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Elections / 1896 · President · PA

William McKinley carried Pennsylvania R+24.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Pennsylvania, 1896. The state ran 18.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
1,194,355 votes counted
Bryan (D)
433,228
36.3%
McKinley (R)
728,300
61.0%
All others
32,827
2.7%
Margin
R+24.7
1896 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1896
McKinleyR+24.7
1896 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · R+4.3Allegheny County, PA · R+43.3Armstrong County, PA · R+24.2Beaver County, PA · R+22.1Bedford County, PA · R+15.8Berks County, PA · D+11.4Blair County, PA · R+35.0Bradford County, PA · R+35.3Bucks County, PA · R+18.3Butler County, PA · R+13.8Cambria County, PA · R+12.6Cameron County, PA · R+22.6Carbon County, PA · R+11.0Centre County, PA · R+3.4Chester County, PA · R+38.9Clarion County, PA · D+9.9Clearfield County, PA · R+6.4Clinton County, PA · R+6.4Columbia County, PA · D+18.7Crawford County, PA · D+3.2Cumberland County, PA · R+8.3Dauphin County, PA · R+37.0Delaware County, PA · R+52.8Elk County, PA · R+1.6Erie County, PA · R+12.1Fayette County, PA · R+5.1Forest County, PA · R+19.8Franklin County, PA · R+20.2Fulton County, PA · D+6.9Greene County, PA · D+25.9Huntingdon County, PA · R+35.4Indiana County, PA · R+34.8Jefferson County, PA · R+19.0Juniata County, PA · R+6.1Lackawanna County, PA · R+21.7Lancaster County, PA · R+48.3Lawrence County, PA · R+33.6Lebanon County, PA · R+43.3Lehigh County, PA · R+0.7Luzerne County, PA · R+13.1Lycoming County, PA · R+4.5McKean County, PA · R+23.5Mercer County, PA · R+13.5Mifflin County, PA · R+12.4Monroe County, PA · D+31.6Montgomery County, PA · R+26.0Montour County, PA · D+11.2Northampton County, PA · D+1.3Northumberland County, PA · R+7.7Perry County, PA · R+17.2Philadelphia County, PA · R+46.2Pike County, PA · D+17.8Potter County, PA · R+14.2Schuylkill County, PA · R+7.1Snyder County, PA · R+30.7Somerset County, PA · R+42.9Sullivan County, PA · D+3.2Susquehanna County, PA · R+18.1Tioga County, PA · R+45.9Union County, PA · R+35.5Venango County, PA · R+5.2Warren County, PA · R+21.8Washington County, PA · R+18.3Wayne County, PA · R+18.8Westmoreland County, PA · R+14.7Wyoming County, PA · R+9.5York County, PA · D+3.1
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican61.0%728,300
William J. BryanDemocratic36.3%433,228
OtherAll other candidates2.7%32,827
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1896
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−4.3%
3,8144,1708,185
Allegheny CountyR
−43.3%
29,80976,691108,174
Armstrong CountyR
−24.2%
3,8256,32510,349
Beaver CountyR
−22.1%
4,3226,84211,412
Bedford CountyR
−15.8%
3,6054,9838,716
Berks CountyD
+11.4%
18,09914,31833,082
Blair CountyR
−35.0%
4,84010,38215,851
Bradford CountyR
−35.3%
4,3889,42214,267
Bucks CountyR
−18.3%
6,6859,79817,007
Butler CountyR
−13.8%
5,1276,82112,308
Cambria CountyR
−12.6%
6,8438,86516,022
Cameron CountyR
−22.6%
5759251,552
Carbon CountyR
−11.0%
3,6094,5348,407
Centre CountyR
−3.4%
4,5464,8809,774
Chester CountyR
−38.9%
6,05814,23220,990
Clarion CountyD
+9.9%
4,0973,3387,662
Clearfield CountyR
−6.4%
6,4607,39514,508
Clinton CountyR
−6.4%
3,0533,4866,804
Columbia CountyD
+18.7%
4,9043,2808,684
Crawford CountyD
+3.2%
8,3837,85116,611
Cumberland CountyR
−8.3%
5,2026,17811,812
Dauphin CountyR
−37.0%
6,58414,75222,069
Delaware CountyR
−52.8%
4,16913,97918,572
Elk CountyR
−1.6%
2,7172,8075,663
Erie CountyR
−12.1%
9,21011,81921,592
Fayette CountyR
−5.1%
8,3499,26818,055
Forest CountyR
−19.8%
8051,2242,120
Franklin CountyR
−20.2%
4,4256,74711,472
Fulton CountyD
+6.9%
1,2461,0832,363
Greene CountyD
+25.9%
4,1982,4536,737
Huntingdon CountyR
−35.4%
2,3054,9697,522
Indiana CountyR
−34.8%
2,7525,8188,801
Jefferson CountyR
−19.0%
3,6715,5009,619
Juniata CountyR
−6.1%
1,8192,0593,957
Lackawanna CountyR
−21.7%
11,86918,73731,605
Lancaster CountyR
−48.3%
8,14524,33733,490
Lawrence CountyR
−33.6%
3,0136,2289,562
Lebanon CountyR
−43.3%
2,8197,28810,323
Lehigh CountyR
−0.7%
9,3699,50719,443
Luzerne CountyR
−13.1%
17,30522,71841,248
Lycoming CountyR
−4.5%
7,3408,09716,668
McKean CountyR
−23.5%
3,0745,0778,520
Mercer CountyR
−13.5%
5,5007,26213,077
Mifflin CountyR
−12.4%
2,0522,6624,910
Monroe CountyD
+31.6%
2,8871,4474,551
Montgomery CountyR
−26.0%
9,98517,32928,294
Montour CountyD
+11.2%
1,7471,3843,245
Northampton CountyD
+1.3%
10,0329,76220,511
Northumberland CountyR
−7.7%
7,3678,65916,756
Perry CountyR
−17.2%
2,4773,5376,180
Philadelphia CountyR
−46.2%
63,323176,462244,887
Pike CountyD
+17.8%
1,1237781,940
Potter CountyR
−14.2%
2,4463,2815,877
Schuylkill CountyR
−7.1%
14,74517,04532,407
Snyder CountyR
−30.7%
1,3512,5723,978
Somerset CountyR
−42.9%
2,2955,8618,319
Sullivan CountyD
+3.2%
1,3001,2152,640
Susquehanna CountyR
−18.1%
3,6185,3109,360
Tioga CountyR
−45.9%
2,8287,92211,092
Union CountyR
−35.5%
1,1862,5853,939
Venango CountyR
−5.2%
4,5995,13310,304
Warren CountyR
−21.8%
3,0484,8468,255
Washington CountyR
−18.3%
7,38410,79818,640
Wayne CountyR
−18.8%
2,4733,7086,552
Westmoreland CountyR
−14.7%
11,02914,92826,546
Wyoming CountyR
−9.5%
1,9512,3734,457
York CountyD
+3.1%
13,05412,25826,060