Illinois — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentMcKinleyR+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 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 24 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Clark County, IL | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Clay County, IL | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Cook County, IL | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Crawford County, IL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+4.3 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+10.8 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Effingham County, IL | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Hardin County, IL | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+46.9 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Madison County, IL | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+40.1 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+4.5 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+44.0 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Menard County, IL | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Monroe County, IL | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Morgan County, IL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Scott County, IL | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Wabash County, IL | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Wayne County, IL | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Woodford County, IL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
Illinois results by county
102 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William McKinley+422 | 8,44750.3% | 8,02547.7% | 3362.0% | 16,808 |
| Alexander County | William McKinley+989 | 2,80260.3% | 1,81339.0% | 280.6% | 4,643 |
| Bond County | William McKinley+303 | 1,96753.0% | 1,66444.8% | 832.2% | 3,714 |
| Boone County | William McKinley+2,454 | 3,11180.9% | 65717.1% | 782.0% | 3,846 |
| Brown County | William J. Bryan+1,039 | 1,02432.9% | 2,06366.2% | 301.0% | 3,117 |
| Bureau County | William McKinley+1,513 | 5,47456.3% | 3,96140.7% | 2873.0% | 9,722 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+381 | 79540.0% | 1,17659.2% | 150.8% | 1,986 |
| Carroll County | William McKinley+1,834 | 3,31467.9% | 1,48030.3% | 861.8% | 4,880 |
| Cass County | William J. Bryan+524 | 1,94643.6% | 2,47055.3% | 481.1% | 4,464 |
| Champaign County | William McKinley+2,137 | 6,78057.7% | 4,64339.5% | 3352.8% | 11,758 |
| Christian County | William J. Bryan+782 | 3,85744.7% | 4,63953.8% | 1241.4% | 8,620 |
| Clark County | William J. Bryan+215 | 2,88847.7% | 3,10351.2% | 691.1% | 6,060 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+117 | 2,15547.9% | 2,27250.5% | 731.6% | 4,500 |
| Clinton County | William J. Bryan+709 | 1,86341.8% | 2,57257.6% | 270.6% | 4,462 |
| Coles County | William McKinley+552 | 4,53452.5% | 3,98246.1% | 1171.4% | 8,633 |
| Cook County | William McKinley+69,677 | 221,82358.4% | 152,14640.1% | 5,6391.5% | 379,608 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+170 | 2,17247.7% | 2,34251.4% | 430.9% | 4,557 |
| Cumberland County | William J. Bryan+242 | 1,85646.5% | 2,09852.6% | 360.9% | 3,990 |
| De Witt County | William McKinley+217 | 2,58751.5% | 2,37047.1% | 711.4% | 5,028 |
| DeKalb County | William McKinley+3,717 | 5,59872.4% | 1,88124.3% | 2553.3% | 7,734 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+526 | 2,66654.8% | 2,14044.0% | 611.3% | 4,867 |
| DuPage County | William McKinley+2,527 | 4,11568.9% | 1,58826.6% | 2684.5% | 5,971 |
