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Elections / 1896 · President · OR

William McKinley carried Oregon R+2.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Oregon, 1896. The state ran 4.0 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Oregon result
97,502 votes counted
Bryan (D)
46,745
47.9%
McKinley (R)
48,779
50.0%
All others
1,896
1.9%
Margin
R+2.1
1896 presidential election
Oregon, 1896
McKinleyR+2.1
1896 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 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.Baker County, OR · D+31.9Benton County, OR · R+3.9Clackamas County, OR · R+5.4Clatsop County, OR · R+23.4Columbia County, OR · R+10.1Coos County, OR · D+16.7Crook County, OR · R+2.6Curry County, OR · TiedDouglas County, OR · D+3.5Gilliam County, OR · R+7.9Grant County, OR · D+7.9Harney County, OR · D+32.0Jackson County, OR · D+25.5Josephine County, OR · D+16.7Klamath County, OR · D+14.2Lake County, OR · D+4.3Lane County, OR · D+7.7Lincoln County, OR · R+2.2Linn County, OR · D+13.7Malheur County, OR · D+34.5Marion County, OR · R+4.4Morrow County, OR · R+3.7Multnomah County, OR · R+28.9Polk County, OR · D+3.1Sherman County, OR · R+1.4Tillamook County, OR · R+12.5Umatilla County, OR · D+5.6Union County, OR · D+24.4Wallowa County, OR · D+25.0Wasco County, OR · R+10.7Washington County, OR · R+13.9Yamhill County, OR · R+1.2
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican50.0%48,779
William J. BryanDemocratic47.9%46,745
OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,896
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1896
32 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyD
+31.9%
1,8609512,852
Benton CountyR
−3.9%
9921,0742,112
Clackamas CountyR
−5.4%
2,3862,6645,144
Clatsop CountyR
−23.4%
1,1351,8493,053
Columbia CountyR
−10.1%
8311,0221,882
Coos CountyD
+16.7%
1,5581,1052,709
Crook CountyR
−2.6%
5756071,222
Curry CountyD
+0.2%
301300616
Douglas CountyD
+3.5%
2,0591,9174,022
Gilliam CountyR
−7.9%
4705511,027
Grant CountyD
+7.9%
8677361,652
Harney CountyD
+32.0%
527270803
Jackson CountyD
+25.5%
2,3541,3873,788
Josephine CountyD
+16.7%
1,1948442,096
Klamath CountyD
+14.2%
463346825
Lake CountyD
+4.3%
383351736
Lane CountyD
+7.7%
2,5942,2154,929
Lincoln CountyR
−2.2%
5575831,161
Linn CountyD
+13.7%
2,7362,0644,907
Malheur CountyD
+34.5%
654312991
Marion CountyR
−4.4%
3,4193,7447,344
Morrow CountyR
−3.7%
5445861,150
Multnomah CountyR
−28.9%
6,45311,82418,611
Polk CountyD
+3.1%
1,3341,2532,647
Sherman CountyR
−1.4%
414426885
Tillamook CountyR
−12.5%
5366911,243
Umatilla CountyD
+5.6%
2,0831,8594,001
Union CountyD
+24.4%
2,1551,3033,487
Wallowa CountyD
+25.0%
6423801,046
Wasco CountyR
−10.7%
1,3671,7013,129
Washington CountyR
−13.9%
1,5662,0823,708
Yamhill CountyR
−1.2%
1,7361,7823,724