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Elections / 1900 · President · WV

William Jennings Bryan carried West Virginia D+9.5.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in West Virginia, 1900. The state ran 16.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
220,716 votes counted
Bryan (D)
119,829
54.3%
McKinley (R)
98,807
44.8%
All others
2,080
0.9%
Margin
D+9.5
1900 presidential election
West Virginia, 1900
BryanD+9.5
1900 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+7.6Berkeley County, WV · D+4.5Boone County, WV · R+11.0Braxton County, WV · R+5.2Brooke County, WV · D+16.2Cabell County, WV · D+6.0Calhoun County, WV · R+14.4Clay County, WV · D+11.3Doddridge County, WV · D+21.3Fayette County, WV · D+24.9Gilmer County, WV · R+11.5Grant County, WV · D+57.1Greenbrier County, WV · R+13.5Hampshire County, WV · R+50.4Hancock County, WV · D+20.2Hardy County, WV · R+36.8Harrison County, WV · D+18.4Jackson County, WV · D+12.7Jefferson County, WV · R+38.3Kanawha County, WV · D+20.9Lewis County, WV · D+7.2Lincoln County, WV · D+7.0Logan County, WV · R+39.9Marion County, WV · D+9.1Marshall County, WV · D+27.0Mason County, WV · D+12.4McDowell County, WV · D+51.0Mercer County, WV · D+12.1Mineral County, WV · D+14.3Mingo County, WV · R+23.9Monongalia County, WV · D+30.2Monroe County, WV · D+0.8Morgan County, WV · D+29.7Nicholas County, WV · R+8.6Ohio County, WV · D+13.4Pendleton County, WV · R+10.8Pleasants County, WV · D+5.2Pocahontas County, WV · R+11.5Preston County, WV · D+47.9Putnam County, WV · D+11.6Raleigh County, WV · D+10.3Randolph County, WV · R+9.8Ritchie County, WV · D+22.2Roane County, WV · D+2.1Summers County, WV · R+2.0Taylor County, WV · D+19.2Tucker County, WV · D+17.1Tyler County, WV · D+15.6Upshur County, WV · D+46.9Wayne County, WV · R+8.1Webster County, WV · R+18.0Wetzel County, WV · R+12.1Wirt County, WV · D+3.3Wood County, WV · D+13.0Wyoming County, WV · D+8.1
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic54.3%119,829
William McKinleyRepublican44.8%98,807
OtherAll other candidates0.9%2,080
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900+9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1900
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+7.6%
1,8401,5793,441
Berkeley CountyD
+4.5%
2,5062,2874,816
Boone CountyR
−11.0%
7679561,723
Braxton CountyR
−5.2%
1,8942,1034,028
Brooke CountyD
+16.2%
1,0007171,744
Cabell CountyD
+6.0%
3,6673,2516,985
Calhoun CountyR
−14.4%
9461,2682,233
Clay CountyD
+11.3%
9027181,631
Doddridge CountyD
+21.3%
1,8931,2223,143
Fayette CountyD
+24.9%
5,4043,2308,717
Gilmer CountyR
−11.5%
1,1171,4102,541
Grant CountyD
+57.1%
1,3553671,730
Greenbrier CountyR
−13.5%
1,8702,4554,348
Hampshire CountyR
−50.4%
6592,0232,709
Hancock CountyD
+20.2%
8635641,478
Hardy CountyR
−36.8%
5961,2921,892
Harrison CountyD
+18.4%
3,9182,6786,721
Jackson CountyD
+12.7%
2,8402,1945,069
Jefferson CountyR
−38.3%
1,2072,7273,966
Kanawha CountyD
+20.9%
7,2494,73612,048
Lewis CountyD
+7.2%
1,9731,7023,743
Lincoln CountyD
+7.0%
1,7121,4873,199
Logan CountyR
−39.9%
4239851,408
Marion CountyD
+9.1%
4,3513,6128,101
Marshall CountyD
+27.0%
3,7902,1326,147
Mason CountyD
+12.4%
3,1622,4615,643
McDowell CountyD
+51.0%
3,7611,2184,990
Mercer CountyD
+12.1%
2,6992,1124,841
Mineral CountyD
+14.3%
1,6611,2412,945
Mingo CountyR
−23.9%
8381,3632,201
Monongalia CountyD
+30.2%
2,9781,5774,642
Monroe CountyD
+0.8%
1,5561,5323,112
Morgan CountyD
+29.7%
1,0915861,702
Nicholas CountyR
−8.6%
1,0511,2542,367
Ohio CountyD
+13.4%
7,0935,39412,711
Pendleton CountyR
−10.8%
9291,1542,092
Pleasants CountyD
+5.2%
1,2031,0852,288
Pocahontas CountyR
−11.5%
7931,0001,793
Preston CountyD
+47.9%
3,8001,3235,175
Putnam CountyD
+11.6%
2,1181,6763,808
Raleigh CountyD
+10.3%
1,3851,1262,515
Randolph CountyR
−9.8%
1,7712,1543,928
Ritchie CountyD
+22.2%
2,5121,5714,244
Roane CountyD
+2.1%
2,1562,0664,288
Summers CountyR
−2.0%
1,7511,8223,573
Taylor CountyD
+19.2%
2,0921,4163,522
Tucker CountyD
+17.1%
1,6941,1992,897
Tyler CountyD
+15.6%
2,5141,8314,380
Upshur CountyD
+46.9%
2,4008653,275
Wayne CountyR
−8.1%
2,2582,6544,912
Webster CountyR
−18.0%
7971,1471,944
Wetzel CountyR
−12.1%
2,0832,6644,796
Wirt CountyD
+3.3%
1,2351,1572,392
Wood CountyD
+13.0%
4,8083,7008,516
Wyoming CountyD
+8.1%
8987641,663