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Elections / 1896 · President · OH

William McKinley carried Ohio R+4.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Ohio, 1896. The state ran 1.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Ohio result
1,014,295 votes counted
Bryan (D)
477,497
47.1%
McKinley (R)
525,991
51.9%
All others
10,807
1.1%
Margin
R+4.8
1896 presidential election
Ohio, 1896
McKinleyR+4.8
1896 presidential margin by county for Ohio — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Ohio — 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, OH · R+1.4Allen County, OH · D+12.4Ashland County, OH · D+13.4Ashtabula County, OH · R+37.3Athens County, OH · R+24.0Auglaize County, OH · D+25.8Belmont County, OH · R+9.0Brown County, OH · D+17.0Butler County, OH · D+18.9Carroll County, OH · R+15.3Champaign County, OH · R+11.3Clark County, OH · R+9.0Clermont County, OH · D+4.4Clinton County, OH · R+21.6Columbiana County, OH · R+17.6Coshocton County, OH · D+8.7Crawford County, OH · D+30.2Cuyahoga County, OH · R+6.7Darke County, OH · D+16.6Defiance County, OH · D+27.2Delaware County, OH · R+2.4Erie County, OH · R+7.8Fairfield County, OH · D+20.8Fayette County, OH · R+9.9Franklin County, OH · R+5.0Fulton County, OH · R+13.2Gallia County, OH · R+28.2Geauga County, OH · R+37.6Greene County, OH · R+27.1Guernsey County, OH · R+13.9Hamilton County, OH · R+20.3Hancock County, OH · TiedHardin County, OH · TiedHarrison County, OH · R+16.5Henry County, OH · D+25.5Highland County, OH · R+2.4Hocking County, OH · D+7.2Holmes County, OH · D+47.2Huron County, OH · R+8.9Jackson County, OH · R+7.9Jefferson County, OH · R+23.1Knox County, OH · D+3.8Lake County, OH · R+37.7Lawrence County, OH · R+27.7Licking County, OH · D+8.6Logan County, OH · R+20.1Lorain County, OH · R+27.9Lucas County, OH · R+9.7Madison County, OH · R+9.1Mahoning County, OH · R+11.4Marion County, OH · D+7.8Medina County, OH · R+15.5Meigs County, OH · R+29.6Mercer County, OH · D+41.0Miami County, OH · R+5.8Monroe County, OH · D+34.9Montgomery County, OH · R+8.2Morgan County, OH · R+3.2Morrow County, OH · TiedMuskingum County, OH · R+2.6Noble County, OH · R+4.9Ottawa County, OH · D+22.0Paulding County, OH · D+1.0Perry County, OH · D+1.5Pickaway County, OH · D+10.4Pike County, OH · R+1.9Portage County, OH · R+1.0Preble County, OH · R+0.7Putnam County, OH · D+31.8Richland County, OH · D+10.0Ross County, OH · R+5.6Sandusky County, OH · D+12.4Scioto County, OH · R+19.8Seneca County, OH · D+11.9Shelby County, OH · D+22.4Stark County, OH · R+3.3Summit County, OH · R+3.4Trumbull County, OH · R+34.0Tuscarawas County, OH · D+5.0Union County, OH · R+11.8Van Wert County, OH · TiedVinton County, OH · R+5.5Warren County, OH · R+21.9Washington County, OH · R+6.8Wayne County, OH · D+12.0Williams County, OH · D+5.0Wood County, OH · R+4.5Wyandot County, OH · D+18.2
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican51.9%525,991
William J. BryanDemocratic47.1%477,497
OtherAll other candidates1.1%10,807
D+60
R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Ohio's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −11.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−11.1%DR18922024
Ohio's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−0.1%
1896−4.8%
1900−6.6%
1904−25.4%
1908−6.2%
1912+14.1%
1916+7.7%
1920−19.9%
1924−34.6%
1928−30.4%
1932+2.8%
1936+20.6%
1940+4.4%
1944−0.4%
1948+0.2%
1952−13.5%
1956−22.2%
1960−6.6%
1964+25.9%
1968−2.3%
1972−21.6%
1976+0.3%
1980−10.6%
1984−18.8%
1988−10.9%
1992+1.8%
