Indiana — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentMcKinleyR+2.9
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 50.8% | 323,751 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 48.0% | 305,583 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 7,792 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Democratic | D+34.4 |
| Allen County, IN | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Blackford County, IN | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Boone County, IN | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Brown County, IN | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Carroll County, IN | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Cass County, IN | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Clark County, IN | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Clay County, IN | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Clinton County, IN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Crawford County, IN | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Daviess County, IN | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+6.1 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Floyd County, IN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Fountain County, IN | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Franklin County, IN | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Fulton County, IN | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Gibson County, IN | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Greene County, IN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Hancock County, IN | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Harrison County, IN | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Jackson County, IN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Jay County, IN | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Johnson County, IN | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Knox County, IN | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+12.4 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Lake County, IN | Republican | R+17.4 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Madison County, IN | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Marshall County, IN | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Martin County, IN | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Miami County, IN | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Ohio County, IN | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Owen County, IN | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Perry County, IN | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Pike County, IN | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Posey County, IN | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Putnam County, IN | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Ripley County, IN | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Shelby County, IN | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+5.2 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Tipton County, IN | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Vigo County, IN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Warrick County, IN | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Washington County, IN | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Wells County, IN | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| White County, IN | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Whitley County, IN | Democratic | D+5.3 |
Indiana results by county
92 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 J. Bryan+1,727 | 1,61332.1% | 3,34066.5% | 731.5% | 5,026 |
| Allen County | William J. Bryan+1,442 | 8,46745.4% | 9,90953.2% | 2561.4% | 18,632 |
| Bartholomew County | William McKinley+66 | 3,26450.0% | 3,19849.0% | 621.0% | 6,524 |
