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Elections / 1900 · President · MA

William McKinley carried Massachusetts R+19.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Massachusetts, 1900. The state ran 12.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
414,804 votes counted
Bryan (D)
156,997
37.8%
McKinley (R)
238,866
57.6%
All others
18,941
4.6%
Margin
R+19.7
1900 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1900
McKinleyR+19.7
1900 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+62.0Berkshire County, MA · R+23.6Bristol County, MA · R+33.5Dukes County, MA · R+64.5Essex County, MA · R+23.1Franklin County, MA · R+43.7Hampden County, MA · R+13.2Hampshire County, MA · R+38.0Middlesex County, MA · R+24.6Nantucket County, MA · R+55.8Norfolk County, MA · R+29.7Plymouth County, MA · R+34.5Suffolk County, MA · D+7.2Worcester County, MA · R+29.6
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican57.6%238,866
William J. BryanDemocratic37.8%156,997
OtherAll other candidates4.6%18,941
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1900
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−62.0%
7493,3724,229
Berkshire CountyR
−23.6%
5,4618,98014,896
Bristol CountyR
−33.5%
9,35519,39629,947
Dukes CountyR
−64.5%
114617780
Essex CountyR
−23.1%
19,78132,92456,947
Franklin CountyR
−43.7%
1,8744,9377,006
Hampden CountyR
−13.2%
10,42413,75725,170
Hampshire CountyR
−38.0%
2,3925,5508,319
Middlesex CountyR
−24.6%
29,47649,63881,955
Nantucket CountyR
−55.8%
102375489
Norfolk CountyR
−29.7%
7,92215,14424,298
Plymouth CountyR
−34.5%
4,66510,81317,821
Suffolk CountyD
+7.2%
47,53440,95191,365
Worcester CountyR
−29.6%
17,14832,41251,582