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1896 United States presidential election
← 1892 November 3, 1896 1900 →
All 447 electoral votes of the Electoral College
224 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout 79.3% Increase 4.6 pp
  William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896.jpg William Jennings Bryan 2.jpg
Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance People's, Silver
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate Garret Hobart Arthur Sewall (Democratic, Silver)
Thomas E. Watson (Populist)
Electoral vote 271 176
States carried 23 22
Popular vote 7,111,607 6,509,052
Percentage 51.0% 46.7%
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Presidential election results map. Red shows those won by McKinley/Hobart, blue shows states won by Bryan/Sewall and the Populist ticket of Bryan/Watson. Numbers show the number of electoral votes given to each state.
President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democrat

 Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

The 1896 United States presidential election was the 28th presidential election in the United States. It happened on Tuesday, November 3, 1896. Former Governor William McKinley, the Republican candidate, defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan. The 1896 campaign happened during an economic depression called the Panic of 1893. The election is considered to mark the change from the "Third Party System" to the "Fourth Party System".

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  • McKinley-Hobart 1896

    McKinley/Hobart campaign poster

  • 16 to 1 ... the speech that won the nomination ... at the National Democtratic Convention at Chicago, 1896

    Bryan's famous "cross of gold" speech gave him the presidential nomination and swung the party to the silver cause

  • GoldDemocraticConvention

    The National "Gold" Democratic Convention

  • Three-quarters standing portrait of Bryan in a dark suit and white tie, with hands clasped before him, and with a serious and commanding expression

    Bryan's imposing voice and height made a deep impression on many who thronged to hear him.

  • Wjb1896

    Bryan traveled 18,000 miles in 3 months, concentrating on the critical states of the Midwest.

  • Palmer McKinley1896

    The National "Gold" Democratic Party undercut Bryan by dividing the Democratic vote and denouncing his platform.

  • PresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Results by county explicitly indicating the percentage for the winning candidate. Shades of red are for McKinley (Republican), shades of blue are for Bryan (Democratic), and shades of green are for "Other(s)" (Non-Democratic/Non-Republican).

  • 1896 Electoral Map
  • PresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Map of presidential election results by county

  • RepublicanPresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Map of Republican presidential election results by county

  • DemocraticPresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Map of Democratic presidential election results by county

  • OtherPresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Map of "other" presidential election results by county

  • CartogramPresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Cartogram of presidential election results by county

  • CartogramRepublicanPresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Cartogram of Republican presidential election results by county

  • CartogramDemocraticPresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Cartogram of Democratic presidential election results by county

  • CartogramOtherPresidentialCounty1896Colorbrewer

    Cartogram of "other" presidential election results by county

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