Kentucky — 1900 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentBryanD+1.7
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 50.2% | 235,123 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 48.5% | 227,128 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 6,002 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
119 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (119 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Boyle County, KY | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+53.4 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Fayette County, KY | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+74.3 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+82.8 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Taylor County, KY | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Washington County, KY | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+2.8 |
Kentucky results by county
119 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | William McKinley+261 | 1,45245.5% | 1,71353.7% | 240.8% | 3,189 |
| Allen County | William McKinley+231 | 1,49445.7% | 1,72552.7% | 521.6% | 3,271 |
| Anderson County | William J. Bryan+337 | 1,48555.9% | 1,14843.2% | 230.9% | 2,656 |
| Ballard County | William J. Bryan+1,207 | 1,87772.8% | 67026.0% | 301.2% | 2,577 |
| Barren County | William J. Bryan+936 | 3,17057.8% | 2,23440.7% | 831.5% | 5,487 |
| Bath County | William J. Bryan+182 | 1,83652.2% | 1,65447.0% | 260.7% | 3,516 |
| Bell County | William McKinley+1,394 | 74825.7% | 2,14273.6% | 210.7% | 2,911 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+1,543 | 2,30274.9% | 75924.7% | 130.4% | 3,074 |
| Bourbon County | William J. Bryan+194 | 2,41150.7% | 2,21746.6% | 1312.8% | 4,759 |
| Boyd County | William McKinley+481 | 1,51442.8% | 1,99556.5% | 250.7% | 3,534 |
| Boyle County | William McKinley+69 | 1,57748.2% | 1,64650.3% | 521.6% | 3,275 |
| Bracken County | William J. Bryan+551 | 1,86958.1% | 1,31841.0% | 280.9% | 3,215 |
| Breathitt County | William J. Bryan+723 | 1,57364.6% | 85034.9% | 110.5% | 2,434 |
| Breckinridge County | William McKinley+303 | 2,23146.1% | 2,53452.4% | 731.5% | 4,838 |
| Bullitt County | William J. Bryan+670 | 1,44264.7% | 77234.6% | 150.7% | 2,229 |
| Butler County | William McKinley+1,202 | 1,13132.2% | 2,33366.4% | 481.4% | 3,512 |
| Caldwell County | William McKinley+147 | 1,47546.6% | 1,62251.3% | 672.1% | 3,164 |
| Calloway County | William J. Bryan+2,032 | 2,87675.6% | 84422.2% | 832.2% | 3,803 |
| Campbell County | William McKinley+426 | 5,14146.5% | 5,56750.4% | 3423.1% | 11,050 |
| Carlisle County | William J. Bryan+1,054 | 1,58773.2% | 53324.6% | 482.2% | 2,168 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+1,059 | 1,80870.0% | 74929.0% | 271.0% | 2,584 |
| Carter County | William McKinley+732 | 1,72041.0% | 2,45258.4% | 240.6% | 4,196 |
| Casey County | William McKinley+484 | 1,30241.9% | 1,78657.5% | 200.6% | 3,108 |
| Christian County | William McKinley+1,209 | 3,26441.9% | 4,47357.5% | 480.6% | 7,785 |
| Clark County | William J. Bryan+402 | 2,30254.4% | 1,90044.9% | 290.7% | 4,231 |
| Clay County | William McKinley+1,267 | 68125.7% | 1,94873.5% | 200.8% | 2,649 |
| Clinton County | William McKinley+693 | 41427.0% | 1,10772.2% | 120.8% | 1,533 |
| Crittenden County | William McKinley+348 | 1,51744.2% | 1,86554.4% | 491.4% | 3,431 |
| Cumberland County | William McKinley+581 | 66034.4% | 1,24164.6% | 191.0% | 1,920 |
| Daviess County | William J. Bryan+1,172 | 4,91055.4% | 3,73842.1% | 2222.5% | 8,870 |
| Edmonson County | William McKinley+242 | 91443.8% | 1,15655.4% | 150.7% | 2,085 |
| Elliott County | William J. Bryan+743 | 1,36768.5% | 62431.3% | 40.2% | 1,995 |
