United States presidential election 1896 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1896-11-03 · held
William McKinley was elected president.
Electoral map — 1896
447 electors; 224 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11 | William Jennings Bryan 11 |
| Arkansas | 8 | William Jennings Bryan 8 |
| California | 9 | William McKinley 8; William Jennings Bryan 1 |
| Colorado | 4 | William Jennings Bryan 4 |
| Connecticut | 6 | William McKinley 6 |
| Delaware | 3 | William McKinley 3 |
| Florida | 4 | William Jennings Bryan 4 |
| Georgia | 13 | William Jennings Bryan 13 |
| Idaho | 3 | William Jennings Bryan 3 |
| Illinois | 24 | William McKinley 24 |
| Indiana | 15 | William McKinley 15 |
| Iowa | 13 | William McKinley 13 |
| Kansas | 10 | William Jennings Bryan 10 |
| Kentucky | 13 | William McKinley 12; William Jennings Bryan 1 |
| Louisiana | 8 | William Jennings Bryan 8 |
| Maine | 6 | William McKinley 6 |
| Maryland | 8 | William McKinley 8 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | William McKinley 15 |
| Michigan | 14 | William McKinley 14 |
| Minnesota | 9 | William McKinley 9 |
| Mississippi | 9 | William Jennings Bryan 9 |
| Missouri | 17 | William Jennings Bryan 17 |
| Montana | 3 | William Jennings Bryan 3 |
| Nebraska | 8 | William Jennings Bryan 8 |
| Nevada | 3 | William Jennings Bryan 3 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | William McKinley 4 |
| New Jersey | 10 | William McKinley 10 |
| New York | 36 | William McKinley 36 |
| North Carolina | 11 | William Jennings Bryan 11 |
| North Dakota | 3 | William McKinley 3 |
| Ohio | 23 | William McKinley 23 |
| Oregon | 4 | William McKinley 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | William McKinley 32 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | William McKinley 4 |
| South Carolina | 9 | William Jennings Bryan 9 |
| South Dakota | 4 | William Jennings Bryan 4 |
| Tennessee | 12 | William Jennings Bryan 12 |
| Texas | 15 | William Jennings Bryan 15 |
| Utah | 3 | William Jennings Bryan 3 |
| Vermont | 4 | William McKinley 4 |
| Virginia | 12 | William Jennings Bryan 12 |
| Washington | 4 | William Jennings Bryan 4 |
| West Virginia | 6 | William McKinley 6 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | William McKinley 12 |
| Wyoming | 3 | William Jennings Bryan 3 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William McKinley | 7105076 | 51.0947352418517% | — | 271 |
| William Jennings Bryan | 6370897 | 45.8150335715068% | — | 176 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 429718 | 3.090231186641498% | — | 0 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1896 electoral count and state allocations