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Elections / 1900 · President · FL

William Jennings Bryan carried Florida D+53.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Florida, 1900. The state ran 61.0 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

Florida result
26,436 votes counted
Bryan (D)
18,993
71.8%
McKinley (R)
4,775
18.1%
All others
2,668
10.1%
Margin
D+53.8
1900 presidential election
Florida, 1900
BryanD+53.8
1900 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 1900 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1900 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Alachua County, FL · D+57.6Brevard County, FL · D+56.2Citrus County, FL · D+88.6Clay County, FL · D+50.1Duval County, FL · D+38.9Escambia County, FL · D+44.4Hernando County, FL · D+81.8Hillsborough County, FL · D+58.8Jefferson County, FL · D+65.7Lake County, FL · D+50.2Lee County, FL · D+69.9Leon County, FL · D+66.3Manatee County, FL · D+69.0Marion County, FL · D+57.9Miami-Dade County, FL · D+30.5Monroe County, FL · D+43.9Orange County, FL · D+32.9Osceola County, FL · D+60.2Pasco County, FL · D+79.2Polk County, FL · D+68.8Santa Rosa County, FL · D+81.9St. Johns County, FL · D+49.2Sumter County, FL · D+69.0Volusia County, FL · D+44.5
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic71.8%18,993
William McKinleyRepublican18.1%4,775
OtherAll other candidates10.1%2,668
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1900 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1900
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyD
+57.6%
1,3463341,756
Brevard CountyD
+56.2%
513121698
Citrus CountyD
+88.6%
41316448
Clay CountyD
+50.1%
30891433
Duval CountyD
+38.9%
1,8577732,788
Escambia CountyD
+44.4%
1,4354322,261
Hernando CountyD
+81.8%
25218286
Hillsborough CountyD
+58.8%
2,2573493,245
Jefferson CountyD
+65.7%
711143864
Lake CountyD
+50.2%
492143695
Lee CountyD
+69.9%
27839342
Leon CountyD
+66.3%
9321621,161
Manatee CountyD
+69.0%
53560688
Marion CountyD
+57.9%
1,1322641,499
Miami-Dade CountyD
+30.5%
8063891,365
Monroe CountyD
+43.9%
7472521,127
Orange CountyD
+32.9%
8574021,385
Osceola CountyD
+60.2%
26642372
Pasco CountyD
+79.2%
49232581
Polk CountyD
+68.8%
9831331,235
Santa Rosa CountyD
+81.9%
51938587
St. Johns CountyD
+49.2%
7642341,077
Sumter CountyD
+69.0%
34353420
Volusia CountyD
+44.5%
7552551,123