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Elections / 1896 · President · GA

William Jennings Bryan carried Georgia D+21.0.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Georgia, 1896. The state ran 27.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Georgia result
161,993 votes counted
Bryan (D)
93,445
57.7%
McKinley (R)
59,395
36.7%
All others
9,153
5.7%
Margin
D+21.0
1896 presidential election
Georgia, 1896
BryanD+21.0
1896 presidential margin by county for Georgia — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Georgia — 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.Appling County, GA · D+34.1Baker County, GA · D+78.4Baldwin County, GA · D+10.9Banks County, GA · D+18.3Bartow County, GA · D+11.6Berrien County, GA · D+38.7Bibb County, GA · D+32.4Brooks County, GA · D+10.3Bryan County, GA · D+20.0Bulloch County, GA · D+33.1Burke County, GA · D+74.9Butts County, GA · D+27.5Calhoun County, GA · D+95.9Camden County, GA · R+4.4Carroll County, GA · D+32.9Catoosa County, GA · D+52.7Chatham County, GA · D+17.0Chattahoochee County, GA · R+37.5Chattooga County, GA · D+28.0Cherokee County, GA · D+0.7Clarke County, GA · D+24.5Clay County, GA · R+34.5Clayton County, GA · D+4.3Clinch County, GA · D+9.3Cobb County, GA · D+28.1Coffee County, GA · R+33.2Colquitt County, GA · D+37.9Columbia County, GA · R+34.5Coweta County, GA · D+34.9Crawford County, GA · D+68.5Dade County, GA · D+41.0Dawson County, GA · D+5.4Decatur County, GA · D+15.6DeKalb County, GA · D+27.8Dodge County, GA · D+26.6Dooly County, GA · D+42.5Dougherty County, GA · D+53.6Douglas County, GA · R+15.9Early County, GA · D+25.0Echols County, GA · D+53.7Effingham County, GA · D+26.4Elbert County, GA · R+5.3Emanuel County, GA · D+13.7Fannin County, GA · R+28.9Fayette County, GA · D+22.4Floyd County, GA · D+31.1Forsyth County, GA · D+29.0Franklin County, GA · D+19.5Fulton County, GA · D+18.6Gilmer County, GA · D+16.8Glascock County, GA · D+9.5Glynn County, GA · D+24.5Gordon County, GA · D+24.7Greene County, GA · R+21.6Gwinnett County, GA · D+22.1Habersham County, GA · D+49.6Hall County, GA · D+29.9Hancock County, GA · D+74.7Haralson County, GA · R+18.3Harris County, GA · D+38.0Hart County, GA · D+34.0Heard County, GA · D+62.5Henry County, GA · TiedHouston County, GA · D+62.7Irwin County, GA · D+12.3Jackson County, GA · D+23.6Jasper County, GA · D+69.3Jefferson County, GA · D+34.2Johnson County, GA · R+5.5Jones County, GA · D+15.8Laurens County, GA · D+4.9Lee County, GA · D+27.2Liberty County, GA · R+45.9Lincoln County, GA · D+42.6Lowndes County, GA · D+4.3Lumpkin County, GA · R+2.2Macon County, GA · D+25.9Madison County, GA · D+64.0Marion County, GA · R+27.8McDuffie County, GA · R+44.5McIntosh County, GA · R+38.0Meriwether County, GA · D+2.2Miller County, GA · D+66.5Mitchell County, GA · D+21.1Monroe County, GA · D+24.0Montgomery County, GA · D+6.3Morgan County, GA · R+12.7Murray County, GA · D+26.2Muscogee County, GA · D+43.2Newton County, GA · D+24.4Oconee County, GA · R+4.1Oglethorpe County, GA · D+80.7Paulding County, GA · D+6.0Pickens County, GA · R+20.4Pierce County, GA · D+18.4Pike County, GA · D+9.7Polk County, GA · R+17.1Pulaski County, GA · D+68.2Putnam County, GA · D+92.0Quitman County, GA · R+20.4Rabun County, GA · D+58.6Randolph County, GA · D+22.5Richmond County, GA · D+35.7Rockdale County, GA · R+1.0Schley County, GA · R+10.1Screven County, GA · D+3.6Spalding County, GA · D+41.9Stewart County, GA · D+48.4Sumter County, GA · D+47.6Talbot County, GA · D+48.8Taliaferro County, GA · R+7.5Tattnall County, GA · R+6.5Taylor County, GA · R+12.5Telfair County, GA · D+23.4Terrell County, GA · D+25.5Thomas County, GA · R+1.4Towns County, GA · D+6.4Troup County, GA · D+61.6Twiggs County, GA · D+51.2Union County, GA · D+14.1Upson County, GA · D+8.3Walker County, GA · D+28.7Walton County, GA · D+15.4Ware County, GA · D+23.5Warren County, GA · R+20.7Washington County, GA · R+4.8Wayne County, GA · D+27.3Webster County, GA · D+12.5White County, GA · D+24.8Whitfield County, GA · D+25.2Wilcox County, GA · D+61.3Wilkes County, GA · D+73.7Wilkinson County, GA · D+12.2Worth County, GA · D+7.5
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic57.7%93,445
William McKinleyRepublican36.7%59,395
OtherAll other candidates5.7%9,153
D+60
R+60
134 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Georgia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −2.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.2%DR18922024
Georgia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+36.3%
1896+21.0%
1900+38.7%
1904+45.9%
1908+23.4%
1912+72.4%
1916+72.9%
1920+42.3%
1924+55.9%
1928+12.0%
1932+83.8%
1936+74.5%
1940+69.9%
1944+63.5%
1948+42.5%
1952+39.3%
1956+34.1%
1960+25.1%
1964−8.3%
1968−3.7%
1972−50.6%
1976+33.9%
1980+14.8%
1984−20.4%
1988−20.3%
1992+0.6%
1996−1.2%
2000−11.7%
2004−16.6%
2008−5.2%
2012−7.8%
2016−5.1%
2020+0.3%
2024−2.2%
County results — 1896
134 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Appling CountyD
+34.1%
9964881,489
Baker CountyD
+78.4%
52762593
Baldwin CountyD
+10.9%
516410974
Banks CountyD
+18.3%
5793891,039
Bartow CountyD
+11.6%
1,0268081,886
Berrien CountyD
+38.7%
606250921
Bibb CountyD
+32.4%
1,8546703,649
Brooks CountyD
+10.3%
5284231,024
Bryan CountyD
+20.0%
259171439
Bulloch CountyD
+33.1%
1,0425111,602
Burke CountyD
+74.9%
1,4141931,631
Butts CountyD
+27.5%
586317978
Calhoun CountyD
+95.9%
4065418
Camden CountyR
−4.4%
190209431
Carroll CountyD
+32.9%
1,4907332,299
Catoosa CountyD
+52.7%
557161751
Chatham CountyD
+17.0%
2,5061,6974,761
Chattahoochee CountyR
−37.5%
157349512
Chattooga CountyD
+28.0%
9115001,468
Cherokee CountyD
+0.7%
7127021,486
Clarke CountyD
+24.5%
7074191,175
Clay CountyR
−34.5%
240534853
Clayton CountyD
+4.3%
5164721,017
Clinch CountyD
+9.3%
257212484
Cobb CountyD
+28.1%
1,3877582,238
Coffee CountyR
−33.2%
4288731,339
Colquitt CountyD
+37.9%
361135597
Columbia CountyR
−34.5%
192401606
Coweta CountyD
+34.9%
1,1965711,792
Crawford CountyD
+68.5%
36762445
Dade CountyD
+41.0%
325110524
Dawson CountyD
+5.4%
324290627
Decatur CountyD
+15.6%
9727001,749
DeKalb CountyD
+27.8%
8154391,353
Dodge CountyD
+26.6%
568315952
Dooly CountyD
+42.5%
9563651,391
Dougherty CountyD
+53.6%
404120530
Douglas CountyR
−15.9%
4636411,121
Early CountyD
+25.0%
5913361,020
Echols CountyD
+53.7%
17452227
