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Elections / 1896 · President · ME

William McKinley carried Maine R+38.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Maine, 1896. The state ran 32.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Maine result
118,419 votes counted
Bryan (D)
34,587
29.2%
McKinley (R)
80,403
67.9%
All others
3,429
2.9%
Margin
R+38.7
1896 presidential election
Maine, 1896
McKinleyR+38.7
1896 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+36.4Aroostook County, ME · R+53.0Cumberland County, ME · R+34.6Franklin County, ME · R+47.6Hancock County, ME · R+40.1Kennebec County, ME · R+46.1Knox County, ME · R+26.0Lincoln County, ME · R+35.5Oxford County, ME · R+46.4Penobscot County, ME · R+34.6Piscataquis County, ME · R+43.2Sagadahoc County, ME · R+46.5Somerset County, ME · R+38.8Waldo County, ME · R+24.9Washington County, ME · R+40.3York County, ME · R+36.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican67.9%80,403
William J. BryanDemocratic29.2%34,587
OtherAll other candidates2.9%3,429
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1896
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−36.4%
2,5135,5488,329
Aroostook CountyR
−53.0%
1,3834,8166,472
Cumberland CountyR
−34.6%
5,17511,01716,866
Franklin CountyR
−47.6%
8862,5783,551
Hancock CountyR
−40.1%
1,7954,3066,269
Kennebec CountyR
−46.1%
2,8177,88911,003
Knox CountyR
−26.0%
1,9003,2865,324
Lincoln CountyR
−35.5%
1,2112,5963,906
Oxford CountyR
−46.4%
1,6774,7796,682
Penobscot CountyR
−34.6%
4,0318,41412,668
Piscataquis CountyR
−43.2%
9042,3423,328
Sagadahoc CountyR
−46.5%
9572,7253,806
Somerset CountyR
−38.8%
2,0184,6956,892
Waldo CountyR
−24.9%
1,9393,2535,274
Washington CountyR
−40.3%
1,9254,6276,713
York CountyR
−36.0%
3,4567,53211,336