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Elections / 1900 · President · TN

William Jennings Bryan carried Tennessee D+8.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Tennessee, 1900. The state ran 15.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.5 nationally).

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

Tennessee result
273,870 votes counted
Bryan (D)
145,249
53.0%
McKinley (R)
123,108
45.0%
All others
5,513
2.0%
Margin
D+8.1
1900 presidential election
Tennessee, 1900
BryanD+8.1
1900 presidential margin by county for Tennessee — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Tennessee — 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.Anderson County, TN · R+46.2Bedford County, TN · D+22.8Benton County, TN · D+30.6Bledsoe County, TN · R+19.1Blount County, TN · R+44.6Bradley County, TN · R+26.2Campbell County, TN · R+62.6Cannon County, TN · D+22.0Carroll County, TN · R+12.6Carter County, TN · R+73.4Cheatham County, TN · D+45.3Chester County, TN · D+11.4Claiborne County, TN · R+12.3Clay County, TN · D+24.5Cocke County, TN · R+40.3Coffee County, TN · D+43.9Crockett County, TN · D+15.0Cumberland County, TN · R+29.5Davidson County, TN · D+45.0Decatur County, TN · D+2.8DeKalb County, TN · D+1.1Dickson County, TN · D+26.9Dyer County, TN · D+45.4Fayette County, TN · D+43.7Fentress County, TN · R+41.9Franklin County, TN · D+55.1Gibson County, TN · D+35.9Giles County, TN · D+23.9Grainger County, TN · R+30.4Greene County, TN · R+3.7Grundy County, TN · D+40.5Hamblen County, TN · R+15.7Hamilton County, TN · R+12.8Hancock County, TN · R+57.8Hardeman County, TN · D+19.2Hardin County, TN · R+8.2Hawkins County, TN · R+14.7Haywood County, TN · D+73.2Henderson County, TN · R+18.8Henry County, TN · D+45.6Hickman County, TN · D+17.9Houston County, TN · D+36.0Humphreys County, TN · D+42.3Jackson County, TN · D+22.5Jefferson County, TN · R+48.2Johnson County, TN · R+78.8Knox County, TN · D+4.7Lake County, TN · D+47.0Lauderdale County, TN · D+59.5Lawrence County, TN · D+5.5Lewis County, TN · D+32.8Lincoln County, TN · D+50.8Loudon County, TN · R+36.9Macon County, TN · R+20.7Madison County, TN · D+33.6Marion County, TN · R+12.4Marshall County, TN · D+45.1Maury County, TN · D+14.2McMinn County, TN · R+22.6McNairy County, TN · R+1.8Meigs County, TN · D+6.2Monroe County, TN · R+3.2Montgomery County, TN · D+9.9Moore County, TN · D+83.9Morgan County, TN · R+42.7Obion County, TN · D+53.6Overton County, TN · D+30.8Perry County, TN · D+16.5Pickett County, TN · R+19.7Polk County, TN · R+10.3Putnam County, TN · D+15.7Rhea County, TN · R+2.0Roane County, TN · R+50.4Robertson County, TN · D+38.1Rutherford County, TN · D+26.9Scott County, TN · R+79.4Sequatchie County, TN · D+26.6Sevier County, TN · R+74.2Shelby County, TN · D+26.5Smith County, TN · D+25.9Stewart County, TN · D+32.8Sullivan County, TN · D+16.2Sumner County, TN · D+53.0Tipton County, TN · D+18.0Trousdale County, TN · D+48.9Unicoi County, TN · R+81.4Union County, TN · R+45.0Van Buren County, TN · D+47.0Warren County, TN · D+48.3Washington County, TN · R+24.5Wayne County, TN · R+41.7Weakley County, TN · D+28.1White County, TN · D+42.9Williamson County, TN · D+48.9Wilson County, TN · D+42.3
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic53.0%145,249
William McKinleyRepublican45.0%123,108
OtherAll other candidates2.0%5,513
D+60
R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
Tennessee's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−29.6%DR18922024
Tennessee's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+13.5%
1896+6.0%
1900+8.1%
1904+10.8%
1908+6.9%
1912+28.9%
1916+13.6%
1920−2.8%
1924+9.3%
1928−11.1%
1932+34.0%
1936+37.9%
1940+34.9%
1944+21.2%
1948+12.3%
1952−0.3%
1956−0.6%
