1896 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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1896 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Flag of Minnesota (1893-1957).svg
  1892 November 3, 1896 1900  
  William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 (cropped).jpg William Jennings Bryan 2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Populist
Alliance - Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate Garret Hobart Arthur Sewall
Electoral vote90
Popular vote193,503139,735
Percentage53.77%40.89%

Minnesota Presidential Election Results 1896.svg
County Results

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

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

Contents

Minnesota was won by the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. They defeated the Democratic and Populist nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan and his running mate former Representative Thomas E. Watson. McKinley won the state by a margin of 12.88%.

Bryan would lose Minnesota to McKinley again four years later and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft.

Results

1896 United States presidential election in Minnesota [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican William McKinley 193,50353.77%9
Democratic/People's William Jennings Bryan 139,73540.89%0
Prohibition Joshua Levering 4,3481.27%0
National Democratic John M. Palmer 3,2220.94%0
Socialist Labor Charles H. Matchett 9540.28%0
Totals341,762100.00%9
Voter turnout

Results by county

Counties carried by McKinley/Hobart
Counties carried by Bryan/Sewall
CountyWilliam McKinley [2]
Republican
William Jennings Bryan [2]
Democratic/Peoples
Joshua Levering [2]
Prohibition
John McAuley Palmer [2]
National Democratic
Charles Horatio Matchett [2]
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %#
Aitkin 85569.46%34427.94%171.38%90.73%60.49%51141.51%1,231AI
Anoka 1,55364.90%79133.05%241.00%241.00%10.04%76231.84%2,393AN
Becker 1,47958.81%98539.17%341.35%150.60%20.08%49419.64%2,515BK
Beltrami 20247.98%21350.59%30.71%30.71%00.00%-11-2.61%421BL
Benton 77846.61%86751.95%80.48%140.84%20.12%-89-5.33%1,669BN
Big Stone 1,04855.72%74239.45%542.87%311.65%60.32%30616.27%1,881BS
Blue Earth 4,05557.50%2,74438.91%1502.13%931.32%100.14%1,31118.59%7,052BE
Brown 1,80753.41%1,46943.42%421.24%501.48%150.44%3389.99%3,383BR
Carlton 1,16967.15%54331.19%100.57%130.75%60.34%62635.96%1,741CT
Carver 1,85658.25%1,26839.80%130.41%441.38%50.16%58818.46%3,186CA
Cass 35155.63%27142.95%50.79%20.32%20.32%8012.68%631CS
Chippewa 1,31054.61%1,03743.23%331.38%110.46%80.33%27311.38%2,399CP
Chisago 2,55884.37%43714.41%180.59%170.56%20.07%2,12169.95%3,032CH
Clay 1,59844.44%1,90853.06%431.20%381.06%90.25%-310-8.62%3,596CY
Cook 8142.19%10755.73%31.56%10.52%00.00%-26-13.54%192CK
Cottonwood 1,24258.72%81038.30%472.22%160.76%00.00%43220.43%2,115CD
Crow Wing 1,70159.35%1,06637.19%592.06%291.01%110.38%63522.16%2,866CW
Dakota 2,14746.41%2,31049.94%901.95%571.23%220.48%-163-3.52%4,626DK
Dodge 1,90065.09%91131.21%862.95%180.62%40.14%98933.88%2,919DO
Douglas 1,96657.84%1,35039.72%581.71%180.53%70.21%61618.12%3,399DG
Faribault 3,11671.37%1,10725.36%821.88%591.35%20.05%2,00946.01%4,366FA
Fillmore 4,19566.05%1,93930.53%1672.63%400.63%100.16%2,25635.52%6,351FI
Freeborn 3,40072.25%1,17925.05%992.10%260.55%20.04%2,22147.20%4,706FB
Goodhue 5,74877.87%1,42619.32%1181.60%781.06%120.16%4,32258.55%7,382GH
Grant 1,00256.29%73941.52%251.40%90.51%50.28%26314.78%1,780GR
Hennepin 26,78655.47%20,51542.48%4500.93%2910.60%2460.51%6,27112.99%48,288HN
Houston 2,08765.92%99131.30%471.48%371.17%40.13%1,09634.62%3,166HS
Hubbard 36449.73%34446.99%40.55%192.60%10.14%202.73%732HU
Isanti 1,49066.52%75033.48%00.00%00.00%00.00%74033.04%2,240IS
