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Elections / 1896 · President · WV

William McKinley carried West Virginia R+5.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in West Virginia, 1896. The state ran 0.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
201,757 votes counted
Bryan (D)
94,480
46.8%
McKinley (R)
105,379
52.2%
All others
1,898
0.9%
Margin
R+5.4
1896 presidential election
West Virginia, 1896
McKinleyR+5.4
1896 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+2.2Berkeley County, WV · R+8.9Boone County, WV · D+9.0Braxton County, WV · D+20.0Brooke County, WV · R+10.9Cabell County, WV · R+0.8Calhoun County, WV · D+19.2Clay County, WV · R+4.3Doddridge County, WV · R+17.2Fayette County, WV · R+23.8Gilmer County, WV · D+15.0Grant County, WV · R+55.3Greenbrier County, WV · D+18.3Hampshire County, WV · D+47.4Hancock County, WV · R+17.7Hardy County, WV · D+34.5Harrison County, WV · R+9.8Jackson County, WV · R+5.0Jefferson County, WV · D+30.6Kanawha County, WV · R+17.9Lewis County, WV · R+2.6Lincoln County, WV · D+1.1Logan County, WV · D+43.7Marion County, WV · R+1.7Marshall County, WV · R+25.1Mason County, WV · R+10.3McDowell County, WV · R+45.5Mercer County, WV · R+5.9Mineral County, WV · R+8.3Mingo County, WV · D+31.1Monongalia County, WV · R+28.5Monroe County, WV · D+8.8Morgan County, WV · R+42.3Nicholas County, WV · D+14.4Ohio County, WV · R+14.3Pendleton County, WV · D+17.3Pleasants County, WV · D+1.9Pocahontas County, WV · D+21.6Preston County, WV · R+44.9Putnam County, WV · R+4.9Raleigh County, WV · R+2.1Randolph County, WV · D+15.8Ritchie County, WV · R+15.8Roane County, WV · D+6.9Summers County, WV · D+4.4Taylor County, WV · R+16.7Tucker County, WV · R+6.2Tyler County, WV · R+14.8Upshur County, WV · R+40.6Wayne County, WV · D+9.2Webster County, WV · D+15.6Wetzel County, WV · D+19.8Wirt County, WV · D+4.1Wood County, WV · R+7.4Wyoming County, WV · R+9.1
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican52.2%105,379
William J. BryanDemocratic46.8%94,480
OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,898
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1896
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+2.2%
1,6431,5733,217
Berkeley CountyR
−8.9%
2,0842,4974,655
Boone CountyD
+9.0%
8136781,496
Braxton CountyD
+20.0%
2,1881,4533,677
Brooke CountyR
−10.9%
7489351,708
Cabell CountyR
−0.8%
3,0763,1276,257
Calhoun CountyD
+19.2%
1,1868041,990
Clay CountyR
−4.3%
6066611,270
Doddridge CountyR
−17.2%
1,2311,7472,999
Fayette CountyR
−23.8%
2,7834,5437,390
Gilmer CountyD
+15.0%
1,3561,0002,367
Grant CountyR
−55.3%
3721,3061,689
Greenbrier CountyD
+18.3%
2,4141,6614,114
Hampshire CountyD
+47.4%
1,9096762,602
Hancock CountyR
−17.7%
5848431,465
Hardy CountyD
+34.5%
1,1465471,738
Harrison CountyR
−9.8%
2,4853,0275,551
Jackson CountyR
−5.0%
2,2862,5274,845
Jefferson CountyD
+30.6%
2,4531,2833,825
Kanawha CountyR
−17.9%
4,8246,94811,847
Lewis CountyR
−2.6%
1,7181,8133,603
Lincoln CountyD
+1.1%
1,3641,3342,706
Logan CountyD
+43.7%
9923821,396
Marion CountyR
−1.7%
3,3043,4206,855
Marshall CountyR
−25.1%
2,1083,5615,798
Mason CountyR
−10.3%
2,4923,0665,579
McDowell CountyR
−45.5%
9862,6353,627
Mercer CountyR
−5.9%
2,1232,3884,528
Mineral CountyR
−8.3%
1,3071,5472,904
Mingo CountyD
+31.1%
1,2046321,841
Monongalia CountyR
−28.5%
1,4822,6844,216
Monroe CountyD
+8.8%
1,5791,3232,914
Morgan CountyR
−42.3%
4331,1071,595
Nicholas CountyD
+14.4%
1,2269082,201
Ohio CountyR
−14.3%
5,0166,72111,882
Pendleton CountyD
+17.3%
1,1177841,925
Pleasants CountyD
+1.9%
9218871,815
Pocahontas CountyD
+21.6%
9836321,625
Preston CountyR
−44.9%
1,3313,5284,897
Putnam CountyR
−4.9%
1,7021,8763,585
Raleigh CountyR
−2.1%
1,1031,1502,259
Randolph CountyD
+15.8%
1,9691,4273,420
Ritchie CountyR
−15.8%
1,6012,2113,870
Roane CountyD
+6.9%
2,1251,8493,990
Summers CountyD
+4.4%
1,7461,5993,365
Taylor CountyR
−16.7%
1,3071,8383,173
Tucker CountyR
−6.2%
1,1111,2592,370
Tyler CountyR
−14.8%
1,7992,4304,258
Upshur CountyR
−40.6%
9492,2813,284
Wayne CountyD
+9.2%
2,4432,0314,488
Webster CountyD
+15.6%
9727091,681
Wetzel CountyD
+19.8%
2,5241,6854,231
Wirt CountyD
+4.1%
1,1591,0682,241
Wood CountyR
−7.4%
3,4844,0437,585
Wyoming CountyR
−9.1%
6137351,348