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Elections / 1896 · President · WA

William Jennings Bryan carried Washington D+15.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Washington, 1896. The state ran 21.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Washington result
93,583 votes counted
Bryan (D)
53,314
57.0%
McKinley (R)
39,153
41.8%
All others
1,116
1.2%
Margin
D+15.1
1896 presidential election
Washington, 1896
BryanD+15.1
1896 presidential margin by county for Washington — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Washington — 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, WA · D+20.6Asotin County, WA · D+11.3Clallam County, WA · D+12.3Clark County, WA · D+1.6Columbia County, WA · D+5.2Cowlitz County, WA · R+0.8Douglas County, WA · D+37.0Franklin County, WA · D+49.0Garfield County, WA · D+11.9Grays Harbor County, WA · D+3.1Island County, WA · R+3.7Jefferson County, WA · R+13.4King County, WA · D+9.2Kitsap County, WA · TiedKittitas County, WA · D+12.1Klickitat County, WA · R+10.5Lewis County, WA · D+1.8Lincoln County, WA · D+38.3Mason County, WA · D+25.1Okanogan County, WA · D+53.3Pacific County, WA · R+24.0Pierce County, WA · D+8.9San Juan County, WA · R+17.0Skagit County, WA · D+12.2Skamania County, WA · D+34.4Snohomish County, WA · D+20.7Spokane County, WA · D+36.2Stevens County, WA · D+62.3Thurston County, WA · D+14.6Wahkiakum County, WA · D+15.4Walla Walla County, WA · D+3.6Whatcom County, WA · D+6.0Whitman County, WA · D+39.1Yakima County, WA · D+14.3
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic57.0%53,314
William McKinleyRepublican41.8%39,153
OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,116
D+60
R+60
34 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Washington's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +18.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+18.2%DR18922024
Washington's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−7.6%
1896+15.1%
1900−11.7%
1904−50.6%
1908−25.8%
1912+5.1%
1916+4.2%
1920−34.8%
1924−42.1%
1928−35.8%
1932+23.5%
1936+36.5%
1940+17.6%
1944+14.6%
1948+9.8%
1952−9.6%
1956−8.5%
1960−2.4%
1964+24.6%
1968+2.1%
1972−18.3%
1976−3.9%
1980−12.3%
1984−13.0%
1988+1.6%
1992+11.4%
1996+12.5%
2000+5.6%
2004+7.2%
2008+17.2%
2012+14.8%
2016+15.7%
2020+19.2%
2024+18.2%
County results — 1896
34 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+20.6%
372243626
Asotin CountyD
+11.3%
269214487
Clallam CountyD
+12.3%
7175591,287
Clark CountyD
+1.6%
1,5471,4973,104
Columbia CountyD
+5.2%
8627761,651
Cowlitz CountyR
−0.8%
9749891,988
Douglas CountyD
+37.0%
7333341,077
Franklin CountyD
+49.0%
11338153
Garfield CountyD
+11.9%
482378875
Grays Harbor CountyD
+3.1%
1,3501,2672,641
Island CountyR
−3.7%
191206405
Jefferson CountyR
−13.4%
5367041,250
King CountyD
+9.2%
7,7336,41314,305
Kitsap CountyO
+0.0%
7287281,489
Kittitas CountyD
+12.1%
1,3361,0442,406
Klickitat CountyR
−10.5%
7088761,595
Lewis CountyD
+1.8%
1,6541,5943,297
Lincoln CountyD
+38.3%
1,7717812,588
Mason CountyD
+25.1%
6673971,077
Okanogan CountyD
+53.3%
9502841,250
Pacific CountyR
−24.0%
5629251,511
Pierce CountyD
+8.9%
5,5704,65110,303
San Juan CountyR
−17.0%
291411705
Skagit CountyD
+12.2%
1,6231,2682,921
Skamania CountyD
+34.4%
252122378
Snohomish CountyD
+20.7%
2,8581,8714,774
Spokane CountyD
+36.2%
5,8292,7018,652
Stevens CountyD
+62.3%
1,9264332,395
Thurston CountyD
+14.6%
1,4151,0522,489
Wahkiakum CountyD
+15.4%
396290689
Walla Walla CountyD
+3.6%
1,7161,5963,351
Whatcom CountyD
+6.0%
2,2271,9714,270
Whitman CountyD
+39.1%
3,6901,5925,367
Yakima CountyD
+14.3%
1,2669482,227