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Elections / 1896 · President · NH

William McKinley carried New Hampshire R+42.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in New Hampshire, 1896. The state ran 36.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
83,670 votes counted
Bryan (D)
21,650
25.9%
McKinley (R)
57,444
68.7%
All others
4,576
5.5%
Margin
R+42.8
1896 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1896
McKinleyR+42.8
1896 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+52.2Carroll County, NH · R+37.3Cheshire County, NH · R+55.6Coos County, NH · R+35.8Grafton County, NH · R+42.8Hillsborough County, NH · R+42.1Merrimack County, NH · R+37.5Rockingham County, NH · R+43.0Strafford County, NH · R+40.3Sullivan County, NH · R+49.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican68.7%57,444
William J. BryanDemocratic25.9%21,650
OtherAll other candidates5.5%4,576
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1896
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−52.2%
9783,4654,768
Carroll CountyR
−37.3%
1,2142,8004,250
Cheshire CountyR
−55.6%
1,2724,8186,373
Coos CountyR
−35.8%
1,4893,2534,928
Grafton CountyR
−42.8%
2,3066,1999,096
Hillsborough CountyR
−42.1%
4,96513,08019,293
Merrimack CountyR
−37.5%
3,3107,71511,749
Rockingham CountyR
−43.0%
2,9927,88111,369
Strafford CountyR
−40.3%
2,2595,4837,995
Sullivan CountyR
−49.0%
8652,7503,849