Tennessee — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentBryanD+6.0
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 52.2% | 168,176 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 46.2% | 148,773 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 5,052 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+48.0 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+0.2 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+58.2 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+43.3 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+76.3 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+51.3 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+56.3 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+23.1 |
| McNairy County, TN | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+82.3 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+34.4 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+77.7 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+77.2 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+79.2 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+37.1 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | William McKinley+1,479 | 74524.9% | 2,22474.2% | 270.9% | 2,996 |
| Bedford County | William J. Bryan+445 | 2,59653.3% | 2,15144.2% | 1202.5% | 4,867 |
| Benton County | William J. Bryan+696 | 1,46565.2% | 76934.2% | 130.6% | 2,247 |
| Bledsoe County | William McKinley+307 | 47837.5% | 78561.6% | 120.9% | 1,275 |
| Blount County | William McKinley+1,682 | 97026.4% | 2,65272.2% | 511.4% | 3,673 |
| Bradley County | William McKinley+668 | 1,05737.3% | 1,72560.9% | 501.8% | 2,832 |
| Campbell County | William McKinley+1,818 | 57119.1% | 2,38980.1% | 240.8% | 2,984 |
| Cannon County | William J. Bryan+498 | 1,27661.8% | 77837.7% | 100.5% | 2,064 |
| Carroll County | William McKinley+284 | 2,29346.4% | 2,57752.2% | 671.4% | 4,937 |
| Carter County | William McKinley+2,255 | 44513.9% | 2,70084.1% | 642.0% | 3,209 |
| Cheatham County | William J. Bryan+741 | 1,23769.8% | 49628.0% | 392.2% | 1,772 |
| Chester County | William J. Bryan+471 | 1,07863.4% | 60735.7% | 160.9% | 1,701 |
| Claiborne County | William McKinley+1,078 | 1,15233.9% | 2,23065.6% | 160.5% | 3,398 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+288 | 83659.4% | 54838.9% | 231.6% | 1,407 |
| Cocke County | William McKinley+1,602 | 98027.5% | 2,58272.4% | 50.1% | 3,567 |
| Coffee County | William J. Bryan+1,252 | 1,89172.4% | 63924.5% | 813.1% | 2,611 |
| Crockett County | William J. Bryan+499 | 1,66558.1% | 1,16640.7% | 341.2% | 2,865 |
| Cumberland County | William McKinley+382 | 41834.1% | 80065.3% | 70.6% | 1,225 |
| Davidson County | William J. Bryan+1,791 | 7,51155.0% | 5,72041.9% | 4283.1% | 13,659 |
| Decatur County | William McKinley+7 | 1,62649.4% | 1,63349.6% | 331.0% | 3,292 |
| DeKalb County | William J. Bryan+107 | 99752.8% | 89047.1% | 20.1% | 1,889 |
| Dickson County | William J. Bryan+1,135 | 1,97668.9% | 84129.3% | 501.7% | 2,867 |
| Dyer County | William J. Bryan+1,721 | 2,58973.6% | 86824.7% | 591.7% | 3,516 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+1,057 | 2,37363.8% | 1,31635.4% | 310.8% | 3,720 |
| Fentress County | William McKinley+497 | 30127.2% | 79872.0% | 90.8% | 1,108 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,750 | 2,58473.8% | 83423.8% | 842.4% | 3,502 |
| Gibson County | William J. Bryan+2,248 | 4,20365.9% | 1,95530.6% | 2233.5% | 6,381 |
| Giles County | William J. Bryan+1,620 | 3,99262.3% | 2,37237.0% | 420.7% | 6,406 |
| Grainger County | William McKinley+861 | 1,00234.9% | 1,86364.9% | 50.2% | 2,870 |
| Greene County | William McKinley+851 | 2,72642.8% | 3,57756.2% | 611.0% | 6,364 |
| Grundy County | William J. Bryan+711 | 99776.0% | 28621.8% | 292.2% | 1,312 |
| Hamblen County | William McKinley+473 | 1,03340.2% | 1,50658.6% | 321.2% | 2,571 |
| Hamilton County | William McKinley+1,059 | 4,05643.2% | 5,11554.4% | 2232.4% | 9,394 |
| Hancock County | William McKinley+1,034 | 45623.3% | 1,49076.3% | 70.4% | 1,953 |
| Hardeman County | William J. Bryan+807 | 2,23460.2% | 1,42738.5% | 471.3% | 3,708 |
| Hardin County | William McKinley+833 | 1,33238.0% | 2,16561.8% | 90.3% | 3,506 |
| Hawkins County | William McKinley+1,101 | 1,72337.7% | 2,82461.7% | 290.6% | 4,576 |
| Haywood County | William J. Bryan+1,768 | 2,39278.8% | 62420.6% | 200.7% | 3,036 |
| Henderson County | William McKinley+693 | 1,31639.1% | 2,00959.7% | 401.2% | 3,365 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+1,604 | 3,07767.2% | 1,47332.2% | 310.7% | 4,581 |
| Hickman County | William J. Bryan+565 | 1,55360.5% | 98838.5% | 251.0% | 2,566 |
