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Elections / 1896 · President · WY

William Jennings Bryan carried Wyoming D+3.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Wyoming, 1896. The state ran 9.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

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

Wyoming result
21,093 votes counted
Bryan (D)
10,862
51.5%
McKinley (R)
10,072
47.8%
All others
159
0.8%
Margin
D+3.7
1896 presidential election
Wyoming, 1896
BryanD+3.7
1896 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · R+6.3Big Horn County, WY · D+4.6Carbon County, WY · R+6.4Converse County, WY · R+11.9Crook County, WY · D+4.1Fremont County, WY · R+1.1Johnson County, WY · D+24.3Laramie County, WY · R+4.3Natrona County, WY · R+9.0Sheridan County, WY · D+11.4Sweetwater County, WY · D+13.5Uinta County, WY · D+31.0Weston County, WY · R+17.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic51.5%10,862
William McKinleyRepublican47.8%10,072
OtherAll other candidates0.8%159
D+60
R+60
13 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1896
13 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyR
−6.3%
1,0731,2202,315
Big Horn CountyD
+4.6%
5915381,146
Carbon CountyR
−6.4%
1,0801,2292,318
Converse CountyR
−11.9%
4595851,057
Crook CountyD
+4.1%
5695241,099
Fremont CountyR
−1.1%
5235351,064
Johnson CountyD
+24.3%
467284753
Laramie CountyR
−4.3%
1,6281,7763,423
Natrona CountyR
−9.0%
327392722
Sheridan CountyD
+11.4%
1,1048771,992
Sweetwater CountyD
+13.5%
9967541,787
Uinta CountyD
+31.0%
1,7269072,641
Weston CountyR
−17.0%
319451776