Georgia — 1896 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1896 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentBryanD+21.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 57.7% | 93,445 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 36.7% | 59,395 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.7% | 9,153 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
134 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (134 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Baker County, GA | Democratic | D+78.4 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Banks County, GA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Bartow County, GA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Berrien County, GA | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Bibb County, GA | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Brooks County, GA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Bryan County, GA | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Burke County, GA | Democratic | D+74.9 |
| Butts County, GA | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+95.9 |
| Camden County, GA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Carroll County, GA | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Democratic | D+52.7 |
| Chatham County, GA | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Clay County, GA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Clayton County, GA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Clinch County, GA | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Cobb County, GA | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Coffee County, GA | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Columbia County, GA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Coweta County, GA | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Crawford County, GA | Democratic | D+68.5 |
| Dade County, GA | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Dawson County, GA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Decatur County, GA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Dodge County, GA | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Dooly County, GA | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Douglas County, GA | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Early County, GA | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Echols County, GA | Democratic | D+53.7 |
| Effingham County, GA | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Elbert County, GA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Fayette County, GA | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Floyd County, GA | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Franklin County, GA | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Glascock County, GA | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Glynn County, GA | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Gordon County, GA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Greene County, GA | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Habersham County, GA | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Hall County, GA | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+74.7 |
| Haralson County, GA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Harris County, GA | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Hart County, GA | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Heard County, GA | Democratic | D+62.5 |
| Henry County, GA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Houston County, GA | Democratic | D+62.7 |
| Irwin County, GA | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Jackson County, GA | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Jasper County, GA | Democratic | D+69.3 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Johnson County, GA | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Jones County, GA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Laurens County, GA | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Lee County, GA | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Liberty County, GA | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Madison County, GA | Democratic | D+64.0 |
| Marion County, GA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Republican | R+44.5 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Miller County, GA | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Monroe County, GA | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Morgan County, GA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Murray County, GA | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Newton County, GA | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Oconee County, GA | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Democratic | D+80.7 |
