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Elections / 1896 · President · IN

William McKinley carried Indiana R+2.9.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Indiana, 1896. The state ran 3.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Indiana result
637,126 votes counted
Bryan (D)
305,583
48.0%
McKinley (R)
323,751
50.8%
All others
7,792
1.2%
Margin
R+2.9
1896 presidential election
Indiana, 1896
McKinleyR+2.9
1896 presidential margin by county for Indiana — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Indiana — 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.Adams County, IN · D+34.4Allen County, IN · D+7.7Bartholomew County, IN · R+1.0Benton County, IN · R+11.5Blackford County, IN · D+2.6Boone County, IN · D+4.8Brown County, IN · D+33.9Carroll County, IN · D+4.1Cass County, IN · D+4.9Clark County, IN · R+1.4Clay County, IN · D+7.9Clinton County, IN · D+1.9Crawford County, IN · D+5.2Daviess County, IN · D+9.6Dearborn County, IN · D+9.9Decatur County, IN · R+6.1DeKalb County, IN · D+7.9Delaware County, IN · R+26.2Dubois County, IN · D+42.2Elkhart County, IN · R+10.2Fayette County, IN · R+14.2Floyd County, IN · R+4.4Fountain County, IN · D+3.2Franklin County, IN · D+23.4Fulton County, IN · D+1.3Gibson County, IN · D+2.1Grant County, IN · R+20.2Greene County, IN · R+1.3Hamilton County, IN · R+21.9Hancock County, IN · D+12.6Harrison County, IN · D+6.1Hendricks County, IN · R+17.8Henry County, IN · R+14.4Howard County, IN · R+13.3Huntington County, IN · R+4.6Jackson County, IN · D+14.4Jasper County, IN · R+11.5Jay County, IN · D+2.8Jefferson County, IN · R+15.6Jennings County, IN · R+4.8Johnson County, IN · D+14.6Knox County, IN · D+11.0Kosciusko County, IN · R+12.4LaGrange County, IN · R+18.8Lake County, IN · R+17.4LaPorte County, IN · R+1.9Lawrence County, IN · R+12.2Madison County, IN · R+4.9Marion County, IN · R+13.7Marshall County, IN · D+9.8Martin County, IN · D+10.7Miami County, IN · D+2.9Monroe County, IN · R+1.8Montgomery County, IN · R+2.0Morgan County, IN · R+5.3Newton County, IN · R+12.3Noble County, IN · R+4.6Ohio County, IN · R+5.3Orange County, IN · R+6.4Owen County, IN · D+8.3Parke County, IN · R+1.2Perry County, IN · R+0.7Pike County, IN · D+4.6Porter County, IN · R+16.8Posey County, IN · D+10.2Pulaski County, IN · D+18.4Putnam County, IN · D+10.1Randolph County, IN · R+26.8Ripley County, IN · TiedRush County, IN · R+5.2Scott County, IN · D+19.1Shelby County, IN · D+8.4Spencer County, IN · R+5.2St. Joseph County, IN · R+6.6Starke County, IN · R+3.0Steuben County, IN · R+22.2Sullivan County, IN · D+26.4Switzerland County, IN · D+3.1Tippecanoe County, IN · R+14.6Tipton County, IN · D+10.8Union County, IN · R+9.8Vanderburgh County, IN · R+6.1Vermillion County, IN · R+8.2Vigo County, IN · R+2.9Wabash County, IN · R+19.5Warren County, IN · R+29.7Warrick County, IN · D+7.7Washington County, IN · D+8.2Wayne County, IN · R+24.7Wells County, IN · D+25.1White County, IN · D+3.1Whitley County, IN · D+5.3
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican50.8%323,751
William J. BryanDemocratic48.0%305,583
OtherAll other candidates1.2%7,792
D+60
R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Indiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −18.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−18.9%DR18922024
Indiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
2024−18.9%
County results — 1896
92 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+34.4%
