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Elections / 1896 · President · FL

William Jennings Bryan carried Florida D+41.5.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Florida, 1896. The state ran 47.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Florida result
30,408 votes counted
Bryan (D)
20,648
67.9%
McKinley (R)
8,017
26.4%
All others
1,743
5.7%
Margin
D+41.5
1896 presidential election
Florida, 1896
BryanD+41.5
1896 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · D+40.1Brevard County, FL · D+18.6Citrus County, FL · D+76.1Clay County, FL · D+20.5Duval County, FL · D+11.9Escambia County, FL · D+63.1Hernando County, FL · D+69.8Hillsborough County, FL · D+52.8Jefferson County, FL · D+76.2Lake County, FL · D+45.8Lee County, FL · D+47.4Leon County, FL · D+66.0Manatee County, FL · D+54.3Marion County, FL · D+40.1Miami-Dade County, FL · D+0.5Monroe County, FL · D+9.2Orange County, FL · D+29.9Osceola County, FL · D+38.0Pasco County, FL · D+73.3Polk County, FL · D+57.8Santa Rosa County, FL · D+22.4St. Johns County, FL · D+78.7Sumter County, FL · D+67.0Volusia County, FL · D+8.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic67.9%20,648
William McKinleyRepublican26.4%8,017
OtherAll other candidates5.7%1,743
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1896
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyD
+40.1%
1,5456452,245
Brevard CountyD
+18.6%
505337902
Citrus CountyD
+76.1%
34735410
Clay CountyD
+20.5%
355230611
Duval CountyD
+11.9%
1,9031,4623,694
Escambia CountyD
+63.1%
1,2852331,668
Hernando CountyD
+69.8%
23137278
Hillsborough CountyD
+52.8%
2,1155842,899
Jefferson CountyD
+76.2%
1,9092422,187
Lake CountyD
+45.8%
8703021,240
Lee CountyD
+47.4%
22274312
Leon CountyD
+66.0%
1,2982471,592
Manatee CountyD
+54.3%
480135635
Marion CountyD
+40.1%
1,2304801,871
Miami-Dade CountyD
+0.5%
372368792
Monroe CountyD
+9.2%
452369906
Orange CountyD
+29.9%
1,0865651,740
Osceola CountyD
+38.0%
274118410
Pasco CountyD
+73.3%
48270562
Polk CountyD
+57.8%
1,1552791,515
Santa Rosa CountyD
+22.4%
6944311,175
St. Johns CountyD
+78.7%
56150649
Sumter CountyD
+67.0%
52489649
Volusia CountyD
+8.0%
7536351,466