| Paulding County, GA | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Pickens County, GA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Pierce County, GA | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Pike County, GA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Polk County, GA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| Putnam County, GA | Democratic | D+92.0 |
| Quitman County, GA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Rabun County, GA | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Richmond County, GA | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Schley County, GA | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Screven County, GA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Spalding County, GA | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Sumter County, GA | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+48.8 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Taylor County, GA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Telfair County, GA | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Terrell County, GA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Thomas County, GA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Towns County, GA | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Troup County, GA | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Union County, GA | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Upson County, GA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Walker County, GA | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Walton County, GA | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Ware County, GA | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Warren County, GA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Washington County, GA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Wayne County, GA | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Webster County, GA | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| White County, GA | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Democratic | D+61.3 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Democratic | D+73.7 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Worth County, GA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
Georgia results by county
134 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | William J. Bryan+508 | 99666.9% | 48832.8% | 50.3% | 1,489 |
| Baker County | William J. Bryan+465 | 52788.9% | 6210.5% | 40.7% | 593 |
| Baldwin County | William J. Bryan+106 | 51653.0% | 41042.1% | 484.9% | 974 |
| Banks County | William J. Bryan+190 | 57955.7% | 38937.4% | 716.8% | 1,039 |
| Bartow County | William J. Bryan+218 | 1,02654.4% | 80842.8% | 522.8% | 1,886 |
| Berrien County | William J. Bryan+356 | 60665.8% | 25027.1% | 657.1% | 921 |
| Bibb County | William J. Bryan+729 | 1,85450.8% | 67018.4% | 1,12530.8% | 3,649 |
| Brooks County | William J. Bryan+105 | 52851.6% | 42341.3% | 737.1% | 1,024 |
| Bryan County | William J. Bryan+88 | 25959.0% | 17139.0% | 92.1% | 439 |
| Bulloch County | William J. Bryan+531 | 1,04265.0% | 51131.9% | 493.1% | 1,602 |
| Burke County | William J. Bryan+1,221 | 1,41486.7% | 19311.8% | 241.5% | 1,631 |
| Butts County | William J. Bryan+269 | 58659.9% | 31732.4% | 757.7% | 978 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+399 | 40697.1% | 51.2% | 71.7% | 418 |
| Camden County | William McKinley+19 | 19044.1% | 20948.5% | 327.4% | 431 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+757 | 1,49064.8% | 73331.9% | 763.3% | 2,299 |
| Catoosa County | William J. Bryan+396 | 55774.2% | 16121.4% | 334.4% | 751 |
| Chatham County | William J. Bryan+809 | 2,50652.6% | 1,69735.6% | 55811.7% | 4,761 |
| Chattahoochee County | William McKinley+192 | 15730.7% | 34968.2% | 61.2% | 512 |
| Chattooga County | William J. Bryan+411 | 91162.1% | 50034.1% | 573.9% | 1,468 |
| Cherokee County | William J. Bryan+10 | 71247.9% | 70247.2% | 724.8% | 1,486 |
| Clarke County | William J. Bryan+288 | 70760.2% | 41935.7% | 494.2% | 1,175 |
| Clay County | William McKinley+294 | 24028.1% | 53462.6% | 799.3% | 853 |
| Clayton County | William J. Bryan+44 | 51650.7% | 47246.4% | 292.9% | 1,017 |
