Michigan — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentMcKinleyR+10.3
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 53.8% | 293,338 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 43.5% | 237,164 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 15,083 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Michigan cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Alger County, MI | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Arenac County, MI | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Bay County, MI | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Branch County, MI | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Crawford County, MI | Other / independent | Tied |
| Delta County, MI | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+64.3 |
| Eaton County, MI | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Genesee County, MI | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Ingham County, MI | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Ionia County, MI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Iron County, MI | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Isabella County, MI | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Jackson County, MI | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+79.2 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Livingston County, MI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Marquette County, MI | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Monroe County, MI | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+64.3 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+3.8 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+16.1 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Wayne County, MI | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+19.4 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | William McKinley+468 | 74370.9% | 27526.2% | 302.9% | 1,048 |
| Alger County | William McKinley+262 | 80158.4% | 53939.3% | 312.3% | 1,371 |
| Allegan County | William McKinley+1,873 | 5,81057.9% | 3,93739.2% | 2962.9% | 10,043 |
| Alpena County | William McKinley+112 | 1,77751.0% | 1,66547.8% | 401.1% | 3,482 |
| Antrim County | William McKinley+658 | 1,88658.0% | 1,22837.8% | 1354.2% | 3,249 |
| Arenac County | William J. Bryan+386 | 61137.4% | 99761.0% | 261.6% | 1,634 |
| Baraga County | William McKinley+152 | 61155.9% | 45942.0% | 232.1% | 1,093 |
| Barry County | William McKinley+137 | 3,29449.6% | 3,15747.6% | 1862.8% | 6,637 |
| Bay County | William J. Bryan+259 | 6,03748.1% | 6,29650.2% | 2201.8% | 12,553 |
| Benzie County | William McKinley+563 | 1,36660.4% | 80335.5% | 934.1% | 2,262 |
| Berrien County | William McKinley+1,880 | 6,67256.1% | 4,79240.3% | 4243.6% | 11,888 |
| Branch County | William J. Bryan+380 | 3,59646.6% | 3,97651.5% | 1481.9% | 7,720 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+328 | 5,87447.0% | 6,20249.6% | 4183.3% | 12,494 |
| Cass County | William McKinley+22 | 3,03449.1% | 3,01248.7% | 1392.2% | 6,185 |
| Charlevoix County | William McKinley+675 | 1,65361.1% | 97836.1% | 762.8% | 2,707 |
| Cheboygan County | William J. Bryan+41 | 1,57648.8% | 1,61750.1% | 371.1% | 3,230 |
| Chippewa County | William McKinley+1,104 | 2,10565.5% | 1,00131.2% | 1073.3% | 3,213 |
| Clare County | William McKinley+163 | 88653.1% | 72343.3% | 603.6% | 1,669 |
| Clinton County | William McKinley+13 | 3,48048.9% | 3,46748.8% | 1632.3% | 7,110 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+0 | 35049.6% | 35049.6% | 50.7% | 705 |
| Delta County | William McKinley+1,537 | 2,77467.8% | 1,23730.2% | 802.0% | 4,091 |
| Dickinson County | William McKinley+2,080 | 2,60880.6% | 52816.3% | 1003.1% | 3,236 |
| Eaton County | William J. Bryan+361 | 4,27047.0% | 4,63150.9% | 1892.1% | 9,090 |
| Emmet County | William McKinley+390 | 1,72754.2% | 1,33741.9% | 1243.9% | 3,188 |
| Genesee County | William McKinley+723 | 5,63852.0% | 4,91545.3% | 2902.7% | 10,843 |
| Gladwin County | William McKinley+425 | 74867.1% | 32329.0% | 443.9% | 1,115 |
| Gogebic County | William McKinley+1,145 | 1,98268.4% | 83728.9% | 802.8% | 2,899 |
| Grand Traverse County | William McKinley+788 | 2,53357.2% | 1,74539.4% | 1503.4% | 4,428 |
| Gratiot County | William J. Bryan+591 | 3,38045.0% | 3,97152.8% | 1652.2% | 7,516 |
| Hillsdale County | William McKinley+578 | 4,56452.1% | 3,98645.5% | 2062.4% | 8,756 |
| Houghton County | William McKinley+4,145 | 6,14171.8% | 1,99623.4% | 4104.8% | 8,547 |