| Edgar County | William McKinley+93 | 3,82249.8% | 3,72948.6% | 1231.6% | 7,674 |
| Edwards County | William McKinley+720 | 1,57264.0% | 85234.7% | 341.4% | 2,458 |
| Effingham County | William J. Bryan+1,058 | 1,89538.6% | 2,95360.1% | 651.3% | 4,913 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+858 | 2,76942.5% | 3,62755.6% | 1261.9% | 6,522 |
| Ford County | William McKinley+1,325 | 2,83264.3% | 1,50734.2% | 671.5% | 4,406 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+195 | 2,03847.4% | 2,23352.0% | 260.6% | 4,297 |
| Fulton County | William McKinley+216 | 6,19550.4% | 5,97948.6% | 1291.0% | 12,303 |
| Gallatin County | William J. Bryan+599 | 1,46841.0% | 2,06757.8% | 441.2% | 3,579 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+1,618 | 2,36536.9% | 3,98362.1% | 651.0% | 6,413 |
| Grundy County | William McKinley+1,172 | 3,24659.7% | 2,07438.1% | 1192.2% | 5,439 |
| Hamilton County | William J. Bryan+641 | 1,76741.9% | 2,40857.1% | 400.9% | 4,215 |
| Hancock County | William J. Bryan+331 | 4,25047.2% | 4,58150.9% | 1772.0% | 9,008 |
| Hardin County | William J. Bryan+120 | 78046.2% | 90053.3% | 100.6% | 1,690 |
| Henderson County | William McKinley+794 | 1,75662.8% | 96234.4% | 782.8% | 2,796 |
| Henry County | William McKinley+3,206 | 6,17766.0% | 2,97131.8% | 2072.2% | 9,355 |
| Iroquois County | William McKinley+1,667 | 5,32558.0% | 3,65839.9% | 1962.1% | 9,179 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+248 | 3,87950.9% | 3,63147.7% | 1101.4% | 7,620 |
| Jasper County | William J. Bryan+857 | 1,86740.1% | 2,72458.5% | 621.3% | 4,653 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+985 | 2,60341.3% | 3,58856.9% | 1161.8% | 6,307 |
| Jersey County | William J. Bryan+736 | 1,64140.2% | 2,37758.3% | 621.5% | 4,080 |
| Jo Daviess County | William McKinley+1,203 | 3,59458.4% | 2,39138.8% | 1732.8% | 6,158 |
| Johnson County | William McKinley+598 | 2,02758.2% | 1,42941.0% | 280.8% | 3,484 |
| Kane County | William McKinley+7,281 | 12,13369.9% | 4,85228.0% | 3622.1% | 17,347 |
| Kankakee County | William McKinley+3,101 | 5,47168.2% | 2,37029.5% | 1812.3% | 8,022 |
| Kendall County | William McKinley+1,354 | 2,12871.5% | 77426.0% | 742.5% | 2,976 |
| Knox County | William McKinley+4,201 | 7,68167.4% | 3,48030.5% | 2362.1% | 11,397 |
| Lake County | William McKinley+3,250 | 5,02772.5% | 1,77725.6% | 1331.9% | 6,937 |
| LaSalle County | William McKinley+3,440 | 11,54857.6% | 8,10840.4% | 3912.0% | 20,047 |
| Lawrence County | William McKinley+24 | 1,97249.4% | 1,94848.8% | 711.8% | 3,991 |
| Lee County | William McKinley+2,328 | 4,79764.8% | 2,46933.3% | 1391.9% | 7,405 |
| Livingston County | William McKinley+1,368 | 5,43656.0% | 4,06841.9% | 2082.1% | 9,712 |
| Logan County | William McKinley+41 | 3,43049.3% | 3,38948.7% | 1382.0% | 6,957 |
| Macon County | William McKinley+1,460 | 6,21655.7% | 4,75642.6% | 1821.6% | 11,154 |
| Macoupin County | William J. Bryan+604 | 4,97046.4% | 5,57452.1% | 1641.5% | 10,708 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+1,087 | 7,43153.3% | 6,34445.5% | 1771.3% | 13,952 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+965 | 2,87042.3% | 3,83556.5% | 771.1% | 6,782 |
| Marshall County | William McKinley+328 | 2,21653.3% | 1,88845.4% | 571.4% | 4,161 |
| Mason County | William J. Bryan+307 | 2,10045.8% | 2,40752.5% | 751.6% | 4,582 |
| Massac County | William McKinley+1,177 | 2,04669.6% | 86929.6% | 230.8% | 2,938 |
| McDonough County | William McKinley+352 | 4,03651.2% | 3,68446.7% | 1692.1% | 7,889 |
| McHenry County | William McKinley+3,134 | 5,04770.9% | 1,91326.9% | 1572.2% | 7,117 |
