William Jennings Bryan carried Missouri D+8.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Missouri, 1896. The state ran 14.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

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Missouri result

674,032 votes counted

Bryan (D)

363,667

54.0%

McKinley (R)

304,940

45.2%

All others

5,425

0.8%

Margin

D+8.7

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1896 presidential election

Missouri, 1896

BryanD+8.7

How it voted

Share of the 1896 vote

William J. Bryan ✓Democratic	54.0%	363,667
William McKinleyRepublican	45.2%	304,940
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	5,425

D+60

R+60

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

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Missouri's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context

Missouri's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+7.5%
1896	+8.7%
1900	+5.5%
1904	−3.9%
1908	−0.1%
1912	+17.6%
1916	+3.6%
1920	−11.5%
1924	−5.6%
1928	−11.4%
1932	+28.6%
1936	+22.6%
1940	+4.8%
1944	+2.9%
1948	+16.6%
1952	−1.6%
1956	+0.2%
1960	+0.5%
1964	+28.1%
1968	−1.1%
1972	−24.7%
1976	+3.6%
1980	−6.8%
1984	−20.0%
1988	−4.0%
1992	+10.1%
1996	+6.3%
2000	−3.3%
2004	−7.2%
2008	−0.1%
2012	−9.4%
2016	−18.5%
2020	−15.3%
2024	−18.4%

