Ohio — 1900 presidential election
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionOhio · PresidentMcKinleyR+6.6
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 52.3% | 543,918 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 45.7% | 474,882 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 21,273 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 23 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Allen County, OH | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Ashland County, OH | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Athens County, OH | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Belmont County, OH | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Brown County, OH | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Butler County, OH | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Clark County, OH | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Clermont County, OH | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Crawford County, OH | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Darke County, OH | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Defiance County, OH | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Erie County, OH | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Franklin County, OH | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Henry County, OH | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Hocking County, OH | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Holmes County, OH | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Licking County, OH | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Lorain County, OH | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Lucas County, OH | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Marion County, OH | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Mercer County, OH | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Pike County, OH | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Portage County, OH | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Putnam County, OH | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Richland County, OH | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Scioto County, OH | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Seneca County, OH | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Shelby County, OH | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Stark County, OH | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Summit County, OH | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Wayne County, OH | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Wood County, OH | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Democratic | D+15.1 |
Ohio results by county
88 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 McKinley+366 | 3,53551.8% | 3,16946.4% | 1191.7% | 6,823 |
| Allen County | William J. Bryan+1,259 | 5,28143.9% | 6,54054.4% | 1971.6% | 12,018 |
| Ashland County | William J. Bryan+758 | 2,64143.1% | 3,39955.5% | 811.3% | 6,121 |
| Ashtabula County | William McKinley+5,834 | 9,27270.7% | 3,43826.2% | 4053.1% | 13,115 |
| Athens County | William McKinley+3,597 | 6,12668.9% | 2,52928.4% | 2362.7% | 8,891 |
| Auglaize County | William J. Bryan+1,917 | 2,89537.2% | 4,81261.8% | 791.0% | 7,786 |
| Belmont County | William McKinley+1,966 | 8,21755.3% | 6,25142.1% | 3842.6% | 14,852 |
| Brown County | William J. Bryan+1,406 | 2,99139.9% | 4,39758.7% | 991.3% | 7,487 |
| Butler County | William J. Bryan+2,855 | 6,02539.5% | 8,88058.3% | 3392.2% | 15,244 |
