William McKinley carried Michigan R+10.3.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Michigan, 1896. The state ran 4.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

545,585 votes counted

Bryan (D)

237,164

43.5%

McKinley (R)

293,338

53.8%

All others

15,083

2.8%

Margin

R+10.3

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1896 presidential election

Michigan, 1896

McKinleyR+10.3

How it voted

Share of the 1896 vote

William McKinley ✓Republican	53.8%	293,338
William J. BryanDemocratic	43.5%	237,164
OtherAll other candidates	2.8%	15,083

D+60

R+60

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

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1896

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−44.7%	275	743	1,048
Alger County	R	−19.1%	539	801	1,371
Allegan County	R	−18.6%	3,937	5,810	10,043
Alpena County	R	−3.2%	1,665	1,777	3,482
Antrim County	R	−20.3%	1,228	1,886	3,249
Arenac County	D	+23.6%	997	611	1,634
Baraga County	R	−13.9%	459	611	1,093
Barry County	R	−2.1%	3,157	3,294	6,637
Bay County	D	+2.1%	6,296	6,037	12,553
Benzie County	R	−24.9%	803	1,366	2,262
Berrien County	R	−15.8%	4,792	6,672	11,888
Branch County	D	+4.9%	3,976	3,596	7,720
Calhoun County	D	+2.6%	6,202	5,874	12,494
Cass County	R	−0.4%	3,012	3,034	6,185
Charlevoix County	R	−24.9%	978	1,653	2,707
Cheboygan County	D	+1.3%	1,617	1,576	3,230
Chippewa County	R	−34.4%	1,001	2,105	3,213
Clare County	R	−9.8%	723	886	1,669
Clinton County	R	−0.2%	3,467	3,480	7,110
Crawford County	O	+0.0%	350	350	705
Delta County	R	−37.6%	1,237	2,774	4,091
Dickinson County	R	−64.3%	528	2,608	3,236
Eaton County	D	+4.0%	4,631	4,270	9,090
Emmet County	R	−12.2%	1,337	1,727	3,188
Genesee County	R	−6.7%	4,915	5,638	10,843
Gladwin County	R	−38.1%	323	748	1,115
Gogebic County	R	−39.5%	837	1,982	2,899
Grand Traverse County	R	−17.8%	1,745	2,533	4,428
Gratiot County	D	+7.9%	3,971	3,380	7,516
Hillsdale County	R	−6.6%	3,986	4,564	8,756
Houghton County	R	−48.5%	1,996	6,141	8,547
Huron County	R	−9.3%	2,808	3,396	6,331
Ingham County	D	+6.7%	5,691	4,958	10,914
Ionia County	D	+1.7%	4,757	4,593	9,499
Iosco County	R	−22.9%	912	1,470	2,440
Iron County	R	−61.7%	236	1,048	1,315
Isabella County	D	+4.9%	2,679	2,424	5,189
Jackson County	D	+2.2%	6,498	6,208	13,067
Kalamazoo County	R	−4.0%	5,434	5,891	11,515
Kalkaska County	R	−36.6%	422	940	1,416
Kent County	R	−11.1%	13,582	17,053	31,384
Keweenaw County	R	−79.2%	45	411	462
Lake County	R	−23.3%	547	888	1,465
Lapeer County	R	−10.5%	3,065	3,809	7,103
Leelanau County	R	−32.6%	690	1,402	2,182
Lenawee County	R	−4.2%	6,300	6,863	13,486
Livingston County	D	+1.7%	2,994	2,893	6,066
Luce County	R	−19.4%	236	358	628
Mackinac County	R	−0.1%	804	806	1,654
Macomb County	R	−9.7%	3,400	4,153	7,803
Manistee County	R	−3.9%	2,487	2,697	5,325
Marquette County	R	−42.9%	1,980	5,111	7,290
Mason County	R	−15.4%	1,580	2,177	3,869
Mecosta County	R	−18.3%	1,975	2,887	4,995
Menominee County	R	−34.3%	1,499	3,105	4,677
Midland County	R	−0.5%	1,507	1,524	3,121
Missaukee County	R	−13.0%	687	899	1,630
Monroe County	D	+1.8%	4,208	4,053	8,421
Montcalm County	R	−10.5%	3,651	4,523	8,340
Montmorency County	R	−18.4%	330	481	819
Muskegon County	R	−19.7%	3,110	4,682	7,964
Newaygo County	R	−15.1%	1,943	2,650	4,688
Oakland County	R	−4.5%	5,271	5,846	12,705
Oceana County	R	−20.6%	1,637	2,534	4,362
Ogemaw County	R	−16.6%	560	793	1,400
Ontonagon County	R	−28.3%	416	757	1,206
Osceola County	R	−30.3%	1,177	2,268	3,606
Oscoda County	R	−64.3%	63	308	381
Otsego County	R	−20.7%	560	859	1,446
Ottawa County	R	−18.3%	3,550	5,188	8,937
Presque Isle County	R	−33.9%	371	763	1,155
Roscommon County	R	−32.7%	141	282	431
Saginaw County	D	+2.5%	8,792	8,361	17,447
Sanilac County	R	−6.8%	3,156	3,634	7,024
Schoolcraft County	R	−27.5%	548	973	1,548
Shiawassee County	R	−3.8%	4,303	4,654	9,216
St. Clair County	R	−16.1%	5,130	7,160	12,593
St. Joseph County	D	+10.8%	3,968	3,184	7,276
Tuscola County	R	−8.9%	3,564	4,277	8,055
Van Buren County	R	−6.1%	3,982	4,510	8,682
Washtenaw County	R	−2.8%	5,348	5,671	11,403
Wayne County	R	−15.8%	26,231	36,400	64,158
Wexford County	R	−19.4%	1,359	2,036	3,494