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Elections / 1896 · President · TN

William Jennings Bryan carried Tennessee D+6.0.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in Tennessee, 1896. Tennessee held 12 electoral votes this cycle. The state ran 12.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)

Tennessee result
322,001 votes counted
Electoral votes
12
Bryan (D)
168,176
52.2%
McKinley (R)
148,773
46.2%
All others
5,052
1.6%
Margin
D+6.0
1896 presidential election
Tennessee, 1896
BryanD+6.0
1896 presidential margin by county for Tennessee — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Tennessee — 1896 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1896 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Anderson County, TN · R+49.4Bedford County, TN · D+9.1Benton County, TN · D+31.0Bledsoe County, TN · R+24.1Blount County, TN · R+45.8Bradley County, TN · R+23.6Campbell County, TN · R+60.9Cannon County, TN · D+24.1Carroll County, TN · R+5.8Carter County, TN · R+70.3Cheatham County, TN · D+41.8Chester County, TN · D+27.7Claiborne County, TN · R+31.7Clay County, TN · D+20.5Cocke County, TN · R+44.9Coffee County, TN · D+48.0Crockett County, TN · D+17.4Cumberland County, TN · R+31.2Davidson County, TN · D+13.1Decatur County, TN · R+0.2DeKalb County, TN · D+5.7Dickson County, TN · D+39.6Dyer County, TN · D+48.9Fayette County, TN · D+28.4Fentress County, TN · R+44.9Franklin County, TN · D+50.0Gibson County, TN · D+35.2Giles County, TN · D+25.3Grainger County, TN · R+30.0Greene County, TN · R+13.4Grundy County, TN · D+54.2Hamblen County, TN · R+18.4Hamilton County, TN · R+11.3Hancock County, TN · R+52.9Hardeman County, TN · D+21.8Hardin County, TN · R+23.8Hawkins County, TN · R+24.1Haywood County, TN · D+58.2Henderson County, TN · R+20.6Henry County, TN · D+35.0Hickman County, TN · D+22.0Houston County, TN · D+43.3Humphreys County, TN · D+54.6Jackson County, TN · D+39.8Jefferson County, TN · R+48.7Johnson County, TN · R+76.3Knox County, TN · R+21.3Lake County, TN · D+71.8Lauderdale County, TN · D+51.3Lawrence County, TN · D+6.7Lewis County, TN · D+23.5Lincoln County, TN · D+51.5Loudon County, TN · R+41.5Macon County, TN · R+20.7Madison County, TN · D+56.3Marion County, TN · R+15.3Marshall County, TN · D+52.9Maury County, TN · D+22.3McMinn County, TN · R+23.1McNairy County, TN · D+1.8Meigs County, TN · D+5.8Monroe County, TN · R+1.7Montgomery County, TN · R+2.1Moore County, TN · D+82.3Morgan County, TN · R+42.3Obion County, TN · D+51.9Overton County, TN · D+32.5Perry County, TN · D+27.2Pickett County, TN · R+16.0Polk County, TN · R+11.6Putnam County, TN · D+22.8Rhea County, TN · R+8.0Roane County, TN · R+55.1Robertson County, TN · D+34.4Rutherford County, TN · D+20.4Scott County, TN · R+77.7Sequatchie County, TN · D+23.0Sevier County, TN · R+77.2Shelby County, TN · D+6.3Smith County, TN · D+38.5Stewart County, TN · D+43.2Sullivan County, TN · D+13.3Sumner County, TN · D+44.0Tipton County, TN · D+5.4Trousdale County, TN · D+42.0Unicoi County, TN · R+79.2Union County, TN · R+51.2Van Buren County, TN · D+48.7Warren County, TN · D+41.9Washington County, TN · R+25.3Wayne County, TN · R+33.4Weakley County, TN · D+32.0White County, TN · D+49.3Williamson County, TN · D+40.8Wilson County, TN · D+37.1
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic52.2%168,176
William McKinleyRepublican46.2%148,773
OtherAll other candidates1.6%5,052
D+60
R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
Tennessee's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−29.6%DR18922024
Tennessee's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+13.5%
1896+6.0%
1900+8.1%
1904+10.8%
1908+6.9%
1912+28.9%
1916+13.6%
1920−2.8%
1924+9.3%
1928−11.1%
1932+34.0%
1936+37.9%
1940+34.9%
1944+21.2%
1948+12.3%
