William McKinley carried Vermont R+63.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Vermont, 1896. The state ran 57.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

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Vermont result

63,847 votes counted

Bryan (D)

10,640

16.7%

McKinley (R)

51,127

80.1%

All others

2,080

3.3%

Margin

R+63.4

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1896 presidential election

Vermont, 1896

McKinleyR+63.4

How it voted

Share of the 1896 vote

William McKinley ✓Republican	80.1%	51,127
William J. BryanDemocratic	16.7%	10,640
OtherAll other candidates	3.3%	2,080

D+60

R+60

14 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Vermont's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context

Vermont's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−38.8%
1896	−63.4%
1900	−52.9%
1904	−59.1%
1908	−53.3%
1912	−12.7%
1916	−27.2%
1920	−52.6%
1924	−62.5%
1928	−34.0%
1932	−16.6%
1936	−13.2%
1940	−9.9%
1944	−14.1%
1948	−24.6%
1952	−43.2%
1956	−44.3%
1960	−17.3%
1964	+32.6%
1968	−9.2%
1972	−26.2%
1976	−11.2%
1980	−6.0%
1984	−17.1%
1988	−3.5%
1992	+15.7%
1996	+22.3%
2000	+9.9%
2004	+20.1%
2008	+37.0%
2012	+35.6%
2016	+26.4%
2020	+35.4%
2024	+31.6%

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County results — 1896

14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Addison County	R	−80.8%	404	4,314	4,838
Bennington County	R	−63.3%	656	3,086	3,839
Caledonia County	R	−62.1%	729	3,474	4,417
Chittenden County	R	−52.8%	1,416	4,743	6,302
Essex County	R	−49.8%	277	873	1,196
Franklin County	R	−48.1%	1,150	3,444	4,773
Grand Isle County	R	−43.4%	158	426	617
Lamoille County	R	−63.5%	440	2,061	2,551
Orange County	R	−65.4%	567	3,067	3,824
Orleans County	R	−75.1%	442	3,412	3,956
Rutland County	R	−58.9%	1,661	6,794	8,710
Washington County	R	−50.3%	1,396	4,476	6,123
Windham County	R	−72.5%	670	4,829	5,739
Windsor County	R	−78.3%	674	6,128	6,962