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Elections / 1896 · President · MS

William Jennings Bryan carried Mississippi D+84.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Mississippi, 1896. The state ran 90.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
69,585 votes counted
Bryan (D)
63,355
91.0%
McKinley (R)
4,819
6.9%
All others
1,411
2.0%
Margin
D+84.1
1896 presidential election
Mississippi, 1896
BryanD+84.1
1896 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · D+46.6Alcorn County, MS · D+87.9Amite County, MS · D+93.7Attala County, MS · D+76.7Benton County, MS · D+69.5Bolivar County, MS · D+48.6Calhoun County, MS · D+89.5Carroll County, MS · D+86.6Chickasaw County, MS · D+77.7Choctaw County, MS · D+88.1Claiborne County, MS · D+87.2Clarke County, MS · D+97.9Clay County, MS · D+88.8Coahoma County, MS · D+59.6Copiah County, MS · D+91.1Covington County, MS · D+81.8DeSoto County, MS · D+85.7Franklin County, MS · D+93.0Greene County, MS · D+98.5Grenada County, MS · D+91.0Hancock County, MS · D+73.7Harrison County, MS · D+81.5Hinds County, MS · D+80.8Holmes County, MS · D+85.5Issaquena County, MS · D+53.1Itawamba County, MS · D+93.0Jackson County, MS · D+54.7Jasper County, MS · D+93.3Jefferson County, MS · D+83.4Jones County, MS · D+91.0Kemper County, MS · D+83.7Lafayette County, MS · D+81.9Lauderdale County, MS · D+88.0Lawrence County, MS · D+62.5Leake County, MS · D+84.8Lee County, MS · D+93.8Leflore County, MS · D+99.7Lincoln County, MS · D+72.8Lowndes County, MS · D+95.7Madison County, MS · D+82.0Marion County, MS · D+55.4Marshall County, MS · D+88.1Monroe County, MS · D+91.3Montgomery County, MS · D+94.8Neshoba County, MS · D+98.5Newton County, MS · D+97.7Noxubee County, MS · D+94.5Oktibbeha County, MS · D+92.9Panola County, MS · D+85.3Pearl River County, MS · D+74.8Perry County, MS · D+84.9Pike County, MS · D+81.9Pontotoc County, MS · D+86.0Prentiss County, MS · D+86.7Quitman County, MS · D+62.1Rankin County, MS · D+85.5Scott County, MS · D+93.1Sharkey County, MS · D+77.8Simpson County, MS · D+84.3Smith County, MS · D+99.2Sunflower County, MS · D+88.6Tallahatchie County, MS · D+94.1Tate County, MS · D+84.5Tippah County, MS · D+81.8Tishomingo County, MS · D+85.1Tunica County, MS · D+46.5Union County, MS · D+83.0Warren County, MS · D+57.0Washington County, MS · D+67.7Wayne County, MS · D+90.4Webster County, MS · D+74.2Wilkinson County, MS · D+87.5Winston County, MS · D+90.8Yalobusha County, MS · D+85.5Yazoo County, MS · D+95.5
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic91.0%63,355
William McKinleyRepublican6.9%4,819
OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,411
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 1896
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+46.6%
507174715
Alcorn CountyD
+87.9%
92557987
Amite CountyD
+93.7%
983211,027
Attala CountyD
+76.7%
1,3071641,490
Benton CountyD
+69.5%
636113753
Bolivar CountyD
+48.6%
360117500
Calhoun CountyD
+89.5%
948331,022
Carroll CountyD
+86.6%
1,187791,279
Chickasaw CountyD
+77.7%
66670767
Choctaw CountyD
+88.1%
90454965
Claiborne CountyD
+87.2%
51415572
Clarke CountyD
+97.9%
9477960
Clay CountyD
+88.8%
67634723
Coahoma CountyD
+59.6%
34783443
Copiah CountyD
+91.1%
1,588631,674
Covington CountyD
+81.8%
73172806
DeSoto CountyD
+85.7%
88858968
Franklin CountyD
+93.0%
59217618
Greene CountyD
+98.5%
2660270
Grenada CountyD
+91.0%
48320509
Hancock CountyD
+73.7%
34848407
Harrison CountyD
+81.5%
23717270
Hinds CountyD
+80.8%
1,6431441,855
Holmes CountyD
+85.5%
1,010741,095
Issaquena CountyD
+53.1%
9729128
Itawamba CountyD
+93.0%
1,089321,137
Jackson CountyD
+54.7%
723181991
Jasper CountyD
+93.3%
87120912
Jefferson CountyD
+83.4%
62755686
Jones CountyD
+91.0%
93435988
Kemper CountyD
+83.7%
922721,016
Lafayette CountyD
+81.9%
1,3141291,447
Lauderdale CountyD
+88.0%
1,978982,136
Lawrence CountyD
+62.5%
774175959
Leake CountyD
+84.8%
1,164911,266
Lee CountyD
+93.8%
1,241341,287
Leflore CountyD
+99.7%
3160317
Lincoln CountyD
+72.8%
9541341,127
Lowndes CountyD
+95.7%
82013843
Madison CountyD
+82.0%
76366850
Marion CountyD
+55.4%
8392281,103
Marshall CountyD
+88.1%
1,286721,378
Monroe CountyD
+91.3%
1,608711,684
Montgomery CountyD
+94.8%
1,050231,083
Neshoba CountyD
+98.5%
1,05571,064
Newton CountyD
+97.7%
1,20191,220
Noxubee CountyD
+94.5%
71512744
Oktibbeha CountyD
+92.9%
81627849
Panola CountyD
+85.3%
1,235781,357
Pearl River CountyD
+74.8%
26634310
Perry CountyD
+84.9%
41930458
Pike CountyD
+81.9%
1,3801201,538
Pontotoc CountyD
+86.0%
944641,023
Prentiss CountyD
+86.7%
973591,054
Quitman CountyD
+62.1%
17140211
Rankin CountyD
+85.5%
1,044761,132
Scott CountyD
+93.1%
78023813
Sharkey CountyD
+77.8%
19422221
Simpson CountyD
+84.3%
67753740
Smith CountyD
+99.2%
1,07711,085
Sunflower CountyD
+88.6%
45924491
Tallahatchie CountyD
+94.1%
77923803
Tate CountyD
+84.5%
1,125761,241
Tippah CountyD
+81.8%
1,0631031,174
Tishomingo CountyD
+85.1%
85167921
Tunica CountyD
+46.5%
17462241
Union CountyD
+83.0%
1,2621141,383
Warren CountyD
+57.0%
8671831,201
Washington CountyD
+67.7%
61198758
Wayne CountyD
+90.4%
65530691
Webster CountyD
+74.2%
8761271,009
Wilkinson CountyD
+87.5%
56136600
Winston CountyD
+90.8%
79332838
Yalobusha CountyD
+85.5%
1,110731,213
Yazoo CountyD
+95.5%
1,159241,189