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Elections / 1896 · President · MD

William McKinley carried Maryland R+12.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Maryland, 1896. The state ran 6.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Maryland result
250,877 votes counted
Bryan (D)
104,746
41.8%
McKinley (R)
136,978
54.6%
All others
9,153
3.6%
Margin
R+12.8
1896 presidential election
Maryland, 1896
McKinleyR+12.8
1896 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+16.1Anne Arundel County, MD · R+12.1Baltimore city, MD · R+19.8Baltimore County, MD · R+12.2Calvert County, MD · R+18.5Caroline County, MD · R+1.0Carroll County, MD · R+2.5Cecil County, MD · R+3.5Charles County, MD · R+21.1Dorchester County, MD · R+7.0Frederick County, MD · R+9.5Garrett County, MD · R+23.0Harford County, MD · TiedHoward County, MD · R+5.0Kent County, MD · R+9.4Montgomery County, MD · D+3.5Prince George's County, MD · R+12.8Queen Anne's County, MD · D+13.0Somerset County, MD · R+16.1St. Mary's County, MD · R+10.8Talbot County, MD · R+7.2Washington County, MD · R+10.3Wicomico County, MD · D+5.0Worcester County, MD · D+5.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican54.6%136,978
William J. BryanDemocratic41.8%104,746
OtherAll other candidates3.6%9,153
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1896
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−16.1%
3,9075,4649,680
Anne Arundel CountyR
−12.1%
3,1454,0307,343
Baltimore cityR
−19.8%
40,85961,965106,601
Baltimore CountyR
−12.2%
7,1109,21117,188
Calvert CountyR
−18.5%
8811,2942,233
Caroline CountyR
−1.0%
1,6511,6863,480
Carroll CountyR
−2.5%
3,8414,0478,140
Cecil CountyR
−3.5%
2,9083,1286,230
Charles CountyR
−21.1%
1,3722,1173,529
Dorchester CountyR
−7.0%
2,6383,0485,835
Frederick CountyR
−9.5%
5,2146,35211,940
Garrett CountyR
−23.0%
1,2772,0583,392
Harford CountyR
−0.2%
3,3603,3747,105
Howard CountyR
−5.0%
1,7861,9813,870
Kent CountyR
−9.4%
1,9802,3994,465
Montgomery CountyD
+3.5%
3,4563,2196,846
Prince George's CountyR
−12.8%
2,5053,2505,810
Queen Anne's CountyD
+13.0%
2,5161,9174,616
Somerset CountyR
−16.1%
1,4712,0443,551
St. Mary's CountyR
−10.8%
2,0842,6465,209
Talbot CountyR
−7.2%
2,1892,5424,936
Washington CountyR
−10.3%
4,3825,42810,133
Wicomico CountyD
+5.0%
2,2532,0224,622
Worcester CountyD
+5.0%
1,9611,7564,123