Alabama — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentBryanD+38.4
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 67.0% | 130,298 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 28.6% | 55,673 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.4% | 8,607 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
65 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (65 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Barbour County, AL | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Bibb County, AL | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Blount County, AL | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Butler County, AL | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Chambers County, AL | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Chilton County, AL | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Democratic | D+59.3 |
| Clarke County, AL | Democratic | D+62.4 |
| Clay County, AL | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Coffee County, AL | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Colbert County, AL | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Coosa County, AL | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Covington County, AL | Democratic | D+85.8 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Democratic | D+63.4 |
| Cullman County, AL | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Dale County, AL | Democratic | D+72.1 |
| Dallas County, AL | Democratic | D+76.5 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Elmore County, AL | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Escambia County, AL | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Etowah County, AL | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Fayette County, AL | Democratic | D+45.5 |
| Franklin County, AL | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Geneva County, AL | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| Hale County, AL | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Henry County, AL | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Jackson County, AL | Democratic | D+65.8 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Lamar County, AL | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Democratic | D+37.7 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Lee County, AL | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Limestone County, AL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+57.5 |
| Madison County, AL | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Marengo County, AL | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Marion County, AL | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Marshall County, AL | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Mobile County, AL | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Morgan County, AL | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Perry County, AL | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Pickens County, AL | Democratic | D+79.8 |
| Pike County, AL | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Randolph County, AL | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Russell County, AL | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Shelby County, AL | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Talladega County, AL | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Democratic | D+56.3 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Walker County, AL | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Washington County, AL | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+95.5 |
| Winston County, AL | Republican | R+25.3 |
Alabama results by county
65 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | William J. Bryan+992 | 1,28176.3% | 28917.2% | 1106.5% | 1,680 |
| Baldwin County | William J. Bryan+322 | 72661.5% | 40434.2% | 514.3% | 1,181 |
| Barbour County | William J. Bryan+1,220 | 2,65759.9% | 1,43732.4% | 3447.8% | 4,438 |
| Bibb County | William J. Bryan+866 | 1,51667.8% | 65029.1% | 693.1% | 2,235 |
| Blount County | William McKinley+197 | 2,42247.4% | 2,61951.2% | 701.4% | 5,111 |
| Bullock County | William J. Bryan+1,118 | 1,86767.6% | 74927.1% | 1475.3% | 2,763 |
| Butler County | William J. Bryan+963 | 1,80965.3% | 84630.5% | 1154.2% | 2,770 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+1,566 | 2,78864.9% | 1,22228.4% | 2866.7% | 4,296 |
| Chambers County | William J. Bryan+953 | 2,01063.7% | 1,05733.5% | 902.9% | 3,157 |
| Cherokee County | William J. Bryan+1,174 | 1,77671.5% | 60224.2% | 1074.3% | 2,485 |
| Chilton County | William J. Bryan+821 | 1,13174.7% | 31020.5% | 744.9% | 1,515 |
| Choctaw County | William J. Bryan+1,128 | 1,48578.0% | 35718.8% | 613.2% | 1,903 |
