Mississippi — 1896 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1896 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentBryanD+84.1
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 91.0% | 63,355 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 6.9% | 4,819 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 1,411 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+87.9 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+93.7 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+76.7 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+89.5 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+77.7 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+88.1 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+87.2 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+97.9 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+59.6 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+91.1 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+81.8 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+85.7 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+93.0 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+98.5 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+91.0 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+73.7 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+80.8 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+93.0 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+93.3 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+91.0 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+83.7 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+88.0 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+62.5 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+84.8 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+93.8 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+99.7 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+72.8 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+95.7 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+82.0 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+88.1 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+91.3 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+94.8 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+98.5 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+97.7 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+92.9 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+85.3 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+86.0 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+86.7 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+93.1 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+77.8 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+84.3 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+99.2 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+88.6 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+84.5 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+81.8 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+85.1 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+46.5 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+67.7 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+90.4 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+87.5 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+90.8 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+95.5 |
Mississippi 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William J. Bryan+333 | 50770.9% | 17424.3% | 344.8% | 715 |
| Alcorn County | William J. Bryan+868 | 92593.7% | 575.8% | 50.5% | 987 |
| Amite County | William J. Bryan+960 | 98395.7% | 212.0% | 232.2% | 1,027 |
| Attala County | William J. Bryan+1,143 | 1,30787.7% | 16411.0% | 191.3% | 1,490 |
| Benton County | William J. Bryan+523 | 63684.5% | 11315.0% | 40.5% | 753 |
| Bolivar County | William J. Bryan+243 | 36072.0% | 11723.4% | 234.6% | 500 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+907 | 94892.8% | 333.2% | 414.0% | 1,022 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+1,108 | 1,18792.8% | 796.2% | 131.0% | 1,279 |
| Chickasaw County | William J. Bryan+596 | 66686.8% | 709.1% | 314.0% | 767 |
| Choctaw County | William J. Bryan+850 | 90493.7% | 545.6% | 70.7% | 965 |
| Claiborne County | William J. Bryan+471 | 51489.9% | 152.6% | 437.5% | 572 |
| Clarke County | William J. Bryan+940 | 94798.6% | 70.7% | 60.6% | 960 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+642 | 67693.5% | 344.7% | 131.8% | 723 |
| Coahoma County | William J. Bryan+264 | 34778.3% | 8318.7% | 132.9% | 443 |
| Copiah County | William J. Bryan+1,525 | 1,58894.9% | 633.8% | 231.4% | 1,674 |
| Covington County | William J. Bryan+659 | 73190.7% | 728.9% | 30.4% | 806 |
| DeSoto County | William J. Bryan+830 | 88891.7% | 586.0% | 222.3% | 968 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+575 | 59295.8% | 172.8% | 91.5% | 618 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+262 | 26698.5% | 00.0% | 41.5% | 270 |
