Kansas — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionKansas · PresidentBryanD+3.7
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 51.3% | 171,774 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 47.6% | 159,484 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 3,527 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Anderson County, KS | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Barber County, KS | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Barton County, KS | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Butler County, KS | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Chase County, KS | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Clark County, KS | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Clay County, KS | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Cloud County, KS | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Coffey County, KS | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Comanche County, KS | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Cowley County, KS | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Crawford County, KS | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Decatur County, KS | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Edwards County, KS | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Elk County, KS | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Ellis County, KS | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Ford County, KS | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Franklin County, KS | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Geary County, KS | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Graham County, KS | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Grant County, KS | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Harper County, KS | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Jewell County, KS | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Johnson County, KS | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Kearny County, KS | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Kingman County, KS | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Labette County, KS | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Linn County, KS | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Lyon County, KS | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| McPherson County, KS | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Miami County, KS | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Neosho County, KS | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Ness County, KS | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Norton County, KS | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Osage County, KS | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Osborne County, KS | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Phillips County, KS | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Pratt County, KS | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Rice County, KS | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Rooks County, KS | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Rush County, KS | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Saline County, KS | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Scott County, KS | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Sherman County, KS | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Smith County, KS | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Stafford County, KS | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Stanton County, KS | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Stevens County, KS | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Sumner County, KS | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Thomas County, KS | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Trego County, KS | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Wilson County, KS | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+0.2 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | William McKinley+177 | 1,65646.6% | 1,83351.6% | 631.8% | 3,552 |
| Anderson County | William J. Bryan+110 | 1,89050.5% | 1,78047.6% | 721.9% | 3,742 |
