Minnesota — 1900 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentMcKinleyR+24.5
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 60.2% | 190,461 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 35.7% | 112,901 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.1% | 12,949 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Anoka County, MN | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Becker County, MN | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Carlton County, MN | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Cass County, MN | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Clay County, MN | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Cook County, MN | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Dakota County, MN | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Isanti County, MN | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Itasca County, MN | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Jackson County, MN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Kittson County, MN | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Lake County, MN | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Lyon County, MN | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Marshall County, MN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+17.6 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Mower County, MN | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Norman County, MN | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Pine County, MN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Polk County, MN | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Roseau County, MN | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Scott County, MN | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Stearns County, MN | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Swift County, MN | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Traverse County, MN | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Winona County, MN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+37.1 |
Minnesota results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | William McKinley+726 | 98877.3% | 26220.5% | 282.2% | 1,278 |
| Anoka County | William McKinley+956 | 1,51170.9% | 55526.0% | 663.1% | 2,132 |
| Becker County | William McKinley+1,019 | 1,79064.6% | 77127.8% | 2097.5% | 2,770 |
| Beltrami County | William McKinley+572 | 1,33962.0% | 76735.5% | 522.4% | 2,158 |
| Benton County | William McKinley+98 | 84951.6% | 75145.6% | 462.8% | 1,646 |
| Big Stone County | William McKinley+437 | 1,08159.3% | 64435.3% | 995.4% | 1,824 |
| Blue Earth County | William McKinley+1,393 | 3,64758.7% | 2,25436.3% | 3145.1% | 6,215 |
| Brown County | William McKinley+224 | 1,69552.1% | 1,47145.2% | 902.8% | 3,256 |
| Carlton County | William McKinley+652 | 1,11968.8% | 46728.7% | 412.5% | 1,627 |
| Carver County | William McKinley+629 | 1,77559.5% | 1,14638.4% | 602.0% | 2,981 |
| Cass County | William McKinley+556 | 1,07465.2% | 51831.4% | 563.4% | 1,648 |
| Chippewa County | William McKinley+725 | 1,43263.7% | 70731.5% | 1094.8% | 2,248 |
| Chisago County | William McKinley+1,943 | 2,35483.4% | 41114.6% | 592.1% | 2,824 |
| Clay County | William McKinley+738 | 1,90359.5% | 1,16536.4% | 1334.2% | 3,201 |
| Cook County | William McKinley+16 | 8152.6% | 6542.2% | 85.2% | 154 |
| Cottonwood County | William McKinley+821 | 1,36868.5% | 54727.4% | 824.1% | 1,997 |
| Crow Wing County | William McKinley+999 | 1,80367.2% | 80430.0% | 752.8% | 2,682 |
| Dakota County | William McKinley+26 | 1,90447.6% | 1,87847.0% | 2155.4% | 3,997 |
| Dodge County | William McKinley+937 | 1,61165.1% | 67427.2% | 1917.7% | 2,476 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+723 | 1,91759.9% | 1,19437.3% | 912.8% | 3,202 |
| Faribault County | William McKinley+1,974 | 2,91070.6% | 93622.7% | 2756.7% | 4,121 |
| Fillmore County | William McKinley+2,377 | 3,74169.8% | 1,36425.5% | 2544.7% | 5,359 |
| Freeborn County | William McKinley+2,096 | 2,93474.2% | 83821.2% | 1844.7% | 3,956 |
| Goodhue County | William McKinley+3,769 | 4,89478.5% | 1,12518.1% | 2123.4% | 6,231 |
| Grant County | William McKinley+606 | 1,06265.8% | 45628.2% | 976.0% | 1,615 |
| Hennepin County | William McKinley+12,404 | 26,90262.4% | 14,49833.6% | 1,6953.9% | 43,095 |
| Houston County | William McKinley+881 | 1,76564.6% | 88432.3% | 843.1% | 2,733 |
| Hubbard County | William McKinley+545 | 1,00966.1% | 46430.4% | 533.5% | 1,526 |
| Isanti County | William McKinley+1,021 | 1,52572.7% | 50424.0% | 693.3% | 2,098 |