| Grenada County | William J. Bryan+463 | 48394.9% | 203.9% | 61.2% | 509 |
| Hancock County | William J. Bryan+300 | 34885.5% | 4811.8% | 112.7% | 407 |
| Harrison County | William J. Bryan+220 | 23787.8% | 176.3% | 165.9% | 270 |
| Hinds County | William J. Bryan+1,499 | 1,64388.6% | 1447.8% | 683.7% | 1,855 |
| Holmes County | William J. Bryan+936 | 1,01092.2% | 746.8% | 111.0% | 1,095 |
| Issaquena County | William J. Bryan+68 | 9775.8% | 2922.7% | 21.6% | 128 |
| Itawamba County | William J. Bryan+1,057 | 1,08995.8% | 322.8% | 161.4% | 1,137 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+542 | 72373.0% | 18118.3% | 878.8% | 991 |
| Jasper County | William J. Bryan+850 | 87195.5% | 202.2% | 212.3% | 912 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+572 | 62791.4% | 558.0% | 40.6% | 686 |
| Jones County | William J. Bryan+899 | 93494.5% | 353.5% | 191.9% | 988 |
| Kemper County | William J. Bryan+850 | 92290.7% | 727.1% | 222.2% | 1,016 |
| Lafayette County | William J. Bryan+1,185 | 1,31490.8% | 1298.9% | 40.3% | 1,447 |
| Lauderdale County | William J. Bryan+1,880 | 1,97892.6% | 984.6% | 602.8% | 2,136 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+599 | 77480.7% | 17518.2% | 101.0% | 959 |
| Leake County | William J. Bryan+1,073 | 1,16491.9% | 917.2% | 110.9% | 1,266 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+1,207 | 1,24196.4% | 342.6% | 120.9% | 1,287 |
| Leflore County | William J. Bryan+315 | 31699.7% | 00.0% | 10.3% | 317 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+820 | 95484.6% | 13411.9% | 393.5% | 1,127 |
| Lowndes County | William J. Bryan+807 | 82097.3% | 131.5% | 101.2% | 843 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+697 | 76389.8% | 667.8% | 212.5% | 850 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+611 | 83976.1% | 22820.7% | 363.3% | 1,103 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+1,214 | 1,28693.3% | 725.2% | 201.5% | 1,378 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+1,537 | 1,60895.5% | 714.2% | 50.3% | 1,684 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+1,027 | 1,05097.0% | 232.1% | 100.9% | 1,083 |
| Neshoba County | William J. Bryan+1,048 | 1,05599.2% | 70.7% | 20.2% | 1,064 |
| Newton County | William J. Bryan+1,191 | 1,20198.4% | 90.7% | 100.8% | 1,220 |
| Noxubee County | William J. Bryan+698 | 71596.1% | 121.6% | 172.3% | 744 |
| Oktibbeha County | William J. Bryan+789 | 81696.1% | 273.2% | 60.7% | 849 |
| Panola County | William J. Bryan+1,157 | 1,23591.0% | 785.7% | 443.2% | 1,357 |
| Pearl River County | William J. Bryan+232 | 26685.8% | 3411.0% | 103.2% | 310 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+389 | 41991.5% | 306.6% | 92.0% | 458 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+1,260 | 1,38089.7% | 1207.8% | 382.5% | 1,538 |
| Pontotoc County | William J. Bryan+880 | 94492.3% | 646.3% | 151.5% | 1,023 |
| Prentiss County | William J. Bryan+914 | 97392.3% | 595.6% | 222.1% | 1,054 |
| Quitman County | William J. Bryan+131 | 17181.0% | 4019.0% | 00.0% | 211 |
| Rankin County | William J. Bryan+968 | 1,04492.2% | 766.7% | 121.1% | 1,132 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+757 | 78095.9% | 232.8% | 101.2% | 813 |
| Sharkey County | William J. Bryan+172 | 19487.8% | 2210.0% | 52.3% | 221 |
| Simpson County | William J. Bryan+624 | 67791.5% | 537.2% | 101.4% | 740 |
| Smith County | William J. Bryan+1,070 | 1,07799.3% | 10.1% | 70.6% | 1,085 |
| Sunflower County | William J. Bryan+435 | 45993.5% | 244.9% | 81.6% | 491 |
| Tallahatchie County | William J. Bryan+756 | 77997.0% | 232.9% | 10.1% | 803 |
| Tate County | William J. Bryan+1,049 | 1,12590.7% | 766.1% | 403.2% | 1,241 |
| Tippah County | William J. Bryan+960 | 1,06390.5% | 1038.8% | 80.7% | 1,174 |
| Tishomingo County | William J. Bryan+784 | 85192.4% | 677.3% | 30.3% | 921 |
| Tunica County | William J. Bryan+112 | 17472.2% | 6225.7% | 52.1% | 241 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+1,148 | 1,26291.3% | 1148.2% | 70.5% | 1,383 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+684 | 86772.2% | 18315.2% | 15112.6% | 1,201 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+513 | 61180.6% | 9812.9% | 496.5% | 758 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+625 | 65594.8% | 304.3% | 60.9% | 691 |
| Webster County | William J. Bryan+749 | 87686.8% | 12712.6% | 60.6% | 1,009 |
| Wilkinson County | William J. Bryan+525 | 56193.5% | 366.0% | 30.5% | 600 |
| Winston County | William J. Bryan+761 | 79394.6% | 323.8% | 131.6% | 838 |
| Yalobusha County | William J. Bryan+1,037 | 1,11091.5% | 736.0% | 302.5% | 1,213 |
| Yazoo County | William J. Bryan+1,135 | 1,15997.5% | 242.0% | 60.5% | 1,189 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.