Elections / 1896 · President · KS
Kansas — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionKansas · PresidentBryanD+3.7
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 51.3% | 171,774 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 47.6% | 159,484 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 3,527 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Anderson County, KS | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Barber County, KS | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Barton County, KS | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Butler County, KS | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Chase County, KS | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Clark County, KS | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Clay County, KS | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Cloud County, KS | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Coffey County, KS | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Comanche County, KS | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Cowley County, KS | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Crawford County, KS | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Decatur County, KS | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Edwards County, KS | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Elk County, KS | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Ellis County, KS | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Ford County, KS | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Franklin County, KS | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Geary County, KS | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Graham County, KS | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Grant County, KS | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Harper County, KS | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Jewell County, KS | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Johnson County, KS | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Kearny County, KS | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Kingman County, KS | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Labette County, KS | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Linn County, KS | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Lyon County, KS | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| McPherson County, KS | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Miami County, KS | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Neosho County, KS | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Ness County, KS | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Norton County, KS | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Osage County, KS | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Osborne County, KS | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Phillips County, KS | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Pratt County, KS | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Rice County, KS | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Rooks County, KS | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Rush County, KS | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Saline County, KS | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Scott County, KS | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Sherman County, KS | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Smith County, KS | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Stafford County, KS | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Stanton County, KS | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Stevens County, KS | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Sumner County, KS | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Thomas County, KS | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Trego County, KS | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Wilson County, KS | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+0.2 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
County-by-county results — 105 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 1,656 | 1,833 | 3,552 | |
| Anderson County | D | 1,890 | 1,780 | 3,742 | |
| Atchison County | R | 2,963 | 3,326 | 6,317 | |
| Barber County | D | 729 | 597 | 1,343 | |
| Barton County | D | 1,616 | 1,215 | 2,855 | |
| Bourbon County | D | 3,067 | 2,900 | 6,017 | |
| Brown County | R | 2,618 | 2,879 | 5,574 | |
| Butler County | D | 2,926 | 2,414 | 5,375 | |
