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The 1896 elections

William Jennings Bryan (D) faced William McKinley (R); McKinley won the presidency. National popular vote: R+6.1.

1896 presidential election
McKinleyR+6.1
1896 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1896 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+38.4 · 11 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · —Colorado · D+70.6 · 4 electoral votesFlorida · D+41.5 · 4 electoral votesGeorgia · D+21.0 · 13 electoral votesIndiana · R+2.9 · 15 electoral votesKansas · D+3.7 · 10 electoral votesMaine · R+38.7 · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · R+43.1 · 15 electoral votesMinnesota · R+15.7 · 9 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+23.6 · 10 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+5.8 · 11 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+11.9 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · —Pennsylvania · R+24.7 · 32 electoral votesSouth Dakota · D+0.2 · 4 electoral votesTexas · — · 15 electoral votesWyoming · D+3.7 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+30.7 · 6 electoral votesMissouri · D+8.7 · 17 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+5.4 · 6 electoral votesIllinois · R+13.0 · 24 electoral votesNew Mexico · —Arkansas · D+48.6 · 8 electoral votesCalifornia · R+0.6 · 9 electoral votesDelaware · R+8.3 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · R+12.6 · 13 electoral votesKentucky · R+0.1 · 13 electoral votesMaryland · R+12.8 · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+10.3 · 14 electoral votesMississippi · D+84.1 · 9 electoral votesMontana · D+60.2 · 3 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+42.8 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+18.9 · 36 electoral votesOhio · R+4.8 · 23 electoral votesOregon · R+2.1 · 4 electoral votesTennessee · D+6.0 · 12 electoral votesUtah · D+65.4 · 3 electoral votesVirginia · D+6.6 · 12 electoral votesWashington · D+15.1 · 4 electoral votesWisconsin · R+22.9 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · D+5.4 · 8 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+71.8 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · D+56.8 · 3 electoral votesNevada · D+62.4 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+63.4 · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · D+54.6 · 8 electoral votesRhode Island · R+41.9 · 4 electoral votes
1896presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1896 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+63.44 EVNHR+42.84 EVMAR+43.115 EVRIR+41.94 EVCTR+30.76 EVNJR+23.610 EVDER+8.33 EVMDR+12.88 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R)
Bryan (D)
6,114,419
45.8%
McKinley (R)
6,925,627
51.9%
All others
307,099
2.3%
Margin
R+6.1

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