Arkansas — 1896 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1896 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentBryanD+48.6
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 73.7% | 110,103 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 25.1% | 37,512 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 1,781 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+60.1 |
| Baxter County, AR | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Benton County, AR | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Boone County, AR | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+61.4 |
| Carroll County, AR | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+68.5 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Crawford County, AR | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+60.4 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+58.1 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+72.6 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+63.2 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+67.3 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+57.5 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+65.4 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+78.7 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+62.5 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+67.5 |
| Madison County, AR | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+65.7 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+55.8 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Polk County, AR | Democratic | D+89.3 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+68.1 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+63.8 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Democratic | D+44.1 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+71.3 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+61.3 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+81.8 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+67.0 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+47.0 |
Arkansas results by county
75 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | William J. Bryan+625 | 1,17567.5% | 55031.6% | 171.0% | 1,742 |
| Ashley County | William J. Bryan+1,355 | 1,76078.0% | 40518.0% | 904.0% | 2,255 |
| Baxter County | William J. Bryan+718 | 98078.8% | 26221.1% | 20.2% | 1,244 |
| Benton County | William J. Bryan+2,863 | 3,54883.1% | 68516.1% | 340.8% | 4,267 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+1,157 | 1,73074.5% | 57324.7% | 190.8% | 2,322 |
| Bradley County | William J. Bryan+791 | 97683.7% | 18515.9% | 50.4% | 1,166 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+694 | 91080.5% | 21619.1% | 40.4% | 1,130 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+915 | 1,79066.1% | 87532.3% | 441.6% | 2,709 |
| Chicot County | William J. Bryan+160 | 41855.0% | 25833.9% | 8411.1% | 760 |
| Clark County | William J. Bryan+1,077 | 1,91067.6% | 83329.5% | 822.9% | 2,825 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+1,062 | 1,53775.6% | 47523.4% | 221.1% | 2,034 |
| Cleburne County | William J. Bryan+939 | 1,04789.8% | 1089.3% | 110.9% | 1,166 |
| Cleveland County | William J. Bryan+1,038 | 1,26983.7% | 23115.2% | 161.1% | 1,516 |
| Columbia County | William J. Bryan+1,622 | 2,15979.8% | 53719.8% | 110.4% | 2,707 |
| Conway County | William J. Bryan+1,599 | 2,25577.0% | 65622.4% | 180.6% | 2,929 |
| Craighead County | William J. Bryan+1,561 | 1,89085.0% | 32914.8% | 50.2% | 2,224 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+559 | 1,87058.5% | 1,31141.0% | 180.6% | 3,199 |
| Crittenden County | William J. Bryan+367 | 62570.0% | 25828.9% | 101.1% | 893 |
| Cross County | William J. Bryan+684 | 90880.1% | 22419.8% | 10.1% | 1,133 |
| Dallas County | William J. Bryan+553 | 1,03268.0% | 47931.6% | 70.5% | 1,518 |
| Desha County | William J. Bryan+106 | 39655.3% | 29040.5% | 304.2% | 716 |
| Drew County | William J. Bryan+1,151 | 1,75474.1% | 60325.5% | 110.5% | 2,368 |
| Faulkner County | William J. Bryan+1,488 | 2,04478.2% | 55621.3% | 140.5% | 2,614 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,322 | 1,74678.2% | 42419.0% | 632.8% | 2,233 |
| Fulton County | William J. Bryan+926 | 1,25978.9% | 33320.9% | 30.2% | 1,595 |
| Garland County | William J. Bryan+762 | 1,46565.3% | 70331.3% | 763.4% | 2,244 |