| Estill County | William McKinley+329 | 1,00042.1% | 1,32955.9% | 482.0% | 2,377 |
| Fayette County | William McKinley+1,009 | 4,29344.4% | 5,30254.8% | 830.9% | 9,678 |
| Fleming County | William J. Bryan+71 | 2,18050.3% | 2,10948.7% | 410.9% | 4,330 |
| Floyd County | William J. Bryan+418 | 1,61557.1% | 1,19742.4% | 140.5% | 2,826 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,083 | 2,94660.8% | 1,86338.5% | 360.7% | 4,845 |
| Fulton County | William J. Bryan+906 | 1,48770.8% | 58127.7% | 321.5% | 2,100 |
| Gallatin County | William J. Bryan+614 | 1,01871.2% | 40428.3% | 70.5% | 1,429 |
| Garrard County | William McKinley+280 | 1,31244.6% | 1,59254.1% | 391.3% | 2,943 |
| Grant County | William J. Bryan+574 | 2,03957.8% | 1,46541.5% | 240.7% | 3,528 |
| Graves County | William J. Bryan+2,686 | 4,75968.3% | 2,07329.8% | 1362.0% | 6,968 |
| Grayson County | William McKinley+275 | 1,93845.6% | 2,21352.1% | 982.3% | 4,249 |
| Green County | William McKinley+156 | 1,24346.7% | 1,39952.6% | 190.7% | 2,661 |
| Greenup County | William McKinley+552 | 1,43041.4% | 1,98257.4% | 381.1% | 3,450 |
| Hancock County | William McKinley+124 | 98946.3% | 1,11352.1% | 361.7% | 2,138 |
| Hardin County | William J. Bryan+1,006 | 3,05958.7% | 2,05339.4% | 951.8% | 5,207 |
| Harlan County | William McKinley+1,297 | 28015.0% | 1,57784.6% | 60.3% | 1,863 |
| Harrison County | William J. Bryan+958 | 2,80159.9% | 1,84339.4% | 310.7% | 4,675 |
| Hart County | William McKinley+203 | 1,93747.2% | 2,14052.2% | 230.6% | 4,100 |
| Henderson County | William J. Bryan+1,072 | 3,93757.1% | 2,86541.5% | 961.4% | 6,898 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+757 | 2,36658.9% | 1,60940.1% | 391.0% | 4,014 |
| Hickman County | William J. Bryan+1,014 | 1,87667.4% | 86231.0% | 441.6% | 2,782 |
| Hopkins County | William J. Bryan+297 | 3,32151.0% | 3,02446.5% | 1612.5% | 6,506 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+1,512 | 25812.7% | 1,77087.0% | 70.3% | 2,035 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+3,799 | 21,10745.4% | 24,90653.5% | 5231.1% | 46,536 |
| Jessamine County | William J. Bryan+239 | 1,56552.6% | 1,32644.6% | 852.9% | 2,976 |
| Johnson County | William McKinley+872 | 1,02534.8% | 1,89764.4% | 230.8% | 2,945 |
| Kenton County | William J. Bryan+1,613 | 7,26354.7% | 5,65042.6% | 3552.7% | 13,268 |
| Knott County | William J. Bryan+586 | 1,01570.1% | 42929.6% | 30.2% | 1,447 |
| Knox County | William McKinley+1,630 | 97627.1% | 2,60672.5% | 130.4% | 3,595 |
| Larue County | William J. Bryan+384 | 1,42057.5% | 1,03641.9% | 140.6% | 2,470 |
| Laurel County | William McKinley+1,043 | 1,19834.4% | 2,24164.3% | 481.4% | 3,487 |
| Lawrence County | William McKinley+106 | 1,94648.4% | 2,05251.1% | 190.5% | 4,017 |
| Lee County | William McKinley+220 | 63742.2% | 85756.8% | 151.0% | 1,509 |
| Leslie County | William McKinley+1,076 | 1108.5% | 1,18691.2% | 40.3% | 1,300 |
| Letcher County | William McKinley+561 | 50132.0% | 1,06267.8% | 40.3% | 1,567 |
| Lewis County | William McKinley+829 | 1,48238.5% | 2,31160.0% | 581.5% | 3,851 |
| Lincoln County | William McKinley+54 | 1,87149.2% | 1,92550.6% | 60.2% | 3,802 |
| Livingston County | William J. Bryan+609 | 1,51561.9% | 90637.0% | 271.1% | 2,448 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+768 | 3,39255.3% | 2,62442.8% | 1222.0% | 6,138 |
| Lyon County | William J. Bryan+216 | 1,00554.6% | 78942.9% | 452.4% | 1,839 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+38 | 3,04649.2% | 3,08449.8% | 671.1% | 6,197 |
| Magoffin County | William McKinley+366 | 95541.9% | 1,32157.9% | 50.2% | 2,281 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+579 | 2,07057.8% | 1,49141.6% | 220.6% | 3,583 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+597 | 1,59458.3% | 99736.5% | 1445.3% | 2,735 |
