Iowa — 1896 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1896 presidential electionIowa · PresidentMcKinleyR+12.6
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 55.5% | 289,463 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 42.9% | 223,611 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 8,513 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Iowa cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Adams County, IA | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Audubon County, IA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Benton County, IA | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Boone County, IA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Bremer County, IA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Butler County, IA | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Carroll County, IA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Cedar County, IA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Clarke County, IA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Clay County, IA | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Clayton County, IA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Clinton County, IA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Crawford County, IA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Dallas County, IA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Davis County, IA | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Decatur County, IA | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Delaware County, IA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Emmet County, IA | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Fayette County, IA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Floyd County, IA | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Franklin County, IA | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Fremont County, IA | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Greene County, IA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Grundy County, IA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Hancock County, IA | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Hardin County, IA | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Harrison County, IA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Henry County, IA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Howard County, IA | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Ida County, IA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Iowa County, IA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Jackson County, IA | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Jasper County, IA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Johnson County, IA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Jones County, IA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Lee County, IA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Linn County, IA | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Louisa County, IA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Lucas County, IA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Lyon County, IA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Madison County, IA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Marion County, IA | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Marshall County, IA | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Mills County, IA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Monona County, IA | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Monroe County, IA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Osceola County, IA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Page County, IA | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Polk County, IA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Sac County, IA | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Scott County, IA | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Shelby County, IA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Sioux County, IA | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Story County, IA | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Tama County, IA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Taylor County, IA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Union County, IA | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Wapello County, IA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Warren County, IA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Washington County, IA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Wayne County, IA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Webster County, IA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Worth County, IA | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Wright County, IA | Republican | R+44.2 |