| Houston County | William J. Bryan+553 | 89670.2% | 34326.9% | 383.0% | 1,277 |
| Humphreys County | William J. Bryan+1,139 | 1,60476.9% | 46522.3% | 160.8% | 2,085 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+998 | 1,75269.9% | 75430.1% | 10.0% | 2,507 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+1,736 | 90225.3% | 2,63874.1% | 220.6% | 3,562 |
| Johnson County | William McKinley+1,459 | 22411.7% | 1,68388.0% | 50.3% | 1,912 |
| Knox County | William McKinley+2,223 | 4,02038.5% | 6,24359.8% | 1721.6% | 10,435 |
| Lake County | William J. Bryan+685 | 81185.0% | 12613.2% | 171.8% | 954 |
| Lauderdale County | William J. Bryan+1,535 | 2,24475.0% | 70923.7% | 401.3% | 2,993 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+173 | 1,37653.2% | 1,20346.5% | 70.3% | 2,586 |
| Lewis County | William J. Bryan+125 | 32961.7% | 20438.3% | 00.0% | 533 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+2,277 | 3,26973.9% | 99222.4% | 1603.6% | 4,421 |
| Loudon County | William McKinley+853 | 59428.9% | 1,44770.4% | 140.7% | 2,055 |
| Macon County | William McKinley+455 | 86939.6% | 1,32460.4% | 00.0% | 2,193 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+2,677 | 3,70177.8% | 1,02421.5% | 320.7% | 4,757 |
| Marion County | William McKinley+481 | 1,32041.9% | 1,80157.1% | 331.0% | 3,154 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+1,986 | 2,83575.5% | 84922.6% | 711.9% | 3,755 |
| Maury County | William J. Bryan+1,484 | 4,02160.5% | 2,53738.2% | 921.4% | 6,650 |
| McMinn County | William McKinley+847 | 1,38837.8% | 2,23560.9% | 461.3% | 3,669 |
| McNairy County | William J. Bryan+53 | 1,51650.9% | 1,46349.1% | 00.0% | 2,979 |
| Meigs County | William J. Bryan+80 | 72152.7% | 64146.9% | 60.4% | 1,368 |
| Monroe County | William McKinley+56 | 1,57848.3% | 1,63450.0% | 561.7% | 3,268 |
| Montgomery County | William McKinley+130 | 2,80446.0% | 2,93448.2% | 3535.8% | 6,091 |
| Moore County | William J. Bryan+864 | 94289.7% | 787.4% | 302.9% | 1,050 |
| Morgan County | William McKinley+688 | 45227.8% | 1,14070.1% | 342.1% | 1,626 |
| Obion County | William J. Bryan+2,628 | 3,77574.6% | 1,14722.7% | 1392.7% | 5,061 |
| Overton County | William J. Bryan+734 | 1,49566.2% | 76133.7% | 10.0% | 2,257 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+428 | 1,00063.6% | 57236.4% | 10.1% | 1,573 |
| Pickett County | William McKinley+150 | 39442.0% | 54458.0% | 00.0% | 938 |
| Polk County | William McKinley+198 | 74944.0% | 94755.6% | 60.4% | 1,702 |
| Putnam County | William J. Bryan+653 | 1,75061.1% | 1,09738.3% | 180.6% | 2,865 |
| Rhea County | William McKinley+200 | 1,12444.7% | 1,32452.7% | 642.5% | 2,512 |
| Roane County | William McKinley+2,205 | 82120.5% | 3,02675.6% | 1563.9% | 4,003 |
| Robertson County | William J. Bryan+1,557 | 2,94365.0% | 1,38630.6% | 1974.4% | 4,526 |
| Rutherford County | William J. Bryan+1,149 | 3,35259.5% | 2,20339.1% | 821.5% | 5,637 |
| Scott County | William McKinley+1,482 | 20911.0% | 1,69188.7% | 70.4% | 1,907 |
| Sequatchie County | William J. Bryan+145 | 38661.3% | 24138.3% | 30.5% | 630 |
| Sevier County | William McKinley+2,948 | 42811.2% | 3,37688.4% | 170.4% | 3,821 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+708 | 5,83052.0% | 5,12245.7% | 2572.3% | 11,209 |
| Smith County | William J. Bryan+1,350 | 2,41468.9% | 1,06430.4% | 260.7% | 3,504 |
| Stewart County | William J. Bryan+994 | 1,64271.4% | 64828.2% | 90.4% | 2,299 |
| Sullivan County | William J. Bryan+598 | 2,51256.0% | 1,91442.7% | 561.2% | 4,482 |
| Sumner County | William J. Bryan+1,956 | 3,17171.3% | 1,21527.3% | 591.3% | 4,445 |
| Tipton County | William J. Bryan+225 | 2,11951.1% | 1,89445.6% | 1363.3% | 4,149 |
| Trousdale County | William J. Bryan+456 | 76970.8% | 31328.8% | 40.4% | 1,086 |
| Unicoi County | William McKinley+715 | 899.9% | 80489.0% | 101.1% | 903 |
| Union County | William McKinley+1,263 | 59924.3% | 1,86275.5% | 40.2% | 2,465 |
| Van Buren County | William J. Bryan+279 | 41973.1% | 14024.4% | 142.4% | 573 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+1,259 | 2,10170.0% | 84228.0% | 602.0% | 3,003 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+1,146 | 1,66136.7% | 2,80762.0% | 611.3% | 4,529 |
| Wayne County | William McKinley+757 | 74833.0% | 1,50566.5% | 110.5% | 2,264 |
| Weakley County | William J. Bryan+1,931 | 3,93465.1% | 2,00333.2% | 1021.7% | 6,039 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+1,222 | 1,83974.1% | 61724.9% | 251.0% | 2,481 |
| Williamson County | William J. Bryan+1,816 | 3,09769.7% | 1,28128.8% | 681.5% | 4,446 |
| Wilson County | William J. Bryan+1,868 | 3,43668.2% | 1,56831.1% | 360.7% | 5,040 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.