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Elections / 1896 · President · MT

William Jennings Bryan carried Montana D+60.2.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Montana, 1896. The state ran 66.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Montana result
53,149 votes counted
Bryan (D)
42,469
79.9%
McKinley (R)
10,494
19.7%
All others
186
0.3%
Margin
D+60.2
1896 presidential election
Montana, 1896
BryanD+60.2
1896 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · D+77.6Carbon County, MT · D+33.9Cascade County, MT · D+50.6Chouteau County, MT · D+5.8Custer County, MT · R+3.3Dawson County, MT · R+36.8Deer Lodge County, MT · D+83.2Fergus County, MT · D+7.0Flathead County, MT · D+53.2Gallatin County, MT · D+58.2Granite County, MT · D+92.9Jefferson County, MT · D+86.9Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+57.5Madison County, MT · D+67.3Meagher County, MT · D+59.3Missoula County, MT · D+72.0Park County, MT · D+58.1Ravalli County, MT · D+76.1Silver Bow County, MT · D+77.2Sweet Grass County, MT · D+1.0Teton County, MT · D+4.6Valley County, MT · D+7.7Yellowstone County, MT · D+14.5
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic79.9%42,469
William McKinleyRepublican19.7%10,494
OtherAll other candidates0.3%186
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1896
23 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyD
+77.6%
1,2461541,407
Carbon CountyD
+33.9%
7393651,104
Cascade CountyD
+50.6%
2,9209533,888
Chouteau CountyD
+5.8%
7016241,331
Custer CountyR
−3.3%
6767231,404
Dawson CountyR
−36.8%
177385565
Deer Lodge CountyD
+83.2%
4,9164465,370
Fergus CountyD
+7.0%
8347251,562
Flathead CountyD
+53.2%
1,3604131,779
Gallatin CountyD
+58.2%
1,6494232,108
Granite CountyD
+92.9%
1,746611,814
Jefferson CountyD
+86.9%
2,1851532,339
Lewis and Clark CountyD
+57.5%
3,9391,0575,016
Madison CountyD
+67.3%
1,6333151,958
Meagher CountyD
+59.3%
1,3053331,639
Missoula CountyD
+72.0%
2,2593652,630
Park CountyD
+58.1%
1,2523281,591
Ravalli CountyD
+76.1%
1,5422071,754
Silver Bow CountyD
+77.2%
9,9921,27511,296
Sweet Grass CountyD
+1.0%
298292591
Teton CountyD
+4.6%
321293615
Valley CountyD
+7.7%
204175379
Yellowstone CountyD
+14.5%
5754291,009