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Elections / 1900 · President · ME

William McKinley carried Maine R+26.5.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Maine, 1900. The state ran 19.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

Maine result
107,694 votes counted
Bryan (D)
37,822
35.1%
McKinley (R)
66,413
61.7%
All others
3,459
3.2%
Margin
R+26.5
1900 presidential election
Maine, 1900
McKinleyR+26.5
1900 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+18.1Aroostook County, ME · R+57.4Cumberland County, ME · R+20.3Franklin County, ME · R+34.0Hancock County, ME · R+29.2Kennebec County, ME · R+28.3Knox County, ME · TiedLincoln County, ME · R+21.5Oxford County, ME · R+31.0Penobscot County, ME · R+30.3Piscataquis County, ME · R+40.0Sagadahoc County, ME · R+35.0Somerset County, ME · R+29.2Waldo County, ME · R+17.8Washington County, ME · R+26.3York County, ME · R+25.7
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican61.7%66,413
William J. BryanDemocratic35.1%37,822
OtherAll other candidates3.2%3,459
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1900
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−18.1%
3,1824,6488,092
Aroostook CountyR
−57.4%
1,0304,1925,511
Cumberland CountyR
−20.3%
5,7708,82415,060
Franklin CountyR
−34.0%
1,0852,2353,387
Hancock CountyR
−29.2%
1,8603,4325,388
Kennebec CountyR
−28.3%
3,4106,2289,949
Knox CountyD
+0.1%
2,7652,7625,665
Lincoln CountyR
−21.5%
1,4192,2123,688
Oxford CountyR
−31.0%
2,0233,9126,094
Penobscot CountyR
−30.3%
3,6156,87310,761
Piscataquis CountyR
−40.0%
8242,0232,997
Sagadahoc CountyR
−35.0%
1,0252,2453,481
Somerset CountyR
−29.2%
1,9493,7276,089
Waldo CountyR
−17.8%
1,7102,4694,260
Washington CountyR
−26.3%
2,1093,6825,977
York CountyR
−25.7%
4,0466,94911,295