William McKinley carried Wisconsin R+22.9.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Wisconsin, 1896. The state ran 16.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

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Wisconsin result

447,409 votes counted

Bryan (D)

165,523

37.0%

McKinley (R)

268,135

59.9%

All others

13,751

3.1%

Margin

R+22.9

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1896 presidential election

Wisconsin, 1896

McKinleyR+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Wisconsin's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context

Wisconsin's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1896

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−55.8%	391	1,432	1,866
Ashland County	R	−21.7%	1,743	2,738	4,586
Barron County	R	−33.8%	1,324	2,772	4,282
Bayfield County	R	−47.7%	770	2,244	3,092
Brown County	R	−16.9%	3,841	5,436	9,452
Buffalo County	R	−26.9%	1,302	2,301	3,718
Burnett County	R	−38.1%	349	800	1,185
Calumet County	D	+9.3%	1,869	1,547	3,474
Chippewa County	R	−10.1%	2,929	3,601	6,657
Clark County	R	−41.9%	1,318	3,328	4,795
Columbia County	R	−32.3%	2,380	4,845	7,622
Crawford County	R	−20.9%	1,509	2,323	3,897
Dane County	R	−15.8%	6,521	9,080	16,186
Dodge County	R	−6.5%	4,900	5,610	10,882
Door County	R	−44.7%	895	2,402	3,369
Douglas County	R	−25.1%	2,527	4,274	6,955
Dunn County	R	−39.4%	1,418	3,370	4,960
Eau Claire County	R	−30.3%	2,364	4,522	7,130
Florence County	R	−57.4%	129	488	625
Fond du Lac County	R	−10.9%	4,933	6,174	11,401
Forest County	R	−39.2%	172	406	597
Grant County	R	−17.6%	3,683	5,315	9,260
Green County	R	−13.3%	2,339	3,093	5,652
Green Lake County	R	−14.2%	1,568	2,103	3,776
Iowa County	R	−19.4%	2,060	3,115	5,425
Iron County	R	−45.6%	472	1,288	1,788
Jackson County	R	−53.2%	778	2,710	3,634
Jefferson County	R	−10.2%	3,504	4,344	8,257
Juneau County	R	−25.2%	1,671	2,832	4,606
Kenosha County	R	−23.4%	1,732	2,827	4,670
Kewaunee County	R	−5.2%	1,649	1,835	3,590
La Crosse County	R	−33.2%	3,058	6,297	9,751
Lafayette County	R	−12.8%	2,236	2,919	5,332
Langlade County	R	−20.2%	956	1,457	2,478
Lincoln County	D	+2.7%	1,802	1,706	3,577
Manitowoc County	R	−5.9%	3,919	4,430	8,591
Marathon County	R	−1.6%	3,829	3,958	7,977
Marinette County	R	−38.5%	1,867	4,277	6,266
Marquette County	R	−27.6%	827	1,476	2,349
Milwaukee County	R	−14.6%	26,536	35,939	64,344
Monroe County	R	−21.3%	2,361	3,683	6,194
Oconto County	R	−36.6%	1,290	2,836	4,228
Oneida County	R	−43.3%	563	1,453	2,057
Outagamie County	R	−13.6%	4,096	5,433	9,804
Ozaukee County	D	+11.5%	1,947	1,535	3,587
Pepin County	R	−48.2%	436	1,301	1,795
Pierce County	R	−43.3%	1,412	3,724	5,336
Polk County	R	−51.3%	891	2,861	3,837
Portage County	R	−9.8%	2,890	3,537	6,573
Price County	R	−43.5%	550	1,448	2,062
Racine County	R	−18.5%	3,975	5,849	10,153
Richland County	R	−11.0%	2,098	2,636	4,879
Rock County	R	−37.7%	3,655	8,282	12,277
Sauk County	R	−26.5%	2,611	4,623	7,585
Sawyer County	R	−15.9%	369	514	913
Shawano County	R	−30.5%	1,594	3,035	4,730
Sheboygan County	R	−31.2%	3,327	6,644	10,631
St. Croix County	R	−16.1%	2,475	3,462	6,140
Taylor County	R	−31.5%	710	1,387	2,150
Trempealeau County	R	−39.1%	1,394	3,306	4,886
Vernon County	R	−44.9%	1,627	4,393	6,157
Vilas County	R	−25.6%	443	754	1,216
Walworth County	R	−45.5%	1,894	5,347	7,594
Washburn County	R	−49.5%	250	771	1,052
Washington County	R	−8.7%	2,404	2,877	5,409
Waukesha County	R	−25.0%	3,192	5,411	8,880
Waupaca County	R	−53.5%	1,577	5,472	7,278
Waushara County	R	−72.4%	456	3,210	3,805
Winnebago County	R	−21.1%	5,089	7,898	13,334
Wood County	R	−20.0%	1,877	2,839	4,813