1896 United States presidential election in Florida

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1896 United States presidential election in Florida
Flag of Florida (1868-1900).png
  1892 November 3, 1896 1900  
  William Jennings Bryan 2 (cropped).jpg William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 (cropped).jpg
Nominee William Jennings Bryan William McKinley
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Populist
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate Arthur Sewall Garret Hobart
Electoral vote40
Popular vote32,75611,298
Percentage70.46%24.30%

1896 US Presidential Election in Florida by county.svg
County Results
Bryan
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  90–100%

The 1896 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Contents

Florida was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine. They defeated the Republican nominees, former Governor of Ohio William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. Bryan won the state by a landslide margin of 46.16%.

Bryan would later win Florida against McKinley again four years later and would later win it again in 1908 against William Howard Taft.

Results

1896 United States presidential election in Florida [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan30,77966.21%4
Populist William Jennings Bryan1,9774.25%0
Total William Jennings Bryan 32,75670.46%4
Republican William McKinley 11,29824.30%0
National Democratic John M. Palmer 1,7783.82%0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 6561.41%0
Totals46,488100.00%4
Voter turnout

Results by county

CountyWilliam Jennings Bryan
Democratic/Populist
William McKinley
Republican
John McAuley Palmer
National Democratic
Joshua Levering
Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast [2]
# %# %# %# %# %
Alachua 1,54568.82%64528.73%441.96%110.49%90040.09%2,245
Baker 24783.45%3311.15%20.68%144.73%21472.30%296
Bradford 83677.34%17616.28%534.90%161.48%66061.05%1,081
Brevard 50555.99%33737.36%434.77%171.88%16818.63%902
Calhoun 20571.68%5218.18%269.09%31.05%15353.50%286
Citrus 34784.63%358.54%122.93%163.90%31276.10%410
Clay 35558.10%23037.64%203.27%60.98%12520.46%611
Columbia 76873.70%22821.88%302.88%161.54%54051.82%1,042
Dade 37246.97%36846.46%384.80%141.77%40.51%792
De Soto 70074.39%19821.04%242.55%192.02%50253.35%941
Duval 1,90351.52%1,46239.58%3138.47%160.43%44111.94%3,694
Escambia 1,28577.04%23313.97%1388.27%120.72%1,05263.07%1,668
Franklin 29464.47%14632.02%132.85%30.66%14832.46%456
Gadsden 59785.78%669.48%243.45%91.29%53176.29%696
Hamilton 53381.25%7411.28%182.74%314.73%45969.97%656
Hernando 23183.09%3713.31%62.16%41.44%19469.78%278
Hillsborough 2,18075.20%58420.14%873.00%481.66%1,59655.05%2,899
Holmes 39683.54%5110.76%194.01%81.69%34572.78%474
Jackson 1,28579.62%28517.66%332.04%110.68%1,00061.96%1,614
Jefferson 1,90987.29%24211.07%180.82%180.82%1,66776.22%2,187
Lafayette 35792.49%133.37%41.04%123.11%34489.12%386
Lake 87070.16%30224.35%544.35%141.13%56845.81%1,240
Lee 22271.15%7423.72%154.81%10.32%14847.44%312
Leon 1,29881.53%24715.52%261.63%211.32%1,05166.02%1,592
Levy 48377.16%11318.05%203.19%101.60%37059.11%626
Liberty 11561.50%4222.46%2714.44%31.60%7339.04%187
Madison 88583.02%14413.51%252.35%121.13%74169.51%1,066
Manatee 48075.59%13521.26%111.73%91.42%34554.33%635
Marion 1,23065.74%48025.65%1296.89%321.71%75040.09%1,871
Monroe 45249.89%36940.73%596.51%262.87%839.16%906
Nassau 57259.83%31032.43%606.28%141.46%26227.41%956
Orange 1,08662.41%56532.47%744.25%150.86%52129.94%1,740
Osceola 27466.83%11828.78%40.98%143.41%15638.05%410
Pasco 48285.77%7012.46%61.07%40.71%41273.31%562
Polk 1,15576.24%27918.42%644.22%171.12%87657.82%1,515
Putnam 99052.27%81643.08%522.75%361.90%1749.19%1,894
St. John's 56186.44%507.70%132.00%253.85%51178.74%649
Santa Rosa 69459.06%43136.68%252.13%252.13%26322.38%1,175
Sumter 52480.74%8913.71%284.31%81.23%43567.03%649
Suwannee 90579.39%19617.19%292.54%100.88%70962.19%1,140
Taylor 25586.73%3110.54%62.04%20.68%22476.19%294
Volusia 75351.36%63543.32%422.86%362.46%1188.05%1,466
Wakulla 67094.77%354.95%00.00%20.28%63589.82%707
Walton 59480.16%12917.41%111.48%70.94%46562.75%741
Washington 35665.80%14326.43%336.10%91.66%21339.37%541
Totals32,75670.46%11,29824.30%1,7783.82%6561.41%21,45846.16%46,488

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    References

    1. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Florida
    2. Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)