Elections / 1900 · President · CT
William McKinley carried Connecticut R+15.9.
William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Connecticut, 1900. The state ran 8.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Connecticut result
180,137 votes counted
Bryan (D)
74,012
41.1%
McKinley (R)
102,569
56.9%
All others
3,554
2.0%
Margin
R+15.9
1900 presidential election
Connecticut, 1900
McKinleyR+15.9
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1900 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1900 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 56.9% | 102,569 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 41.1% | 74,012 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 3,554 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1900 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1900
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 14,988 | 23,594 | 39,637 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 5,261 | 7,256 | 12,708 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 3,356 | 5,356 | 8,844 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | R | 11,634 | 14,418 | 26,589 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 2,104 | 4,033 | 6,225 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 2,667 | 4,937 | 7,735 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | R | 16,704 | 18,295 | 35,742 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 7,036 | 10,162 | 17,497 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 10,262 | 14,518 | 25,160 |