3,3401,6135,026
Allen CountyD
+7.7%
9,9098,46718,632
Bartholomew CountyR
−1.0%
3,1983,2646,524
Benton CountyR
−11.5%
1,5821,9983,624
Blackford CountyD
+2.6%
2,2722,1544,501
Boone CountyD
+4.8%
3,8003,4497,303
Brown CountyD
+33.9%
1,4807262,225
Carroll CountyD
+4.1%
2,7642,5465,368
Cass CountyD
+4.9%
4,8514,3929,369
Clark CountyR
−1.4%
3,7853,8977,758
Clay CountyD
+7.9%
4,4823,8238,393
Clinton CountyD
+1.9%
3,7473,6077,455
Crawford CountyD
+5.2%
1,6551,4903,152
Daviess CountyD
+9.6%
3,7853,1206,934
Dearborn CountyD
+9.9%
3,3132,7146,065
Decatur CountyR
−6.1%
2,5202,8485,419
DeKalb CountyD
+7.9%
3,6783,1376,886
Delaware CountyR
−26.2%
4,2537,34011,784
Dubois CountyD
+42.2%
3,0051,2154,243
Elkhart CountyR
−10.2%
4,9866,15011,371
Fayette CountyR
−14.2%
1,6092,1453,783
Floyd CountyR
−4.4%
3,5443,8747,487
Fountain CountyD
+3.2%
2,9972,8095,853
Franklin CountyD
+23.4%
2,8441,7604,623
Fulton CountyD
+1.3%
2,4092,3494,794
Gibson CountyD
+2.1%
3,6223,4717,175
Grant CountyR
−20.2%
5,0727,72313,100
Greene CountyR
−1.3%
3,3443,4346,830
Hamilton CountyR
−21.9%
2,9474,6437,761
Hancock CountyD
+12.6%
2,8862,2365,173
Harrison CountyD
+6.1%
2,8132,4865,349
Hendricks CountyR
−17.8%
2,3653,4095,872
Henry CountyR
−14.4%
2,9804,0017,090
Howard CountyR
−13.3%
3,1914,1957,546
Huntington CountyR
−4.6%
3,7504,1178,024
Jackson CountyD
+14.4%
3,5742,6706,293
Jasper CountyR
−11.5%
1,6082,0323,691
Jay CountyD
+2.8%
3,6803,4737,287
Jefferson CountyR
−15.6%
2,6453,6366,345
Jennings CountyR
−4.8%
1,8502,0403,923
Johnson CountyD
+14.6%
3,0832,2885,458
Knox CountyD
+11.0%
4,3493,4807,932
Kosciusko CountyR
−12.4%
3,3724,3427,808
LaGrange CountyR
−18.8%
1,6652,4424,141
Lake CountyR
−17.4%
3,4184,8838,403
LaPorte CountyR
−1.9%
4,5114,6919,329
Lawrence CountyR
−12.2%
2,4213,1035,571
Madison CountyR
−4.9%
7,5908,38816,142
Marion CountyR
−13.7%
20,65427,35348,860
Marshall CountyD
+9.8%
3,5882,9386,609
Martin CountyD
+10.7%
1,7191,3843,119
Miami CountyD
+2.9%
3,6023,3937,140
Monroe CountyR
−1.8%
2,4222,5105,000
Montgomery CountyR
−2.0%
4,1834,3538,603
Morgan CountyR
−5.3%
2,4142,6885,146
Newton CountyR
−12.3%
1,2041,5452,777
Noble CountyR
−4.6%
3,0713,3726,512
Ohio CountyR
−5.3%
6347051,340
Orange CountyR
−6.4%
1,7972,0443,871
Owen CountyD
+8.3%
2,0701,7513,853
Parke CountyR
−1.2%
2,7772,8475,724
Perry CountyR
−0.7%
2,1092,1394,283
Pike CountyD
+4.6%
2,5572,3324,918
Porter CountyR
−16.8%
2,0262,8534,914
Posey CountyD
+10.2%
3,1032,5265,677
Pulaski CountyD
+18.4%
1,9641,3453,365
Putnam CountyD
+10.1%
3,2182,6225,909
Randolph CountyR
−26.8%
2,6774,6747,446
Ripley CountyD
+0.4%
2,7142,6905,423
Rush CountyR
−5.2%
2,6022,8915,573
Scott CountyD
+19.1%
1,2378372,089
Shelby CountyD
+8.4%
3,8283,2197,214
Spencer CountyR
−5.2%
2,7453,0475,822
St. Joseph CountyR
−6.6%
6,2477,13813,521
Starke CountyR
−3.0%
1,2141,2892,527
Steuben CountyR
−22.2%
1,6742,6554,413
Sullivan CountyD
+26.4%
4,0102,3176,409
Switzerland CountyD
+3.1%
1,7421,6373,391
Tippecanoe CountyR
−14.6%
4,6396,23910,989
Tipton CountyD
+10.8%
2,8162,2635,135
Union CountyR
−9.8%
9151,1182,068
Vanderburgh CountyR
−6.1%
7,1328,06815,297
Vermillion CountyR
−8.2%
1,8142,1413,994
Vigo CountyR
−2.9%
7,5588,02015,672
Wabash CountyR
−19.5%
2,8914,3197,315
Warren CountyR
−29.7%
1,1002,0453,182
Warrick CountyD
+7.7%
2,9022,4825,422
Washington CountyD
+8.2%
2,6132,2144,864
Wayne CountyR
−24.7%
4,0986,84111,093
Wells CountyD
+25.1%
3,7282,2126,038
White CountyD
+3.1%
2,5372,3835,009
Whitley CountyD
+5.3%
2,4942,2424,785