William McKinley carried North Dakota R+11.9.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in North Dakota, 1896. The state ran 5.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

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North Dakota result

47,391 votes counted

Bryan (D)

20,686

43.6%

McKinley (R)

26,335

55.6%

All others

370

0.8%

Margin

R+11.9

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1896 presidential election

North Dakota, 1896

McKinleyR+11.9

How it voted

Share of the 1896 vote

William McKinley ✓Republican	55.6%	26,335
William J. BryanDemocratic	43.6%	20,686
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	370

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 1896

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Barnes County	R	−0.5%	977	986	1,987
Benson County	R	−41.1%	227	549	783
Billings County	R	−48.1%	27	78	106
Bottineau County	D	+2.6%	389	369	763
Burleigh County	R	−36.5%	338	729	1,070
Cass County	R	−18.5%	2,089	3,050	5,187
Cavalier County	D	+22.5%	1,158	730	1,900
Dickey County	R	−2.6%	587	619	1,212
Eddy County	R	−6.7%	243	278	523
Emmons County	R	−28.0%	168	300	471
Foster County	R	−20.2%	143	216	361
Grand Forks County	R	−12.3%	1,893	2,432	4,365
Griggs County	D	+6.1%	360	318	685
Kidder County	R	−25.7%	104	176	280
LaMoure County	R	−6.8%	401	460	863
Logan County	R	−47.4%	25	70	95
McHenry County	R	−13.3%	166	217	384
McIntosh County	R	−67.2%	66	336	402
McLean County	R	−22.2%	79	124	203
Mercer County	R	−60.8%	28	115	143
Morton County	R	−31.3%	393	752	1,148
Nelson County	R	−1.1%	603	616	1,221
Oliver County	R	−0.9%	58	59	117
Pembina County	D	+3.4%	1,807	1,687	3,546
Pierce County	R	−49.3%	75	222	298
Ramsey County	R	−13.1%	665	869	1,558
Ransom County	R	−13.8%	579	766	1,356
Richland County	R	−22.7%	1,160	1,843	3,015
Rolette County	D	+3.9%	331	306	645
Sargent County	D	+4.0%	636	587	1,227
Stark County	R	−42.0%	216	530	748
Steele County	R	−27.7%	322	572	901
Stutsman County	R	−9.8%	578	705	1,295
Towner County	D	+12.8%	394	303	709
Traill County	R	−42.2%	674	1,673	2,367
Walsh County	D	+11.1%	2,134	1,707	3,864
Ward County	R	−21.4%	193	299	496
Wells County	R	−29.4%	317	584	909
Williams County	R	−10.6%	83	103	188