Wisconsin — 1896 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1896 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentMcKinleyR+22.9
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 59.9% | 268,135 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 37.0% | 165,523 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.1% | 13,751 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
70 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (70 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Ashland County, WI | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Burnett County, WI | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Calumet County, WI | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Crawford County, WI | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Dane County, WI | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Douglas County, WI | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Dunn County, WI | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Forest County, WI | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Iowa County, WI | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Iron County, WI | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Jackson County, WI | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Republican | R+5.2 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Pepin County, WI | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Pierce County, WI | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Portage County, WI | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+31.2 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+72.4 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+20.0 |
Wisconsin results by county
70 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William McKinley+1,041 | 1,43276.7% | 39121.0% | 432.3% | 1,866 |
| Ashland County | William McKinley+995 | 2,73859.7% | 1,74338.0% | 1052.3% | 4,586 |
| Barron County | William McKinley+1,448 | 2,77264.7% | 1,32430.9% | 1864.3% | 4,282 |
| Bayfield County | William McKinley+1,474 | 2,24472.6% | 77024.9% | 782.5% | 3,092 |
| Brown County | William McKinley+1,595 | 5,43657.5% | 3,84140.6% | 1751.9% | 9,452 |
| Buffalo County | William McKinley+999 | 2,30161.9% | 1,30235.0% | 1153.1% | 3,718 |
| Burnett County | William McKinley+451 | 80067.5% | 34929.5% | 363.0% | 1,185 |
| Calumet County | William J. Bryan+322 | 1,54744.5% | 1,86953.8% | 581.7% | 3,474 |
| Chippewa County | William McKinley+672 | 3,60154.1% | 2,92944.0% | 1271.9% | 6,657 |
| Clark County | William McKinley+2,010 | 3,32869.4% | 1,31827.5% | 1493.1% | 4,795 |
| Columbia County | William McKinley+2,465 | 4,84563.6% | 2,38031.2% | 3975.2% | 7,622 |
| Crawford County | William McKinley+814 | 2,32359.6% | 1,50938.7% | 651.7% | 3,897 |
| Dane County | William McKinley+2,559 | 9,08056.1% | 6,52140.3% | 5853.6% | 16,186 |
| Dodge County | William McKinley+710 | 5,61051.6% | 4,90045.0% | 3723.4% | 10,882 |
| Door County | William McKinley+1,507 | 2,40271.3% | 89526.6% | 722.1% | 3,369 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+1,747 | 4,27461.5% | 2,52736.3% | 1542.2% | 6,955 |
| Dunn County | William McKinley+1,952 | 3,37067.9% | 1,41828.6% | 1723.5% | 4,960 |
| Eau Claire County | William McKinley+2,158 | 4,52263.4% | 2,36433.2% | 2443.4% | 7,130 |
| Florence County | William McKinley+359 | 48878.1% | 12920.6% | 81.3% | 625 |
| Fond du Lac County | William McKinley+1,241 | 6,17454.2% | 4,93343.3% | 2942.6% | 11,401 |
| Forest County | William McKinley+234 | 40668.0% | 17228.8% | 193.2% | 597 |
| Grant County | William McKinley+1,632 | 5,31557.4% | 3,68339.8% | 2622.8% | 9,260 |
| Green County | William McKinley+754 | 3,09354.7% | 2,33941.4% | 2203.9% | 5,652 |
| Green Lake County | William McKinley+535 | 2,10355.7% | 1,56841.5% | 1052.8% | 3,776 |
| Iowa County | William McKinley+1,055 | 3,11557.4% | 2,06038.0% | 2504.6% | 5,425 |
