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Elections / 1896 · President · MA

William McKinley carried Massachusetts R+43.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Massachusetts, 1896. The state ran 37.1 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
401,548 votes counted
Bryan (D)
105,711
26.3%
McKinley (R)
278,976
69.5%
All others
16,861
4.2%
Margin
R+43.1
1896 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1896
McKinleyR+43.1
1896 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+76.4Berkshire County, MA · R+40.5Bristol County, MA · R+54.9Dukes County, MA · R+69.9Essex County, MA · R+40.8Franklin County, MA · R+63.1Hampden County, MA · R+39.1Hampshire County, MA · R+57.3Middlesex County, MA · R+47.0Nantucket County, MA · R+69.1Norfolk County, MA · R+51.8Plymouth County, MA · R+57.1Suffolk County, MA · R+24.4Worcester County, MA · R+51.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican69.5%278,976
William J. BryanDemocratic26.3%105,711
OtherAll other candidates4.2%16,861
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1896
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−76.4%
5174,4565,158
Berkshire CountyR
−40.5%
3,9139,71014,299
Bristol CountyR
−54.9%
6,02221,62928,435
Dukes CountyR
−69.9%
91691858
Essex CountyR
−40.8%
15,02537,04153,964
Franklin CountyR
−63.1%
1,1105,6717,228
Hampden CountyR
−39.1%
6,78716,06423,744
Hampshire CountyR
−57.3%
1,6086,4348,423
Middlesex CountyR
−47.0%
19,59157,28180,266
Nantucket CountyR
−69.1%
62485612
Norfolk CountyR
−51.8%
4,99016,89723,000
Plymouth CountyR
−57.1%
3,39613,40517,517
Suffolk CountyR
−24.4%
31,74453,63389,551
Worcester CountyR
−51.0%
10,85535,57948,493