William McKinley carried Kentucky R+0.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Kentucky, 1896. The state ran 6.0 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

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Kentucky result

445,928 votes counted

Bryan (D)

217,894

48.9%

McKinley (R)

218,171

48.9%

All others

9,863

2.2%

Margin

R+0.1

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1896 presidential election

Kentucky, 1896

McKinleyR+0.1

How it voted

Share of the 1896 vote

William McKinley ✓Republican	48.9%	218,171
William J. BryanDemocratic	48.9%	217,894
OtherAll other candidates	2.2%	9,863

D+60

R+60

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

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Kentucky's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context

Kentucky's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+11.7%
1896	−0.1%
1900	+1.7%
1904	+2.7%
1908	+1.7%
1912	+23.2%
1916	+5.4%
1920	+0.4%
1924	−2.9%
1928	−18.9%
1932	+18.9%
1936	+18.6%
1940	+15.1%
1944	+9.2%
1948	+15.3%
1952	+0.1%
1956	−9.1%
1960	−7.2%
1964	+28.4%
1968	−6.1%
1972	−28.6%
1976	+7.2%
1980	−1.5%
1984	−20.7%
1988	−11.6%
1992	+3.2%
1996	+1.0%
2000	−15.1%
2004	−19.9%
2008	−16.2%
2012	−22.7%
2016	−29.8%
2020	−25.9%
2024	−30.5%

