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Elections / 1900 · President · MS

William Jennings Bryan carried Mississippi D+77.6.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Mississippi, 1900. The state ran 84.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
58,438 votes counted
Bryan (D)
51,169
87.6%
McKinley (R)
5,794
9.9%
All others
1,475
2.5%
Margin
D+77.6
1900 presidential election
Mississippi, 1900
BryanD+77.6
1900 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · D+62.1Alcorn County, MS · D+79.0Amite County, MS · D+88.4Attala County, MS · D+77.6Benton County, MS · D+80.7Bolivar County, MS · D+32.2Calhoun County, MS · D+81.1Carroll County, MS · D+75.0Chickasaw County, MS · D+62.8Choctaw County, MS · D+61.7Claiborne County, MS · D+89.9Clarke County, MS · D+94.7Clay County, MS · D+92.7Coahoma County, MS · D+54.5Copiah County, MS · D+89.0Covington County, MS · D+35.7DeSoto County, MS · D+86.5Franklin County, MS · D+75.8Greene County, MS · D+34.5Grenada County, MS · D+87.5Hancock County, MS · D+61.8Harrison County, MS · D+60.2Hinds County, MS · D+85.5Holmes County, MS · D+90.3Issaquena County, MS · D+66.3Itawamba County, MS · D+75.2Jackson County, MS · D+43.4Jasper County, MS · D+89.0Jefferson County, MS · D+92.7Jones County, MS · D+50.1Kemper County, MS · D+71.4Lafayette County, MS · D+82.7Lauderdale County, MS · D+89.2Lawrence County, MS · D+61.2Leake County, MS · D+93.1Lee County, MS · D+86.1Leflore County, MS · D+97.0Lincoln County, MS · D+39.7Lowndes County, MS · D+93.9Madison County, MS · D+81.2Marion County, MS · D+44.8Marshall County, MS · D+84.5Monroe County, MS · D+89.2Montgomery County, MS · D+91.5Neshoba County, MS · D+81.7Newton County, MS · D+97.1Noxubee County, MS · D+95.8Oktibbeha County, MS · D+94.2Panola County, MS · D+93.1Pearl River County, MS · D+65.6Perry County, MS · D+35.0Pike County, MS · D+80.8Pontotoc County, MS · D+56.6Prentiss County, MS · D+61.2Quitman County, MS · D+53.7Rankin County, MS · D+88.3Scott County, MS · D+92.0Sharkey County, MS · D+80.0Simpson County, MS · D+71.1Smith County, MS · D+76.1Sunflower County, MS · D+94.8Tallahatchie County, MS · D+93.8Tate County, MS · D+92.5Tippah County, MS · D+78.4Tishomingo County, MS · D+70.2Tunica County, MS · D+68.5Union County, MS · D+70.8Warren County, MS · D+70.7Washington County, MS · D+65.2Wayne County, MS · D+67.2Webster County, MS · D+60.2Wilkinson County, MS · D+87.1Winston County, MS · D+81.7Yalobusha County, MS · D+84.9Yazoo County, MS · D+93.9
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic87.6%51,169
William McKinleyRepublican9.9%5,794
OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,475
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 1900
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+62.1%
500113623
Alcorn CountyD
+79.0%
77088863
Amite CountyD
+88.4%
77127842
Attala CountyD
+77.6%
1,1111221,274
Benton CountyD
+80.7%
62164690
Bolivar CountyD
+32.2%
380194577
Calhoun CountyD
+81.1%
85377957
Carroll CountyD
+75.0%
71069855
Chickasaw CountyD
+62.8%
46052650
Choctaw CountyD
+61.7%
584101783
Claiborne CountyD
+89.9%
37318395
Clarke CountyD
+94.7%
67415696
Clay CountyD
+92.7%
66816703
Coahoma CountyD
+54.5%
26677347
Copiah CountyD
+89.0%
1,314541,416
Covington CountyD
+35.7%
442208655
DeSoto CountyD
+86.5%
73451790
Franklin CountyD
+75.8%
39737475
Greene CountyD
+34.5%
13666203
Grenada CountyD
+87.5%
47829513
Hancock CountyD
+61.8%
31071387
Harrison CountyD
+60.2%
611150766
Hinds CountyD
+85.5%
1,3651001,479
Holmes CountyD
+90.3%
90039953
Issaquena CountyD
+66.3%
8417101
Itawamba CountyD
+75.2%
821110946
Jackson CountyD
+43.4%
425166597
Jasper CountyD
+89.0%
73433788
Jefferson CountyD
+92.7%
49118510
Jones CountyD
+50.1%
637194885
Kemper CountyD
+71.4%
68086832
Lafayette CountyD
+82.7%
1,020911,123
Lauderdale CountyD
+89.2%
1,390571,495
Lawrence CountyD
+61.2%
527120665
Leake CountyD
+93.1%
990261,036
Lee CountyD
+86.1%
1,031631,124
Leflore CountyD
+97.0%
4306437
Lincoln CountyD
+39.7%
530225768
Lowndes CountyD
+93.9%
74621772
Madison CountyD
+81.2%
66367734
Marion CountyD
+44.8%
487182681
Marshall CountyD
+84.5%
1,085911,177
Monroe CountyD
+89.2%
1,272621,356
Montgomery CountyD
+91.5%
82528871
Neshoba CountyD
+81.7%
79341921
Newton CountyD
+97.1%
1,183161,202
Noxubee CountyD
+95.8%
6267646
Oktibbeha CountyD
+94.2%
66314689
Panola CountyD
+93.1%
1,042331,084
Pearl River CountyD
+65.6%
20141244
Perry CountyD
+35.0%
417197629
Pike CountyD
+80.8%
1,2441311,378
Pontotoc CountyD
+56.6%
732182972
Prentiss CountyD
+61.2%
9022101,131
Quitman CountyD
+53.7%
11434149
Rankin CountyD
+88.3%
81445871
Scott CountyD
+92.0%
65917698
Sharkey CountyD
+80.0%
18618210
Simpson CountyD
+71.1%
48774581
Smith CountyD
+76.1%
54273616
Sunflower CountyD
+94.8%
3378347
Tallahatchie CountyD
+93.8%
50316519
Tate CountyD
+92.5%
1,030381,073
Tippah CountyD
+78.4%
9311061,052
Tishomingo CountyD
+70.2%
704123828
Tunica CountyD
+68.5%
19736235
Union CountyD
+70.8%
1,1511891,359
Warren CountyD
+70.7%
804136945
Washington CountyD
+65.2%
580122702
Wayne CountyD
+67.2%
42274518
Webster CountyD
+60.2%
683156876
Wilkinson CountyD
+87.1%
48231518
Winston CountyD
+81.7%
59742679
Yalobusha CountyD
+84.9%
931681,016
Yazoo CountyD
+93.9%
91615960