| McLean County | William McKinley+3,636 | 9,96459.6% | 6,32837.9% | 4202.5% | 16,712 |
| Menard County | William J. Bryan+376 | 1,64244.3% | 2,01854.4% | 481.3% | 3,708 |
| Mercer County | William McKinley+791 | 3,12056.5% | 2,32942.2% | 751.4% | 5,524 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+206 | 1,44646.2% | 1,65252.8% | 331.1% | 3,131 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+495 | 3,62246.0% | 4,11752.3% | 1321.7% | 7,871 |
| Morgan County | William J. Bryan+6 | 4,31749.3% | 4,32349.3% | 1211.4% | 8,761 |
| Moultrie County | William J. Bryan+366 | 1,71144.8% | 2,07754.4% | 320.8% | 3,820 |
| Ogle County | William McKinley+3,068 | 5,21069.2% | 2,14228.4% | 1772.4% | 7,529 |
| Peoria County | William McKinley+1,418 | 10,48652.7% | 9,06845.6% | 3441.7% | 19,898 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+28 | 2,34248.6% | 2,37049.1% | 1102.3% | 4,822 |
| Piatt County | William McKinley+621 | 2,57956.1% | 1,95842.6% | 631.4% | 4,600 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+2,218 | 3,11136.3% | 5,32962.1% | 1391.6% | 8,579 |
| Pope County | William McKinley+778 | 1,85263.0% | 1,07436.5% | 160.5% | 2,942 |
| Pulaski County | William McKinley+929 | 2,08164.0% | 1,15235.4% | 200.6% | 3,253 |
| Putnam County | William McKinley+227 | 70658.1% | 47939.4% | 312.5% | 1,216 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+57 | 3,02448.5% | 3,08149.5% | 1242.0% | 6,229 |
| Richland County | William J. Bryan+369 | 1,69344.6% | 2,06254.3% | 451.2% | 3,800 |
| Rock Island County | William McKinley+2,631 | 7,32360.1% | 4,69238.5% | 1761.4% | 12,191 |
| Saline County | William McKinley+309 | 2,60552.8% | 2,29646.5% | 320.6% | 4,933 |
| Sangamon County | William McKinley+416 | 8,99850.2% | 8,58247.9% | 3542.0% | 17,934 |
| Schuyler County | William J. Bryan+486 | 1,84843.4% | 2,33454.8% | 791.9% | 4,261 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+337 | 1,26143.6% | 1,59855.3% | 311.1% | 2,890 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+1,638 | 3,07138.8% | 4,70959.4% | 1451.8% | 7,925 |
| St. Clair County | William McKinley+615 | 8,96051.0% | 8,34547.5% | 2781.6% | 17,583 |
| Stark County | William McKinley+606 | 1,63660.0% | 1,03037.8% | 592.2% | 2,725 |
| Stephenson County | William McKinley+952 | 4,72854.2% | 3,77643.3% | 2252.6% | 8,729 |
| Tazewell County | William J. Bryan+40 | 3,70348.7% | 3,74349.2% | 1552.0% | 7,601 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+1,156 | 1,84237.7% | 2,99861.3% | 521.1% | 4,892 |
| Vermilion County | William McKinley+3,018 | 8,76759.1% | 5,74938.8% | 3092.1% | 14,825 |
| Wabash County | William J. Bryan+418 | 1,32142.2% | 1,73955.6% | 692.2% | 3,129 |
| Warren County | William McKinley+790 | 3,39455.2% | 2,60442.4% | 1462.4% | 6,144 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+372 | 2,35153.3% | 1,97944.9% | 811.8% | 4,411 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+196 | 2,90647.8% | 3,10251.0% | 711.2% | 6,079 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+650 | 2,77144.4% | 3,42154.9% | 430.7% | 6,235 |
| Whiteside County | William McKinley+2,789 | 5,57765.4% | 2,78832.7% | 1591.9% | 8,524 |
| Will County | William McKinley+2,376 | 9,24956.9% | 6,87342.3% | 1200.7% | 16,242 |
| Williamson County | William McKinley+445 | 3,02753.7% | 2,58245.8% | 280.5% | 5,637 |
| Winnebago County | William McKinley+5,795 | 8,24275.1% | 2,44722.3% | 2862.6% | 10,975 |
| Woodford County | William J. Bryan+6 | 2,44748.8% | 2,45348.9% | 1182.4% | 5,018 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.