Illinois — 1900 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentMcKinleyR+8.4
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 52.8% | 597,985 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 44.4% | 503,061 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 30,852 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 24 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Clark County, IL | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Cook County, IL | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+0.04 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+6.5 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+12.7 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Edgar County, IL | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Effingham County, IL | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Hardin County, IL | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+38.2 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Logan County, IL | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Madison County, IL | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+43.6 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+8.2 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+42.3 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Menard County, IL | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Monroe County, IL | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Perry County, IL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Scott County, IL | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Wabash County, IL | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+0.9 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Woodford County, IL | Democratic | D+2.8 |
Illinois results by county
102 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William J. Bryan+797 | 8,04746.8% | 8,84451.4% | 3011.8% | 17,192 |
| Alexander County | William McKinley+1,030 | 2,79060.8% | 1,76038.3% | 420.9% | 4,592 |
| Bond County | William McKinley+472 | 2,10153.9% | 1,62941.8% | 1684.3% | 3,898 |
| Boone County | William McKinley+2,455 | 3,15979.6% | 70417.7% | 1082.7% | 3,971 |
| Brown County | William J. Bryan+980 | 98832.9% | 1,96865.5% | 491.6% | 3,005 |
| Bureau County | William McKinley+1,955 | 5,47856.9% | 3,52336.6% | 6266.5% | 9,627 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+302 | 87342.0% | 1,17556.5% | 311.5% | 2,079 |
| Carroll County | William McKinley+2,159 | 3,42571.5% | 1,26626.4% | 972.0% | 4,788 |
| Cass County | William J. Bryan+780 | 1,84640.7% | 2,62657.9% | 611.3% | 4,533 |
| Champaign County | William McKinley+1,645 | 6,66055.1% | 5,01541.5% | 4203.5% | 12,095 |
| Christian County | William J. Bryan+833 | 3,68643.6% | 4,51953.4% | 2523.0% | 8,457 |
| Clark County | William J. Bryan+80 | 2,92947.8% | 3,00949.1% | 1923.1% | 6,130 |
| Clay County | William McKinley+61 | 2,35649.5% | 2,29548.2% | 1132.4% | 4,764 |
| Clinton County | William J. Bryan+673 | 1,96441.6% | 2,63755.9% | 1202.5% | 4,721 |
| Coles County | William McKinley+785 | 4,70653.6% | 3,92144.7% | 1521.7% | 8,779 |
| Cook County | William McKinley+17,567 | 203,76050.8% | 186,19346.4% | 11,1812.8% | 401,134 |
| Crawford County | William McKinley+2 | 2,30149.1% | 2,29949.1% | 851.8% | 4,685 |
| Cumberland County | William J. Bryan+123 | 1,87047.6% | 1,99350.7% | 651.7% | 3,928 |
| De Witt County | William McKinley+333 | 2,69452.3% | 2,36145.8% | 991.9% | 5,154 |
| DeKalb County | William McKinley+4,042 | 5,92373.0% | 1,88123.2% | 3063.8% | 8,110 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+627 | 2,73355.5% | 2,10642.7% | 891.8% | 4,928 |