| Huron County | William McKinley+588 | 3,39653.6% | 2,80844.4% | 1272.0% | 6,331 |
| Ingham County | William J. Bryan+733 | 4,95845.4% | 5,69152.1% | 2652.4% | 10,914 |
| Ionia County | William J. Bryan+164 | 4,59348.4% | 4,75750.1% | 1491.6% | 9,499 |
| Iosco County | William McKinley+558 | 1,47060.2% | 91237.4% | 582.4% | 2,440 |
| Iron County | William McKinley+812 | 1,04879.7% | 23617.9% | 312.4% | 1,315 |
| Isabella County | William J. Bryan+255 | 2,42446.7% | 2,67951.6% | 861.7% | 5,189 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+290 | 6,20847.5% | 6,49849.7% | 3612.8% | 13,067 |
| Kalamazoo County | William McKinley+457 | 5,89151.2% | 5,43447.2% | 1901.7% | 11,515 |
| Kalkaska County | William McKinley+518 | 94066.4% | 42229.8% | 543.8% | 1,416 |
| Kent County | William McKinley+3,471 | 17,05354.3% | 13,58243.3% | 7492.4% | 31,384 |
| Keweenaw County | William McKinley+366 | 41189.0% | 459.7% | 61.3% | 462 |
| Lake County | William McKinley+341 | 88860.6% | 54737.3% | 302.0% | 1,465 |
| Lapeer County | William McKinley+744 | 3,80953.6% | 3,06543.2% | 2293.2% | 7,103 |
| Leelanau County | William McKinley+712 | 1,40264.3% | 69031.6% | 904.1% | 2,182 |
| Lenawee County | William McKinley+563 | 6,86350.9% | 6,30046.7% | 3232.4% | 13,486 |
| Livingston County | William J. Bryan+101 | 2,89347.7% | 2,99449.4% | 1793.0% | 6,066 |
| Luce County | William McKinley+122 | 35857.0% | 23637.6% | 345.4% | 628 |
| Mackinac County | William McKinley+2 | 80648.7% | 80448.6% | 442.7% | 1,654 |
| Macomb County | William McKinley+753 | 4,15353.2% | 3,40043.6% | 2503.2% | 7,803 |
| Manistee County | William McKinley+210 | 2,69750.6% | 2,48746.7% | 1412.6% | 5,325 |
| Marquette County | William McKinley+3,131 | 5,11170.1% | 1,98027.2% | 1992.7% | 7,290 |
| Mason County | William McKinley+597 | 2,17756.3% | 1,58040.8% | 1122.9% | 3,869 |
| Mecosta County | William McKinley+912 | 2,88757.8% | 1,97539.5% | 1332.7% | 4,995 |
| Menominee County | William McKinley+1,606 | 3,10566.4% | 1,49932.1% | 731.6% | 4,677 |
| Midland County | William McKinley+17 | 1,52448.8% | 1,50748.3% | 902.9% | 3,121 |
| Missaukee County | William McKinley+212 | 89955.2% | 68742.1% | 442.7% | 1,630 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+155 | 4,05348.1% | 4,20850.0% | 1601.9% | 8,421 |
| Montcalm County | William McKinley+872 | 4,52354.2% | 3,65143.8% | 1662.0% | 8,340 |
| Montmorency County | William McKinley+151 | 48158.7% | 33040.3% | 81.0% | 819 |
| Muskegon County | William McKinley+1,572 | 4,68258.8% | 3,11039.1% | 1722.2% | 7,964 |
| Newaygo County | William McKinley+707 | 2,65056.5% | 1,94341.4% | 952.0% | 4,688 |
| Oakland County | William McKinley+575 | 5,84646.0% | 5,27141.5% | 1,58812.5% | 12,705 |
| Oceana County | William McKinley+897 | 2,53458.1% | 1,63737.5% | 1914.4% | 4,362 |
| Ogemaw County | William McKinley+233 | 79356.6% | 56040.0% | 473.4% | 1,400 |
| Ontonagon County | William McKinley+341 | 75762.8% | 41634.5% | 332.7% | 1,206 |
| Osceola County | William McKinley+1,091 | 2,26862.9% | 1,17732.6% | 1614.5% | 3,606 |
| Oscoda County | William McKinley+245 | 30880.8% | 6316.5% | 102.6% | 381 |
| Otsego County | William McKinley+299 | 85959.4% | 56038.7% | 271.9% | 1,446 |
| Ottawa County | William McKinley+1,638 | 5,18858.1% | 3,55039.7% | 1992.2% | 8,937 |
| Presque Isle County | William McKinley+392 | 76366.1% | 37132.1% | 211.8% | 1,155 |
| Roscommon County | William McKinley+141 | 28265.4% | 14132.7% | 81.9% | 431 |
| Saginaw County | William J. Bryan+431 | 8,36147.9% | 8,79250.4% | 2941.7% | 17,447 |
| Sanilac County | William McKinley+478 | 3,63451.7% | 3,15644.9% | 2343.3% | 7,024 |
| Schoolcraft County | William McKinley+425 | 97362.9% | 54835.4% | 271.7% | 1,548 |
| Shiawassee County | William McKinley+351 | 4,65450.5% | 4,30346.7% | 2592.8% | 9,216 |
| St. Clair County | William McKinley+2,030 | 7,16056.9% | 5,13040.7% | 3032.4% | 12,593 |
| St. Joseph County | William J. Bryan+784 | 3,18443.8% | 3,96854.5% | 1241.7% | 7,276 |
| Tuscola County | William McKinley+713 | 4,27753.1% | 3,56444.2% | 2142.7% | 8,055 |
| Van Buren County | William McKinley+528 | 4,51051.9% | 3,98245.9% | 1902.2% | 8,682 |
| Washtenaw County | William McKinley+323 | 5,67149.7% | 5,34846.9% | 3843.4% | 11,403 |
| Wayne County | William McKinley+10,169 | 36,40056.7% | 26,23140.9% | 1,5272.4% | 64,158 |
| Wexford County | William McKinley+677 | 2,03658.3% | 1,35938.9% | 992.8% | 3,494 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.