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Elections / 1896 · President · CA

William McKinley carried California R+0.6.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in California, 1896. The state ran 5.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

California result
298,419 votes counted
Bryan (D)
144,766
48.5%
McKinley (R)
146,688
49.2%
All others
6,965
2.3%
Margin
R+0.6
1896 presidential election
California, 1896
McKinleyR+0.6
1896 presidential margin by county for California — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of California — 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.Alameda County, CA · R+22.7Alpine County, CA · R+1.2Amador County, CA · D+9.9Butte County, CA · D+1.0Calaveras County, CA · R+0.7Colusa County, CA · D+35.5Contra Costa County, CA · R+13.9Del Norte County, CA · R+1.6El Dorado County, CA · D+19.0Fresno County, CA · D+16.5Glenn County, CA · D+26.4Humboldt County, CA · R+11.9Inyo County, CA · D+29.3Kern County, CA · D+10.2Kings County, CA · D+12.1Lake County, CA · D+21.4Lassen County, CA · D+11.2Los Angeles County, CA · R+2.5Madera County, CA · D+23.7Marin County, CA · R+24.3Mariposa County, CA · D+18.7Mendocino County, CA · D+0.6Merced County, CA · D+25.7Modoc County, CA · D+31.7Mono County, CA · D+9.6Monterey County, CA · D+6.6Napa County, CA · R+15.7Nevada County, CA · D+8.5Orange County, CA · R+5.8Placer County, CA · R+4.6Plumas County, CA · R+8.1Riverside County, CA · R+9.7Sacramento County, CA · D+2.4San Benito County, CA · D+13.2San Bernardino County, CA · R+1.3San Diego County, CA · D+3.6San Francisco County, CA · R+0.6San Joaquin County, CA · TiedSan Luis Obispo County, CA · D+10.1San Mateo County, CA · R+23.6Santa Barbara County, CA · R+2.2Santa Clara County, CA · R+9.5Santa Cruz County, CA · TiedShasta County, CA · D+22.5Sierra County, CA · R+14.4Siskiyou County, CA · D+7.7Solano County, CA · R+8.2Sonoma County, CA · R+5.9Stanislaus County, CA · D+15.9Sutter County, CA · R+5.4Tehama County, CA · D+7.8Trinity County, CA · D+4.0Tulare County, CA · D+30.3Tuolumne County, CA · D+21.6Ventura County, CA · R+2.9Yolo County, CA · D+8.1Yuba County, CA · R+9.5
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican49.2%146,688
William J. BryanDemocratic48.5%144,766
OtherAll other candidates2.3%6,965
D+60
R+60
57 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1896 contest in context
California's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +20.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+20.1%DR18762024
California's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876−1.8%
1880+0.1%
1884−6.7%
1888−2.8%
1892+1.2%
1896−0.6%
1900−13.1%
1904−34.9%
1908−22.5%
1912+41.8%
1916+0.4%
1920−41.9%
1924−49.0%
1928−30.5%
1932+21.0%
1936+35.3%
1940+16.1%
1944+13.5%
1948+0.4%
1952−13.6%
1956−11.1%
1960−0.5%
1964+18.3%
1968−3.1%
1972−13.5%
1976−1.8%
1980−16.8%
1984−16.2%
1988−3.6%
1992+13.4%
1996+12.9%
2000+11.8%
2004+9.9%
2008+24.0%
2012+23.1%
2016+30.0%
2020+29.1%
2024+20.1%
County results — 1896
57 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alameda CountyR
−22.7%
8,39413,42922,223
Alpine CountyR
−1.2%
394081
Amador CountyD
+9.9%
1,3981,1442,577
Butte CountyD
+1.0%
2,1202,0754,295
Calaveras CountyR
−0.7%
1,5181,5413,087
Colusa CountyD
+35.5%
1,2505811,883
Contra Costa CountyR
−13.9%
1,3811,8343,269
Del Norte CountyR
−1.6%
334345697
El Dorado CountyD
+19.0%
1,6741,1302,858
Fresno CountyD
+16.5%
3,7902,6866,679
Glenn CountyD
+26.4%
8254791,311
Humboldt CountyR
−11.9%
2,4653,1425,675
Inyo CountyD
+29.3%
532286841
Kern CountyD
+10.2%
1,7631,4303,265
Kings CountyD
+12.1%
8626731,563
Lake CountyD
+21.4%
8545461,437
Lassen CountyD
+11.2%
528420962
Los Angeles CountyR
−2.5%
16,04316,89134,042
Madera CountyD
+23.7%
7394521,211
Marin CountyR
−24.3%
8741,4482,358
Mariposa CountyD
+18.7%
8295631,419
Mendocino CountyD
+0.6%
2,1202,0934,278
Merced CountyD
+25.7%
1,1176531,802
Modoc CountyD
+31.7%
588300909
Mono CountyD
+9.6%
315259585
Monterey CountyD
+6.6%
2,1491,8784,099
Napa CountyR
−15.7%
1,4722,0323,563
Nevada CountyD
+8.5%
2,3601,9854,435
Orange CountyR
−5.8%
1,7121,9323,784
Placer CountyR
−4.6%
1,7211,8903,676
Plumas CountyR
−8.1%
5756781,268
Riverside CountyR
−9.7%
1,6842,0633,888
Sacramento CountyD
+2.4%
4,8314,6009,648
San Benito CountyD
+13.2%
9567291,716
San Bernardino CountyR
−1.3%
2,7402,8185,805
San Diego CountyD
+3.6%
3,9083,6317,748
San Francisco CountyR
−0.6%
30,64931,04163,086
San Joaquin CountyO
+0.0%
3,5003,5007,167
San Luis Obispo CountyD
+10.1%
2,0561,6713,820
San Mateo CountyR
−23.6%
9871,6072,630
Santa Barbara CountyR
−2.2%
1,9162,0044,050
Santa Clara CountyR
−9.5%
5,1916,31511,801
Santa Cruz CountyR
−0.2%
1,9601,9694,082
Shasta CountyD
+22.5%
1,9361,2103,222
Sierra CountyR
−14.4%
5277071,249
Siskiyou CountyD
+7.7%
1,7241,4733,275
Solano CountyR
−8.2%
2,2842,7025,080
Sonoma CountyR
−5.9%
3,5954,0537,816
Stanislaus CountyD
+15.9%
1,3981,0072,461
Sutter CountyR
−5.4%
7137961,534
Tehama CountyD
+7.8%
1,1359692,135
Trinity CountyD
+4.0%
5455021,081
Tulare CountyD
+30.3%
2,6731,4104,172
Tuolumne CountyD
+21.6%
1,3088342,191
Ventura CountyR
−2.9%
1,4651,5533,081
Yolo CountyD
+8.1%
1,7531,4853,312
Yuba CountyR
−9.5%
9911,2042,237