1952−0.3%
1956−0.6%
1960−7.1%
1964+11.0%
1968−9.7%
1972−38.0%
1976+13.0%
1980−0.3%
1984−16.3%
1988−16.3%
1992+4.7%
1996+2.4%
2000−3.9%
2004−14.3%
2008−15.0%
2012−20.4%
2016−26.0%
2020−23.2%
2024−29.6%
County results — 1896
95 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Anderson CountyR
−49.4%
7452,2242,996
Bedford CountyD
+9.1%
2,5962,1514,867
Benton CountyD
+31.0%
1,4657692,247
Bledsoe CountyR
−24.1%
4787851,275
Blount CountyR
−45.8%
9702,6523,673
Bradley CountyR
−23.6%
1,0571,7252,832
Campbell CountyR
−60.9%
5712,3892,984
Cannon CountyD
+24.1%
1,2767782,064
Carroll CountyR
−5.8%
2,2932,5774,937
Carter CountyR
−70.3%
4452,7003,209
Cheatham CountyD
+41.8%
1,2374961,772
Chester CountyD
+27.7%
1,0786071,701
Claiborne CountyR
−31.7%
1,1522,2303,398
Clay CountyD
+20.5%
8365481,407
Cocke CountyR
−44.9%
9802,5823,567
Coffee CountyD
+48.0%
1,8916392,611
Crockett CountyD
+17.4%
1,6651,1662,865
Cumberland CountyR
−31.2%
4188001,225
Davidson CountyD
+13.1%
7,5115,72013,659
Decatur CountyR
−0.2%
1,6261,6333,292
DeKalb CountyD
+5.7%
9978901,889
Dickson CountyD
+39.6%
1,9768412,867
Dyer CountyD
+48.9%
2,5898683,516
Fayette CountyD
+28.4%
2,3731,3163,720
Fentress CountyR
−44.9%
3017981,108
Franklin CountyD
+50.0%
2,5848343,502
Gibson CountyD
+35.2%
4,2031,9556,381
Giles CountyD
+25.3%
3,9922,3726,406
Grainger CountyR
−30.0%
1,0021,8632,870
Greene CountyR
−13.4%
2,7263,5776,364
Grundy CountyD
+54.2%
9972861,312
Hamblen CountyR
−18.4%
1,0331,5062,571
Hamilton CountyR
−11.3%
4,0565,1159,394
Hancock CountyR
−52.9%
4561,4901,953
Hardeman CountyD
+21.8%
2,2341,4273,708
Hardin CountyR
−23.8%
1,3322,1653,506
Hawkins CountyR
−24.1%
1,7232,8244,576
Haywood CountyD
+58.2%
2,3926243,036
Henderson CountyR
−20.6%
1,3162,0093,365
Henry CountyD
+35.0%
3,0771,4734,581
Hickman CountyD
+22.0%
1,5539882,566
Houston CountyD
+43.3%
8963431,277
Humphreys CountyD
+54.6%
1,6044652,085
Jackson CountyD
+39.8%
1,7527542,507
Jefferson CountyR
−48.7%
9022,6383,562
Johnson CountyR
−76.3%
2241,6831,912
Knox CountyR
−21.3%
4,0206,24310,435
Lake CountyD
+71.8%
811126954
Lauderdale CountyD
+51.3%
2,2447092,993
Lawrence CountyD
+6.7%
1,3761,2032,586
Lewis CountyD
+23.5%
329204533
Lincoln CountyD
+51.5%
3,2699924,421
Loudon CountyR
−41.5%
5941,4472,055
Macon CountyR
−20.7%
8691,3242,193
Madison CountyD
+56.3%
3,7011,0244,757
Marion CountyR
−15.3%
1,3201,8013,154
Marshall CountyD
+52.9%
2,8358493,755
Maury CountyD
+22.3%
4,0212,5376,650
McMinn CountyR
−23.1%
1,3882,2353,669
McNairy CountyD
+1.8%
1,5161,4632,979
Meigs CountyD
+5.8%
7216411,368
Monroe CountyR
−1.7%
1,5781,6343,268
Montgomery CountyR
−2.1%
2,8042,9346,091
Moore CountyD
+82.3%
942781,050
Morgan CountyR
−42.3%
4521,1401,626
Obion CountyD
+51.9%
3,7751,1475,061
Overton CountyD
+32.5%
1,4957612,257
Perry CountyD
+27.2%
1,0005721,573
Pickett CountyR
−16.0%
394544938
Polk CountyR
−11.6%
7499471,702
Putnam CountyD
+22.8%
1,7501,0972,865
Rhea CountyR
−8.0%
1,1241,3242,512
Roane CountyR
−55.1%
8213,0264,003
Robertson CountyD
+34.4%
2,9431,3864,526
Rutherford CountyD
+20.4%
3,3522,2035,637
Scott CountyR
−77.7%
2091,6911,907
Sequatchie CountyD
+23.0%
386241630
Sevier CountyR
−77.2%
4283,3763,821
Shelby CountyD
+6.3%
5,8305,12211,209
Smith CountyD
+38.5%
2,4141,0643,504
Stewart CountyD
+43.2%
1,6426482,299
Sullivan CountyD
+13.3%
2,5121,9144,482
Sumner CountyD
+44.0%
3,1711,2154,445
Tipton CountyD
+5.4%
2,1191,8944,149
Trousdale CountyD
+42.0%
7693131,086
Unicoi CountyR
−79.2%
89804903
Union CountyR
−51.2%
5991,8622,465
Van Buren CountyD
+48.7%
419140573
Warren CountyD
+41.9%
2,1018423,003
Washington CountyR
−25.3%
1,6612,8074,529
Wayne CountyR
−33.4%
7481,5052,264
Weakley CountyD
+32.0%
3,9342,0036,039
White CountyD
+49.3%
1,8396172,481
Williamson CountyD
+40.8%
3,0971,2814,446
Wilson CountyD
+37.1%
3,4361,5685,040