William McKinley carried Illinois R+8.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Illinois, 1900. The state ran 1.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

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Illinois result

1,131,898 votes counted

Bryan (D)

503,061

44.4%

McKinley (R)

597,985

52.8%

All others

30,852

2.7%

Margin

R+8.4

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1900 presidential election

Illinois, 1900

McKinleyR+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

D+60

R+60

102 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Illinois's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context

Illinois's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1900

102 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	D	+4.6%	8,844	8,047	17,192
Alexander County	R	−22.4%	1,760	2,790	4,592
Bond County	R	−12.1%	1,629	2,101	3,898
Boone County	R	−61.8%	704	3,159	3,971
Brown County	D	+32.6%	1,968	988	3,005
Bureau County	R	−20.3%	3,523	5,478	9,627
Calhoun County	D	+14.5%	1,175	873	2,079
Carroll County	R	−45.1%	1,266	3,425	4,788
Cass County	D	+17.2%	2,626	1,846	4,533
Champaign County	R	−13.6%	5,015	6,660	12,095
Christian County	D	+9.8%	4,519	3,686	8,457
Clark County	D	+1.3%	3,009	2,929	6,130
Clay County	R	−1.3%	2,295	2,356	4,764
Clinton County	D	+14.3%	2,637	1,964	4,721
Coles County	R	−8.9%	3,921	4,706	8,779
Cook County	R	−4.4%	186,193	203,760	401,134
Crawford County	R	−0.0%	2,299	2,301	4,685
Cumberland County	D	+3.1%	1,993	1,870	3,928
De Witt County	R	−6.5%	2,361	2,694	5,154
DeKalb County	R	−49.8%	1,881	5,923	8,110
Douglas County	R	−12.7%	2,106	2,733	4,928
DuPage County	R	−31.8%	1,947	3,869	6,053
Edgar County	D	+0.2%	3,783	3,766	7,702
Edwards County	R	−30.7%	823	1,577	2,457
Effingham County	D	+23.1%	2,979	1,853	4,883
Fayette County	D	+7.7%	3,423	2,920	6,519
Ford County	R	−32.4%	1,469	2,936	4,526
Franklin County	D	+2.5%	2,226	2,117	4,411
Fulton County	R	−3.0%	5,762	6,130	12,221
Gallatin County	D	+16.4%	2,004	1,432	3,498
Greene County	D	+27.6%	3,785	2,131	5,997
Grundy County	R	−35.9%	1,687	3,735	5,702
Hamilton County	D	+12.5%	2,467	1,911	4,449
Hancock County	D	+8.6%	4,657	3,907	8,741
Hardin County	D	+5.3%	839	753	1,626
Henderson County	R	−27.8%	976	1,772	2,859
Henry County	R	−40.6%	2,809	6,892	10,055
Iroquois County	R	−16.2%	3,736	5,243	9,297
Jackson County	R	−4.2%	3,723	4,054	7,954
Jasper County	D	+14.4%	2,591	1,923	4,626
Jefferson County	D	+8.3%	3,332	2,805	6,343
Jersey County	D	+17.4%	2,145	1,496	3,733
Jo Daviess County	R	−14.7%	2,543	3,444	6,143
Johnson County	R	−20.4%	1,271	1,940	3,287
Kane County	R	−38.0%	5,259	12,031	17,811
Kankakee County	R	−36.3%	2,674	5,798	8,597
Kendall County	R	−47.8%	713	2,121	2,944
Knox County	R	−39.1%	3,299	7,810	11,549
Lake County	R	−38.2%	2,235	5,136	7,588
LaSalle County	R	−14.8%	8,671	11,781	20,956
Lawrence County	D	+1.5%	2,021	1,961	4,083
Lee County	R	−30.2%	2,528	4,820	7,585
Livingston County	R	−17.4%	4,024	5,805	10,207
Logan County	D	+2.3%	3,672	3,501	7,335
Macon County	R	−10.8%	4,874	6,086	11,216
Macoupin County	D	+6.2%	5,472	4,814	10,673
Madison County	R	−8.9%	6,753	8,106	15,190
Marion County	D	+9.6%	3,928	3,221	7,340
Marshall County	R	−7.2%	1,908	2,210	4,187
Mason County	D	+10.4%	2,508	2,027	4,636
Massac County	R	−43.6%	796	2,057	2,890
McDonough County	R	−8.2%	3,444	4,076	7,733
McHenry County	R	−42.3%	2,076	5,234	7,468
McLean County	R	−17.1%	6,613	9,487	16,818
Menard County	D	+11.8%	2,078	1,632	3,773
Mercer County	R	−21.5%	2,110	3,304	5,563
Monroe County	D	+6.7%	1,757	1,535	3,308
Montgomery County	D	+6.3%	4,078	3,583	7,886
Morgan County	R	−0.2%	4,321	4,341	8,922
Moultrie County	D	+6.6%	1,975	1,728	3,768
Ogle County	R	−40.5%	2,171	5,255	7,619
Peoria County	R	−6.1%	9,433	10,700	20,647
Perry County	R	−0.3%	2,321	2,336	4,841
Piatt County	R	−16.1%	1,905	2,648	4,620
Pike County	D	+20.8%	4,715	3,045	8,012
Pope County	R	−33.0%	908	1,817	2,752
Pulaski County	R	−30.6%	1,077	2,039	3,147
Putnam County	R	−23.5%	450	738	1,224
Randolph County	D	+3.6%	3,278	3,045	6,469
Richland County	D	+6.3%	2,042	1,793	3,934
Rock Island County	R	−25.9%	4,786	8,299	13,556
Saline County	R	−6.5%	2,186	2,495	4,756
Sangamon County	R	−1.4%	9,499	9,769	19,690
Schuyler County	D	+9.3%	2,167	1,791	4,050
Scott County	D	+13.5%	1,585	1,204	2,827
Shelby County	D	+14.1%	4,514	3,365	8,131
St. Clair County	D	+0.3%	9,827	9,764	20,063
Stark County	R	−26.8%	939	1,665	2,713
Stephenson County	R	−7.8%	3,983	4,677	8,910
Tazewell County	D	+1.1%	4,048	3,957	8,235
Union County	D	+25.9%	2,900	1,695	4,645
Vermilion County	R	−22.2%	6,147	9,852	16,671
Wabash County	D	+13.9%	1,643	1,226	2,993
Warren County	R	−17.6%	2,501	3,618	6,351
Washington County	R	−5.9%	2,081	2,351	4,538
Wayne County	R	−0.9%	3,062	3,117	6,365
White County	D	+8.7%	3,170	2,658	5,915
Whiteside County	R	−33.4%	2,758	5,663	8,687
Will County	R	−20.0%	6,655	10,056	16,980
Williamson County	R	−14.7%	2,760	3,723	6,540
Winnebago County	R	−50.3%	2,498	8,103	11,147
Woodford County	D	+2.8%	2,564	2,421	5,192