William Jennings Bryan carried Kentucky D+1.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Kentucky, 1900. The state ran 8.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

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Kentucky result

468,253 votes counted

Bryan (D)

235,123

50.2%

McKinley (R)

227,128

48.5%

All others

6,002

1.3%

Margin

D+1.7

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1900 presidential election

Kentucky, 1900

BryanD+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Kentucky's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context

Kentucky's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1900

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adair County	R	−8.2%	1,452	1,713	3,189
Allen County	R	−7.1%	1,494	1,725	3,271
Anderson County	D	+12.7%	1,485	1,148	2,656
Ballard County	D	+46.8%	1,877	670	2,577
Barren County	D	+17.1%	3,170	2,234	5,487
Bath County	D	+5.2%	1,836	1,654	3,516
Bell County	R	−47.9%	748	2,142	2,911
Boone County	D	+50.2%	2,302	759	3,074
Bourbon County	D	+4.1%	2,411	2,217	4,759
Boyd County	R	−13.6%	1,514	1,995	3,534
Boyle County	R	−2.1%	1,577	1,646	3,275
Bracken County	D	+17.1%	1,869	1,318	3,215
Breathitt County	D	+29.7%	1,573	850	2,434
Breckinridge County	R	−6.3%	2,231	2,534	4,838
Bullitt County	D	+30.1%	1,442	772	2,229
Butler County	R	−34.2%	1,131	2,333	3,512
Caldwell County	R	−4.6%	1,475	1,622	3,164
Calloway County	D	+53.4%	2,876	844	3,803
Campbell County	R	−3.9%	5,141	5,567	11,050
Carlisle County	D	+48.6%	1,587	533	2,168
Carroll County	D	+41.0%	1,808	749	2,584
Carter County	R	−17.4%	1,720	2,452	4,196
Casey County	R	−15.6%	1,302	1,786	3,108
Christian County	R	−15.5%	3,264	4,473	7,785
Clark County	D	+9.5%	2,302	1,900	4,231
Clay County	R	−47.8%	681	1,948	2,649
Clinton County	R	−45.2%	414	1,107	1,533
Crittenden County	R	−10.1%	1,517	1,865	3,431
Cumberland County	R	−30.3%	660	1,241	1,920
Daviess County	D	+13.2%	4,910	3,738	8,870
Edmonson County	R	−11.6%	914	1,156	2,085
Elliott County	D	+37.2%	1,367	624	1,995
Estill County	R	−13.8%	1,000	1,329	2,377
Fayette County	R	−10.4%	4,293	5,302	9,678
Fleming County	D	+1.6%	2,180	2,109	4,330
Floyd County	D	+14.8%	1,615	1,197	2,826
Franklin County	D	+22.4%	2,946	1,863	4,845
Fulton County	D	+43.1%	1,487	581	2,100
Gallatin County	D	+43.0%	1,018	404	1,429
Garrard County	R	−9.5%	1,312	1,592	2,943
Grant County	D	+16.3%	2,039	1,465	3,528
Graves County	D	+38.5%	4,759	2,073	6,968
Grayson County	R	−6.5%	1,938	2,213	4,249
Green County	R	−5.9%	1,243	1,399	2,661
Greenup County	R	−16.0%	1,430	1,982	3,450
Hancock County	R	−5.8%	989	1,113	2,138
Hardin County	D	+19.3%	3,059	2,053	5,207
Harlan County	R	−69.6%	280	1,577	1,863
Harrison County	D	+20.5%	2,801	1,843	4,675
Hart County	R	−5.0%	1,937	2,140	4,100
