1896 United States presidential election in Louisiana

1896 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Bryan 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%	McKinley 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
President before election; Grover Cleveland ; Democratic	Elected President; William McKinley ; Republican

Last updated January 20, 2024

「」

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

Following the overthrow of Reconstruction Republican government, Louisiana, like most of the former Confederacy, established a Democratic-dominated but highly fraudulent political system^[1] that would from 1890 be challenged by the rise of the Populist Party due to declining conditions for farmers. Both the Populists and the earlier Greenback Party — who shared key leaders like James B. Weaver — would be supported by the state Republican Party.^[2] At the same time, outside of Acadiana — where French Catholic beliefs produced less hardline attitudes towards black voting^[3] — intimidation was already either drastically reducing the number of black voters or counting them for Democrats hostile to their interests.^[4]

By the 1890s the Louisiana Republican Party was deeply divided between “black and tans” and an insurgent “lily white” faction led by Acadian sugar planters,^[5] and the state Democratic Party was divided less deeply between pro- and anti-lottery factions.^[6] To avert the fragmented 1892 gubernatorial election, both Republican factions would organize a fusion with the Populist Party, who had run a separate candidate that year. This fusion ticket, headed by sugar planter John Pharr, would be denied according to later analysis by the persistent electoral fraud,^[7] and in the immediate aftermath of a potential civil war due to a planned Populist march on Baton Rouge, the Democrats would pass laws to disenfranchise the remaining black voters and also many poor whites ^[8] — which they would complete during the ensuing gubernatorial term.^[9]

Louisiana was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine, though four electors would cast their vice presidential ballots for Thomas E. Watson. They defeated the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. Bryan won the state by a landslide margin of 54.57%.

As this was the last election before disfranchising constitutional conventions ended black voting in Acadiana as well as the rest of the state, McKinley did retain overwhelming support in several sugarcane-growing parishes opposed to the anti-tariff Democratic policy.^[3]

Bryan would later win Louisiana 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 Louisiana^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	77,175	76.38%	4
	Populist	William Jennings Bryan	0	0.00%	4
	Total	William Jennings Bryan	77,175	76.38%	8
	Republican	William McKinley	22,037	21.81%	0
	National Democratic	John M. Palmer	1,834	1.82%	0
Totals			101,046	100.00%	8
Voter turnout					—

