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Elections / 1896 · President · UT

William Jennings Bryan carried Utah D+65.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Utah, 1896. The state ran 71.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Utah result
78,119 votes counted
Bryan (D)
64,607
82.7%
McKinley (R)
13,491
17.3%
All others
21
0.0%
Margin
D+65.4
1896 presidential election
Utah, 1896
BryanD+65.4
1896 presidential margin by county for Utah — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · D+67.5Box Elder County, UT · D+43.8Cache County, UT · D+67.9Carbon County, UT · D+77.3Davis County, UT · D+59.1Emery County, UT · D+62.0Garfield County, UT · D+42.4Grand County, UT · D+80.8Iron County, UT · D+59.4Juab County, UT · D+68.6Kane County, UT · R+11.2Millard County, UT · D+78.6Morgan County, UT · D+61.7Piute County, UT · D+88.5Rich County, UT · D+43.2Salt Lake County, UT · D+75.6San Juan County, UT · D+90.9Sanpete County, UT · D+30.3Sevier County, UT · D+57.8Summit County, UT · D+86.6Tooele County, UT · D+72.0Uintah County, UT · D+77.6Utah County, UT · D+56.7Wasatch County, UT · D+92.6Washington County, UT · D+75.4Wayne County, UT · D+67.7Weber County, UT · D+64.4
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic82.7%64,607
William McKinleyRepublican17.3%13,491
OtherAll other candidates0.0%21
D+60
R+60
27 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 1896
27 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyD
+67.5%
1,0572051,262
Box Elder CountyD
+43.8%
1,8797352,614
Cache CountyD
+67.9%
4,3958395,234
Carbon CountyD
+77.3%
66385748
Davis CountyD
+59.1%
1,7534502,203
Emery CountyD
+62.0%
9852311,216
Garfield CountyD
+42.4%
615249864
Grand CountyD
+80.8%
26428292
Iron CountyD
+59.4%
8062051,011
Juab CountyD
+68.6%
2,3604392,799
Kane CountyR
−11.2%
230288518
Millard CountyD
+78.6%
1,3841661,550
Morgan CountyD
+61.7%
582138720
Piute CountyD
+88.5%
55534589
Rich CountyD
+43.2%
408162570
Salt Lake CountyD
+75.6%
18,6172,57721,215
San Juan CountyD
+90.9%
1678175
Sanpete CountyD
+30.3%
3,3871,8135,200
Sevier CountyD
+57.8%
1,8584972,355
Summit CountyD
+86.6%
3,4022453,647
Tooele CountyD
+72.0%
1,6842741,958
Uintah CountyD
+77.6%
8901121,002
Utah CountyD
+56.7%
7,3752,0399,414
Wasatch CountyD
+92.6%
1,333511,384
Washington CountyD
+75.4%
1,2101701,380
Wayne CountyD
+67.7%
40578483
Weber CountyD
+64.4%
6,3431,3737,716