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Elections / 1900 · President · PA

William McKinley carried Pennsylvania R+24.6.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Pennsylvania, 1900. The state ran 17.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.5 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
1,173,210 votes counted
Bryan (D)
424,232
36.2%
McKinley (R)
712,665
60.7%
All others
36,313
3.1%
Margin
R+24.6
1900 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1900
McKinleyR+24.6
1900 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · D+3.2Allegheny County, PA · R+43.3Armstrong County, PA · R+29.7Beaver County, PA · R+23.9Bedford County, PA · R+16.1Berks County, PA · D+15.1Blair County, PA · R+35.2Bradford County, PA · R+32.8Bucks County, PA · R+11.8Butler County, PA · R+16.3Cambria County, PA · R+18.3Cameron County, PA · R+29.9Carbon County, PA · R+0.8Centre County, PA · R+3.7Chester County, PA · R+36.4Clarion County, PA · D+7.0Clearfield County, PA · R+12.7Clinton County, PA · R+4.5Columbia County, PA · D+24.2Crawford County, PA · R+4.6Cumberland County, PA · R+1.4Dauphin County, PA · R+31.9Delaware County, PA · R+51.9Elk County, PA · R+2.3Erie County, PA · R+22.4Fayette County, PA · R+11.0Forest County, PA · R+27.8Franklin County, PA · R+17.7Fulton County, PA · D+8.1Greene County, PA · D+20.0Huntingdon County, PA · R+38.8Indiana County, PA · R+49.8Jefferson County, PA · R+30.3Juniata County, PA · R+5.2Lackawanna County, PA · R+6.3Lancaster County, PA · R+45.7Lawrence County, PA · R+34.7Lebanon County, PA · R+38.0Lehigh County, PA · D+3.2Luzerne County, PA · R+13.4Lycoming County, PA · R+2.0McKean County, PA · R+28.1Mercer County, PA · R+16.4Mifflin County, PA · R+16.4Monroe County, PA · D+39.6Montgomery County, PA · R+20.3Montour County, PA · D+18.0Northampton County, PA · D+7.2Northumberland County, PA · R+2.2Perry County, PA · R+16.2Philadelphia County, PA · R+49.2Pike County, PA · D+27.6Potter County, PA · R+18.8Schuylkill County, PA · R+2.8Snyder County, PA · R+30.9Somerset County, PA · R+49.7Sullivan County, PA · D+3.9Susquehanna County, PA · R+16.4Tioga County, PA · R+45.9Union County, PA · R+34.0Venango County, PA · R+17.0Warren County, PA · R+36.0Washington County, PA · R+23.0Wayne County, PA · R+9.2Westmoreland County, PA · R+17.8Wyoming County, PA · R+8.7York County, PA · D+5.3
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican60.7%712,665
William J. BryanDemocratic36.2%424,232
OtherAll other candidates3.1%36,313
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1900
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+3.2%
3,9673,7187,832
Allegheny CountyR
−43.3%
27,31171,780102,624
Armstrong CountyR
−29.7%
3,4386,44310,133
Beaver CountyR
−23.9%
4,0766,75911,244
Bedford CountyR
−16.1%
3,4454,7908,368
Berks CountyD
+15.1%
19,01313,95233,593
Blair CountyR
−35.2%
4,5289,74914,814
Bradford CountyR
−32.8%
4,2118,62513,467
Bucks CountyR
−11.8%
7,2879,26316,803
Butler CountyR
−16.3%
4,4656,30311,285
Cambria CountyR
−18.3%
7,16810,47618,064
Cameron CountyR
−29.9%
5149711,527
Carbon CountyR
−0.8%
4,1494,2228,649
Centre CountyR
−3.7%
4,3394,6849,249
Chester CountyR
−36.4%
6,21413,80920,858
Clarion CountyD
+7.0%
3,4723,0026,718
Clearfield CountyR
−12.7%
6,0667,95514,854
Clinton CountyR
−4.5%
2,8793,1576,241
Columbia CountyD
+24.2%
4,9822,9548,390
Crawford CountyR
−4.6%
7,0007,70515,418
Cumberland CountyR
−1.4%
5,4285,58711,389
Dauphin CountyR
−31.9%
7,39014,67322,846
Delaware CountyR
−51.9%
4,24913,79418,401
Elk CountyR
−2.3%
3,1053,2546,500
Erie CountyR
−22.4%
7,28111,81620,207
Fayette CountyR
−11.0%
7,6509,63717,999
Forest CountyR
−27.8%
7141,3092,137
Franklin CountyR
−17.7%
4,5006,48311,182
Fulton CountyD
+8.1%
1,2241,0392,295
Greene CountyD
+20.0%
3,6742,4276,220
Huntingdon CountyR
−38.8%
1,9894,6456,840
Indiana CountyR
−49.8%
1,7675,6877,871
Jefferson CountyR
−30.3%
3,0635,9509,538
Juniata CountyR
−5.2%
1,6211,8053,505
Lackawanna CountyR
−6.3%
14,72816,76332,510
Lancaster CountyR
−45.7%
8,43723,23032,368
Lawrence CountyR
−34.7%
2,7546,34310,332
Lebanon CountyR
−38.0%
3,0507,08910,618
Lehigh CountyD
+3.2%
10,4389,77520,517
Luzerne CountyR
−13.4%
16,47021,79339,717
Lycoming CountyR
−2.0%
7,4277,75016,304
McKean CountyR
−28.1%
3,4276,31910,293
Mercer CountyR
−16.4%
4,9166,95012,425
Mifflin CountyR
−16.4%
1,8422,5944,593
Monroe CountyD
+39.6%
3,0541,2644,516
Montgomery CountyR
−20.3%
11,20817,05128,849
Montour CountyD
+18.0%
1,8751,2923,239
Northampton CountyD
+7.2%
11,4129,84921,817
Northumberland CountyR
−2.2%
7,9898,36616,951
Perry CountyR
−16.2%
2,4403,4005,922
Philadelphia CountyR
−49.2%
58,179173,657234,889
Pike CountyD
+27.6%
1,2366941,966
Potter CountyR
−18.8%
2,1473,2245,727
Schuylkill CountyR
−2.8%
14,49615,32730,215
Snyder CountyR
−30.9%
1,3192,5173,881
Somerset CountyR
−49.7%
2,1516,6779,109
Sullivan CountyD
+3.9%
1,3761,2662,785
Susquehanna CountyR
−16.4%
3,5275,0199,085
Tioga CountyR
−45.9%
2,6387,45810,502
Union CountyR
−34.0%
1,3592,8104,269
Venango CountyR
−17.0%
4,0145,93111,244
Warren CountyR
−36.0%
2,5005,6098,645
Washington CountyR
−23.0%
6,38010,40817,521
Wayne CountyR
−9.2%
2,6473,2296,342
Westmoreland CountyR
−17.8%
11,01016,01428,096
Wyoming CountyR
−8.7%
1,8752,2474,271
York CountyD
+5.3%
13,73212,32726,631