| Clarke County | William J. Bryan+1,741 | 2,24380.3% | 50218.0% | 471.7% | 2,792 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+921 | 1,41071.9% | 48924.9% | 623.2% | 1,961 |
| Cleburne County | William J. Bryan+521 | 99365.4% | 47231.1% | 543.6% | 1,519 |
| Coffee County | William J. Bryan+1,380 | 1,49488.7% | 1146.8% | 764.5% | 1,684 |
| Colbert County | William McKinley+96 | 1,65847.1% | 1,75449.8% | 1073.0% | 3,519 |
| Conecuh County | William J. Bryan+50 | 93146.4% | 88143.9% | 1969.8% | 2,008 |
| Coosa County | William J. Bryan+794 | 1,29368.8% | 49926.5% | 884.7% | 1,880 |
| Covington County | William J. Bryan+1,028 | 1,09791.6% | 695.8% | 322.7% | 1,198 |
| Crenshaw County | William J. Bryan+1,478 | 1,80877.6% | 33014.2% | 1928.2% | 2,331 |
| Cullman County | William J. Bryan+755 | 1,20266.2% | 44724.6% | 1679.2% | 1,816 |
| Dale County | William J. Bryan+1,866 | 2,15583.3% | 28911.2% | 1445.6% | 2,588 |
| Dallas County | William J. Bryan+3,572 | 4,09187.6% | 51911.1% | 621.3% | 4,672 |
| DeKalb County | William J. Bryan+140 | 1,58651.1% | 1,44646.6% | 742.4% | 3,106 |
| Elmore County | William J. Bryan+544 | 1,92355.5% | 1,37939.8% | 1654.8% | 3,467 |
| Escambia County | William J. Bryan+432 | 91461.0% | 48232.2% | 1026.8% | 1,498 |
| Etowah County | William J. Bryan+909 | 1,78263.6% | 87331.2% | 1455.2% | 2,800 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+781 | 1,22271.2% | 44125.7% | 533.1% | 1,716 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+625 | 1,10867.5% | 48329.4% | 503.0% | 1,641 |
| Geneva County | William J. Bryan+1,186 | 1,24692.2% | 463.4% | 604.4% | 1,352 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+1,361 | 1,86477.5% | 50320.9% | 391.6% | 2,406 |
| Hale County | William J. Bryan+1,973 | 2,90673.4% | 93323.6% | 1203.0% | 3,959 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+2,385 | 3,06076.0% | 67516.8% | 2927.3% | 4,027 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+2,881 | 3,55681.2% | 67515.4% | 1483.4% | 4,379 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+5,425 | 8,81967.7% | 3,39426.0% | 8196.3% | 13,032 |
| Lamar County | William J. Bryan+754 | 1,26367.8% | 50927.3% | 914.9% | 1,863 |
| Lauderdale County | William J. Bryan+1,276 | 2,30068.0% | 1,02430.3% | 601.8% | 3,384 |
| Lawrence County | William McKinley+437 | 1,24841.5% | 1,68556.0% | 762.5% | 3,009 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+246 | 1,73751.1% | 1,49143.8% | 1745.1% | 3,402 |
| Limestone County | William J. Bryan+292 | 1,81253.6% | 1,52044.9% | 501.5% | 3,382 |
| Lowndes County | William J. Bryan+2,359 | 3,00181.3% | 64217.4% | 461.2% | 3,689 |
| Macon County | William J. Bryan+784 | 1,04376.5% | 25919.0% | 614.5% | 1,363 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+1,508 | 4,05660.1% | 2,54837.7% | 1492.2% | 6,753 |
| Marengo County | William J. Bryan+2,404 | 3,16879.8% | 76419.2% | 381.0% | 3,970 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+699 | 1,20169.5% | 50229.0% | 261.5% | 1,729 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+1,424 | 1,94476.7% | 52020.5% | 702.8% | 2,534 |
| Mobile County | William J. Bryan+1,170 | 3,94853.7% | 2,77837.8% | 6318.6% | 7,357 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+1,676 | 2,65363.2% | 97723.3% | 57013.6% | 4,200 |
| Morgan County | William J. Bryan+666 | 2,12855.5% | 1,46238.1% | 2476.4% | 3,837 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+2,219 | 2,68284.1% | 46314.5% | 441.4% | 3,189 |
| Pickens County | William J. Bryan+1,999 | 2,21088.3% | 2118.4% | 833.3% | 2,504 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+1,215 | 2,07763.4% | 86226.3% | 33510.2% | 3,274 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+640 | 1,44262.1% | 80234.6% | 773.3% | 2,321 |
| Russell County | William J. Bryan+872 | 1,64567.0% | 77331.5% | 381.5% | 2,456 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+531 | 1,58258.2% | 1,05138.7% | 843.1% | 2,717 |
| St. Clair County | William J. Bryan+1,001 | 1,60470.4% | 60326.5% | 723.2% | 2,279 |
| Sumter County | William J. Bryan+375 | 1,83452.4% | 1,45941.7% | 2045.8% | 3,497 |
| Talladega County | William J. Bryan+932 | 1,85464.8% | 92232.2% | 893.1% | 2,862 |
| Tallapoosa County | William J. Bryan+2,006 | 2,69175.5% | 68519.2% | 1875.2% | 3,563 |
| Tuscaloosa County | William J. Bryan+1,186 | 2,15166.3% | 96529.7% | 1304.0% | 3,246 |
| Walker County | William J. Bryan+147 | 1,24852.2% | 1,10146.0% | 441.8% | 2,393 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+418 | 64269.6% | 22424.3% | 566.1% | 922 |
| Wilcox County | William J. Bryan+2,908 | 2,95696.9% | 451.5% | 481.6% | 3,049 |
| Winston County | William McKinley+240 | 34936.8% | 58962.1% | 111.2% | 949 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.