Results by parish

1896 United States presidential election in Louisiana by parish^[11]
Parish	William Jennings Bryan Democratic		William McKinley Republican		John McAuley Palmer National Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
Parish	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Acadia	1,082	81.54%	234	17.63%	11	0.83%	848	63.90%	1,327
Ascension	737	49.07%	722	48.07%	43	2.86%	15	1.00%	1,502
Assumption	344	23.66%	1,070	73.59%	40	2.75%	-726	-49.93%	1,454
Avoyelles	1,657	88.00%	214	11.36%	12	0.64%	1,443	76.63%	1,883
Bienville	1,491	96.01%	51	3.28%	11	0.71%	1,440	92.72%	1,553
Bossier	1,146	97.28%	22	1.87%	10	0.85%	1,124	95.42%	1,178
Caddo	1,812	83.70%	285	13.16%	68	3.14%	1,527	70.53%	2,165
Calcasieu	2,658	74.27%	891	24.90%	30	0.84%	1,767	49.37%	3,579
Caldwell	610	95.46%	26	4.07%	3	0.47%	584	91.39%	639
Cameron	251	85.37%	37	12.59%	6	2.04%	214	72.79%	294
Catahoula	811	91.33%	74	8.33%	3	0.34%	737	83.00%	888
Claiborne	1,757	95.80%	53	2.89%	24	1.31%	1,704	92.91%	1,834
Concordia	1,085	92.58%	80	6.83%	7	0.60%	1,005	85.75%	1,172
De Soto	1,940	91.55%	153	7.22%	26	1.23%	1,787	84.33%	2,119
East Baton Rouge	1,412	68.38%	595	28.81%	58	2.81%	817	39.56%	2,065
East Carroll	235	52.93%	185	41.67%	24	5.41%	50	11.26%	444
East Feliciana	1,548	98.47%	15	0.95%	9	0.57%	1,533	97.52%	1,572
Franklin	871	94.88%	28	3.05%	19	2.07%	843	91.83%	918
Grant	780	85.15%	123	13.43%	13	1.42%	657	71.72%	916
Iberia	939	70.02%	391	29.16%	11	0.82%	548	40.87%	1,341
Iberville	358	36.68%	600	61.48%	18	1.84%	-242	-24.80%	976
Jackson	705	97.24%	18	2.48%	2	0.28%	687	94.76%	725
Jefferson	1,383	79.30%	352	20.18%	9	0.52%	1,031	59.12%	1,744
Lafayette	825	81.68%	167	16.53%	18	1.78%	658	65.15%	1,010
Lafourche	1,129	73.94%	386	25.28%	12	0.79%	743	48.66%	1,527
Lincoln	1,241	95.02%	40	3.06%	25	1.91%	1,201	91.96%	1,306
Livingston	693	90.23%	72	9.38%	3	0.39%	621	80.86%	768
Madison	1,248	92.04%	96	7.08%	12	0.88%	1,152	84.96%	1,356
Morehouse	853	94.15%	46	5.08%	7	0.77%	807	89.07%	906
Natchitoches	1,656	98.10%	23	1.36%	9	0.53%	1,633	96.74%	1,688
Orleans	17,487	65.81%	8,295	31.22%	789	2.97%	9,192	34.59%	26,571
Ouachita	2,712	96.31%	93	3.30%	11	0.39%	2,619	93.00%	2,816
Plaquemines	1,502	73.16%	540	26.30%	11	0.54%	962	46.86%	2,053
Pointe Coupee	773	64.04%	410	33.97%	24	1.99%	363	30.07%	1,207
Rapides	2,600	93.56%	142	5.11%	37	1.33%	2,458	88.45%	2,779
Red River	832	96.41%	26	3.01%	5	0.58%	806	93.40%	863
Richland	706	90.75%	61	7.84%	11	1.41%	645	82.90%	778
Sabine	1,469	97.22%	36	2.38%	6	0.40%	1,433	94.84%	1,511
Saint Bernard	569	89.47%	66	10.38%	1	0.16%	503	79.09%	636
Saint Charles	125	29.90%	282	67.46%	11	2.63%	-157	-37.56%	418
Saint Helena	522	88.62%	59	10.02%	8	1.36%	463	78.61%	589
Saint James	210	12.57%	1,417	84.85%	43	2.57%	-1,207	-72.28%	1,670
Saint John the Baptist	180	24.32%	539	72.84%	21	2.84%	-359	-48.51%	740
Saint Landry	1,786	87.04%	242	11.79%	24	1.17%	1,544	75.24%	2,052
Saint Martin	679	89.11%	76	9.97%	7	0.92%	603	79.13%	762
Saint Mary	591	49.25%	580	48.33%	29	2.42%	11	0.92%	1,200
Saint Tammany	636	60.80%	317	30.31%	93	8.89%	319	30.50%	1,046
Tangipahoa	1,429	76.99%	395	21.28%	32	1.72%	1,034	55.71%	1,856
Tensas	1,108	82.13%	236	17.49%	5	0.37%	872	64.64%	1,349
Terrebonne	597	62.12%	348	36.21%	16	1.66%	249	25.91%	961
Union	1,586	93.46%	86	5.07%	25	1.47%	1,500	88.39%	1,697
Vermilion	702	77.40%	196	21.61%	9	0.99%	506	55.79%	907
Vernon	697	94.57%	35	4.75%	5	0.68%	662	89.82%	737
Washington	1,168	95.11%	48	3.91%	12	0.98%	1,120	91.21%	1,228
Webster	774	88.36%	97	11.07%	5	0.57%	677	77.28%	876
West Baton Rouge	237	43.73%	279	51.48%	26	4.80%	-42	-7.75%	542
West Carroll	637	99.84%	1	0.16%	0	0.00%	636	99.69%	638
West Feliciana	919	93.58%	44	4.48%	19	1.93%	875	89.10%	982
Winn	682	93.42%	42	5.75%	6	0.82%	640	87.67%	730
Totals	77,172	76.38%	22,037	21.81%	1,834	1.82%	55,135	54.57%	101,043

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1896 United States presidential election</span> 28th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

The 1896 United States presidential election was the 28th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1896. Former Governor William McKinley, the Republican nominee, defeated former Representative William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic nominee. The 1896 campaign, which took place during an economic depression known as the Panic of 1893, was a political realignment that ended the old Third Party System and began the Fourth Party System.

