William McKinley carried Illinois R+13.0.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Illinois, 1896. The state ran 6.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

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Illinois result

1,090,869 votes counted

Bryan (D)

465,613

42.7%

McKinley (R)

607,130

55.7%

All others

18,126

1.7%

Margin

R+13.0

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1896 presidential election

Illinois, 1896

McKinleyR+13.0

How it voted

Share of the 1896 vote

William McKinley ✓Republican	55.7%	607,130
William J. BryanDemocratic	42.7%	465,613
OtherAll other candidates	1.7%	18,126

D+60

R+60

102 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Illinois's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context

Illinois's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+3.1%
1896	−13.0%
1900	−8.4%
1904	−28.3%
1908	−15.5%
1912	+13.2%
1916	−9.2%
1920	−42.3%
1924	−35.5%
1928	−14.7%
1932	+13.2%
1936	+18.0%
1940	+2.4%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+0.8%
1952	−9.9%
1956	−19.2%
1960	+0.2%
1964	+18.9%
1968	−2.9%
1972	−18.5%
1976	−2.0%
1980	−7.9%
1984	−12.9%
1988	−2.1%
1992	+14.2%
1996	+17.5%
2000	+12.0%
2004	+10.3%
2008	+25.1%
2012	+16.8%
2016	+16.9%
2020	+16.9%
2024	+10.9%

