Wisconsin — 1900 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentMcKinleyR+24.1
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 60.1% | 265,760 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 36.0% | 159,163 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.0% | 17,578 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
70 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (70 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Ashland County, WI | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Burnett County, WI | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Calumet County, WI | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Crawford County, WI | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Dane County, WI | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Dodge County, WI | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Douglas County, WI | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Dunn County, WI | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Forest County, WI | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Iowa County, WI | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Iron County, WI | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Jackson County, WI | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Republican | R+0.6 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Pepin County, WI | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Pierce County, WI | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Portage County, WI | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+17.0 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+24.5 |
Wisconsin results by county
70 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William McKinley+1,104 | 1,51377.5% | 40920.9% | 311.6% | 1,953 |
| Ashland County | William McKinley+1,477 | 3,03464.0% | 1,55732.8% | 1523.2% | 4,743 |
| Barron County | William McKinley+2,007 | 2,95072.8% | 94323.3% | 1614.0% | 4,054 |
| Bayfield County | William McKinley+1,796 | 2,42876.9% | 63220.0% | 963.0% | 3,156 |
| Brown County | William McKinley+1,346 | 4,93456.8% | 3,58841.3% | 1651.9% | 8,687 |
| Buffalo County | William McKinley+886 | 2,09162.4% | 1,20536.0% | 551.6% | 3,351 |
| Burnett County | William McKinley+894 | 1,11280.2% | 21815.7% | 564.0% | 1,386 |
| Calumet County | William J. Bryan+279 | 1,63145.1% | 1,91052.8% | 752.1% | 3,616 |
| Chippewa County | William McKinley+1,769 | 4,21561.9% | 2,44635.9% | 1512.2% | 6,812 |
| Clark County | William McKinley+2,707 | 3,86474.8% | 1,15722.4% | 1462.8% | 5,167 |
| Columbia County | William McKinley+2,582 | 4,76365.7% | 2,18130.1% | 3054.2% | 7,249 |
| Crawford County | William McKinley+980 | 2,33362.5% | 1,35336.3% | 451.2% | 3,731 |
| Dane County | William McKinley+3,267 | 9,39658.4% | 6,12938.1% | 5623.5% | 16,087 |
| Dodge County | William J. Bryan+1,033 | 4,78044.3% | 5,81353.9% | 1851.7% | 10,778 |
| Door County | William McKinley+1,688 | 2,36276.3% | 67421.8% | 601.9% | 3,096 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+2,263 | 4,45063.8% | 2,18731.4% | 3334.8% | 6,970 |
| Dunn County | William McKinley+1,936 | 3,04670.8% | 1,11025.8% | 1473.4% | 4,303 |
| Eau Claire County | William McKinley+2,411 | 4,37866.4% | 1,96729.9% | 2443.7% | 6,589 |
| Florence County | William McKinley+404 | 51479.6% | 11017.0% | 223.4% | 646 |
| Fond du Lac County | William McKinley+1,118 | 6,25853.8% | 5,14044.2% | 2302.0% | 11,628 |
| Forest County | William McKinley+283 | 37876.8% | 9519.3% | 193.9% | 492 |
| Grant County | William McKinley+2,355 | 5,60961.2% | 3,25435.5% | 3093.4% | 9,172 |
| Green County | William McKinley+1,220 | 2,99660.2% | 1,77635.7% | 2044.1% | 4,976 |
| Green Lake County | William McKinley+559 | 2,08156.4% | 1,52241.3% | 862.3% | 3,689 |
| Iowa County | William McKinley+1,527 | 3,27062.5% | 1,74333.3% | 2184.2% | 5,231 |