| Carroll County | William McKinley+948 | 2,66859.6% | 1,72038.4% | 902.0% | 4,478 |
| Champaign County | William McKinley+1,114 | 4,30656.3% | 3,19241.7% | 1481.9% | 7,646 |
| Clark County | William McKinley+2,563 | 8,80657.3% | 6,24340.6% | 3122.0% | 15,361 |
| Clermont County | William J. Bryan+254 | 3,99047.4% | 4,24450.5% | 1782.1% | 8,412 |
| Clinton County | William McKinley+1,755 | 4,14962.1% | 2,39435.8% | 1392.1% | 6,682 |
| Columbiana County | William McKinley+4,258 | 10,25560.5% | 5,99735.4% | 6904.1% | 16,942 |
| Coshocton County | William J. Bryan+348 | 3,59246.7% | 3,94051.2% | 1642.1% | 7,696 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+2,818 | 3,15034.0% | 5,96864.4% | 1511.6% | 9,269 |
| Cuyahoga County | William McKinley+2,859 | 45,29950.2% | 42,44047.0% | 2,5492.8% | 90,288 |
| Darke County | William J. Bryan+1,169 | 4,83443.8% | 6,00354.4% | 2011.8% | 11,038 |
| Defiance County | William J. Bryan+1,082 | 2,68440.8% | 3,76657.3% | 1281.9% | 6,578 |
| Delaware County | William McKinley+428 | 3,76551.4% | 3,33745.6% | 2233.0% | 7,325 |
| Erie County | William McKinley+516 | 5,35351.9% | 4,83746.9% | 1151.1% | 10,305 |
| Fairfield County | William J. Bryan+1,693 | 3,73840.1% | 5,43158.3% | 1441.5% | 9,313 |
| Fayette County | William McKinley+942 | 3,38057.2% | 2,43841.3% | 861.5% | 5,904 |
| Franklin County | William McKinley+2,428 | 22,23752.2% | 19,80946.5% | 5901.4% | 42,636 |
| Fulton County | William McKinley+1,195 | 3,45759.5% | 2,26238.9% | 921.6% | 5,811 |
| Gallia County | William McKinley+1,771 | 4,15962.8% | 2,38836.1% | 731.1% | 6,620 |
| Geauga County | William McKinley+1,699 | 2,81669.8% | 1,11727.7% | 1032.6% | 4,036 |
| Greene County | William McKinley+2,357 | 5,10062.9% | 2,74333.9% | 2593.2% | 8,102 |
| Guernsey County | William McKinley+1,894 | 5,01459.4% | 3,12037.0% | 3013.6% | 8,435 |
| Hamilton County | William McKinley+15,238 | 55,46656.9% | 40,22841.3% | 1,8211.9% | 97,515 |
| Hancock County | William McKinley+237 | 5,55950.1% | 5,32248.0% | 2051.8% | 11,086 |
| Hardin County | William McKinley+199 | 4,38950.1% | 4,19047.8% | 1872.1% | 8,766 |
| Harrison County | William McKinley+1,013 | 3,27457.9% | 2,26140.0% | 1162.1% | 5,651 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+1,534 | 2,62338.3% | 4,15760.8% | 600.9% | 6,840 |
| Highland County | William McKinley+140 | 4,07849.5% | 3,93847.8% | 2182.6% | 8,234 |
| Hocking County | William McKinley+27 | 2,92349.6% | 2,89649.1% | 761.3% | 5,895 |
| Holmes County | William J. Bryan+2,125 | 1,26926.8% | 3,39471.8% | 671.4% | 4,730 |
| Huron County | William McKinley+1,087 | 4,99355.1% | 3,90643.1% | 1561.7% | 9,055 |
| Jackson County | William McKinley+1,619 | 4,93258.9% | 3,31339.6% | 1301.6% | 8,375 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+2,895 | 6,47062.3% | 3,57534.4% | 3483.3% | 10,393 |
| Knox County | William McKinley+214 | 4,01150.6% | 3,79747.9% | 1251.6% | 7,933 |
| Lake County | William McKinley+2,196 | 3,92968.4% | 1,73330.2% | 811.4% | 5,743 |
| Lawrence County | William McKinley+2,629 | 5,50565.0% | 2,87633.9% | 921.1% | 8,473 |
| Licking County | William J. Bryan+862 | 5,85446.1% | 6,71652.9% | 1301.0% | 12,700 |
| Logan County | William McKinley+1,855 | 4,80660.4% | 2,95137.1% | 2022.5% | 7,959 |
| Lorain County | William McKinley+3,508 | 8,49761.9% | 4,98936.4% | 2351.7% | 13,721 |
| Lucas County | William McKinley+1,738 | 17,12851.2% | 15,39046.0% | 9322.8% | 33,450 |
| Madison County | William McKinley+704 | 3,19755.6% | 2,49343.3% | 621.1% | 5,752 |