| DuPage County | William McKinley+1,922 | 3,86963.9% | 1,94732.2% | 2373.9% | 6,053 |
| Edgar County | William J. Bryan+17 | 3,76648.9% | 3,78349.1% | 1532.0% | 7,702 |
| Edwards County | William McKinley+754 | 1,57764.2% | 82333.5% | 572.3% | 2,457 |
| Effingham County | William J. Bryan+1,126 | 1,85337.9% | 2,97961.0% | 511.0% | 4,883 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+503 | 2,92044.8% | 3,42352.5% | 1762.7% | 6,519 |
| Ford County | William McKinley+1,467 | 2,93664.9% | 1,46932.5% | 1212.7% | 4,526 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+109 | 2,11748.0% | 2,22650.5% | 681.5% | 4,411 |
| Fulton County | William McKinley+368 | 6,13050.2% | 5,76247.1% | 3292.7% | 12,221 |
| Gallatin County | William J. Bryan+572 | 1,43240.9% | 2,00457.3% | 621.8% | 3,498 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+1,654 | 2,13135.5% | 3,78563.1% | 811.4% | 5,997 |
| Grundy County | William McKinley+2,048 | 3,73565.5% | 1,68729.6% | 2804.9% | 5,702 |
| Hamilton County | William J. Bryan+556 | 1,91143.0% | 2,46755.5% | 711.6% | 4,449 |
| Hancock County | William J. Bryan+750 | 3,90744.7% | 4,65753.3% | 1772.0% | 8,741 |
| Hardin County | William J. Bryan+86 | 75346.3% | 83951.6% | 342.1% | 1,626 |
| Henderson County | William McKinley+796 | 1,77262.0% | 97634.1% | 1113.9% | 2,859 |
| Henry County | William McKinley+4,083 | 6,89268.5% | 2,80927.9% | 3543.5% | 10,055 |
| Iroquois County | William McKinley+1,507 | 5,24356.4% | 3,73640.2% | 3183.4% | 9,297 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+331 | 4,05451.0% | 3,72346.8% | 1772.2% | 7,954 |
| Jasper County | William J. Bryan+668 | 1,92341.6% | 2,59156.0% | 1122.4% | 4,626 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+527 | 2,80544.2% | 3,33252.5% | 2063.2% | 6,343 |
| Jersey County | William J. Bryan+649 | 1,49640.1% | 2,14557.5% | 922.5% | 3,733 |
| Jo Daviess County | William McKinley+901 | 3,44456.1% | 2,54341.4% | 1562.5% | 6,143 |
| Johnson County | William McKinley+669 | 1,94059.0% | 1,27138.7% | 762.3% | 3,287 |
| Kane County | William McKinley+6,772 | 12,03167.5% | 5,25929.5% | 5212.9% | 17,811 |
| Kankakee County | William McKinley+3,124 | 5,79867.4% | 2,67431.1% | 1251.5% | 8,597 |
| Kendall County | William McKinley+1,408 | 2,12172.0% | 71324.2% | 1103.7% | 2,944 |
| Knox County | William McKinley+4,511 | 7,81067.6% | 3,29928.6% | 4403.8% | 11,549 |
| Lake County | William McKinley+2,901 | 5,13667.7% | 2,23529.5% | 2172.9% | 7,588 |
| LaSalle County | William McKinley+3,110 | 11,78156.2% | 8,67141.4% | 5042.4% | 20,956 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+60 | 1,96148.0% | 2,02149.5% | 1012.5% | 4,083 |
| Lee County | William McKinley+2,292 | 4,82063.5% | 2,52833.3% | 2373.1% | 7,585 |
| Livingston County | William McKinley+1,781 | 5,80556.9% | 4,02439.4% | 3783.7% | 10,207 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+171 | 3,50147.7% | 3,67250.1% | 1622.2% | 7,335 |
| Macon County | William McKinley+1,212 | 6,08654.3% | 4,87443.5% | 2562.3% | 11,216 |
| Macoupin County | William J. Bryan+658 | 4,81445.1% | 5,47251.3% | 3873.6% | 10,673 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+1,353 | 8,10653.4% | 6,75344.5% | 3312.2% | 15,190 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+707 | 3,22143.9% | 3,92853.5% | 1912.6% | 7,340 |
| Marshall County | William McKinley+302 | 2,21052.8% | 1,90845.6% | 691.6% | 4,187 |
| Mason County | William J. Bryan+481 | 2,02743.7% | 2,50854.1% | 1012.2% | 4,636 |
| Massac County | William McKinley+1,261 | 2,05771.2% | 79627.5% | 371.3% | 2,890 |
| McDonough County | William McKinley+632 | 4,07652.7% | 3,44444.5% | 2132.8% | 7,733 |