| Benton County | William McKinley+416 | 1,99855.1% | 1,58243.7% | 441.2% | 3,624 |
| Blackford County | William J. Bryan+118 | 2,15447.9% | 2,27250.5% | 751.7% | 4,501 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+351 | 3,44947.2% | 3,80052.0% | 540.7% | 7,303 |
| Brown County | William J. Bryan+754 | 72632.6% | 1,48066.5% | 190.9% | 2,225 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+218 | 2,54647.4% | 2,76451.5% | 581.1% | 5,368 |
| Cass County | William J. Bryan+459 | 4,39246.9% | 4,85151.8% | 1261.3% | 9,369 |
| Clark County | William McKinley+112 | 3,89750.2% | 3,78548.8% | 761.0% | 7,758 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+659 | 3,82345.5% | 4,48253.4% | 881.0% | 8,393 |
| Clinton County | William J. Bryan+140 | 3,60748.4% | 3,74750.3% | 1011.4% | 7,455 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+165 | 1,49047.3% | 1,65552.5% | 70.2% | 3,152 |
| Daviess County | William J. Bryan+665 | 3,12045.0% | 3,78554.6% | 290.4% | 6,934 |
| Dearborn County | William J. Bryan+599 | 2,71444.7% | 3,31354.6% | 380.6% | 6,065 |
| Decatur County | William McKinley+328 | 2,84852.6% | 2,52046.5% | 510.9% | 5,419 |
| DeKalb County | William J. Bryan+541 | 3,13745.6% | 3,67853.4% | 711.0% | 6,886 |
| Delaware County | William McKinley+3,087 | 7,34062.3% | 4,25336.1% | 1911.6% | 11,784 |
| Dubois County | William J. Bryan+1,790 | 1,21528.6% | 3,00570.8% | 230.5% | 4,243 |
| Elkhart County | William McKinley+1,164 | 6,15054.1% | 4,98643.8% | 2352.1% | 11,371 |
| Fayette County | William McKinley+536 | 2,14556.7% | 1,60942.5% | 290.8% | 3,783 |
| Floyd County | William McKinley+330 | 3,87451.7% | 3,54447.3% | 690.9% | 7,487 |
| Fountain County | William J. Bryan+188 | 2,80948.0% | 2,99751.2% | 470.8% | 5,853 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,084 | 1,76038.1% | 2,84461.5% | 190.4% | 4,623 |
| Fulton County | William J. Bryan+60 | 2,34949.0% | 2,40950.3% | 360.8% | 4,794 |
| Gibson County | William J. Bryan+151 | 3,47148.4% | 3,62250.5% | 821.1% | 7,175 |
| Grant County | William McKinley+2,651 | 7,72359.0% | 5,07238.7% | 3052.3% | 13,100 |
| Greene County | William McKinley+90 | 3,43450.3% | 3,34449.0% | 520.8% | 6,830 |
| Hamilton County | William McKinley+1,696 | 4,64359.8% | 2,94738.0% | 1712.2% | 7,761 |
| Hancock County | William J. Bryan+650 | 2,23643.2% | 2,88655.8% | 511.0% | 5,173 |
| Harrison County | William J. Bryan+327 | 2,48646.5% | 2,81352.6% | 500.9% | 5,349 |
| Hendricks County | William McKinley+1,044 | 3,40958.1% | 2,36540.3% | 981.7% | 5,872 |
| Henry County | William McKinley+1,021 | 4,00156.4% | 2,98042.0% | 1091.5% | 7,090 |
| Howard County | William McKinley+1,004 | 4,19555.6% | 3,19142.3% | 1602.1% | 7,546 |
| Huntington County | William McKinley+367 | 4,11751.3% | 3,75046.7% | 1572.0% | 8,024 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+904 | 2,67042.4% | 3,57456.8% | 490.8% | 6,293 |
| Jasper County | William McKinley+424 | 2,03255.1% | 1,60843.6% | 511.4% | 3,691 |
| Jay County | William J. Bryan+207 | 3,47347.7% | 3,68050.5% | 1341.8% | 7,287 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+991 | 3,63657.3% | 2,64541.7% | 641.0% | 6,345 |
| Jennings County | William McKinley+190 | 2,04052.0% | 1,85047.2% | 330.8% | 3,923 |
| Johnson County | William J. Bryan+795 | 2,28841.9% | 3,08356.5% | 871.6% | 5,458 |
| Knox County | William J. Bryan+869 | 3,48043.9% | 4,34954.8% | 1031.3% | 7,932 |
| Kosciusko County | William McKinley+970 | 4,34255.6% | 3,37243.2% | 941.2% | 7,808 |
| LaGrange County | William McKinley+777 | 2,44259.0% | 1,66540.2% | 340.8% | 4,141 |
| Lake County | William McKinley+1,465 | 4,88358.1% | 3,41840.7% | 1021.2% | 8,403 |
| LaPorte County | William McKinley+180 | 4,69150.3% | 4,51148.4% | 1271.4% | 9,329 |
| Lawrence County | William McKinley+682 | 3,10355.7% | 2,42143.5% | 470.8% | 5,571 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+798 | 8,38852.0% | 7,59047.0% | 1641.0% | 16,142 |
