Elections / 1896 · President · CT
William McKinley carried Connecticut R+30.7.
William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Connecticut, 1896. The state ran 24.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Connecticut result
174,387 votes counted
Bryan (D)
56,739
32.5%
McKinley (R)
110,282
63.2%
All others
7,365
4.2%
Margin
R+30.7
1896 presidential election
Connecticut, 1896
McKinleyR+30.7
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1896 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1896 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 63.2% | 110,282 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 32.5% | 56,739 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.2% | 7,365 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1896
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 20,812 | 33,448 | 56,385 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 3,311 | 8,336 | 12,276 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 12,588 | 22,708 | 36,465 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | R | 4,144 | 7,920 | 12,528 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 873 | 2,949 | 4,191 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 3,403 | 5,880 | 9,625 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | R | 1,270 | 3,573 | 5,016 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 3,412 | 8,745 | 13,019 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 6,926 | 16,723 | 24,882 |