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County results — 1896

102 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−2.5%	8,025	8,447	16,808
Alexander County	R	−21.3%	1,813	2,802	4,643
Bond County	R	−8.2%	1,664	1,967	3,714
Boone County	R	−63.8%	657	3,111	3,846
Brown County	D	+33.3%	2,063	1,024	3,117
Bureau County	R	−15.6%	3,961	5,474	9,722
Calhoun County	D	+19.2%	1,176	795	1,986
Carroll County	R	−37.6%	1,480	3,314	4,880
Cass County	D	+11.7%	2,470	1,946	4,464
Champaign County	R	−18.2%	4,643	6,780	11,758
Christian County	D	+9.1%	4,639	3,857	8,620
Clark County	D	+3.5%	3,103	2,888	6,060
Clay County	D	+2.6%	2,272	2,155	4,500
Clinton County	D	+15.9%	2,572	1,863	4,462
Coles County	R	−6.4%	3,982	4,534	8,633
Cook County	R	−18.4%	152,146	221,823	379,608
Crawford County	D	+3.7%	2,342	2,172	4,557
Cumberland County	D	+6.1%	2,098	1,856	3,990
De Witt County	R	−4.3%	2,370	2,587	5,028
DeKalb County	R	−48.1%	1,881	5,598	7,734
Douglas County	R	−10.8%	2,140	2,666	4,867
DuPage County	R	−42.3%	1,588	4,115	5,971
Edgar County	R	−1.2%	3,729	3,822	7,674
Edwards County	R	−29.3%	852	1,572	2,458
Effingham County	D	+21.5%	2,953	1,895	4,913
Fayette County	D	+13.2%	3,627	2,769	6,522
Ford County	R	−30.1%	1,507	2,832	4,406
Franklin County	D	+4.5%	2,233	2,038	4,297
Fulton County	R	−1.8%	5,979	6,195	12,303
Gallatin County	D	+16.7%	2,067	1,468	3,579
Greene County	D	+25.2%	3,983	2,365	6,413
Grundy County	R	−21.5%	2,074	3,246	5,439
Hamilton County	D	+15.2%	2,408	1,767	4,215
Hancock County	D	+3.7%	4,581	4,250	9,008
Hardin County	D	+7.1%	900	780	1,690
Henderson County	R	−28.4%	962	1,756	2,796
Henry County	R	−34.3%	2,971	6,177	9,355
Iroquois County	R	−18.2%	3,658	5,325	9,179
Jackson County	R	−3.3%	3,631	3,879	7,620
Jasper County	D	+18.4%	2,724	1,867	4,653
Jefferson County	D	+15.6%	3,588	2,603	6,307
Jersey County	D	+18.0%	2,377	1,641	4,080
Jo Daviess County	R	−19.5%	2,391	3,594	6,158
Johnson County	R	−17.2%	1,429	2,027	3,484
Kane County	R	−42.0%	4,852	12,133	17,347
Kankakee County	R	−38.7%	2,370	5,471	8,022
Kendall County	R	−45.5%	774	2,128	2,976
Knox County	R	−36.9%	3,480	7,681	11,397
Lake County	R	−46.9%	1,777	5,027	6,937
LaSalle County	R	−17.2%	8,108	11,548	20,047
Lawrence County	R	−0.6%	1,948	1,972	3,991
Lee County	R	−31.4%	2,469	4,797	7,405
Livingston County	R	−14.1%	4,068	5,436	9,712
Logan County	R	−0.6%	3,389	3,430	6,957
Macon County	R	−13.1%	4,756	6,216	11,154
Macoupin County	D	+5.6%	5,574	4,970	10,708
Madison County	R	−7.8%	6,344	7,431	13,952
Marion County	D	+14.2%	3,835	2,870	6,782
Marshall County	R	−7.9%	1,888	2,216	4,161
Mason County	D	+6.7%	2,407	2,100	4,582
Massac County	R	−40.1%	869	2,046	2,938
McDonough County	R	−4.5%	3,684	4,036	7,889
McHenry County	R	−44.0%	1,913	5,047	7,117
McLean County	R	−21.8%	6,328	9,964	16,712
Menard County	D	+10.1%	2,018	1,642	3,708
Mercer County	R	−14.3%	2,329	3,120	5,524
Monroe County	D	+6.6%	1,652	1,446	3,131
Montgomery County	D	+6.3%	4,117	3,622	7,871
Morgan County	D	+0.1%	4,323	4,317	8,761
Moultrie County	D	+9.6%	2,077	1,711	3,820
Ogle County	R	−40.7%	2,142	5,210	7,529
Peoria County	R	−7.1%	9,068	10,486	19,898
Perry County	D	+0.6%	2,370	2,342	4,822
Piatt County	R	−13.5%	1,958	2,579	4,600
Pike County	D	+25.9%	5,329	3,111	8,579
Pope County	R	−26.4%	1,074	1,852	2,942
Pulaski County	R	−28.6%	1,152	2,081	3,253
Putnam County	R	−18.7%	479	706	1,216
Randolph County	D	+0.9%	3,081	3,024	6,229
Richland County	D	+9.7%	2,062	1,693	3,800
Rock Island County	R	−21.6%	4,692	7,323	12,191
Saline County	R	−6.3%	2,296	2,605	4,933
Sangamon County	R	−2.3%	8,582	8,998	17,934
Schuyler County	D	+11.4%	2,334	1,848	4,261
Scott County	D	+11.7%	1,598	1,261	2,890
Shelby County	D	+20.7%	4,709	3,071	7,925
St. Clair County	R	−3.5%	8,345	8,960	17,583
Stark County	R	−22.2%	1,030	1,636	2,725
Stephenson County	R	−10.9%	3,776	4,728	8,729
Tazewell County	D	+0.5%	3,743	3,703	7,601
Union County	D	+23.6%	2,998	1,842	4,892
Vermilion County	R	−20.4%	5,749	8,767	14,825
Wabash County	D	+13.4%	1,739	1,321	3,129
Warren County	R	−12.9%	2,604	3,394	6,144
Washington County	R	−8.4%	1,979	2,351	4,411
Wayne County	D	+3.2%	3,102	2,906	6,079
White County	D	+10.4%	3,421	2,771	6,235
Whiteside County	R	−32.7%	2,788	5,577	8,524
Will County	R	−14.6%	6,873	9,249	16,242
Williamson County	R	−7.9%	2,582	3,027	5,637
Winnebago County	R	−52.8%	2,447	8,242	10,975
Woodford County	D	+0.1%	2,453	2,447	5,018