Iowa results by county
99 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | William McKinley+181 | 2,12751.7% | 1,94647.3% | 380.9% | 4,111 |
| Adams County | William McKinley+35 | 1,73649.8% | 1,70148.8% | 511.5% | 3,488 |
| Allamakee County | William McKinley+574 | 2,47155.2% | 1,89742.3% | 1122.5% | 4,480 |
| Appanoose County | William McKinley+106 | 3,04650.5% | 2,94048.8% | 410.7% | 6,027 |
| Audubon County | William McKinley+288 | 1,70554.1% | 1,41745.0% | 270.9% | 3,149 |
| Benton County | William McKinley+1,044 | 3,60457.5% | 2,56040.8% | 1041.7% | 6,268 |
| Black Hawk County | William McKinley+2,476 | 4,64366.0% | 2,16730.8% | 2203.1% | 7,030 |
| Boone County | William McKinley+940 | 3,74156.4% | 2,80142.2% | 881.3% | 6,630 |
| Bremer County | William McKinley+412 | 2,11654.0% | 1,70443.5% | 972.5% | 3,917 |
| Buchanan County | William McKinley+632 | 2,86555.3% | 2,23343.1% | 831.6% | 5,181 |
| Buena Vista County | William McKinley+1,390 | 2,56867.6% | 1,17831.0% | 511.3% | 3,797 |
| Butler County | William McKinley+1,368 | 2,67066.1% | 1,30232.2% | 691.7% | 4,041 |
| Calhoun County | William McKinley+1,418 | 2,69867.2% | 1,28031.9% | 340.8% | 4,012 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+351 | 2,06645.7% | 2,41753.4% | 410.9% | 4,524 |
| Cass County | William McKinley+719 | 2,95956.1% | 2,24042.5% | 751.4% | 5,274 |
| Cedar County | William McKinley+589 | 2,71754.5% | 2,12842.7% | 1402.8% | 4,985 |
| Cerro Gordo County | William McKinley+1,640 | 3,04866.7% | 1,40830.8% | 1122.5% | 4,568 |
| Cherokee County | William McKinley+879 | 2,34360.1% | 1,46437.5% | 932.4% | 3,900 |
| Chickasaw County | William J. Bryan+117 | 1,96748.2% | 2,08451.1% | 300.7% | 4,081 |
| Clarke County | William McKinley+129 | 1,64651.5% | 1,51747.5% | 311.0% | 3,194 |
| Clay County | William McKinley+947 | 1,88066.0% | 93332.7% | 361.3% | 2,849 |
| Clayton County | William McKinley+392 | 3,30252.2% | 2,91046.0% | 1191.9% | 6,331 |
| Clinton County | William McKinley+994 | 5,58454.0% | 4,59044.4% | 1631.6% | 10,337 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+207 | 2,18947.0% | 2,39651.4% | 741.6% | 4,659 |
| Dallas County | William McKinley+1,010 | 3,32657.9% | 2,31640.3% | 1051.8% | 5,747 |
| Davis County | William J. Bryan+715 | 1,65240.9% | 2,36758.6% | 230.6% | 4,042 |
| Decatur County | William J. Bryan+94 | 2,26848.5% | 2,36250.5% | 501.1% | 4,680 |
| Delaware County | William McKinley+1,021 | 2,79960.5% | 1,77838.4% | 481.0% | 4,625 |
| Des Moines County | William McKinley+808 | 4,54953.1% | 3,74143.6% | 2843.3% | 8,574 |
| Dickinson County | William McKinley+614 | 1,13167.4% | 51730.8% | 311.8% | 1,679 |
| Dubuque County | William J. Bryan+1,307 | 5,20343.7% | 6,51054.7% | 1851.6% | 11,898 |
| Emmet County | William McKinley+870 | 1,42970.0% | 55927.4% | 522.5% | 2,040 |
| Fayette County | William McKinley+700 | 3,52254.7% | 2,82243.8% | 961.5% | 6,440 |
| Floyd County | William McKinley+1,288 | 2,74964.2% | 1,46134.1% | 751.8% | 4,285 |
| Franklin County | William McKinley+1,545 | 2,43972.6% | 89426.6% | 280.8% | 3,361 |
| Fremont County | William J. Bryan+909 | 1,94840.2% | 2,85759.0% | 400.8% | 4,845 |
| Greene County | William McKinley+977 | 2,60660.8% | 1,62938.0% | 511.2% | 4,286 |
| Grundy County | William McKinley+688 | 1,89460.4% | 1,20638.4% | 381.2% | 3,138 |
| Guthrie County | William McKinley+321 | 2,54152.7% | 2,22046.0% | 641.3% | 4,825 |
| Hamilton County | William McKinley+1,774 | 3,07469.2% | 1,30029.3% | 651.5% | 4,439 |
| Hancock County | William McKinley+968 | 1,97565.6% | 1,00733.5% | 270.9% | 3,009 |
| Hardin County | William McKinley+2,007 | 3,57568.5% | 1,56830.0% | 791.5% | 5,222 |
| Harrison County | William J. Bryan+375 | 2,83946.5% | 3,21452.6% | 550.9% | 6,108 |
| Henry County | William McKinley+682 | 2,77455.8% | 2,09242.1% | 1032.1% | 4,969 |
| Howard County | William McKinley+422 | 1,92955.2% | 1,50743.2% | 561.6% | 3,492 |
| Humboldt County | William McKinley+1,227 | 2,01071.2% | 78327.7% | 311.1% | 2,824 |
| Ida County | William McKinley+54 | 1,47550.4% | 1,42148.5% | 331.1% | 2,929 |
| Iowa County | William McKinley+435 | 2,39153.8% | 1,95644.0% | 992.2% | 4,446 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+434 | 3,71352.5% | 3,27946.4% | 821.2% | 7,074 |