| Iron County | William McKinley+816 | 1,28872.0% | 47226.4% | 281.6% | 1,788 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+1,932 | 2,71074.6% | 77821.4% | 1464.0% | 3,634 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+840 | 4,34452.6% | 3,50442.4% | 4095.0% | 8,257 |
| Juneau County | William McKinley+1,161 | 2,83261.5% | 1,67136.3% | 1032.2% | 4,606 |
| Kenosha County | William McKinley+1,095 | 2,82760.5% | 1,73237.1% | 1112.4% | 4,670 |
| Kewaunee County | William McKinley+186 | 1,83551.1% | 1,64945.9% | 1063.0% | 3,590 |
| La Crosse County | William McKinley+3,239 | 6,29764.6% | 3,05831.4% | 3964.1% | 9,751 |
| Lafayette County | William McKinley+683 | 2,91954.7% | 2,23641.9% | 1773.3% | 5,332 |
| Langlade County | William McKinley+501 | 1,45758.8% | 95638.6% | 652.6% | 2,478 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+96 | 1,70647.7% | 1,80250.4% | 691.9% | 3,577 |
| Manitowoc County | William McKinley+511 | 4,43051.6% | 3,91945.6% | 2422.8% | 8,591 |
| Marathon County | William McKinley+129 | 3,95849.6% | 3,82948.0% | 1902.4% | 7,977 |
| Marinette County | William McKinley+2,410 | 4,27768.3% | 1,86729.8% | 1221.9% | 6,266 |
| Marquette County | William McKinley+649 | 1,47662.8% | 82735.2% | 462.0% | 2,349 |
| Milwaukee County | William McKinley+9,403 | 35,93955.9% | 26,53641.2% | 1,8692.9% | 64,344 |
| Monroe County | William McKinley+1,322 | 3,68359.5% | 2,36138.1% | 1502.4% | 6,194 |
| Oconto County | William McKinley+1,546 | 2,83667.1% | 1,29030.5% | 1022.4% | 4,228 |
| Oneida County | William McKinley+890 | 1,45370.6% | 56327.4% | 412.0% | 2,057 |
| Outagamie County | William McKinley+1,337 | 5,43355.4% | 4,09641.8% | 2752.8% | 9,804 |
| Ozaukee County | William J. Bryan+412 | 1,53542.8% | 1,94754.3% | 1052.9% | 3,587 |
| Pepin County | William McKinley+865 | 1,30172.5% | 43624.3% | 583.2% | 1,795 |
| Pierce County | William McKinley+2,312 | 3,72469.8% | 1,41226.5% | 2003.7% | 5,336 |
| Polk County | William McKinley+1,970 | 2,86174.6% | 89123.2% | 852.2% | 3,837 |
| Portage County | William McKinley+647 | 3,53753.8% | 2,89044.0% | 1462.2% | 6,573 |
| Price County | William McKinley+898 | 1,44870.2% | 55026.7% | 643.1% | 2,062 |
| Racine County | William McKinley+1,874 | 5,84957.6% | 3,97539.2% | 3293.2% | 10,153 |
| Richland County | William McKinley+538 | 2,63654.0% | 2,09843.0% | 1453.0% | 4,879 |
| Rock County | William McKinley+4,627 | 8,28267.5% | 3,65529.8% | 3402.8% | 12,277 |
| Sauk County | William McKinley+2,012 | 4,62360.9% | 2,61134.4% | 3514.6% | 7,585 |
| Sawyer County | William McKinley+145 | 51456.3% | 36940.4% | 303.3% | 913 |
| Shawano County | William McKinley+1,441 | 3,03564.2% | 1,59433.7% | 1012.1% | 4,730 |
| Sheboygan County | William McKinley+3,317 | 6,64462.5% | 3,32731.3% | 6606.2% | 10,631 |
| St. Croix County | William McKinley+987 | 3,46256.4% | 2,47540.3% | 2033.3% | 6,140 |
| Taylor County | William McKinley+677 | 1,38764.5% | 71033.0% | 532.5% | 2,150 |
| Trempealeau County | William McKinley+1,912 | 3,30667.7% | 1,39428.5% | 1863.8% | 4,886 |
| Vernon County | William McKinley+2,766 | 4,39371.3% | 1,62726.4% | 1372.2% | 6,157 |
| Vilas County | William McKinley+311 | 75462.0% | 44336.4% | 191.6% | 1,216 |
| Walworth County | William McKinley+3,453 | 5,34770.4% | 1,89424.9% | 3534.6% | 7,594 |
| Washburn County | William McKinley+521 | 77173.3% | 25023.8% | 312.9% | 1,052 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+473 | 2,87753.2% | 2,40444.4% | 1282.4% | 5,409 |
| Waukesha County | William McKinley+2,219 | 5,41160.9% | 3,19235.9% | 2773.1% | 8,880 |
| Waupaca County | William McKinley+3,895 | 5,47275.2% | 1,57721.7% | 2293.1% | 7,278 |
| Waushara County | William McKinley+2,754 | 3,21084.4% | 45612.0% | 1393.7% | 3,805 |
| Winnebago County | William McKinley+2,809 | 7,89859.2% | 5,08938.2% | 3472.6% | 13,334 |
| Wood County | William McKinley+962 | 2,83959.0% | 1,87739.0% | 972.0% | 4,813 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.