Hempstead CountyD
+20.5%
1,8321,2033,064
Hot Spring CountyD
+63.2%
1,3312921,644
Howard CountyD
+65.0%
1,3922941,689
Independence CountyD
+56.9%
2,0895672,676
Izard CountyD
+67.3%
1,5072851,816
Jackson CountyD
+45.7%
1,5855882,182
Jefferson CountyD
+21.9%
1,6531,0502,750
Johnson CountyD
+57.5%
1,8314912,331
Lafayette CountyD
+17.9%
6084231,036
Lawrence CountyD
+65.4%
1,6793372,053
Lee CountyD
+78.7%
1,9462132,201
Lincoln CountyD
+62.5%
1,0262361,265
Little River CountyD
+50.8%
8522731,139
Logan CountyD
+30.6%
1,7869462,741
Lonoke CountyD
+67.5%
2,3004372,762
Madison CountyD
+14.4%
1,6891,2602,982
Marion CountyD
+55.6%
1,2123361,576
Miller CountyD
+30.8%
1,0735651,649
Mississippi CountyD
+65.7%
815168985
Monroe CountyD
+36.6%
1,0194361,592
Montgomery CountyD
+64.2%
1,0082201,228
Nevada CountyD
+55.8%
1,6694692,149
Newton CountyR
−5.3%
6597331,404
Ouachita CountyD
+14.0%
1,3661,0292,406
Perry CountyD
+51.2%
678217901
Phillips CountyD
+13.7%
1,0858151,978
Pike CountyD
+57.7%
8642311,098
Poinsett CountyD
+62.1%
572130712
Polk CountyD
+89.3%
1,004511,067
Pope CountyD
+50.1%
2,3157623,097
Prairie CountyD
+28.7%
1,1456331,783
Pulaski CountyD
+25.9%
3,0211,7544,894
Randolph CountyD
+72.2%
1,9153072,226
Saline CountyD
+68.1%
1,4172681,687
Scott CountyD
+63.8%
1,2602641,561
Searcy CountyR
−9.0%
6157371,356
Sebastian CountyD
+44.1%
2,6221,0093,660
Sevier CountyD
+74.2%
1,1661701,343
Sharp CountyD
+71.3%
1,3832301,616
St. Francis CountyD
+40.8%
1,0874551,550
Stone CountyD
+61.3%
728172907
Union CountyD
+81.8%
1,7491481,957
Van Buren CountyD
+37.9%
8463741,246
Washington CountyD
+45.2%
3,2081,1974,445
White CountyD
+67.0%
2,8765593,460
Woodruff CountyD
+40.7%
1,4786202,107
Yell CountyD
+47.0%
2,2618123,085