1960−7.1%
1964+11.0%
1968−9.7%
1972−38.0%
1976+13.0%
1980−0.3%
1984−16.3%
1988−16.3%
1992+4.7%
1996+2.4%
2000−3.9%
2004−14.3%
2008−15.0%
2012−20.4%
2016−26.0%
2020−23.2%
2024−29.6%
County results — 1900
95 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Anderson CountyR
−46.2%
7321,9972,739
Bedford CountyD
+22.8%
2,1761,3573,585
Benton CountyD
+30.6%
1,3857202,172
Bledsoe CountyR
−19.1%
4987341,235
Blount CountyR
−44.6%
8252,2013,085
Bradley CountyR
−26.2%
9091,5792,560
Campbell CountyR
−62.6%
4792,1892,731
Cannon CountyD
+22.0%
1,2137751,990
Carroll CountyR
−12.6%
1,9312,5164,637
Carter CountyR
−73.4%
4082,7633,208
Cheatham CountyD
+45.3%
1,1904401,657
Chester CountyD
+11.4%
8947021,680
Claiborne CountyR
−12.3%
7709871,763
Clay CountyD
+24.5%
8304981,355
Cocke CountyR
−40.3%
1,0012,3603,371
Coffee CountyD
+43.9%
1,6606242,360
Crockett CountyD
+15.0%
1,4281,0502,522
Cumberland CountyR
−29.5%
4057501,168
Davidson CountyD
+45.0%
6,8692,5019,700
Decatur CountyD
+2.8%
1,5281,4423,030
DeKalb CountyD
+1.1%
9098901,799
Dickson CountyD
+26.9%
1,6919642,707
Dyer CountyD
+45.4%
1,9757282,748
Fayette CountyD
+43.7%
2,2828853,200
Fentress CountyR
−41.9%
3207821,103
Franklin CountyD
+55.1%
2,1966132,871
Gibson CountyD
+35.9%
3,3761,5095,196
Giles CountyD
+23.9%
2,7901,7034,542
Grainger CountyR
−30.4%
9601,8022,768
Greene CountyR
−3.7%
2,8683,0915,989
Grundy CountyD
+40.5%
8523571,222
Hamblen CountyR
−15.7%
9591,3222,310
Hamilton CountyR
−12.8%
3,4714,5418,372
Hancock CountyR
−57.8%
3821,4291,811
Hardeman CountyD
+19.2%
1,9741,3363,322
Hardin CountyR
−8.2%
1,1591,3672,526
Hawkins CountyR
−14.7%
1,8672,5154,405
Haywood CountyD
+73.2%
1,4522141,691
Henderson CountyR
−18.8%
1,3081,9253,281
Henry CountyD
+45.6%
2,6059293,673
Hickman CountyD
+17.9%
1,2928942,219
Houston CountyD
+36.0%
7383411,104
Humphreys CountyD
+42.3%
1,5616142,237
Jackson CountyD
+22.5%
1,4799352,420
Jefferson CountyR
−48.2%
8162,3473,179
Johnson CountyR
−78.8%
1891,6181,814
Knox CountyD
+4.7%
4,3893,9828,592
Lake CountyD
+47.0%
558201759
Lauderdale CountyD
+59.5%
1,8074372,303
Lawrence CountyD
+5.5%
1,4801,3272,807
Lewis CountyD
+32.8%
400202604
Lincoln CountyD
+50.8%
2,4637283,412
Loudon CountyR
−36.9%
5121,1161,637
Macon CountyR
−20.7%
8711,3252,196
Madison CountyD
+33.6%
2,3791,1473,669
Marion CountyR
−12.4%
1,2341,5852,822
Marshall CountyD
+45.1%
2,1847633,153
Maury CountyD
+14.2%
3,3252,4915,893
McMinn CountyR
−22.6%
1,2892,0573,401
McNairy CountyR
−1.8%
1,4431,4982,983
Meigs CountyD
+6.2%
7016191,327
Monroe CountyR
−3.2%
1,6341,7433,447
Montgomery CountyD
+9.9%
2,2481,8154,382
Moore CountyD
+83.9%
83866920
Morgan CountyR
−42.7%
4211,0531,480
Obion CountyD
+53.6%
2,7227713,640
Overton CountyD
+30.8%
1,4437642,207
Perry CountyD
+16.5%
8516081,470
Pickett CountyR
−19.7%
345514859
Polk CountyR
−10.3%
7379061,644
Putnam CountyD
+15.7%
1,4521,0582,514
Rhea CountyR
−2.0%
7988321,665
Roane CountyR
−50.4%
7402,4293,354
Robertson CountyD
+38.1%
2,5641,1283,765
Rutherford CountyD
+26.9%
2,5171,4294,041
Scott CountyR
−79.4%
1711,4981,672
Sequatchie CountyD
+26.6%
375216598
Sevier CountyR
−74.2%
3822,5952,983
Shelby CountyD
+26.5%
5,1432,9618,229
Smith CountyD
+25.9%
1,9401,1183,172
Stewart CountyD
+32.8%
1,5777932,392
Sullivan CountyD
+16.2%
2,4211,7394,216
Sumner CountyD
+53.0%
2,5897763,421
Tipton CountyD
+18.0%
1,8871,3083,223
Trousdale CountyD
+48.9%
675222927
Unicoi CountyR
−81.4%
76822917
Union CountyR
−45.0%
5661,5012,079
Van Buren CountyD
+47.0%
425153579
Warren CountyD
+48.3%
1,9266722,598
Washington CountyR
−24.5%
1,4962,4884,045
Wayne CountyR
−41.7%
5761,4051,990
Weakley CountyD
+28.1%
3,6091,9905,752
White CountyD
+42.9%
1,6586562,338
Williamson CountyD
+48.9%
2,1367042,927
Wilson CountyD
+42.3%
2,6741,0613,809