| Chase County | D | 981 | 812 | 1,815 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 1,293 | 1,359 | 2,669 | |
| Cherokee County | D | 5,108 | 3,505 | 8,719 | |
| Cheyenne County | R | 322 | 327 | 660 | |
| Clark County | D | 191 | 182 | 374 | |
| Clay County | D | 1,929 | 1,655 | 3,633 | |
| Cloud County | D | 2,129 | 1,718 | 3,893 | |
| Coffey County | D | 2,194 | 2,000 | 4,270 | |
| Comanche County | D | 172 | 142 | 316 | |
| Cowley County | D | 3,410 | 2,871 | 6,360 | |
| Crawford County | D | 4,757 | 3,868 | 8,712 | |
| Decatur County | D | 1,032 | 594 | 1,633 | |
| Dickinson County | D | 2,399 | 2,291 | 4,742 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,332 | 2,549 | 3,899 | |
| Douglas County | R | 2,573 | 3,582 | 6,240 | |
| Edwards County | D | 479 | 322 | 808 | |
| Elk County | D | 1,464 | 1,339 | 2,815 | |
| Ellis County | D | 1,051 | 460 | 1,533 | |
| Ellsworth County | R | 992 | 1,048 | 2,058 | |
| Finney County | R | 366 | 505 | 873 | |
| Ford County | D | 643 | 555 | 1,213 | |
| Franklin County | D | 3,152 | 2,609 | 5,810 | |
| Geary County | D | 1,171 | 1,051 | 2,248 | |
| Gove County | R | 204 | 279 | 504 | |
| Graham County | D | 648 | 343 | 999 | |
| Grant County | D | 60 | 51 | 111 | |
| Gray County | R | 133 | 153 | 286 | |
| Greeley County | R | 76 | 121 | 199 | |
| Greenwood County | D | 2,064 | 1,835 | 3,922 | |
| Hamilton County | D | 216 | 185 | 406 | |
| Harper County | D | 1,332 | 812 | 2,173 | |
| Harvey County | R | 1,678 | 2,082 | 3,815 | |
| Haskell County | R | 54 | 81 | 138 | |
| Hodgeman County | R | 224 | 262 | 488 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,955 | 2,158 | 4,146 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 2,276 | 2,322 | 4,645 | |
| Jewell County | D | 2,342 | 1,902 | 4,283 | |
| Johnson County | D | 2,462 | 2,313 | 4,837 | |
| Kearny County | D | 175 | 172 | 348 | |
| Kingman County | D | 1,393 | 988 | 2,416 | |
| Kiowa County | R | 245 | 250 | 502 | |
| Labette County | D | 3,669 | 3,206 | 6,939 | |
| Lane County | R | 191 | 241 | 439 | |
| Leavenworth County | D | 4,665 | 4,004 | 8,737 | |
| Lincoln County | D | 1,385 | 787 | 2,193 | |
| Linn County | D | 2,424 | 2,153 | 4,616 | |
| Logan County | R | 175 | 274 | 454 | |
| Lyon County | D | 3,276 | 2,860 | 6,229 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,699 | 2,285 | 4,037 | |
| Marshall County | R | 2,776 | 3,052 | 5,898 | |
| McPherson County | D | 2,324 | 2,269 | 4,637 | |
| Meade County | R | 195 | 203 | 402 | |
| Miami County | D | 2,812 | 2,541 | 5,395 | |
| Mitchell County | D | 1,889 | 1,428 | 3,347 | |
| Montgomery County | D | 3,132 | 2,714 | 5,894 | |
| Morris County | R | 1,456 | 1,484 | 2,973 | |
| Morton County | R | 36 | 52 | 89 | |
| Nemaha County | R | 2,478 | 2,568 | 5,086 | |
| Neosho County | D | 2,601 | 2,177 | 4,816 | |
| Ness County | D | 526 | 354 | 907 | |
| Norton County | D | 1,260 | 941 | 2,237 | |
| Osage County | D | 3,481 | 2,903 | 6,455 | |
| Osborne County | D | 1,403 | 1,325 | 2,769 | |
| Ottawa County | D | 1,486 | 1,256 | 2,773 | |
| Pawnee County | D | 635 | 499 | 1,153 | |
| Phillips County | D | 1,507 | 1,374 | 2,909 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 2,276 | 2,308 | 4,621 | |
| Pratt County | D | 820 | 621 | 1,454 | |
| Rawlins County | D | 609 | 439 | 1,051 | |
| Reno County | R | 3,051 | 3,373 | 6,491 | |
| Republic County | R | 1,910 | 2,033 | 3,992 | |
| Rice County | D | 1,731 | 1,729 | 3,547 | |
| Riley County | R | 1,443 | 1,890 | 3,383 | |
| Rooks County | D | 971 | 817 | 1,812 | |
| Rush County | D | 643 | 515 | 1,168 | |
| Russell County | R | 823 | 902 | 1,748 | |
| Saline County | D | 2,334 | 1,706 | 4,061 | |
| Scott County | D | 161 | 91 | 253 | |
| Sedgwick County | D | 5,434 | 4,122 | 9,658 | |
| Seward County | R | 78 | 100 | 179 | |
| Shawnee County | R | 5,536 | 6,958 | 12,614 | |
| Sheridan County | D | 384 | 282 | 697 | |
| Sherman County | D | 437 | 291 | 731 | |
| Smith County | D | 2,019 | 1,385 | 3,443 | |
| Stafford County | D | 1,276 | 710 | 2,009 | |
| Stanton County | D | 57 | 55 | 112 | |
| Stevens County | D | 101 | 48 | 149 | |
| Sumner County | D | 3,048 | 2,515 | 5,619 | |
| Thomas County | D | 490 | 304 | 800 | |
| Trego County | D | 340 | 256 | 599 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 1,442 | 1,586 | 3,062 | |
| Wallace County | R | 124 | 181 | 305 | |
| Washington County | R | 2,391 | 2,514 | 4,962 | |
| Wichita County | R | 192 | 214 | 409 | |
| Wilson County | D | 1,959 | 1,852 | 3,828 | |
| Woodson County | R | 1,189 | 1,288 | 2,498 | |
| Wyandotte County | D | 6,882 | 6,852 | 13,860 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.