| Grant County | William J. Bryan+676 | 80186.0% | 12513.4% | 50.5% | 931 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+1,365 | 1,62785.6% | 26213.8% | 110.6% | 1,900 |
| Hempstead County | William J. Bryan+629 | 1,83259.8% | 1,20339.3% | 290.9% | 3,064 |
| Hot Spring County | William J. Bryan+1,039 | 1,33181.0% | 29217.8% | 211.3% | 1,644 |
| Howard County | William J. Bryan+1,098 | 1,39282.4% | 29417.4% | 30.2% | 1,689 |
| Independence County | William J. Bryan+1,522 | 2,08978.1% | 56721.2% | 200.7% | 2,676 |
| Izard County | William J. Bryan+1,222 | 1,50783.0% | 28515.7% | 241.3% | 1,816 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+997 | 1,58572.6% | 58826.9% | 90.4% | 2,182 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+603 | 1,65360.1% | 1,05038.2% | 471.7% | 2,750 |
| Johnson County | William J. Bryan+1,340 | 1,83178.5% | 49121.1% | 90.4% | 2,331 |
| Lafayette County | William J. Bryan+185 | 60858.7% | 42340.8% | 50.5% | 1,036 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+1,342 | 1,67981.8% | 33716.4% | 371.8% | 2,053 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+1,733 | 1,94688.4% | 2139.7% | 421.9% | 2,201 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+790 | 1,02681.1% | 23618.7% | 30.2% | 1,265 |
| Little River County | William J. Bryan+579 | 85274.8% | 27324.0% | 141.2% | 1,139 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+840 | 1,78665.2% | 94634.5% | 90.3% | 2,741 |
| Lonoke County | William J. Bryan+1,863 | 2,30083.3% | 43715.8% | 250.9% | 2,762 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+429 | 1,68956.6% | 1,26042.3% | 331.1% | 2,982 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+876 | 1,21276.9% | 33621.3% | 281.8% | 1,576 |
| Miller County | William J. Bryan+508 | 1,07365.1% | 56534.3% | 110.7% | 1,649 |
| Mississippi County | William J. Bryan+647 | 81582.7% | 16817.1% | 20.2% | 985 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+583 | 1,01964.0% | 43627.4% | 1378.6% | 1,592 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+788 | 1,00882.1% | 22017.9% | 00.0% | 1,228 |
| Nevada County | William J. Bryan+1,200 | 1,66977.7% | 46921.8% | 110.5% | 2,149 |
| Newton County | William McKinley+74 | 65946.9% | 73352.2% | 120.9% | 1,404 |
| Ouachita County | William J. Bryan+337 | 1,36656.8% | 1,02942.8% | 110.5% | 2,406 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+461 | 67875.2% | 21724.1% | 60.7% | 901 |
| Phillips County | William J. Bryan+270 | 1,08554.9% | 81541.2% | 783.9% | 1,978 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+633 | 86478.7% | 23121.0% | 30.3% | 1,098 |
| Poinsett County | William J. Bryan+442 | 57280.3% | 13018.3% | 101.4% | 712 |
| Polk County | William J. Bryan+953 | 1,00494.1% | 514.8% | 121.1% | 1,067 |
| Pope County | William J. Bryan+1,553 | 2,31574.7% | 76224.6% | 200.6% | 3,097 |
| Prairie County | William J. Bryan+512 | 1,14564.2% | 63335.5% | 50.3% | 1,783 |
| Pulaski County | William J. Bryan+1,267 | 3,02161.7% | 1,75435.8% | 1192.4% | 4,894 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+1,608 | 1,91586.0% | 30713.8% | 40.2% | 2,226 |
| Saline County | William J. Bryan+1,149 | 1,41784.0% | 26815.9% | 20.1% | 1,687 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+996 | 1,26080.7% | 26416.9% | 372.4% | 1,561 |
| Searcy County | William McKinley+122 | 61545.4% | 73754.4% | 40.3% | 1,356 |
| Sebastian County | William J. Bryan+1,613 | 2,62271.6% | 1,00927.6% | 290.8% | 3,660 |
| Sevier County | William J. Bryan+996 | 1,16686.8% | 17012.7% | 70.5% | 1,343 |
| Sharp County | William J. Bryan+1,153 | 1,38385.6% | 23014.2% | 30.2% | 1,616 |
| St. Francis County | William J. Bryan+632 | 1,08770.1% | 45529.4% | 80.5% | 1,550 |
| Stone County | William J. Bryan+556 | 72880.3% | 17219.0% | 70.8% | 907 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+1,601 | 1,74989.4% | 1487.6% | 603.1% | 1,957 |
| Van Buren County | William J. Bryan+472 | 84667.9% | 37430.0% | 262.1% | 1,246 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+2,011 | 3,20872.2% | 1,19726.9% | 400.9% | 4,445 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+2,317 | 2,87683.1% | 55916.2% | 250.7% | 3,460 |
| Woodruff County | William J. Bryan+858 | 1,47870.1% | 62029.4% | 90.4% | 2,107 |
| Yell County | William J. Bryan+1,449 | 2,26173.3% | 81226.3% | 120.4% | 3,085 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.