| Jasper County | William J. Bryan+251 | 2,76847.2% | 3,01951.5% | 761.3% | 5,863 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+706 | 2,47857.2% | 1,77240.9% | 791.8% | 4,329 |
| Johnson County | William J. Bryan+260 | 2,91047.1% | 3,17051.3% | 1041.7% | 6,184 |
| Jones County | William McKinley+914 | 3,05757.8% | 2,14340.5% | 851.6% | 5,285 |
| Keokuk County | William McKinley+275 | 3,16650.7% | 2,89146.3% | 1853.0% | 6,242 |
| Kossuth County | William McKinley+1,069 | 2,93060.3% | 1,86138.3% | 681.4% | 4,859 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+306 | 4,84747.7% | 5,15350.7% | 1621.6% | 10,162 |
| Linn County | William McKinley+2,052 | 7,33557.1% | 5,28341.2% | 2181.7% | 12,836 |
| Louisa County | William McKinley+701 | 2,03559.1% | 1,33438.8% | 732.1% | 3,442 |
| Lucas County | William McKinley+238 | 1,85952.4% | 1,62145.7% | 661.9% | 3,546 |
| Lyon County | William McKinley+104 | 1,56851.3% | 1,46447.9% | 230.8% | 3,055 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+89 | 2,31350.3% | 2,22448.3% | 631.4% | 4,600 |
| Mahaska County | William McKinley+282 | 4,25650.7% | 3,97447.3% | 1662.0% | 8,396 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+378 | 2,74146.1% | 3,11952.4% | 921.5% | 5,952 |
| Marshall County | William McKinley+1,915 | 4,54161.8% | 2,62635.8% | 1752.4% | 7,342 |
| Mills County | William McKinley+195 | 2,15351.9% | 1,95847.2% | 350.8% | 4,146 |
| Mitchell County | William McKinley+1,467 | 2,49869.8% | 1,03128.8% | 501.4% | 3,579 |
| Monona County | William J. Bryan+1,032 | 1,52636.9% | 2,55861.8% | 561.4% | 4,140 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+250 | 1,83645.7% | 2,08651.9% | 962.4% | 4,018 |
| Montgomery County | William McKinley+1,293 | 2,92763.7% | 1,63435.5% | 360.8% | 4,597 |
| Muscatine County | William McKinley+764 | 3,62755.0% | 2,86343.4% | 1021.5% | 6,592 |
| O'Brien County | William McKinley+859 | 2,42160.1% | 1,56238.8% | 451.1% | 4,028 |
| Osceola County | William McKinley+327 | 1,09457.9% | 76740.6% | 281.5% | 1,889 |
| Page County | William McKinley+823 | 3,21356.3% | 2,39041.9% | 1021.8% | 5,705 |
| Palo Alto County | William McKinley+48 | 1,59550.0% | 1,54748.5% | 481.5% | 3,190 |
| Plymouth County | William McKinley+231 | 2,62351.4% | 2,39246.9% | 881.7% | 5,103 |
| Pocahontas County | William McKinley+489 | 1,86656.8% | 1,37741.9% | 411.2% | 3,284 |
| Polk County | William McKinley+4,040 | 11,12760.2% | 7,08738.4% | 2571.4% | 18,471 |
| Pottawattamie County | William McKinley+342 | 5,81051.0% | 5,46848.0% | 1141.0% | 11,392 |
| Poweshiek County | William McKinley+956 | 2,96958.5% | 2,01339.7% | 941.9% | 5,076 |
| Ringgold County | William McKinley+558 | 2,20956.5% | 1,65142.2% | 521.3% | 3,912 |
| Sac County | William McKinley+1,167 | 2,51364.1% | 1,34634.4% | 591.5% | 3,918 |
| Scott County | William McKinley+2,387 | 6,41958.7% | 4,03236.9% | 4794.4% | 10,930 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+156 | 2,01947.9% | 2,17551.6% | 250.6% | 4,219 |
| Sioux County | William McKinley+943 | 2,84159.0% | 1,89839.4% | 751.6% | 4,814 |
| Story County | William McKinley+2,041 | 3,63068.7% | 1,58930.1% | 631.2% | 5,282 |
| Tama County | William McKinley+458 | 3,05453.3% | 2,59645.3% | 831.4% | 5,733 |
| Taylor County | William McKinley+175 | 2,46851.5% | 2,29347.9% | 270.6% | 4,788 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+229 | 2,19646.8% | 2,42551.7% | 681.5% | 4,689 |
| Van Buren County | William McKinley+402 | 2,47853.5% | 2,07644.9% | 741.6% | 4,628 |
| Wapello County | William McKinley+278 | 4,31950.8% | 4,04147.5% | 1501.8% | 8,510 |
| Warren County | William McKinley+612 | 2,82655.3% | 2,21443.3% | 731.4% | 5,113 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+590 | 2,88254.4% | 2,29243.3% | 1222.3% | 5,296 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+14 | 2,10148.9% | 2,11549.3% | 781.8% | 4,294 |
| Webster County | William McKinley+1,134 | 3,69158.1% | 2,55740.2% | 1071.7% | 6,355 |
| Winnebago County | William McKinley+1,198 | 1,91272.1% | 71426.9% | 250.9% | 2,651 |
| Winneshiek County | William McKinley+1,389 | 3,42261.7% | 2,03336.7% | 871.6% | 5,542 |
| Woodbury County | William McKinley+1,328 | 6,20454.9% | 4,87643.1% | 2292.0% | 11,309 |
| Worth County | William McKinley+1,112 | 1,69673.7% | 58425.4% | 200.9% | 2,300 |
| Wright County | William McKinley+1,854 | 2,99271.4% | 1,13827.2% | 611.5% | 4,191 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.