Bourbon Democrat was a term used in the United States in the later 19th century and early 20th century (1872–1904) to refer to members of the Democratic Party who were ideologically aligned with fiscal conservatism or classical liberalism, especially those who supported presidential candidates Charles O'Conor in 1872, Samuel J. Tilden in 1876, President Grover Cleveland in 1884, 1888, and 1892 and Alton B. Parker in 1904.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1900 United States elections</span>

The 1900 United States elections elected the 57th United States Congress. The election was held during the Fourth Party System. Republicans retained control of the presidency and both houses of Congress, while third parties suffered defeats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1896 United States elections</span>

The 1896 United States elections elected the 55th United States Congress. Republicans won control of the presidency and maintained control of both houses of Congress. The election marked the end of the Third Party System and the start of the Fourth Party System, as Republicans would generally dominate politics until the 1930 elections. Political scientists such as V.O. Key, Jr. argue that this election was a realigning election, while James Reichley argues against this idea on the basis that the Republican victory in this election merely continued the party's post-Civil War dominance. The election took place in the aftermath of the Panic of 1893, and featured a fierce debate between advocates of bimetallism and supporters of the gold standard.

The 1896 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 3, 1896, as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1900 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1900, as part of the 1900 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1904 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1904 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1904 as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1900 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 1900, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1896 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 3, 1896, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1892 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1896 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1908 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1900 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1900 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1900 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1904 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1904 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1920 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 2, 1920 as part of the 1920 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1908 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

References

↑ Hair, William Ivy (1969). Bourbonism and agrarian protest; Louisiana politics, 1877-1900. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0807109088.
↑ Kousser, J. Morgan (1975). The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910 (Second Printing ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-300-01973-4.
1 2 Howard, Perry H. (1954). "A New Look at Reconstruction". Political Tendencies in Louisiana, 1812-1952; An Ecological Analysis of Voting Behavior (Thesis). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. pp. 112–113.
↑ Dethloff, Henry C.; Jones, Robert R. (Autumn 1968). "Race Relations in Louisiana, 1877-98". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. Louisiana Historical Association. 9 (4): 301–323.
↑ Heersink, Boris; Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968. pp. 265–266. ISBN 1107158435.
↑ Hair. Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest, pp. 168-169
↑ Kousser. The Shaping of Southern Politics, p. 41
↑ Hair. Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest, pp. 261-268
↑ Lewinson, Paul (1965). Race, class and party; a history of Negro suffrage and white politics in the South. New York City: Grosset & Dunlap. p. 81.
↑ "1896 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
↑ "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Hair, William Ivy (1969). Bourbonism and agrarian protest; Louisiana politics, 1877-1900. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0807109088.

[2] Kousser, J. Morgan (1975). The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910 (Second Printing ed.). New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-300-01973-4.

[Political-3] 1 2 Howard, Perry H. (1954). "A New Look at Reconstruction". Political Tendencies in Louisiana, 1812-1952; An Ecological Analysis of Voting Behavior (Thesis). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. pp. 112–113.

[Relations-4] Dethloff, Henry C.; Jones, Robert R. (Autumn 1968). "Race Relations in Louisiana, 1877-98". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. Louisiana Historical Association. 9 (4): 301–323.

[Republican-5] Heersink, Boris; Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968. pp. 265–266. ISBN 1107158435.

[6] Hair. Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest, pp. 168-169

[7] Kousser. The Shaping of Southern Politics, p. 41

[8] Hair. Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest, pp. 261-268

[9] Lewinson, Paul (1965). Race, class and party; a history of Negro suffrage and white politics in the South. New York City: Grosset & Dunlap. p. 81.

[10] "1896 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.

[Geoelections-11] "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

v t e (1895←) 1896 United States elections (→1897)
U.S. President	Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
U.S. Senate	Alabama Georgia Illinois Iowa Louisiana Maryland Ohio Utah Vermont
U.S. House	Alabama Arizona Territory Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Territory New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Territory Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Governors	Alabama Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Lt. Gov Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Lt. Gov Missouri Montana Nebraska Lt. Gov New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
Mayors	Los Angeles, CA Manchester, NH
States and territories	Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

1896 United States presidential election in Louisiana

Contents

Results

Results by parish

See also

Related Research Articles

References