Itasca 82652.91%72446.38%50.32%30.19%30.19%1026.53%1,561IT
Jackson 1,55856.51%1,15041.71%291.05%170.62%30.11%40814.80%2,757JK
Kanabec 48464.11%25633.91%101.32%50.66%00.00%22830.20%755KA
Kandiyohi 2,18156.25%1,63842.25%380.98%170.44%30.08%54314.01%3,877KD
Kittson 75348.36%76248.94%231.48%130.83%60.39%-9-0.58%1,557KI
Lac qui Parle 1,62061.34%93235.29%572.16%210.80%110.42%68826.05%2,641LQ
Lake 59564.05%32034.45%60.65%50.54%30.32%27529.60%929LK
Le Sueur 2,23551.16%2,00345.85%651.49%541.24%120.27%2325.31%4,369LS
Lincoln 67446.90%70348.92%312.16%281.95%10.07%-29-2.02%1,437LN
Lyon 1,62352.83%1,35143.98%672.18%220.72%90.29%2728.85%3,072LY
Marshall 1,20048.94%1,22249.84%150.61%110.45%40.16%-22-0.90%2,452MH
Martin 1,73954.31%1,32741.44%973.03%300.94%90.28%41212.87%3,202MT
McLeod 1,59547.73%1,65349.46%431.29%471.41%40.12%-58-1.74%3,342MD
Meeker 2,09456.32%1,53841.37%511.37%230.62%120.32%55614.95%3,718MK
Mille Lacs 97766.78%45631.17%130.89%130.89%40.27%52135.61%1,463ML
Morrison 1,96051.77%1,73445.80%511.35%330.87%80.21%2265.97%3,786MR
Mower 3,37968.83%1,40728.66%851.73%360.73%20.04%1,97240.17%4,909MO
Murray 1,20452.26%1,05445.75%210.91%220.95%30.13%1506.51%2,304MU
Nicollet 1,80366.41%83730.83%321.18%421.55%10.04%96635.58%2,715NI
Nobles 1,56854.84%1,20442.11%481.68%321.12%70.24%36412.73%2,859NO
Norman 1,38249.61%1,30446.81%832.98%120.43%50.18%782.80%2,786NR
Olmsted 3,20162.83%1,74134.17%831.63%661.30%40.08%1,46028.66%5,095OL
Otter Tail 3,54442.73%4,48254.04%1621.95%760.92%300.36%-938-11.31%8,294OT
Pine 1,15255.46%87542.13%130.63%301.44%70.34%27713.34%2,077PN
Pipestone 86247.49%91950.63%170.94%170.94%00.00%-57-3.14%1,815PS
Polk 2,85535.39%5,05462.65%690.86%540.67%350.43%-2,199-27.26%8,067PL
Pope 1,77370.53%68827.37%431.71%80.32%20.08%1,08543.16%2,514PO
Ramsey 17,52257.66%12,04839.65%1770.58%4331.42%2070.68%5,47418.01%30,387RM
Redwood 1,81860.60%1,12337.43%311.03%240.80%40.13%69523.17%3,000RW
Renville 2,55355.16%1,97842.74%511.10%380.82%80.17%57512.42%4,628RV
Rice 3,48360.99%2,00235.06%1031.80%1101.93%130.23%1,48125.93%5,711RC
Rock 1,20959.85%76537.87%281.39%150.74%30.15%44421.98%2,020RK
Roseau 28734.66%52763.65%60.72%50.60%30.36%-240-28.99%828RS
Scott 1,12638.31%1,70658.05%290.99%672.28%110.37%-580-19.73%2,939SL
Sherburne 1,00863.92%53633.99%181.14%130.82%20.13%47229.93%1,577SC
Sibley 1,82657.97%1,25139.71%190.60%471.49%70.22%57518.25%3,150SB
St. Louis 9,81056.36%7,41242.58%920.53%760.44%160.09%2,39813.78%17,406SY
Stearns 2,87336.06%4,91161.64%420.53%1231.54%180.23%-2,038-25.58%7,967ST
Steele 2,04659.41%1,24836.24%802.32%651.89%50.15%79823.17%3,444SE
Stevens 98157.40%68540.08%281.64%130.76%20.12%29617.32%1,709SV
Swift 1,27349.78%1,22247.79%401.56%150.59%70.27%511.99%2,557SW
Todd 2,04352.28%1,73944.50%962.46%290.74%10.03%3047.78%3,908TD
Traverse 58936.65%96359.93%221.37%281.74%50.31%-374-23.27%1,607TR
Wabasha 2,53058.86%1,63037.92%761.77%551.28%70.16%90020.94%4,298WB
Wadena 87460.65%53437.06%251.73%70.49%10.07%34023.59%1,441WD
Waseca 1,90258.79%1,24438.45%571.76%290.90%30.09%65820.34%3,235WC
Washington 3,99570.51%1,55827.50%470.83%581.02%80.14%2,43743.01%5,666WA
Watonwan 1,62271.99%58626.01%331.46%100.44%20.09%1,03645.98%2,253WW
Wilkin 63141.30%85555.96%211.37%161.05%50.33%-224-14.66%1,528WK
Winona 3,93551.51%3,52846.18%690.90%891.17%180.24%4075.33%7,639WN
Wright 3,31259.37%2,17238.93%490.88%370.66%90.16%1,14020.43%5,579WR
Yellow Medicine 1,57858.92%1,01537.90%632.35%210.78%10.04%56321.02%2,678YM
Totals193,50756.62%139,73540.89%4,3481.27%3,2220.94%9540.28%53,77215.73%341,766MN

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References

  1. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Minnesota
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Popular Vote for President, 1896". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)