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County results — 1896

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adair County	R	−1.9%	2,311	2,402	4,744
Andrew County	R	−1.4%	2,191	2,252	4,481
Atchison County	D	+17.5%	2,272	1,587	3,905
Audrain County	D	+42.2%	3,984	1,609	5,628
Barry County	D	+15.1%	3,151	2,320	5,492
Barton County	D	+30.1%	2,824	1,496	4,411
Bates County	D	+33.0%	5,073	2,522	7,728
Benton County	R	−5.2%	1,762	1,957	3,782
Bollinger County	D	+7.7%	1,485	1,272	2,762
Boone County	D	+49.4%	5,075	1,705	6,822
Buchanan County	D	+3.4%	7,336	6,854	14,337
Butler County	D	+3.2%	1,743	1,635	3,393
Caldwell County	R	−1.5%	2,053	2,115	4,215
Callaway County	D	+40.0%	4,358	1,849	6,278
Camden County	R	−1.5%	1,287	1,326	2,631
Cape Girardeau County	R	−0.2%	2,473	2,482	5,004
Carroll County	D	+2.7%	3,555	3,363	6,983
Carter County	D	+11.6%	611	483	1,107
Cass County	D	+27.8%	3,975	2,229	6,279
Cedar County	D	+12.1%	2,400	1,881	4,296
Chariton County	D	+29.3%	4,321	2,359	6,700
Christian County	R	−6.8%	1,729	1,983	3,719
Clark County	D	+3.8%	2,107	1,953	4,078
Clay County	D	+62.2%	4,071	924	5,062
Clinton County	D	+18.4%	2,610	1,792	4,443
Cole County	D	+3.9%	2,198	2,033	4,277
Cooper County	D	+5.5%	3,028	2,711	5,761
Crawford County	R	−2.3%	1,383	1,447	2,842
Dade County	D	+13.5%	2,363	1,797	4,179
Dallas County	D	+2.0%	1,525	1,466	3,007
Daviess County	D	+14.4%	3,125	2,330	5,505
DeKalb County	D	+15.2%	2,167	1,590	3,786
Dent County	D	+15.2%	1,493	1,097	2,598
Douglas County	D	+3.1%	1,700	1,598	3,307
Dunklin County	D	+51.1%	2,975	961	3,942
Franklin County	R	−13.3%	2,904	3,797	6,725
Gasconade County	R	−61.2%	515	2,185	2,728
Gentry County	D	+18.3%	2,906	2,000	4,953
Greene County	D	+4.3%	6,327	5,808	12,207
Grundy County	R	−24.6%	1,675	2,778	4,477
Harrison County	R	−6.7%	2,582	2,956	5,577
Henry County	D	+15.6%	4,442	3,234	7,738
Hickory County	R	−6.6%	1,045	1,194	2,247
Holt County	R	−8.0%	2,036	2,397	4,485
Howard County	D	+41.8%	3,317	1,353	4,698
Howell County	D	+11.2%	2,373	1,892	4,298
Iron County	D	+25.1%	1,016	607	1,630
Jackson County	D	+5.0%	20,705	18,711	39,862
Jasper County	D	+18.3%	7,026	4,835	11,972
Jefferson County	R	−1.6%	2,785	2,876	5,699
Johnson County	D	+13.6%	4,240	3,219	7,507
Knox County	D	+27.1%	2,185	1,246	3,466
Laclede County	D	+13.9%	2,120	1,598	3,751
Lafayette County	D	+13.8%	4,463	3,375	7,901
Lawrence County	D	+6.4%	3,369	2,962	6,375
Lewis County	D	+24.6%	2,624	1,581	4,241
Lincoln County	D	+31.4%	3,003	1,564	4,584
Linn County	D	+4.9%	3,327	3,015	6,390
Livingston County	D	+16.8%	3,351	2,377	5,797
Macon County	D	+12.5%	4,473	3,475	8,006
Madison County	D	+23.2%	1,256	780	2,048
Maries County	D	+43.3%	1,385	546	1,936
Marion County	D	+19.4%	4,008	2,699	6,759
McDonald County	D	+25.2%	1,676	998	2,687
Mercer County	R	−16.3%	1,405	1,958	3,392
Miller County	R	−0.4%	1,694	1,707	3,414
Mississippi County	D	+21.8%	1,673	1,074	2,753
Moniteau County	D	+13.9%	2,096	1,580	3,707
Monroe County	D	+65.9%	4,379	892	5,294
Montgomery County	D	+8.3%	2,272	1,920	4,254
Morgan County	D	+8.7%	1,628	1,366	3,005
New Madrid County	D	+54.6%	1,639	480	2,121
Newton County	D	+16.2%	3,029	2,174	5,268
Nodaway County	D	+14.1%	4,577	3,437	8,075
Oregon County	D	+51.0%	1,783	576	2,365
Osage County	R	−7.6%	1,456	1,700	3,192
Ozark County	R	−7.3%	1,025	1,187	2,220
Pemiscot County	D	+55.9%	1,260	355	1,618
Perry County	R	−2.4%	1,450	1,522	3,010
Pettis County	D	+1.7%	4,267	4,119	8,467
Phelps County	D	+27.1%	1,816	1,038	2,868
Pike County	D	+14.1%	3,839	2,884	6,761
Platte County	D	+50.3%	3,191	1,044	4,266
Polk County	D	+2.8%	2,711	2,564	5,306
Pulaski County	D	+27.4%	1,410	802	2,216
Putnam County	R	−26.3%	1,376	2,363	3,755
Ralls County	D	+47.5%	2,297	814	3,121
Randolph County	D	+30.7%	4,097	2,162	6,302
Ray County	D	+32.3%	3,945	2,003	6,014
Reynolds County	D	+44.9%	1,015	385	1,403
Ripley County	D	+31.6%	1,442	749	2,195
Saline County	D	+29.3%	5,615	3,050	8,752
Schuyler County	D	+16.8%	1,592	1,131	2,751
Scotland County	D	+26.5%	2,077	1,203	3,299
Scott County	D	+43.4%	1,906	751	2,662
Shannon County	D	+26.4%	1,186	689	1,880
Shelby County	D	+37.9%	2,850	1,275	4,157
St. Charles County	R	−12.8%	2,448	3,173	5,651
St. Clair County	D	+18.9%	2,686	1,829	4,538
St. Francois County	D	+14.8%	2,245	1,664	3,927
St. Louis city	R	−13.3%	50,091	65,708	116,996
St. Louis County	R	−29.0%	3,403	6,210	9,689
Ste. Genevieve County	D	+15.9%	1,245	903	2,153
Stoddard County	D	+30.3%	2,968	1,584	4,573
Stone County	R	−13.8%	827	1,094	1,928
Sullivan County	D	+1.2%	2,451	2,393	4,877
Taney County	R	−5.1%	925	1,024	1,956
Texas County	D	+19.8%	2,672	1,785	4,478
Vernon County	D	+39.1%	5,133	2,230	7,426
Warren County	R	−41.6%	691	1,680	2,378
Washington County	R	−3.0%	1,458	1,547	3,009
Wayne County	D	+5.0%	1,568	1,418	3,008
Webster County	D	+8.7%	1,985	1,666	3,668
Worth County	D	+16.9%	1,248	885	2,146
Wright County	D	+0.6%	1,777	1,755	3,540