| McHenry County | William McKinley+3,158 | 5,23470.1% | 2,07627.8% | 1582.1% | 7,468 |
| McLean County | William McKinley+2,874 | 9,48756.4% | 6,61339.3% | 7184.3% | 16,818 |
| Menard County | William J. Bryan+446 | 1,63243.3% | 2,07855.1% | 631.7% | 3,773 |
| Mercer County | William McKinley+1,194 | 3,30459.4% | 2,11037.9% | 1492.7% | 5,563 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+222 | 1,53546.4% | 1,75753.1% | 160.5% | 3,308 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+495 | 3,58345.4% | 4,07851.7% | 2252.9% | 7,886 |
| Morgan County | William McKinley+20 | 4,34148.7% | 4,32148.4% | 2602.9% | 8,922 |
| Moultrie County | William J. Bryan+247 | 1,72845.9% | 1,97552.4% | 651.7% | 3,768 |
| Ogle County | William McKinley+3,084 | 5,25569.0% | 2,17128.5% | 1932.5% | 7,619 |
| Peoria County | William McKinley+1,267 | 10,70051.8% | 9,43345.7% | 5142.5% | 20,647 |
| Perry County | William McKinley+15 | 2,33648.3% | 2,32147.9% | 1843.8% | 4,841 |
| Piatt County | William McKinley+743 | 2,64857.3% | 1,90541.2% | 671.5% | 4,620 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+1,670 | 3,04538.0% | 4,71558.8% | 2523.1% | 8,012 |
| Pope County | William McKinley+909 | 1,81766.0% | 90833.0% | 271.0% | 2,752 |
| Pulaski County | William McKinley+962 | 2,03964.8% | 1,07734.2% | 311.0% | 3,147 |
| Putnam County | William McKinley+288 | 73860.3% | 45036.8% | 362.9% | 1,224 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+233 | 3,04547.1% | 3,27850.7% | 1462.3% | 6,469 |
| Richland County | William J. Bryan+249 | 1,79345.6% | 2,04251.9% | 992.5% | 3,934 |
| Rock Island County | William McKinley+3,513 | 8,29961.2% | 4,78635.3% | 4713.5% | 13,556 |
| Saline County | William McKinley+309 | 2,49552.5% | 2,18646.0% | 751.6% | 4,756 |
| Sangamon County | William McKinley+270 | 9,76949.6% | 9,49948.2% | 4222.1% | 19,690 |
| Schuyler County | William J. Bryan+376 | 1,79144.2% | 2,16753.5% | 922.3% | 4,050 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+381 | 1,20442.6% | 1,58556.1% | 381.3% | 2,827 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+1,149 | 3,36541.4% | 4,51455.5% | 2523.1% | 8,131 |
| St. Clair County | William J. Bryan+63 | 9,76448.7% | 9,82749.0% | 4722.4% | 20,063 |
| Stark County | William McKinley+726 | 1,66561.4% | 93934.6% | 1094.0% | 2,713 |
| Stephenson County | William McKinley+694 | 4,67752.5% | 3,98344.7% | 2502.8% | 8,910 |
| Tazewell County | William J. Bryan+91 | 3,95748.1% | 4,04849.2% | 2302.8% | 8,235 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+1,205 | 1,69536.5% | 2,90062.4% | 501.1% | 4,645 |
| Vermilion County | William McKinley+3,705 | 9,85259.1% | 6,14736.9% | 6724.0% | 16,671 |
| Wabash County | William J. Bryan+417 | 1,22641.0% | 1,64354.9% | 1244.1% | 2,993 |
| Warren County | William McKinley+1,117 | 3,61857.0% | 2,50139.4% | 2323.7% | 6,351 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+270 | 2,35151.8% | 2,08145.9% | 1062.3% | 4,538 |
| Wayne County | William McKinley+55 | 3,11749.0% | 3,06248.1% | 1862.9% | 6,365 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+512 | 2,65844.9% | 3,17053.6% | 871.5% | 5,915 |
| Whiteside County | William McKinley+2,905 | 5,66365.2% | 2,75831.7% | 2663.1% | 8,687 |
| Will County | William McKinley+3,401 | 10,05659.2% | 6,65539.2% | 2691.6% | 16,980 |
| Williamson County | William McKinley+963 | 3,72356.9% | 2,76042.2% | 570.9% | 6,540 |
| Winnebago County | William McKinley+5,605 | 8,10372.7% | 2,49822.4% | 5464.9% | 11,147 |
| Woodford County | William J. Bryan+143 | 2,42146.6% | 2,56449.4% | 2074.0% | 5,192 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.