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Elections / 1900 · President · MT

William Jennings Bryan carried Montana D+18.5.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Montana, 1900. The state ran 25.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

Montana result
63,641 votes counted
Bryan (D)
37,146
58.4%
McKinley (R)
25,373
39.9%
All others
1,122
1.8%
Margin
D+18.5
1900 presidential election
Montana, 1900
BryanD+18.5
1900 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · D+9.9Broadwater County, MT · D+28.2Carbon County, MT · R+1.2Cascade County, MT · D+12.2Chouteau County, MT · R+26.9Custer County, MT · R+34.4Dawson County, MT · R+42.3Deer Lodge County, MT · D+33.9Fergus County, MT · R+14.6Flathead County, MT · D+4.1Gallatin County, MT · D+6.0Granite County, MT · D+43.1Jefferson County, MT · D+32.8Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+14.8Madison County, MT · D+11.4Meagher County, MT · R+1.0Missoula County, MT · D+15.1Park County, MT · TiedRavalli County, MT · D+8.0Silver Bow County, MT · D+50.4Sweet Grass County, MT · R+23.1Teton County, MT · R+11.2Valley County, MT · R+21.5Yellowstone County, MT · R+10.8
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic58.4%37,146
William McKinleyRepublican39.9%25,373
OtherAll other candidates1.8%1,122
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1900
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyD
+9.9%
9377671,712
Broadwater CountyD
+28.2%
572318901
Carbon CountyR
−1.2%
9079301,866
Cascade CountyD
+12.2%
2,5641,9974,648
Chouteau CountyR
−26.9%
6291,0981,741
Custer CountyR
−34.4%
4779801,464
Dawson CountyR
−42.3%
209521737
Deer Lodge CountyD
+33.9%
3,3951,6365,193
Fergus CountyR
−14.6%
9131,2282,157
Flathead CountyD
+4.1%
1,2011,1042,345
Gallatin CountyD
+6.0%
1,2971,1462,517
Granite CountyD
+43.1%
1,0204011,435
Jefferson CountyD
+32.8%
9804881,498
Lewis and Clark CountyD
+14.8%
2,7632,0434,861
Madison CountyD
+11.4%
1,2981,0302,348
Meagher CountyR
−1.0%
406414823
Missoula CountyD
+15.1%
1,8931,3923,326
Park CountyR
−0.2%
9009031,882
Ravalli CountyD
+8.0%
1,0528921,992
Silver Bow CountyD
+50.4%
12,1013,87316,310
Sweet Grass CountyR
−23.1%
287460748
Teton CountyR
−11.2%
4575731,040
Valley CountyR
−21.5%
234363600
Yellowstone CountyR
−10.8%
6548161,497