West Virginia — 1896 presidential election
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Akashicstate1896 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentMcKinleyR+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 52.2% | 105,379 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 46.8% | 94,480 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 1,898 |
1896presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Brooke County, WV | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Clay County, WV | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Fayette County, WV | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Hancock County, WV | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Harrison County, WV | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Marion County, WV | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+10.3 |
| McDowell County, WV | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Mercer County, WV | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Monroe County, WV | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Roane County, WV | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Tucker County, WV | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Republican | R+9.1 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | William J. Bryan+70 | 1,57348.9% | 1,64351.1% | 10.0% | 3,217 |
| Berkeley County | William McKinley+413 | 2,49753.6% | 2,08444.8% | 741.6% | 4,655 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+135 | 67845.3% | 81354.3% | 50.3% | 1,496 |
| Braxton County | William J. Bryan+735 | 1,45339.5% | 2,18859.5% | 361.0% | 3,677 |
| Brooke County | William McKinley+187 | 93554.7% | 74843.8% | 251.5% | 1,708 |
| Cabell County | William McKinley+51 | 3,12750.0% | 3,07649.2% | 540.9% | 6,257 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+382 | 80440.4% | 1,18659.6% | 00.0% | 1,990 |
| Clay County | William McKinley+55 | 66152.0% | 60647.7% | 30.2% | 1,270 |
| Doddridge County | William McKinley+516 | 1,74758.3% | 1,23141.0% | 210.7% | 2,999 |
| Fayette County | William McKinley+1,760 | 4,54361.5% | 2,78337.7% | 640.9% | 7,390 |
| Gilmer County | William J. Bryan+356 | 1,00042.2% | 1,35657.3% | 110.5% | 2,367 |
| Grant County | William McKinley+934 | 1,30677.3% | 37222.0% | 110.7% | 1,689 |
| Greenbrier County | William J. Bryan+753 | 1,66140.4% | 2,41458.7% | 390.9% | 4,114 |
| Hampshire County | William J. Bryan+1,233 | 67626.0% | 1,90973.4% | 170.7% | 2,602 |
| Hancock County | William McKinley+259 | 84357.5% | 58439.9% | 382.6% | 1,465 |
| Hardy County | William J. Bryan+599 | 54731.5% | 1,14665.9% | 452.6% | 1,738 |
| Harrison County | William McKinley+542 | 3,02754.5% | 2,48544.8% | 390.7% | 5,551 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+241 | 2,52752.2% | 2,28647.2% | 320.7% | 4,845 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+1,170 | 1,28333.5% | 2,45364.1% | 892.3% | 3,825 |
| Kanawha County | William McKinley+2,124 | 6,94858.6% | 4,82440.7% | 750.6% | 11,847 |
| Lewis County | William McKinley+95 | 1,81350.3% | 1,71847.7% | 722.0% | 3,603 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+30 | 1,33449.3% | 1,36450.4% | 80.3% | 2,706 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+610 | 38227.4% | 99271.1% | 221.6% | 1,396 |
| Marion County | William McKinley+116 | 3,42049.9% | 3,30448.2% | 1311.9% | 6,855 |
| Marshall County | William McKinley+1,453 | 3,56161.4% | 2,10836.4% | 1292.2% | 5,798 |
| Mason County | William McKinley+574 | 3,06655.0% | 2,49244.7% | 210.4% | 5,579 |
| McDowell County | William McKinley+1,649 | 2,63572.6% | 98627.2% | 60.2% | 3,627 |
| Mercer County | William McKinley+265 | 2,38852.7% | 2,12346.9% | 170.4% | 4,528 |
| Mineral County | William McKinley+240 | 1,54753.3% | 1,30745.0% | 501.7% | 2,904 |
| Mingo County | William J. Bryan+572 | 63234.3% | 1,20465.4% | 50.3% | 1,841 |
| Monongalia County | William McKinley+1,202 | 2,68463.7% | 1,48235.2% | 501.2% | 4,216 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+256 | 1,32345.4% | 1,57954.2% | 120.4% | 2,914 |
| Morgan County | William McKinley+674 | 1,10769.4% | 43327.1% | 553.4% | 1,595 |
| Nicholas County | William J. Bryan+318 | 90841.3% | 1,22655.7% | 673.0% | 2,201 |
| Ohio County | William McKinley+1,705 | 6,72156.6% | 5,01642.2% | 1451.2% | 11,882 |
| Pendleton County | William J. Bryan+333 | 78440.7% | 1,11758.0% | 241.2% | 1,925 |
| Pleasants County | William J. Bryan+34 | 88748.9% | 92150.7% | 70.4% | 1,815 |
| Pocahontas County | William J. Bryan+351 | 63238.9% | 98360.5% | 100.6% | 1,625 |
| Preston County | William McKinley+2,197 | 3,52872.0% | 1,33127.2% | 380.8% | 4,897 |
| Putnam County | William McKinley+174 | 1,87652.3% | 1,70247.5% | 70.2% | 3,585 |
| Raleigh County | William McKinley+47 | 1,15050.9% | 1,10348.8% | 60.3% | 2,259 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+542 | 1,42741.7% | 1,96957.6% | 240.7% | 3,420 |
| Ritchie County | William McKinley+610 | 2,21157.1% | 1,60141.4% | 581.5% | 3,870 |
| Roane County | William J. Bryan+276 | 1,84946.3% | 2,12553.3% | 160.4% | 3,990 |
| Summers County | William J. Bryan+147 | 1,59947.5% | 1,74651.9% | 200.6% | 3,365 |
| Taylor County | William McKinley+531 | 1,83857.9% | 1,30741.2% | 280.9% | 3,173 |
| Tucker County | William McKinley+148 | 1,25953.1% | 1,11146.9% | 00.0% | 2,370 |
| Tyler County | William McKinley+631 | 2,43057.1% | 1,79942.2% | 290.7% | 4,258 |
| Upshur County | William McKinley+1,332 | 2,28169.5% | 94928.9% | 541.6% | 3,284 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+412 | 2,03145.3% | 2,44354.4% | 140.3% | 4,488 |
| Webster County | William J. Bryan+263 | 70942.2% | 97257.8% | 00.0% | 1,681 |
| Wetzel County | William J. Bryan+839 | 1,68539.8% | 2,52459.7% | 220.5% | 4,231 |
| Wirt County | William J. Bryan+91 | 1,06847.7% | 1,15951.7% | 140.6% | 2,241 |
| Wood County | William McKinley+559 | 4,04353.3% | 3,48445.9% | 580.8% | 7,585 |
| Wyoming County | William McKinley+122 | 73554.5% | 61345.5% | 00.0% | 1,348 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1896 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.