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Elections / 1896 · President · NV

William Jennings Bryan carried Nevada D+62.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Nevada, 1896. The state ran 68.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Nevada result
10,314 votes counted
Bryan (D)
8,376
81.2%
McKinley (R)
1,938
18.8%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+62.4
1896 presidential election
Nevada, 1896
BryanD+62.4
1896 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · D+33.2Churchill County, NV · D+53.7Douglas County, NV · D+20.5Elko County, NV · D+77.7Esmeralda County, NV · D+70.4Eureka County, NV · D+92.3Humboldt County, NV · D+76.9Lander County, NV · D+86.4Lincoln County, NV · D+93.2Lyon County, NV · D+62.0Nye County, NV · D+90.0Storey County, NV · D+51.1Washoe County, NV · D+39.0White Pine County, NV · D+77.2
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic81.2%8,376
William McKinleyRepublican18.8%1,938
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1896
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityD
+33.2%
566284850
Churchill CountyD
+53.7%
15647203
Douglas CountyD
+20.5%
265175440
Elko CountyD
+77.7%
1,0111271,138
Esmeralda CountyD
+70.4%
39769466
Eureka CountyD
+92.3%
55322575
Humboldt CountyD
+76.9%
74998847
Lander CountyD
+86.4%
49436530
Lincoln CountyD
+93.2%
84730877
Lyon CountyD
+62.0%
482113595
Nye CountyD
+90.0%
22812240
Storey CountyD
+51.1%
1,1493721,521
Washoe CountyD
+39.0%
1,1685131,681
White Pine CountyD
+77.2%
31140351