1996+6.4%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.1%
2008+4.6%
2012+3.0%
2016−8.0%
2020−8.0%
2024−11.1%
County results — 1896
88 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−1.4%
3,2483,3386,659
Allen CountyD
+12.4%
6,3944,95911,529
Ashland CountyD
+13.4%
3,4222,6086,080
Ashtabula CountyR
−37.3%
3,8408,55712,639
Athens CountyR
−24.0%
3,2935,4298,897
Auglaize CountyD
+25.8%
4,9392,9007,891
Belmont CountyR
−9.0%
6,4137,69914,348
Brown CountyD
+17.0%
4,4853,1707,716
Butler CountyD
+18.9%
8,7245,93614,763
Carroll CountyR
−15.3%
1,9552,6684,675
Champaign CountyR
−11.3%
3,4324,3147,825
Clark CountyR
−9.0%
6,3827,66714,228
Clermont CountyD
+4.4%
4,6724,2729,020
Clinton CountyR
−21.6%
2,6574,1446,886
Columbiana CountyR
−17.6%
6,5989,48716,414
Coshocton CountyD
+8.7%
3,9793,3407,384
Crawford CountyD
+30.2%
5,9153,1509,166
Cuyahoga CountyR
−6.7%
37,54242,99381,490
Darke CountyD
+16.6%
6,1514,38410,619
Defiance CountyD
+27.2%
4,2392,4146,703
Delaware CountyR
−2.4%
3,6123,7897,519
Erie CountyR
−7.8%
4,6415,44210,233
Fairfield CountyD
+20.8%
5,2503,4328,756
Fayette CountyR
−9.9%
2,7483,3576,155
Franklin CountyR
−5.0%
18,32020,29139,053
Fulton CountyR
−13.2%
2,4643,2275,764
Gallia CountyR
−28.2%
2,3694,2476,671
Geauga CountyR
−37.6%
1,2602,8074,116
Greene CountyR
−27.1%
3,0035,2968,472
Guernsey CountyR
−13.9%
3,2584,3377,775
Hamilton CountyR
−20.3%
38,16557,74996,475
Hancock CountyR
−0.4%
5,5465,59111,258
Hardin CountyR
−0.3%
4,2474,2768,639
Harrison CountyR
−16.5%
2,2453,1515,493
Henry CountyD
+25.5%
4,3232,5586,931
Highland CountyR
−2.4%
3,9094,1068,159
Hocking CountyD
+7.2%
3,1772,7465,970
Holmes CountyD
+47.2%
3,6221,2844,951
Huron CountyR
−8.9%
4,1855,0089,277
Jackson CountyR
−7.9%
3,7864,4398,304
Jefferson CountyR
−23.1%
3,8246,18510,204
Knox CountyD
+3.8%
4,0623,7627,884
Lake CountyR
−37.7%
1,6823,7455,475
Lawrence CountyR
−27.7%
3,0505,4088,527
Licking CountyD
+8.6%
6,6115,56012,267
Logan CountyR
−20.1%
3,1254,7227,928
Lorain CountyR
−27.9%
4,3677,80112,327
Lucas CountyR
−9.7%
13,75916,75830,776
Madison CountyR
−9.1%
2,7513,3086,125
Mahoning CountyR
−11.4%
6,7728,52915,432
Marion CountyD
+7.8%
4,0163,4267,547
Medina CountyR
−15.5%
2,5753,5336,164
Meigs CountyR
−29.6%
2,5364,6967,307
Mercer CountyD
+41.0%
4,7901,9916,827
Miami CountyR
−5.8%
5,3876,05111,503
Monroe CountyD
+34.9%
4,1802,0016,239
Montgomery CountyR
−8.2%
15,54018,33334,232
Morgan CountyR
−3.2%
2,3752,5314,951
Morrow CountyD
+0.2%
2,5172,5065,136
Muskingum CountyR
−2.6%
6,8717,24514,299
Noble CountyR
−4.9%
2,3182,5594,934
Ottawa CountyD
+22.0%
3,2602,0795,373
Paulding CountyD
+1.0%
3,6563,5807,262
Perry CountyD
+1.5%
4,1123,9898,203
Pickaway CountyD
+10.4%
4,1653,3707,619
Pike CountyR
−1.9%
2,1452,2284,400
Portage CountyR
−1.0%
3,9954,0738,144
Preble CountyR
−0.7%
3,2543,3006,659
Putnam CountyD
+31.8%
5,3032,7288,099
Richland CountyD
+10.0%
6,2565,11511,444
Ross CountyR
−5.6%
4,9675,56210,630
Sandusky CountyD
+12.4%
5,1053,9709,172
Scioto CountyR
−19.8%
3,6585,4929,240
Seneca CountyD
+11.9%
6,3474,98811,465
Shelby CountyD
+22.4%
3,9412,4886,488
Stark CountyR
−3.3%
11,33912,11123,685
Summit CountyR
−3.4%
8,0208,58416,750
Trumbull CountyR
−34.0%
3,8297,86711,878
Tuscarawas CountyD
+5.0%
6,8986,23513,225
Union CountyR
−11.8%
2,7363,4766,279
Van Wert CountyD
+0.3%
3,9843,9578,033
Vinton CountyR
−5.5%
1,8212,0353,881
Warren CountyR
−21.9%
2,7944,3797,234
Washington CountyR
−6.8%
5,1825,94911,226
Wayne CountyD
+12.0%
5,5884,36910,139
Williams CountyD
+5.0%
3,5303,1916,766
Wood CountyR
−4.5%
6,6537,29014,144
Wyandot CountyD
+18.2%
3,4412,3745,870