| Martin County | William McKinley+566 | 24623.1% | 81276.2% | 80.8% | 1,066 |
| Mason County | William J. Bryan+497 | 2,95254.2% | 2,45545.1% | 410.8% | 5,448 |
| McCracken County | William J. Bryan+514 | 3,02053.4% | 2,50644.3% | 1302.3% | 5,656 |
| McLean County | William J. Bryan+119 | 1,46351.0% | 1,34446.8% | 642.2% | 2,871 |
| Meade County | William J. Bryan+551 | 1,47060.7% | 91938.0% | 321.3% | 2,421 |
| Menifee County | William J. Bryan+375 | 84563.9% | 47035.6% | 70.5% | 1,322 |
| Mercer County | William J. Bryan+9 | 1,78449.1% | 1,77548.9% | 712.0% | 3,630 |
| Metcalfe County | William McKinley+112 | 1,05047.1% | 1,16252.2% | 150.7% | 2,227 |
| Monroe County | William McKinley+857 | 86733.1% | 1,72465.8% | 291.1% | 2,620 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+56 | 1,58950.6% | 1,53348.8% | 170.5% | 3,139 |
| Morgan County | William J. Bryan+639 | 1,73261.0% | 1,09338.5% | 130.5% | 2,838 |
| Muhlenberg County | William McKinley+636 | 1,85742.1% | 2,49356.5% | 591.3% | 4,409 |
| Nelson County | William J. Bryan+1,031 | 2,43863.0% | 1,40736.4% | 240.6% | 3,869 |
| Nicholas County | William J. Bryan+617 | 1,87959.3% | 1,26239.8% | 290.9% | 3,170 |
| Ohio County | William McKinley+360 | 2,89146.3% | 3,25152.1% | 1031.6% | 6,245 |
| Oldham County | William J. Bryan+395 | 1,06260.7% | 66738.1% | 221.3% | 1,751 |
| Owen County | William J. Bryan+2,256 | 3,38074.2% | 1,12424.7% | 491.1% | 4,553 |
| Owsley County | William McKinley+860 | 25518.5% | 1,11581.0% | 60.4% | 1,376 |
| Pendleton County | William J. Bryan+282 | 1,86253.4% | 1,58045.3% | 481.4% | 3,490 |
| Perry County | William McKinley+552 | 46731.3% | 1,01968.3% | 50.3% | 1,491 |
| Pike County | William McKinley+311 | 1,97946.0% | 2,29053.3% | 310.7% | 4,300 |
| Powell County | William J. Bryan+92 | 78852.6% | 69646.4% | 151.0% | 1,499 |
| Pulaski County | William McKinley+1,906 | 2,17834.3% | 4,08464.3% | 851.3% | 6,347 |
| Robertson County | William J. Bryan+224 | 71858.8% | 49440.5% | 90.7% | 1,221 |
| Rockcastle County | William McKinley+627 | 1,01038.0% | 1,63761.6% | 120.5% | 2,659 |
| Rowan County | William McKinley+115 | 79046.4% | 90553.1% | 90.5% | 1,704 |
| Russell County | William McKinley+426 | 78039.1% | 1,20660.4% | 100.5% | 1,996 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+432 | 2,53954.2% | 2,10745.0% | 410.9% | 4,687 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+819 | 2,79458.6% | 1,97541.4% | 00.0% | 4,769 |
| Simpson County | William J. Bryan+705 | 1,57163.0% | 86634.8% | 552.2% | 2,492 |
| Spencer County | William J. Bryan+592 | 1,17466.6% | 58233.0% | 60.3% | 1,762 |
| Taylor County | William J. Bryan+155 | 1,28652.1% | 1,13145.9% | 492.0% | 2,466 |
| Todd County | William J. Bryan+43 | 1,86850.1% | 1,82549.0% | 340.9% | 3,727 |
| Trigg County | William J. Bryan+78 | 1,53349.8% | 1,45547.3% | 882.9% | 3,076 |
| Trimble County | William J. Bryan+1,000 | 1,43776.0% | 43723.1% | 160.8% | 1,890 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+1,667 | 3,10467.5% | 1,43731.2% | 601.3% | 4,601 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+527 | 3,45553.5% | 2,92845.3% | 771.2% | 6,460 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+69 | 1,66950.6% | 1,60048.5% | 300.9% | 3,299 |
| Wayne County | William McKinley+201 | 1,37346.4% | 1,57453.2% | 130.4% | 2,960 |
| Webster County | William J. Bryan+632 | 2,48156.3% | 1,84942.0% | 761.7% | 4,406 |
| Whitley County | William McKinley+2,645 | 98921.2% | 3,63478.0% | 330.7% | 4,656 |
| Wolfe County | William J. Bryan+247 | 95957.0% | 71242.3% | 120.7% | 1,683 |
| Woodford County | William J. Bryan+95 | 1,71251.0% | 1,61748.1% | 300.9% | 3,359 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.