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United States presidential election 1900 — Results & electoral map

United States elections · 1900-11-06 · held

William McKinley was elected president.

Electoral map — 1900

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.

Historical electoral allocations by state
StateElectorsElectoral vote recipients
Alabama11William Jennings Bryan 11
Arkansas8William Jennings Bryan 8
California9William McKinley 9
Colorado4William Jennings Bryan 4
Connecticut6William McKinley 6
Delaware3William McKinley 3
Florida4William Jennings Bryan 4
Georgia13William Jennings Bryan 13
Idaho3William Jennings Bryan 3
Illinois24William McKinley 24
Indiana15William McKinley 15
Iowa13William McKinley 13
Kansas10William McKinley 10
Kentucky13William Jennings Bryan 13
Louisiana8William Jennings Bryan 8
Maine6William McKinley 6
Maryland8William McKinley 8
Massachusetts15William McKinley 15
Michigan14William McKinley 14
Minnesota9William McKinley 9
Mississippi9William Jennings Bryan 9
Missouri17William Jennings Bryan 17
Montana3William Jennings Bryan 3
Nebraska8William McKinley 8
Nevada3William Jennings Bryan 3
New Hampshire4William McKinley 4
New Jersey10William McKinley 10
New York36William McKinley 36
North Carolina11William Jennings Bryan 11
North Dakota3William McKinley 3
Ohio23William McKinley 23
Oregon4William McKinley 4
Pennsylvania32William McKinley 32
Rhode Island4William McKinley 4
South Carolina9William Jennings Bryan 9
South Dakota4William McKinley 4
Tennessee12William Jennings Bryan 12
Texas15William Jennings Bryan 15
Utah3William McKinley 3
Vermont4William McKinley 4
Virginia12William Jennings Bryan 12
Washington4William McKinley 4
West Virginia6William McKinley 6
Wisconsin12William McKinley 12
Wyoming3William McKinley 3

Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes

President — recorded results
Party / candidateVotesVote shareSeatsElectoral votes
William McKinley721919351.66706089271624%—292
William Jennings Bryan635769845.50142511822308%—155
Other candidates / recorded votes3956342.8315139890606744%—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: 1900 electoral count and state allocations

American Presidency Project, UCSB: 1900 election tables