| Marion County | William McKinley+6,699 | 27,35356.0% | 20,65442.3% | 8531.7% | 48,860 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+650 | 2,93844.5% | 3,58854.3% | 831.3% | 6,609 |
| Martin County | William J. Bryan+335 | 1,38444.4% | 1,71955.1% | 160.5% | 3,119 |
| Miami County | William J. Bryan+209 | 3,39347.5% | 3,60250.4% | 1452.0% | 7,140 |
| Monroe County | William McKinley+88 | 2,51050.2% | 2,42248.4% | 681.4% | 5,000 |
| Montgomery County | William McKinley+170 | 4,35350.6% | 4,18348.6% | 670.8% | 8,603 |
| Morgan County | William McKinley+274 | 2,68852.2% | 2,41446.9% | 440.9% | 5,146 |
| Newton County | William McKinley+341 | 1,54555.6% | 1,20443.4% | 281.0% | 2,777 |
| Noble County | William McKinley+301 | 3,37251.8% | 3,07147.2% | 691.1% | 6,512 |
| Ohio County | William McKinley+71 | 70552.6% | 63447.3% | 10.1% | 1,340 |
| Orange County | William McKinley+247 | 2,04452.8% | 1,79746.4% | 300.8% | 3,871 |
| Owen County | William J. Bryan+319 | 1,75145.4% | 2,07053.7% | 320.8% | 3,853 |
| Parke County | William McKinley+70 | 2,84749.7% | 2,77748.5% | 1001.7% | 5,724 |
| Perry County | William McKinley+30 | 2,13949.9% | 2,10949.2% | 350.8% | 4,283 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+225 | 2,33247.4% | 2,55752.0% | 290.6% | 4,918 |
| Porter County | William McKinley+827 | 2,85358.1% | 2,02641.2% | 350.7% | 4,914 |
| Posey County | William J. Bryan+577 | 2,52644.5% | 3,10354.7% | 480.8% | 5,677 |
| Pulaski County | William J. Bryan+619 | 1,34540.0% | 1,96458.4% | 561.7% | 3,365 |
| Putnam County | William J. Bryan+596 | 2,62244.4% | 3,21854.5% | 691.2% | 5,909 |
| Randolph County | William McKinley+1,997 | 4,67462.8% | 2,67736.0% | 951.3% | 7,446 |
| Ripley County | William J. Bryan+24 | 2,69049.6% | 2,71450.0% | 190.4% | 5,423 |
| Rush County | William McKinley+289 | 2,89151.9% | 2,60246.7% | 801.4% | 5,573 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+400 | 83740.1% | 1,23759.2% | 150.7% | 2,089 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+609 | 3,21944.6% | 3,82853.1% | 1672.3% | 7,214 |
| Spencer County | William McKinley+302 | 3,04752.3% | 2,74547.1% | 300.5% | 5,822 |
| St. Joseph County | William McKinley+891 | 7,13852.8% | 6,24746.2% | 1361.0% | 13,521 |
| Starke County | William McKinley+75 | 1,28951.0% | 1,21448.0% | 240.9% | 2,527 |
| Steuben County | William McKinley+981 | 2,65560.2% | 1,67437.9% | 841.9% | 4,413 |
| Sullivan County | William J. Bryan+1,693 | 2,31736.2% | 4,01062.6% | 821.3% | 6,409 |
| Switzerland County | William J. Bryan+105 | 1,63748.3% | 1,74251.4% | 120.4% | 3,391 |
| Tippecanoe County | William McKinley+1,600 | 6,23956.8% | 4,63942.2% | 1111.0% | 10,989 |
| Tipton County | William J. Bryan+553 | 2,26344.1% | 2,81654.8% | 561.1% | 5,135 |
| Union County | William McKinley+203 | 1,11854.1% | 91544.2% | 351.7% | 2,068 |
| Vanderburgh County | William McKinley+936 | 8,06852.7% | 7,13246.6% | 970.6% | 15,297 |
| Vermillion County | William McKinley+327 | 2,14153.6% | 1,81445.4% | 391.0% | 3,994 |
| Vigo County | William McKinley+462 | 8,02051.2% | 7,55848.2% | 940.6% | 15,672 |
| Wabash County | William McKinley+1,428 | 4,31959.0% | 2,89139.5% | 1051.4% | 7,315 |
| Warren County | William McKinley+945 | 2,04564.3% | 1,10034.6% | 371.2% | 3,182 |
| Warrick County | William J. Bryan+420 | 2,48245.8% | 2,90253.5% | 380.7% | 5,422 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+399 | 2,21445.5% | 2,61353.7% | 370.8% | 4,864 |
| Wayne County | William McKinley+2,743 | 6,84161.7% | 4,09836.9% | 1541.4% | 11,093 |
| Wells County | William J. Bryan+1,516 | 2,21236.6% | 3,72861.7% | 981.6% | 6,038 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+154 | 2,38347.6% | 2,53750.6% | 891.8% | 5,009 |
| Whitley County | William J. Bryan+252 | 2,24246.9% | 2,49452.1% | 491.0% | 4,785 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.