| Clinch County | William J. Bryan+45 | 25753.1% | 21243.8% | 153.1% | 484 |
| Cobb County | William J. Bryan+629 | 1,38762.0% | 75833.9% | 934.2% | 2,238 |
| Coffee County | William McKinley+445 | 42832.0% | 87365.2% | 382.8% | 1,339 |
| Colquitt County | William J. Bryan+226 | 36160.5% | 13522.6% | 10116.9% | 597 |
| Columbia County | William McKinley+209 | 19231.7% | 40166.2% | 132.1% | 606 |
| Coweta County | William J. Bryan+625 | 1,19666.7% | 57131.9% | 251.4% | 1,792 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+305 | 36782.5% | 6213.9% | 163.6% | 445 |
| Dade County | William J. Bryan+215 | 32562.0% | 11021.0% | 8917.0% | 524 |
| Dawson County | William J. Bryan+34 | 32451.7% | 29046.3% | 132.1% | 627 |
| Decatur County | William J. Bryan+272 | 97255.6% | 70040.0% | 774.4% | 1,749 |
| DeKalb County | William J. Bryan+376 | 81560.2% | 43932.4% | 997.3% | 1,353 |
| Dodge County | William J. Bryan+253 | 56859.7% | 31533.1% | 697.2% | 952 |
| Dooly County | William J. Bryan+591 | 95668.7% | 36526.2% | 705.0% | 1,391 |
| Dougherty County | William J. Bryan+284 | 40476.2% | 12022.6% | 61.1% | 530 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+178 | 46341.3% | 64157.2% | 171.5% | 1,121 |
| Early County | William J. Bryan+255 | 59157.9% | 33632.9% | 939.1% | 1,020 |
| Echols County | William J. Bryan+122 | 17476.7% | 5222.9% | 10.4% | 227 |
| Effingham County | William J. Bryan+163 | 37260.3% | 20933.9% | 365.8% | 617 |
| Elbert County | William McKinley+21 | 13433.5% | 15538.8% | 11127.8% | 400 |
| Emanuel County | William J. Bryan+183 | 69051.7% | 50738.0% | 13810.3% | 1,335 |
| Fannin County | William McKinley+413 | 50735.4% | 92064.3% | 40.3% | 1,431 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+217 | 56258.1% | 34535.6% | 616.3% | 968 |
| Floyd County | William J. Bryan+1,033 | 2,15064.7% | 1,11733.6% | 571.7% | 3,324 |
| Forsyth County | William J. Bryan+223 | 48262.6% | 25933.6% | 293.8% | 770 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+207 | 59956.5% | 39236.9% | 706.6% | 1,061 |
| Fulton County | William J. Bryan+1,757 | 5,36656.8% | 3,60938.2% | 4685.0% | 9,443 |
| Gilmer County | William J. Bryan+203 | 70658.4% | 50341.6% | 00.0% | 1,209 |
| Glascock County | William J. Bryan+32 | 15445.8% | 12236.3% | 6017.9% | 336 |
| Glynn County | William J. Bryan+239 | 59260.7% | 35336.2% | 303.1% | 975 |
| Gordon County | William J. Bryan+352 | 87561.4% | 52336.7% | 282.0% | 1,426 |
| Greene County | William McKinley+335 | 57537.0% | 91058.6% | 684.4% | 1,553 |
| Gwinnett County | William J. Bryan+477 | 1,25057.8% | 77335.8% | 1386.4% | 2,161 |
| Habersham County | William J. Bryan+540 | 78271.8% | 24222.2% | 656.0% | 1,089 |
| Hall County | William J. Bryan+552 | 1,13461.4% | 58231.5% | 1327.1% | 1,848 |
| Hancock County | William J. Bryan+830 | 95285.7% | 12211.0% | 373.3% | 1,111 |
| Haralson County | William McKinley+217 | 46939.5% | 68657.7% | 332.8% | 1,188 |
| Harris County | William J. Bryan+517 | 91967.6% | 40229.6% | 392.9% | 1,360 |
| Hart County | William J. Bryan+399 | 73862.9% | 33928.9% | 968.2% | 1,173 |
| Heard County | William J. Bryan+482 | 62080.4% | 13817.9% | 131.7% | 771 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+1 | 56946.6% | 56846.6% | 836.8% | 1,220 |
| Houston County | William J. Bryan+683 | 87580.3% | 19217.6% | 222.0% | 1,089 |
| Irwin County | William J. Bryan+140 | 62655.2% | 48642.8% | 232.0% | 1,135 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+505 | 1,20556.4% | 70032.7% | 23310.9% | 2,138 |
| Jasper County | William J. Bryan+518 | 62884.0% | 11014.7% | 101.3% | 748 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+318 | 54158.2% | 22324.0% | 16617.8% | 930 |
| Johnson County | William McKinley+26 | 21345.0% | 23950.5% | 214.4% | 473 |
| Jones County | William J. Bryan+144 | 52157.1% | 37741.3% | 141.5% | 912 |
| Laurens County | William J. Bryan+56 | 57049.6% | 51444.7% | 655.7% | 1,149 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+122 | 28563.6% | 16336.4% | 00.0% | 448 |
| Liberty County | William McKinley+409 | 23726.6% | 64672.5% | 80.9% | 891 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+161 | 23961.3% | 7318.7% | 7820.0% | 390 |
| Lowndes County | William J. Bryan+50 | 58649.9% | 53645.6% | 534.5% | 1,175 |
| Lumpkin County | William McKinley+20 | 43648.4% | 45650.6% | 91.0% | 901 |
| Macon County | William J. Bryan+225 | 51158.9% | 28632.9% | 718.2% | 868 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+531 | 67281.0% | 14117.0% | 172.0% | 830 |
| Marion County | William McKinley+186 | 22333.3% | 40961.0% | 385.7% | 670 |
