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Elections / 1900 · President · RI

William McKinley carried Rhode Island R+24.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Rhode Island, 1900. The state ran 17.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

Rhode Island result
56,548 votes counted
Bryan (D)
19,812
35.0%
McKinley (R)
33,784
59.7%
All others
2,952
5.2%
Margin
R+24.7
Rhode Island, 1900
McKinleyR+24.7
1900 presidential margin by county for Rhode Island — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Rhode Island — 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.Bristol County, RI · R+26.3Kent County, RI · R+37.7Newport County, RI · R+29.1Providence County, RI · R+21.5Washington County, RI · R+40.0
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William McKinleyRepublican59.7%33,784
William J. BryanDemocratic35.0%19,812
OtherAll other candidates5.2%2,952
D+60
R+60
5 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Rhode Island's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
Rhode Island's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +13.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+13.6%DR18922024
Rhode Island's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−5.0%
1896−41.9%
1900−24.7%
1904−24.4%
1908−26.6%
1912+3.5%
1916−5.1%
1920−31.2%
1924−23.2%
1928+0.6%
1932+11.8%
1936+12.9%
1940+13.6%
1944+17.3%
1948+16.2%
1952−1.8%
1956−16.5%
1960+27.3%
1964+61.7%
1968+32.2%
1972−6.2%
1976+11.3%
1980+10.5%
1984−3.6%
1988+11.7%
1992+18.0%
1996+32.9%
2000+29.1%
2004+20.8%
2008+28.0%
2012+27.4%
2016+15.4%
2020+20.6%
2024+13.6%
County results — 1900
5 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bristol CountyR
−26.3%
7271,2732,080
Kent CountyR
−37.7%
1,1262,6133,948
Newport CountyR
−29.1%
1,7763,2835,180
Providence CountyR
−21.5%
15,22324,19441,691
Washington CountyR
−40.0%
9602,4213,649