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County results — 1896

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adair County	R	−8.8%	1,345	1,612	3,019
Allen County	R	−4.4%	1,460	1,595	3,100
Anderson County	D	+5.4%	1,286	1,151	2,499
Ballard County	D	+53.2%	1,670	495	2,209
Barren County	D	+17.6%	3,006	2,092	5,197
Bath County	D	+6.2%	1,791	1,579	3,434
Bell County	R	−50.4%	615	1,900	2,549
Boone County	D	+48.8%	2,317	781	3,146
Bourbon County	R	−7.5%	2,210	2,578	4,886
Boyd County	R	−24.8%	1,241	2,087	3,407
Boyle County	R	−16.0%	1,206	1,687	2,999
Bracken County	D	+17.6%	1,762	1,226	3,049
Breathitt County	D	+21.5%	1,204	776	1,994
Breckinridge County	R	−1.6%	2,202	2,274	4,570
Bullitt County	D	+18.0%	1,168	799	2,048
Butler County	R	−24.8%	1,139	1,907	3,101
Caldwell County	R	−0.5%	1,530	1,544	3,109
Calloway County	D	+62.3%	2,572	561	3,227
Campbell County	R	−14.8%	4,304	5,821	10,263
Carlisle County	D	+59.1%	1,624	390	2,088
Carroll County	D	+43.4%	1,778	685	2,519
Carter County	R	−18.6%	1,665	2,440	4,174
Casey County	R	−21.1%	1,061	1,643	2,763
Christian County	R	−17.6%	3,145	4,525	7,819
Clark County	D	+0.5%	2,055	2,032	4,218
Clay County	R	−41.3%	707	1,725	2,465
Clinton County	R	−46.5%	360	1,004	1,386
Crittenden County	D	+0.1%	1,576	1,574	3,174
Cumberland County	R	−29.7%	621	1,154	1,796
Daviess County	D	+22.2%	4,952	3,105	8,328
Edmonson County	R	−4.9%	863	952	1,835
Elliott County	D	+38.0%	1,294	577	1,888
Estill County	R	−10.7%	929	1,153	2,095
Fayette County	R	−13.0%	3,938	5,143	9,260
Fleming County	D	+1.9%	2,013	1,935	4,034
Floyd County	D	+14.2%	1,410	1,057	2,487
Franklin County	D	+6.1%	2,465	2,175	4,752
Fulton County	D	+38.6%	1,414	603	2,101
Gallatin County	D	+39.9%	933	396	1,345
Garrard County	R	−14.8%	1,171	1,595	2,868
Grant County	D	+13.0%	1,852	1,417	3,341
Graves County	D	+47.4%	4,699	1,628	6,474
Grayson County	D	+3.3%	2,002	1,874	3,926
Green County	R	−9.7%	1,142	1,389	2,555
Greenup County	R	−13.4%	1,369	1,802	3,238
Hancock County	D	+2.5%	1,080	1,026	2,134
Hardin County	D	+19.8%	2,848	1,885	4,873
Harlan County	R	−68.0%	216	1,189	1,430
Harrison County	D	+21.8%	2,690	1,705	4,527
Hart County	R	−1.2%	1,951	1,999	4,031
Henderson County	D	+18.3%	4,004	2,750	6,867
Henry County	D	+10.2%	2,115	1,711	3,957
Hickman County	D	+43.8%	1,928	727	2,740
Hopkins County	D	+16.2%	3,470	2,490	6,052
Jackson County	R	−76.9%	189	1,517	1,728
Jefferson County	R	−26.2%	16,707	29,107	47,272
Jessamine County	D	+2.9%	1,428	1,343	2,886
Johnson County	R	−29.3%	975	1,794	2,800
Kenton County	D	+6.3%	7,008	6,165	13,322
Knott County	D	+32.4%	795	404	1,206
Knox County	R	−45.1%	833	2,237	3,110
Larue County	D	+16.0%	1,324	955	2,302
Laurel County	R	−32.0%	969	1,921	2,979
Lawrence County	R	−3.8%	1,820	1,966	3,826
Lee County	R	−19.7%	587	881	1,491
Leslie County	R	−83.3%	81	913	999
Letcher County	R	−34.8%	388	813	1,221
Lewis County	R	−23.9%	1,433	2,348	3,831
Lincoln County	R	−5.6%	1,628	1,833	3,646
Livingston County	D	+20.9%	1,346	872	2,270
Logan County	D	+13.2%	3,266	2,484	5,902
Lyon County	D	+11.6%	969	763	1,781
Madison County	R	−5.7%	2,756	3,100	5,997
Magoffin County	R	−15.8%	833	1,148	1,998
Marion County	D	+8.5%	1,873	1,575	3,498
Marshall County	D	+53.1%	1,926	568	2,557
Martin County	R	−52.2%	227	730	964
Mason County	D	+2.3%	2,698	2,575	5,347
McCracken County	D	+12.5%	2,955	2,284	5,359
McLean County	D	+18.9%	1,389	935	2,399
Meade County	D	+31.5%	1,519	781	2,342
Menifee County	D	+27.5%	636	359	1,009
Mercer County	R	−0.5%	1,745	1,765	3,652
Metcalfe County	R	−11.5%	908	1,153	2,127
Monroe County	R	−33.6%	794	1,613	2,438
Montgomery County	D	+4.5%	1,624	1,484	3,136
Morgan County	D	+28.4%	1,642	910	2,580
Muhlenberg County	R	−12.9%	1,700	2,217	4,016
Nelson County	D	+20.8%	2,223	1,446	3,740
Nicholas County	D	+23.1%	1,878	1,159	3,109
Ohio County	D	+0.5%	2,679	2,653	5,509
Oldham County	D	+14.9%	946	691	1,707
Owen County	D	+50.4%	3,373	1,086	4,537
Owsley County	R	−65.7%	197	983	1,197
Pendleton County	D	+9.9%	1,939	1,585	3,593
Perry County	R	−40.4%	340	824	1,197
Pike County	R	−5.9%	1,900	2,141	4,073
Powell County	D	+4.7%	688	625	1,341
Pulaski County	R	−26.7%	2,099	3,668	5,871
Robertson County	D	+19.1%	666	449	1,137
Rockcastle County	R	−26.8%	846	1,480	2,363
Rowan County	R	−8.1%	650	767	1,447
Russell County	R	−25.0%	612	1,038	1,703
Scott County	D	+2.8%	2,237	2,111	4,481
Shelby County	D	+10.5%	2,524	2,029	4,727
Simpson County	D	+25.5%	1,531	888	2,518
Spencer County	D	+23.3%	969	596	1,601
Taylor County	D	+5.1%	1,166	1,050	2,253
Todd County	R	−2.4%	1,707	1,793	3,640
Trigg County	D	+11.3%	1,633	1,295	2,981
Trimble County	D	+48.6%	1,267	418	1,747
Union County	D	+42.7%	3,183	1,249	4,533
Warren County	D	+12.4%	3,716	2,866	6,830
Washington County	R	−1.2%	1,536	1,573	3,177
Wayne County	R	−8.4%	1,190	1,413	2,644
Webster County	D	+24.7%	2,471	1,484	3,994
Whitley County	R	−55.8%	862	3,130	4,064
Wolfe County	D	+25.0%	981	583	1,589
Woodford County	R	−3.6%	1,546	1,665	3,288