| Mahoning County | William McKinley+1,537 | 8,93953.6% | 7,40244.4% | 3452.1% | 16,686 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+371 | 3,77047.0% | 4,14151.7% | 1051.3% | 8,016 |
| Medina County | William McKinley+1,150 | 3,51058.2% | 2,36039.2% | 1562.6% | 6,026 |
| Meigs County | William McKinley+2,308 | 4,54565.6% | 2,23732.3% | 1472.1% | 6,929 |
| Mercer County | William J. Bryan+2,445 | 2,01530.7% | 4,46067.9% | 911.4% | 6,566 |
| Miami County | William McKinley+1,070 | 6,19753.9% | 5,12744.6% | 1811.6% | 11,505 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+2,040 | 2,10333.3% | 4,14365.7% | 641.0% | 6,310 |
| Montgomery County | William McKinley+3,370 | 19,60653.5% | 16,23644.3% | 7722.1% | 36,614 |
| Morgan County | William McKinley+451 | 2,63953.4% | 2,18844.3% | 1152.3% | 4,942 |
| Morrow County | William McKinley+327 | 2,60551.6% | 2,27845.1% | 1673.3% | 5,050 |
| Muskingum County | William McKinley+698 | 7,36551.1% | 6,66746.3% | 3822.7% | 14,414 |
| Noble County | William McKinley+531 | 2,70454.5% | 2,17343.8% | 801.6% | 4,957 |
| Ottawa County | William J. Bryan+1,054 | 2,13139.9% | 3,18559.6% | 290.5% | 5,345 |
| Paulding County | William McKinley+313 | 3,59751.6% | 3,28447.1% | 851.2% | 6,966 |
| Perry County | William McKinley+581 | 4,18052.6% | 3,59945.3% | 1702.1% | 7,949 |
| Pickaway County | William J. Bryan+832 | 3,20143.4% | 4,03354.7% | 1391.9% | 7,373 |
| Pike County | William McKinley+382 | 2,34254.0% | 1,96045.2% | 370.9% | 4,339 |
| Portage County | William McKinley+660 | 4,31152.7% | 3,65144.6% | 2222.7% | 8,184 |
| Preble County | William McKinley+342 | 3,54851.4% | 3,20646.5% | 1452.1% | 6,899 |
| Putnam County | William J. Bryan+2,126 | 2,81735.9% | 4,94363.0% | 881.1% | 7,848 |
| Richland County | William J. Bryan+1,120 | 5,46144.9% | 6,58154.1% | 1201.0% | 12,162 |
| Ross County | William McKinley+428 | 5,46351.6% | 5,03547.6% | 880.8% | 10,586 |
| Sandusky County | William J. Bryan+912 | 4,00344.3% | 4,91554.3% | 1261.4% | 9,044 |
| Scioto County | William McKinley+2,127 | 5,75660.1% | 3,62937.9% | 1851.9% | 9,570 |
| Seneca County | William J. Bryan+1,042 | 4,90444.2% | 5,94653.6% | 2402.2% | 11,090 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+1,355 | 2,48238.7% | 3,83759.8% | 1001.6% | 6,419 |
| Stark County | William McKinley+2,514 | 13,16554.1% | 10,65143.8% | 5092.1% | 24,325 |
| Summit County | William McKinley+1,659 | 10,07253.1% | 8,41344.3% | 4912.6% | 18,976 |
| Trumbull County | William McKinley+4,037 | 7,72365.7% | 3,68631.4% | 3442.9% | 11,753 |
| Tuscarawas County | William J. Bryan+512 | 6,35547.2% | 6,86751.0% | 2451.8% | 13,467 |
| Union County | William McKinley+1,077 | 3,56157.9% | 2,48440.4% | 1061.7% | 6,151 |
| Van Wert County | William McKinley+424 | 4,00652.2% | 3,58246.7% | 901.2% | 7,678 |
| Vinton County | William McKinley+493 | 2,14156.1% | 1,64843.2% | 300.8% | 3,819 |
| Warren County | William McKinley+1,636 | 4,31160.6% | 2,67537.6% | 1291.8% | 7,115 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+1,143 | 6,54253.9% | 5,39944.5% | 1951.6% | 12,136 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+1,019 | 4,24443.1% | 5,26353.5% | 3383.4% | 9,845 |
| Williams County | William McKinley+367 | 3,41651.7% | 3,04946.1% | 1422.1% | 6,607 |
| Wood County | William McKinley+1,401 | 7,15354.3% | 5,75243.7% | 2712.1% | 13,176 |
| Wyandot County | William J. Bryan+871 | 2,39741.7% | 3,26856.8% | 861.5% | 5,751 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.