New York — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionNew York · PresidentMcKinleyR+18.9
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 57.6% | 819,838 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 38.7% | 551,369 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.7% | 52,669 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
60 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 36 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (60 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Broome County, NY | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Clinton County, NY | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Columbia County, NY | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Cortland County, NY | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Erie County, NY | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Franklin County, NY | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Kings County, NY | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Monroe County, NY | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Republican | R+19.2 |
| New York County, NY | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Niagara County, NY | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Otsego County, NY | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Queens County, NY | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Richmond County, NY | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Rockland County, NY | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Seneca County, NY | Republican | R+8.9 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Ulster County, NY | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Westchester County, NY | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+22.8 |
New York results by county
60 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | William McKinley+4,445 | 22,26354.5% | 17,81843.6% | 7531.8% | 40,834 |
| Allegany County | William McKinley+3,184 | 7,07961.5% | 3,89533.8% | 5344.6% | 11,508 |
| Broome County | William McKinley+5,169 | 10,63063.8% | 5,46132.8% | 5833.5% | 16,674 |
| Cattaraugus County | William McKinley+3,249 | 9,33758.8% | 6,08838.3% | 4642.9% | 15,889 |
| Cayuga County | William McKinley+4,178 | 10,02461.4% | 5,84635.8% | 4602.8% | 16,330 |
| Chautauqua County | William McKinley+7,744 | 14,32566.6% | 6,58130.6% | 6012.8% | 21,507 |
| Chemung County | William McKinley+2,667 | 7,92658.3% | 5,25938.7% | 4013.0% | 13,586 |
| Chenango County | William McKinley+2,365 | 6,33859.1% | 3,97337.0% | 4153.9% | 10,726 |
| Clinton County | William McKinley+2,931 | 6,00565.3% | 3,07433.5% | 1101.2% | 9,189 |
| Columbia County | William McKinley+2,281 | 6,65458.5% | 4,37338.4% | 3553.1% | 11,382 |
| Cortland County | William McKinley+2,365 | 4,93963.4% | 2,57433.0% | 2783.6% | 7,791 |
| Delaware County | William McKinley+3,340 | 7,79061.8% | 4,45035.3% | 3753.0% | 12,615 |
| Dutchess County | William McKinley+5,493 | 12,12762.4% | 6,63434.2% | 6613.4% | 19,422 |
| Erie County | William McKinley+15,440 | 45,61258.6% | 30,17238.7% | 2,0952.7% | 77,879 |
| Essex County | William McKinley+3,596 | 5,35674.2% | 1,76024.4% | 981.4% | 7,214 |
| Franklin County | William McKinley+3,628 | 6,11869.3% | 2,49028.2% | 2212.5% | 8,829 |
| Fulton County | William McKinley+3,477 | 6,94863.4% | 3,47131.7% | 5324.9% | 10,951 |
| Genesee County | William McKinley+2,186 | 5,19061.5% | 3,00435.6% | 2452.9% | 8,439 |
| Greene County | William McKinley+852 | 4,54053.5% | 3,68843.4% | 2643.1% | 8,492 |
| Hamilton County | William McKinley+378 | 75663.4% | 37831.7% | 584.9% | 1,192 |