| Atchison County | William McKinley+363 | 2,96346.9% | 3,32652.7% | 280.4% | 6,317 |
| Barber County | William J. Bryan+132 | 72954.3% | 59744.5% | 171.3% | 1,343 |
| Barton County | William J. Bryan+401 | 1,61656.6% | 1,21542.6% | 240.8% | 2,855 |
| Bourbon County | William J. Bryan+167 | 3,06751.0% | 2,90048.2% | 500.8% | 6,017 |
| Brown County | William McKinley+261 | 2,61847.0% | 2,87951.7% | 771.4% | 5,574 |
| Butler County | William J. Bryan+512 | 2,92654.4% | 2,41444.9% | 350.7% | 5,375 |
| Chase County | William J. Bryan+169 | 98154.0% | 81244.7% | 221.2% | 1,815 |
| Chautauqua County | William McKinley+66 | 1,29348.4% | 1,35950.9% | 170.6% | 2,669 |
| Cherokee County | William J. Bryan+1,603 | 5,10858.6% | 3,50540.2% | 1061.2% | 8,719 |
| Cheyenne County | William McKinley+5 | 32248.8% | 32749.5% | 111.7% | 660 |
| Clark County | William J. Bryan+9 | 19151.1% | 18248.7% | 10.3% | 374 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+274 | 1,92953.1% | 1,65545.6% | 491.3% | 3,633 |
| Cloud County | William J. Bryan+411 | 2,12954.7% | 1,71844.1% | 461.2% | 3,893 |
| Coffey County | William J. Bryan+194 | 2,19451.4% | 2,00046.8% | 761.8% | 4,270 |
| Comanche County | William J. Bryan+30 | 17254.4% | 14244.9% | 20.6% | 316 |
| Cowley County | William J. Bryan+539 | 3,41053.6% | 2,87145.1% | 791.2% | 6,360 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+889 | 4,75754.6% | 3,86844.4% | 871.0% | 8,712 |
| Decatur County | William J. Bryan+438 | 1,03263.2% | 59436.4% | 70.4% | 1,633 |
| Dickinson County | William J. Bryan+108 | 2,39950.6% | 2,29148.3% | 521.1% | 4,742 |
| Doniphan County | William McKinley+1,217 | 1,33234.2% | 2,54965.4% | 180.5% | 3,899 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+1,009 | 2,57341.2% | 3,58257.4% | 851.4% | 6,240 |
| Edwards County | William J. Bryan+157 | 47959.3% | 32239.9% | 70.9% | 808 |
| Elk County | William J. Bryan+125 | 1,46452.0% | 1,33947.6% | 120.4% | 2,815 |
| Ellis County | William J. Bryan+591 | 1,05168.6% | 46030.0% | 221.4% | 1,533 |
| Ellsworth County | William McKinley+56 | 99248.2% | 1,04850.9% | 180.9% | 2,058 |
| Finney County | William McKinley+139 | 36641.9% | 50557.8% | 20.2% | 873 |
| Ford County | William J. Bryan+88 | 64353.0% | 55545.8% | 151.2% | 1,213 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+543 | 3,15254.3% | 2,60944.9% | 490.8% | 5,810 |
| Geary County | William J. Bryan+120 | 1,17152.1% | 1,05146.8% | 261.2% | 2,248 |
| Gove County | William McKinley+75 | 20440.5% | 27955.4% | 214.2% | 504 |
| Graham County | William J. Bryan+305 | 64864.9% | 34334.3% | 80.8% | 999 |
| Grant County | William J. Bryan+9 | 6054.1% | 5145.9% | 00.0% | 111 |
| Gray County | William McKinley+20 | 13346.5% | 15353.5% | 00.0% | 286 |
| Greeley County | William McKinley+45 | 7638.2% | 12160.8% | 21.0% | 199 |
| Greenwood County | William J. Bryan+229 | 2,06452.6% | 1,83546.8% | 230.6% | 3,922 |
| Hamilton County | William J. Bryan+31 | 21653.2% | 18545.6% | 51.2% | 406 |
| Harper County | William J. Bryan+520 | 1,33261.3% | 81237.4% | 291.3% | 2,173 |
| Harvey County | William McKinley+404 | 1,67844.0% | 2,08254.6% | 551.4% | 3,815 |
| Haskell County | William McKinley+27 | 5439.1% | 8158.7% | 32.2% | 138 |
| Hodgeman County | William McKinley+38 | 22445.9% | 26253.7% | 20.4% | 488 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+203 | 1,95547.2% | 2,15852.1% | 330.8% | 4,146 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+46 | 2,27649.0% | 2,32250.0% | 471.0% | 4,645 |
| Jewell County | William J. Bryan+440 | 2,34254.7% | 1,90244.4% | 390.9% | 4,283 |
| Johnson County | William J. Bryan+149 | 2,46250.9% | 2,31347.8% | 621.3% | 4,837 |
| Kearny County | William J. Bryan+3 | 17550.3% | 17249.4% | 10.3% | 348 |
| Kingman County | William J. Bryan+405 | 1,39357.7% | 98840.9% | 351.4% | 2,416 |
| Kiowa County | William McKinley+5 | 24548.8% | 25049.8% | 71.4% | 502 |
| Labette County | William J. Bryan+463 | 3,66952.9% | 3,20646.2% | 640.9% | 6,939 |
| Lane County | William McKinley+50 | 19143.5% | 24154.9% | 71.6% | 439 |
| Leavenworth County | William J. Bryan+661 | 4,66553.4% | 4,00445.8% | 680.8% | 8,737 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+598 | 1,38563.2% | 78735.9% | 211.0% | 2,193 |