| Iron County | William McKinley+962 | 1,31876.8% | 35620.7% | 422.4% | 1,716 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+1,988 | 2,63977.7% | 65119.2% | 1053.1% | 3,395 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+398 | 3,72946.2% | 4,12751.2% | 2072.6% | 8,063 |
| Juneau County | William McKinley+1,328 | 2,91463.3% | 1,58634.5% | 1002.2% | 4,600 |
| Kenosha County | William McKinley+977 | 3,07858.4% | 2,10139.8% | 941.8% | 5,273 |
| Kewaunee County | William McKinley+21 | 1,75049.8% | 1,72949.2% | 341.0% | 3,513 |
| La Crosse County | William McKinley+1,715 | 5,32458.2% | 3,60939.5% | 2082.3% | 9,141 |
| Lafayette County | William McKinley+752 | 2,85255.8% | 2,10041.1% | 1563.1% | 5,108 |
| Langlade County | William McKinley+516 | 1,59658.4% | 1,08039.5% | 582.1% | 2,734 |
| Lincoln County | William McKinley+595 | 2,14756.7% | 1,55241.0% | 872.3% | 3,786 |
| Manitowoc County | William McKinley+150 | 4,31749.5% | 4,16747.8% | 2382.7% | 8,722 |
| Marathon County | William McKinley+949 | 4,71754.3% | 3,76843.4% | 1982.3% | 8,683 |
| Marinette County | William McKinley+2,702 | 4,23771.0% | 1,53525.7% | 1973.3% | 5,969 |
| Marquette County | William McKinley+694 | 1,56063.1% | 86635.0% | 471.9% | 2,473 |
| Milwaukee County | William McKinley+9,194 | 34,79052.5% | 25,59638.6% | 5,8578.8% | 66,243 |
| Monroe County | William McKinley+1,462 | 3,70960.3% | 2,24736.5% | 1943.2% | 6,150 |
| Oconto County | William McKinley+1,637 | 2,75469.7% | 1,11728.3% | 792.0% | 3,950 |
| Oneida County | William McKinley+1,094 | 1,80270.3% | 70827.6% | 522.0% | 2,562 |
| Outagamie County | William McKinley+1,237 | 5,24555.1% | 4,00842.1% | 2582.7% | 9,511 |
| Ozaukee County | William J. Bryan+712 | 1,28038.4% | 1,99259.8% | 601.8% | 3,332 |
| Pepin County | William McKinley+629 | 1,09968.3% | 47029.2% | 392.4% | 1,608 |
| Pierce County | William McKinley+2,392 | 3,43372.9% | 1,04122.1% | 2324.9% | 4,706 |
| Polk County | William McKinley+2,041 | 2,73577.5% | 69419.7% | 1012.9% | 3,530 |
| Portage County | William McKinley+652 | 3,28554.6% | 2,63343.8% | 981.6% | 6,016 |
| Price County | William McKinley+1,196 | 1,72574.2% | 52922.7% | 723.1% | 2,326 |
| Racine County | William McKinley+2,070 | 5,92558.4% | 3,85538.0% | 3713.7% | 10,151 |
| Richland County | William McKinley+1,069 | 2,59359.5% | 1,52435.0% | 2405.5% | 4,357 |
| Rock County | William McKinley+5,155 | 8,24970.0% | 3,09426.2% | 4473.8% | 11,790 |
| Sauk County | William McKinley+1,838 | 4,32960.9% | 2,49135.0% | 2904.1% | 7,110 |
| Sawyer County | William McKinley+418 | 72368.5% | 30528.9% | 272.6% | 1,055 |
| Shawano County | William McKinley+1,739 | 3,24367.3% | 1,50431.2% | 721.5% | 4,819 |
| Sheboygan County | William McKinley+1,878 | 5,92753.8% | 4,04936.7% | 1,0479.5% | 11,023 |
| St. Croix County | William McKinley+1,292 | 3,36859.0% | 2,07636.4% | 2664.7% | 5,710 |
| Taylor County | William McKinley+408 | 1,42057.5% | 1,01241.0% | 371.5% | 2,469 |
| Trempealeau County | William McKinley+2,174 | 3,36471.2% | 1,19025.2% | 1693.6% | 4,723 |
| Vernon County | William McKinley+3,195 | 4,46375.6% | 1,26821.5% | 1732.9% | 5,904 |
| Vilas County | William McKinley+720 | 1,20869.3% | 48828.0% | 482.8% | 1,744 |
| Walworth County | William McKinley+3,360 | 5,10271.4% | 1,74224.4% | 3014.2% | 7,145 |
| Washburn County | William McKinley+555 | 80874.0% | 25323.2% | 312.8% | 1,092 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+90 | 2,61450.2% | 2,52448.5% | 651.2% | 5,203 |
| Waukesha County | William McKinley+2,111 | 5,12760.9% | 3,01635.8% | 2753.3% | 8,418 |
| Waupaca County | William McKinley+3,901 | 5,28476.3% | 1,38320.0% | 2593.7% | 6,926 |
| Waushara County | William McKinley+2,465 | 2,99082.0% | 52514.4% | 1303.6% | 3,645 |
| Winnebago County | William McKinley+1,862 | 7,46755.7% | 5,60541.8% | 3422.5% | 13,414 |
| Wood County | William McKinley+1,257 | 3,13561.1% | 1,87836.6% | 1182.3% | 5,131 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.