| McDuffie County | William McKinley+263 | 13823.4% | 40167.9% | 528.8% | 591 |
| McIntosh County | William McKinley+304 | 23429.3% | 53867.3% | 283.5% | 800 |
| Meriwether County | William J. Bryan+45 | 99148.6% | 94646.4% | 1025.0% | 2,039 |
| Miller County | William J. Bryan+260 | 31580.6% | 5514.1% | 215.4% | 391 |
| Mitchell County | William J. Bryan+169 | 43754.6% | 26833.5% | 9612.0% | 801 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+310 | 72956.5% | 41932.5% | 14311.1% | 1,291 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+62 | 50351.2% | 44144.9% | 383.9% | 982 |
| Morgan County | William McKinley+190 | 62942.1% | 81954.9% | 453.0% | 1,493 |
| Murray County | William J. Bryan+234 | 55762.4% | 32336.2% | 121.3% | 892 |
| Muscogee County | William J. Bryan+864 | 1,36568.3% | 50125.1% | 1336.7% | 1,999 |
| Newton County | William J. Bryan+393 | 97360.5% | 58036.0% | 563.5% | 1,609 |
| Oconee County | William McKinley+28 | 33047.9% | 35852.0% | 10.1% | 689 |
| Oglethorpe County | William J. Bryan+1,136 | 1,24288.2% | 1067.5% | 604.3% | 1,408 |
| Paulding County | William J. Bryan+75 | 62750.6% | 55244.5% | 614.9% | 1,240 |
| Pickens County | William McKinley+235 | 45839.8% | 69360.2% | 00.0% | 1,151 |
| Pierce County | William J. Bryan+114 | 32953.0% | 21534.6% | 7712.4% | 621 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+166 | 89052.0% | 72442.3% | 965.6% | 1,710 |
| Polk County | William McKinley+243 | 56739.8% | 81056.8% | 483.4% | 1,425 |
| Pulaski County | William J. Bryan+623 | 75582.6% | 13214.4% | 273.0% | 914 |
| Putnam County | William J. Bryan+404 | 43892.4% | 20.4% | 347.2% | 474 |
| Quitman County | William McKinley+99 | 18137.3% | 28057.7% | 244.9% | 485 |
| Rabun County | William J. Bryan+303 | 40478.1% | 10119.5% | 122.3% | 517 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+243 | 62758.0% | 38435.5% | 706.5% | 1,081 |
| Richmond County | William J. Bryan+2,018 | 3,71665.8% | 1,69830.1% | 2354.2% | 5,649 |
| Rockdale County | William McKinley+10 | 47349.0% | 48350.0% | 101.0% | 966 |
| Schley County | William McKinley+61 | 26644.1% | 32754.2% | 101.7% | 603 |
| Screven County | William J. Bryan+43 | 58548.7% | 54245.1% | 756.2% | 1,202 |
| Spalding County | William J. Bryan+373 | 61268.8% | 23926.9% | 394.4% | 890 |
| Stewart County | William J. Bryan+422 | 63572.8% | 21324.4% | 242.8% | 872 |
| Sumter County | William J. Bryan+723 | 1,09472.1% | 37124.4% | 533.5% | 1,518 |
| Talbot County | William J. Bryan+316 | 47272.8% | 15624.1% | 203.1% | 648 |
| Taliaferro County | William McKinley+40 | 22141.2% | 26148.7% | 5410.1% | 536 |
| Tattnall County | William McKinley+83 | 51740.7% | 60047.2% | 15312.0% | 1,270 |
| Taylor County | William McKinley+72 | 23741.0% | 30953.5% | 325.5% | 578 |
| Telfair County | William J. Bryan+230 | 58058.9% | 35035.5% | 555.6% | 985 |
| Terrell County | William J. Bryan+342 | 80960.4% | 46734.9% | 634.7% | 1,339 |
| Thomas County | William McKinley+20 | 60042.1% | 62043.5% | 20414.3% | 1,424 |
| Towns County | William J. Bryan+41 | 34053.2% | 29946.8% | 00.0% | 639 |
| Troup County | William J. Bryan+679 | 87879.7% | 19918.1% | 252.3% | 1,102 |
| Twiggs County | William J. Bryan+269 | 39775.6% | 12824.4% | 00.0% | 525 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+141 | 56056.1% | 41941.9% | 202.0% | 999 |
| Upson County | William J. Bryan+93 | 59152.5% | 49844.3% | 363.2% | 1,125 |
| Walker County | William J. Bryan+476 | 1,04563.0% | 56934.3% | 452.7% | 1,659 |
| Walton County | William J. Bryan+275 | 1,00156.2% | 72640.8% | 533.0% | 1,780 |
| Ware County | William J. Bryan+215 | 54559.6% | 33036.1% | 394.3% | 914 |
| Warren County | William McKinley+179 | 27932.3% | 45853.1% | 12614.6% | 863 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+98 | 92545.7% | 1,02350.6% | 753.7% | 2,023 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+211 | 47761.8% | 26634.5% | 293.8% | 772 |
| Webster County | William J. Bryan+55 | 24655.9% | 19143.4% | 30.7% | 440 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+115 | 27459.1% | 15934.3% | 316.7% | 464 |
| Whitfield County | William J. Bryan+363 | 85759.5% | 49434.3% | 896.2% | 1,440 |
| Wilcox County | William J. Bryan+478 | 62379.9% | 14518.6% | 121.5% | 780 |
| Wilkes County | William J. Bryan+928 | 1,06381.6% | 1048.0% | 13510.4% | 1,302 |
| Wilkinson County | William J. Bryan+134 | 61055.6% | 47643.4% | 111.0% | 1,097 |
| Worth County | William J. Bryan+81 | 52848.9% | 44741.4% | 1049.6% | 1,079 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.