| Linn County | William J. Bryan+271 | 2,42452.5% | 2,15346.6% | 390.8% | 4,616 |
| Logan County | William McKinley+99 | 17538.5% | 27460.4% | 51.1% | 454 |
| Lyon County | William J. Bryan+416 | 3,27652.6% | 2,86045.9% | 931.5% | 6,229 |
| Marion County | William McKinley+586 | 1,69942.1% | 2,28556.6% | 531.3% | 4,037 |
| Marshall County | William McKinley+276 | 2,77647.1% | 3,05251.7% | 701.2% | 5,898 |
| McPherson County | William J. Bryan+55 | 2,32450.1% | 2,26948.9% | 440.9% | 4,637 |
| Meade County | William McKinley+8 | 19548.5% | 20350.5% | 41.0% | 402 |
| Miami County | William J. Bryan+271 | 2,81252.1% | 2,54147.1% | 420.8% | 5,395 |
| Mitchell County | William J. Bryan+461 | 1,88956.4% | 1,42842.7% | 300.9% | 3,347 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+418 | 3,13253.1% | 2,71446.0% | 480.8% | 5,894 |
| Morris County | William McKinley+28 | 1,45649.0% | 1,48449.9% | 331.1% | 2,973 |
| Morton County | William McKinley+16 | 3640.4% | 5258.4% | 11.1% | 89 |
| Nemaha County | William McKinley+90 | 2,47848.7% | 2,56850.5% | 400.8% | 5,086 |
| Neosho County | William J. Bryan+424 | 2,60154.0% | 2,17745.2% | 380.8% | 4,816 |
| Ness County | William J. Bryan+172 | 52658.0% | 35439.0% | 273.0% | 907 |
| Norton County | William J. Bryan+319 | 1,26056.3% | 94142.1% | 361.6% | 2,237 |
| Osage County | William J. Bryan+578 | 3,48153.9% | 2,90345.0% | 711.1% | 6,455 |
| Osborne County | William J. Bryan+78 | 1,40350.7% | 1,32547.9% | 411.5% | 2,769 |
| Ottawa County | William J. Bryan+230 | 1,48653.6% | 1,25645.3% | 311.1% | 2,773 |
| Pawnee County | William J. Bryan+136 | 63555.1% | 49943.3% | 191.6% | 1,153 |
| Phillips County | William J. Bryan+133 | 1,50751.8% | 1,37447.2% | 281.0% | 2,909 |
| Pottawatomie County | William McKinley+32 | 2,27649.3% | 2,30849.9% | 370.8% | 4,621 |
| Pratt County | William J. Bryan+199 | 82056.4% | 62142.7% | 130.9% | 1,454 |
| Rawlins County | William J. Bryan+170 | 60957.9% | 43941.8% | 30.3% | 1,051 |
| Reno County | William McKinley+322 | 3,05147.0% | 3,37352.0% | 671.0% | 6,491 |
| Republic County | William McKinley+123 | 1,91047.8% | 2,03350.9% | 491.2% | 3,992 |
| Rice County | William J. Bryan+2 | 1,73148.8% | 1,72948.7% | 872.5% | 3,547 |
| Riley County | William McKinley+447 | 1,44342.7% | 1,89055.9% | 501.5% | 3,383 |
| Rooks County | William J. Bryan+154 | 97153.6% | 81745.1% | 241.3% | 1,812 |
| Rush County | William J. Bryan+128 | 64355.1% | 51544.1% | 100.9% | 1,168 |
| Russell County | William McKinley+79 | 82347.1% | 90251.6% | 231.3% | 1,748 |
| Saline County | William J. Bryan+628 | 2,33457.5% | 1,70642.0% | 210.5% | 4,061 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+70 | 16163.6% | 9136.0% | 10.4% | 253 |
| Sedgwick County | William J. Bryan+1,312 | 5,43456.3% | 4,12242.7% | 1021.1% | 9,658 |
| Seward County | William McKinley+22 | 7843.6% | 10055.9% | 10.6% | 179 |
| Shawnee County | William McKinley+1,422 | 5,53643.9% | 6,95855.2% | 1201.0% | 12,614 |
| Sheridan County | William J. Bryan+102 | 38455.1% | 28240.5% | 314.4% | 697 |
| Sherman County | William J. Bryan+146 | 43759.8% | 29139.8% | 30.4% | 731 |
| Smith County | William J. Bryan+634 | 2,01958.6% | 1,38540.2% | 391.1% | 3,443 |
| Stafford County | William J. Bryan+566 | 1,27663.5% | 71035.3% | 231.1% | 2,009 |
| Stanton County | William J. Bryan+2 | 5750.9% | 5549.1% | 00.0% | 112 |
| Stevens County | William J. Bryan+53 | 10167.8% | 4832.2% | 00.0% | 149 |
| Sumner County | William J. Bryan+533 | 3,04854.2% | 2,51544.8% | 561.0% | 5,619 |
| Thomas County | William J. Bryan+186 | 49061.3% | 30438.0% | 60.8% | 800 |
| Trego County | William J. Bryan+84 | 34056.8% | 25642.7% | 30.5% | 599 |
| Wabaunsee County | William McKinley+144 | 1,44247.1% | 1,58651.8% | 341.1% | 3,062 |
| Wallace County | William McKinley+57 | 12440.7% | 18159.3% | 00.0% | 305 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+123 | 2,39148.2% | 2,51450.7% | 571.1% | 4,962 |
| Wichita County | William McKinley+22 | 19246.9% | 21452.3% | 30.7% | 409 |
| Wilson County | William J. Bryan+107 | 1,95951.2% | 1,85248.4% | 170.4% | 3,828 |
| Woodson County | William McKinley+99 | 1,18947.6% | 1,28851.6% | 210.8% | 2,498 |
| Wyandotte County | William J. Bryan+30 | 6,88249.7% | 6,85249.4% | 1260.9% | 13,860 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.