| Itasca County | William McKinley+357 | 77063.3% | 41334.0% | 332.7% | 1,216 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+764 | 1,75761.3% | 99334.7% | 1144.0% | 2,864 |
| Kanabec County | William McKinley+448 | 65873.4% | 21023.4% | 283.1% | 896 |
| Kandiyohi County | William McKinley+1,139 | 2,34364.3% | 1,20433.0% | 962.6% | 3,643 |
| Kittson County | William McKinley+323 | 88559.0% | 56237.4% | 543.6% | 1,501 |
| Lac qui Parle County | William McKinley+1,282 | 1,92471.5% | 64223.8% | 1264.7% | 2,692 |
| Lake County | William McKinley+361 | 63967.0% | 27829.1% | 373.9% | 954 |
| Le Sueur County | William McKinley+83 | 1,94149.0% | 1,85846.9% | 1614.1% | 3,960 |
| Lincoln County | William McKinley+338 | 86659.6% | 52836.4% | 584.0% | 1,452 |
| Lyon County | William McKinley+965 | 1,84464.6% | 87930.8% | 1314.6% | 2,854 |
| Marshall County | William McKinley+552 | 1,45759.7% | 90537.1% | 803.3% | 2,442 |
| Martin County | William McKinley+586 | 1,81954.7% | 1,23337.1% | 2748.2% | 3,326 |
| McLeod County | William McKinley+151 | 1,69150.0% | 1,54045.5% | 1504.4% | 3,381 |
| Meeker County | William McKinley+732 | 2,03258.8% | 1,30037.6% | 1263.6% | 3,458 |
| Mille Lacs County | William McKinley+714 | 1,07271.4% | 35823.9% | 714.7% | 1,501 |
| Morrison County | William McKinley+42 | 1,88049.3% | 1,83848.2% | 992.6% | 3,817 |
| Mower County | William McKinley+1,995 | 3,07670.7% | 1,08124.9% | 1914.4% | 4,348 |
| Murray County | William McKinley+542 | 1,35860.7% | 81636.5% | 642.9% | 2,238 |
| Nicollet County | William McKinley+826 | 1,68464.1% | 85832.7% | 843.2% | 2,626 |
| Nobles County | William McKinley+608 | 1,70957.7% | 1,10137.2% | 1535.2% | 2,963 |
| Norman County | William McKinley+528 | 1,49253.6% | 96434.6% | 32911.8% | 2,785 |
| Olmsted County | William McKinley+1,221 | 2,81861.6% | 1,59734.9% | 1583.5% | 4,573 |
| Otter Tail County | William McKinley+189 | 3,44647.2% | 3,25744.6% | 6008.2% | 7,303 |
| Pine County | William McKinley+395 | 1,12159.1% | 72638.3% | 512.7% | 1,898 |
| Pipestone County | William McKinley+420 | 1,11259.8% | 69237.2% | 542.9% | 1,858 |
| Polk County | William McKinley+330 | 2,86349.6% | 2,53343.9% | 3746.5% | 5,770 |
| Pope County | William McKinley+1,293 | 1,77476.4% | 48120.7% | 672.9% | 2,322 |
| Ramsey County | William McKinley+4,453 | 15,38456.3% | 10,93140.0% | 1,0303.8% | 27,345 |
| Red Lake County | William J. Bryan+342 | 82339.1% | 1,16555.3% | 1175.6% | 2,105 |
| Redwood County | William McKinley+1,209 | 2,12766.4% | 91828.7% | 1564.9% | 3,201 |
| Renville County | William McKinley+1,483 | 2,80964.8% | 1,32630.6% | 2024.7% | 4,337 |
| Rice County | William McKinley+1,236 | 2,92460.4% | 1,68834.8% | 2324.8% | 4,844 |
| Rock County | William McKinley+661 | 1,23465.2% | 57330.3% | 864.5% | 1,893 |
| Roseau County | William McKinley+95 | 63253.0% | 53745.1% | 231.9% | 1,192 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+592 | 99637.7% | 1,58860.1% | 582.2% | 2,642 |
| Sherburne County | William McKinley+558 | 93168.5% | 37327.4% | 564.1% | 1,360 |
| Sibley County | William McKinley+464 | 1,73656.2% | 1,27241.2% | 792.6% | 3,087 |
| St. Louis County | William McKinley+4,184 | 8,85163.7% | 4,66733.6% | 3722.7% | 13,890 |
| Stearns County | William J. Bryan+1,784 | 2,46035.5% | 4,24461.3% | 2163.1% | 6,920 |
| Steele County | William McKinley+645 | 1,83358.3% | 1,18837.8% | 1223.9% | 3,143 |
| Stevens County | William McKinley+354 | 1,03658.0% | 68238.2% | 683.8% | 1,786 |
| Swift County | William McKinley+350 | 1,37855.3% | 1,02841.2% | 883.5% | 2,494 |
| Todd County | William McKinley+725 | 2,21256.3% | 1,48737.8% | 2315.9% | 3,930 |
| Traverse County | William McKinley+48 | 76850.3% | 72047.2% | 392.6% | 1,527 |
| Wabasha County | William McKinley+708 | 2,11457.7% | 1,40638.4% | 1454.0% | 3,665 |
| Wadena County | William McKinley+501 | 94965.7% | 44831.0% | 483.3% | 1,445 |
| Waseca County | William McKinley+589 | 1,74458.5% | 1,15538.7% | 842.8% | 2,983 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+1,705 | 2,98468.5% | 1,27929.4% | 942.2% | 4,357 |
| Watonwan County | William McKinley+1,000 | 1,50971.9% | 50924.3% | 803.8% | 2,098 |
| Wilkin County | William McKinley+149 | 81252.1% | 66342.5% | 855.4% | 1,560 |
| Winona County | William J. Bryan+131 | 3,30547.3% | 3,43649.2% | 2393.4% | 6,980 |
| Wright County | William McKinley+1,265 | 3,15360.7% | 1,88836.4% | 1522.9% | 5,193 |
| Yellow Medicine County | William McKinley+980 | 1,74365.9% | 76328.9% | 1375.2% | 2,643 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.