Henderson County	D	+15.5%	3,937	2,865	6,898
Henry County	D	+18.9%	2,366	1,609	4,014
Hickman County	D	+36.4%	1,876	862	2,782
Hopkins County	D	+4.6%	3,321	3,024	6,506
Jackson County	R	−74.3%	258	1,770	2,035
Jefferson County	R	−8.2%	21,107	24,906	46,536
Jessamine County	D	+8.0%	1,565	1,326	2,976
Johnson County	R	−29.6%	1,025	1,897	2,945
Kenton County	D	+12.2%	7,263	5,650	13,268
Knott County	D	+40.5%	1,015	429	1,447
Knox County	R	−45.3%	976	2,606	3,595
Larue County	D	+15.5%	1,420	1,036	2,470
Laurel County	R	−29.9%	1,198	2,241	3,487
Lawrence County	R	−2.6%	1,946	2,052	4,017
Lee County	R	−14.6%	637	857	1,509
Leslie County	R	−82.8%	110	1,186	1,300
Letcher County	R	−35.8%	501	1,062	1,567
Lewis County	R	−21.5%	1,482	2,311	3,851
Lincoln County	R	−1.4%	1,871	1,925	3,802
Livingston County	D	+24.9%	1,515	906	2,448
Logan County	D	+12.5%	3,392	2,624	6,138
Lyon County	D	+11.7%	1,005	789	1,839
Madison County	R	−0.6%	3,046	3,084	6,197
Magoffin County	R	−16.0%	955	1,321	2,281
Marion County	D	+16.2%	2,070	1,491	3,583
Marshall County	D	+21.8%	1,594	997	2,735
Martin County	R	−53.1%	246	812	1,066
Mason County	D	+9.1%	2,952	2,455	5,448
McCracken County	D	+9.1%	3,020	2,506	5,656
McLean County	D	+4.1%	1,463	1,344	2,871
Meade County	D	+22.8%	1,470	919	2,421
Menifee County	D	+28.4%	845	470	1,322
Mercer County	D	+0.2%	1,784	1,775	3,630
Metcalfe County	R	−5.0%	1,050	1,162	2,227
Monroe County	R	−32.7%	867	1,724	2,620
Montgomery County	D	+1.8%	1,589	1,533	3,139
Morgan County	D	+22.5%	1,732	1,093	2,838
Muhlenberg County	R	−14.4%	1,857	2,493	4,409
Nelson County	D	+26.6%	2,438	1,407	3,869
Nicholas County	D	+19.5%	1,879	1,262	3,170
Ohio County	R	−5.8%	2,891	3,251	6,245
Oldham County	D	+22.6%	1,062	667	1,751
Owen County	D	+49.5%	3,380	1,124	4,553
Owsley County	R	−62.5%	255	1,115	1,376
Pendleton County	D	+8.1%	1,862	1,580	3,490
Perry County	R	−37.0%	467	1,019	1,491
Pike County	R	−7.2%	1,979	2,290	4,300
Powell County	D	+6.1%	788	696	1,499
Pulaski County	R	−30.0%	2,178	4,084	6,347
Robertson County	D	+18.3%	718	494	1,221
Rockcastle County	R	−23.6%	1,010	1,637	2,659
Rowan County	R	−6.7%	790	905	1,704
Russell County	R	−21.3%	780	1,206	1,996
Scott County	D	+9.2%	2,539	2,107	4,687
Shelby County	D	+17.2%	2,794	1,975	4,769
Simpson County	D	+28.3%	1,571	866	2,492
Spencer County	D	+33.6%	1,174	582	1,762
Taylor County	D	+6.3%	1,286	1,131	2,466
Todd County	D	+1.2%	1,868	1,825	3,727
Trigg County	D	+2.5%	1,533	1,455	3,076
Trimble County	D	+52.9%	1,437	437	1,890
Union County	D	+36.2%	3,104	1,437	4,601
Warren County	D	+8.2%	3,455	2,928	6,460
Washington County	D	+2.1%	1,669	1,600	3,299
Wayne County	R	−6.8%	1,373	1,574	2,960
Webster County	D	+14.3%	2,481	1,849	4,406
Whitley County	R	−56.8%	989	3,634	4,656
Wolfe County	D	+14.7%	959	712	1,683
Woodford County	D	+2.8%	1,712	1,617	3,359