Effingham CountyD
+26.4%
372209617
Elbert CountyR
−5.3%
134155400
Emanuel CountyD
+13.7%
6905071,335
Fannin CountyR
−28.9%
5079201,431
Fayette CountyD
+22.4%
562345968
Floyd CountyD
+31.1%
2,1501,1173,324
Forsyth CountyD
+29.0%
482259770
Franklin CountyD
+19.5%
5993921,061
Fulton CountyD
+18.6%
5,3663,6099,443
Gilmer CountyD
+16.8%
7065031,209
Glascock CountyD
+9.5%
154122336
Glynn CountyD
+24.5%
592353975
Gordon CountyD
+24.7%
8755231,426
Greene CountyR
−21.6%
5759101,553
Gwinnett CountyD
+22.1%
1,2507732,161
Habersham CountyD
+49.6%
7822421,089
Hall CountyD
+29.9%
1,1345821,848
Hancock CountyD
+74.7%
9521221,111
Haralson CountyR
−18.3%
4696861,188
Harris CountyD
+38.0%
9194021,360
Hart CountyD
+34.0%
7383391,173
Heard CountyD
+62.5%
620138771
Henry CountyD
+0.1%
5695681,220
Houston CountyD
+62.7%
8751921,089
Irwin CountyD
+12.3%
6264861,135
Jackson CountyD
+23.6%
1,2057002,138
Jasper CountyD
+69.3%
628110748
Jefferson CountyD
+34.2%
541223930
Johnson CountyR
−5.5%
213239473
Jones CountyD
+15.8%
521377912
Laurens CountyD
+4.9%
5705141,149
Lee CountyD
+27.2%
285163448
Liberty CountyR
−45.9%
237646891
Lincoln CountyD
+42.6%
23973390
Lowndes CountyD
+4.3%
5865361,175
Lumpkin CountyR
−2.2%
436456901
Macon CountyD
+25.9%
511286868
Madison CountyD
+64.0%
672141830
Marion CountyR
−27.8%
223409670
McDuffie CountyR
−44.5%
138401591
McIntosh CountyR
−38.0%
234538800
Meriwether CountyD
+2.2%
9919462,039
Miller CountyD
+66.5%
31555391
Mitchell CountyD
+21.1%
437268801
Monroe CountyD
+24.0%
7294191,291
Montgomery CountyD
+6.3%
503441982
Morgan CountyR
−12.7%
6298191,493
Murray CountyD
+26.2%
557323892
Muscogee CountyD
+43.2%
1,3655011,999
Newton CountyD
+24.4%
9735801,609
Oconee CountyR
−4.1%
330358689
Oglethorpe CountyD
+80.7%
1,2421061,408
Paulding CountyD
+6.0%
6275521,240
Pickens CountyR
−20.4%
4586931,151
Pierce CountyD
+18.4%
329215621
Pike CountyD
+9.7%
8907241,710
Polk CountyR
−17.1%
5678101,425
Pulaski CountyD
+68.2%
755132914
Putnam CountyD
+92.0%
4382474
Quitman CountyR
−20.4%
181280485
Rabun CountyD
+58.6%
404101517
Randolph CountyD
+22.5%
6273841,081
Richmond CountyD
+35.7%
3,7161,6985,649
Rockdale CountyR
−1.0%
473483966
Schley CountyR
−10.1%
266327603
Screven CountyD
+3.6%
5855421,202
Spalding CountyD
+41.9%
612239890
Stewart CountyD
+48.4%
635213872
Sumter CountyD
+47.6%
1,0943711,518
Talbot CountyD
+48.8%
472156648
Taliaferro CountyR
−7.5%
221261536
Tattnall CountyR
−6.5%
5176001,270
Taylor CountyR
−12.5%
237309578
Telfair CountyD
+23.4%
580350985
Terrell CountyD
+25.5%
8094671,339
Thomas CountyR
−1.4%
6006201,424
Towns CountyD
+6.4%
340299639
Troup CountyD
+61.6%
8781991,102
Twiggs CountyD
+51.2%
397128525
Union CountyD
+14.1%
560419999
Upson CountyD
+8.3%
5914981,125
Walker CountyD
+28.7%
1,0455691,659
Walton CountyD
+15.4%
1,0017261,780
Ware CountyD
+23.5%
545330914
Warren CountyR
−20.7%
279458863
Washington CountyR
−4.8%
9251,0232,023
Wayne CountyD
+27.3%
477266772
Webster CountyD
+12.5%
246191440
White CountyD
+24.8%
274159464
Whitfield CountyD
+25.2%
8574941,440
Wilcox CountyD
+61.3%
623145780
Wilkes CountyD
+73.7%
1,0631041,302
Wilkinson CountyD
+12.2%
6104761,097
Worth CountyD
+7.5%
5284471,079