| Herkimer County | William McKinley+3,069 | 8,09659.8% | 5,02737.1% | 4223.1% | 13,545 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+4,767 | 11,41160.9% | 6,64435.4% | 6893.7% | 18,744 |
| Kings County | William McKinley+32,253 | 109,13556.3% | 76,88239.7% | 7,6594.0% | 193,676 |
| Lewis County | William McKinley+1,419 | 4,46158.3% | 3,04239.8% | 1441.9% | 7,647 |
| Livingston County | William McKinley+1,360 | 5,46155.2% | 4,10141.4% | 3343.4% | 9,896 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+4,008 | 7,58865.6% | 3,58030.9% | 4063.5% | 11,574 |
| Monroe County | William McKinley+9,130 | 26,28858.7% | 17,15838.3% | 1,3723.1% | 44,818 |
| Montgomery County | William McKinley+2,323 | 7,08258.4% | 4,75939.2% | 2882.4% | 12,129 |
| New York County | William McKinley+20,735 | 156,35950.7% | 135,62444.0% | 16,2495.3% | 308,232 |
| Niagara County | William McKinley+2,185 | 8,62655.7% | 6,44141.6% | 4232.7% | 15,490 |
| Oneida County | William McKinley+7,852 | 18,85560.8% | 11,00335.5% | 1,1493.7% | 31,007 |
| Onondaga County | William McKinley+11,337 | 25,03262.4% | 13,69534.1% | 1,4143.5% | 40,141 |
| Ontario County | William McKinley+2,021 | 7,50656.3% | 5,48541.1% | 3412.6% | 13,332 |
| Orange County | William McKinley+5,115 | 14,08659.5% | 8,97137.9% | 6102.6% | 23,667 |
| Orleans County | William McKinley+1,671 | 4,66459.0% | 2,99337.8% | 2523.2% | 7,909 |
| Oswego County | William McKinley+5,010 | 11,41162.8% | 6,40135.2% | 3562.0% | 18,168 |
| Otsego County | William McKinley+2,341 | 8,16156.4% | 5,82040.2% | 4963.4% | 14,477 |
| Putnam County | William McKinley+1,337 | 2,36467.6% | 1,02729.4% | 1043.0% | 3,495 |
| Queens County | William McKinley+6,714 | 18,69458.0% | 11,98037.2% | 1,5394.8% | 32,213 |
| Rensselaer County | William McKinley+4,102 | 17,22155.7% | 13,11942.4% | 5741.9% | 30,914 |
| Richmond County | William McKinley+1,718 | 6,17055.1% | 4,45239.8% | 5765.1% | 11,198 |
| Rockland County | William McKinley+1,334 | 4,33656.9% | 3,00239.4% | 2763.6% | 7,614 |
| Saratoga County | William McKinley+4,651 | 9,63863.6% | 4,98732.9% | 5363.5% | 15,161 |
| Schenectady County | William McKinley+1,192 | 4,90355.0% | 3,71141.7% | 2933.3% | 8,907 |
| Schoharie County | William J. Bryan+365 | 3,83846.6% | 4,20351.0% | 1992.4% | 8,240 |
| Schuyler County | William McKinley+1,073 | 2,69259.9% | 1,61936.0% | 1844.1% | 4,495 |
| Seneca County | William McKinley+640 | 3,85353.5% | 3,21344.6% | 1321.8% | 7,198 |
| St. Lawrence County | William McKinley+9,538 | 15,28771.0% | 5,74926.7% | 5052.3% | 21,541 |
| Steuben County | William McKinley+4,887 | 12,85859.5% | 7,97136.9% | 7933.7% | 21,622 |
| Suffolk County | William McKinley+5,516 | 9,38866.6% | 3,87227.5% | 8375.9% | 14,097 |
| Sullivan County | William McKinley+1,516 | 4,58958.4% | 3,07339.1% | 2022.6% | 7,864 |
| Tioga County | William McKinley+2,025 | 4,84961.1% | 2,82435.6% | 2683.4% | 7,941 |
| Tompkins County | William McKinley+1,836 | 5,34258.1% | 3,50638.1% | 3523.8% | 9,200 |
| Ulster County | William McKinley+2,960 | 11,10056.3% | 8,14041.3% | 4712.4% | 19,711 |
| Warren County | William McKinley+2,416 | 4,68565.5% | 2,26931.7% | 1982.8% | 7,152 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+4,900 | 8,13969.1% | 3,23927.5% | 3973.4% | 11,775 |
| Wayne County | William McKinley+3,785 | 8,03963.8% | 4,25433.8% | 3052.4% | 12,598 |
| Westchester County | William McKinley+7,585 | 19,33759.6% | 11,75236.2% | 1,3454.1% | 32,434 |
| Wyoming County | William McKinley+2,261 | 4,96762.3% | 2,70633.9% | 3023.8% | 7,975 |
| Yates County | William McKinley+1,284 | 3,37059.9% | 2,08637.1% | 1743.1% | 5,630 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.