November 5, 1900
William McKinley Wins 1900
William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan with 295 electoral votes, winning 27 states.
William Jennings Bryan
170 EV
270 to win
William McKinley
295 EV
170
295
270
William McKinley wins
295
Electoral Votes
52.2%
Popular Vote
27
States Carried
13,496,239
Total Votes Cast
William McKinley won the 1900 presidential election with 295 electoral votes to William Jennings Bryan's 170. William McKinley received 52.2% of the popular vote and carried 27 states. Compared to the previous election, 468 counties changed parties—348 flipped Republican and 120 flipped Democratic.
1900 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
William Jennings Bryan
170
electoral votes
Republican
William McKinley
295
electoral votes
170
295
270
Popular Vote
13,496,239 total votesWilliam Jennings Bryan45.1%
6,088,610 votes
William McKinley52.2%
7,045,947 votes
R+7.1% margin
(957,337 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsWilliam McKinley elected president
State Results
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State-by-State Results
17 Dem27 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9 | D+86.0 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+77.7 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+58.1 |
| Florida | 30 | D+53.8 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+38.7 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+28.5 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+26.0 |
| Nevada | 6 | D+24.5 |
| Montana | 4 | D+18.5 |
| Colorado | 10 | D+13.6 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+11.5 |
| West Virginia | 4 | D+9.5 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+8.5 |
| Tennessee | 11 | D+8.1 |
| Missouri | 10 | D+5.5 |
| Idaho | 4 | D+3.8 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+1.7 |
| Utah | 6 | R+2.3 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+3.2 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+3.8 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+5.4 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+6.3 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+6.6 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+6.6 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+8.4 |
| New York | 28 | R+9.3 |
| Washington | 12 | R+11.7 |
| California | 54 | R+13.1 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+14.2 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+15.6 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+15.6 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+15.8 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+17.5 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+18.6 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+19.2 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+19.7 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+20.9 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+24.1 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+24.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+24.6 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+24.7 |
| Maine | 4 | R+26.6 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+26.6 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+52.9 |