Tennessee — 1900 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentBryanD+8.1
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 53.0% | 145,249 |
|---|---|---|
| William McKinleyRepublican | 45.0% | 123,108 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 5,513 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1900 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+46.2 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+73.4 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+45.0 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+78.8 |
| Knox County, TN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+83.9 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+79.4 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+74.2 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+53.0 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+81.4 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+42.3 |
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+1,265 | 73226.7% | 1,99772.9% | 100.4% | 2,739 |
| Bedford County | William J. Bryan+819 | 2,17660.7% | 1,35737.9% | 521.5% | 3,585 |
| Benton County | William J. Bryan+665 | 1,38563.8% | 72033.1% | 673.1% | 2,172 |
| Bledsoe County | William McKinley+236 | 49840.3% | 73459.4% | 30.2% | 1,235 |
| Blount County | William McKinley+1,376 | 82526.7% | 2,20171.3% | 591.9% | 3,085 |
| Bradley County | William McKinley+670 | 90935.5% | 1,57961.7% | 722.8% | 2,560 |
| Campbell County | William McKinley+1,710 | 47917.5% | 2,18980.2% | 632.3% | 2,731 |
| Cannon County | William J. Bryan+438 | 1,21361.0% | 77538.9% | 20.1% | 1,990 |
| Carroll County | William McKinley+585 | 1,93141.6% | 2,51654.3% | 1904.1% | 4,637 |
| Carter County | William McKinley+2,355 | 40812.7% | 2,76386.1% | 371.2% | 3,208 |
| Cheatham County | William J. Bryan+750 | 1,19071.8% | 44026.6% | 271.6% | 1,657 |
| Chester County | William J. Bryan+192 | 89453.2% | 70241.8% | 845.0% | 1,680 |
| Claiborne County | William McKinley+217 | 77043.7% | 98756.0% | 60.3% | 1,763 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+332 | 83061.3% | 49836.8% | 272.0% | 1,355 |
| Cocke County | William McKinley+1,359 | 1,00129.7% | 2,36070.0% | 100.3% | 3,371 |
| Coffee County | William J. Bryan+1,036 | 1,66070.3% | 62426.4% | 763.2% | 2,360 |
| Crockett County | William J. Bryan+378 | 1,42856.6% | 1,05041.6% | 441.7% | 2,522 |
| Cumberland County | William McKinley+345 | 40534.7% | 75064.2% | 131.1% | 1,168 |
| Davidson County | William J. Bryan+4,368 | 6,86970.8% | 2,50125.8% | 3303.4% | 9,700 |
| Decatur County | William J. Bryan+86 | 1,52850.4% | 1,44247.6% | 602.0% | 3,030 |
| DeKalb County | William J. Bryan+19 | 90950.5% | 89049.5% | 00.0% | 1,799 |
| Dickson County | William J. Bryan+727 | 1,69162.5% | 96435.6% | 521.9% | 2,707 |
| Dyer County | William J. Bryan+1,247 | 1,97571.9% | 72826.5% | 451.6% | 2,748 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+1,397 | 2,28271.3% | 88527.7% | 331.0% | 3,200 |
| Fentress County | William McKinley+462 | 32029.0% | 78270.9% | 10.1% | 1,103 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,583 | 2,19676.5% | 61321.4% | 622.2% | 2,871 |
| Gibson County | William J. Bryan+1,867 | 3,37665.0% | 1,50929.0% | 3116.0% | 5,196 |
| Giles County | William J. Bryan+1,087 | 2,79061.4% | 1,70337.5% | 491.1% | 4,542 |
| Grainger County | William McKinley+842 | 96034.7% | 1,80265.1% | 60.2% | 2,768 |
| Greene County | William McKinley+223 | 2,86847.9% | 3,09151.6% | 300.5% | 5,989 |
| Grundy County | William J. Bryan+495 | 85269.7% | 35729.2% | 131.1% | 1,222 |
| Hamblen County | William McKinley+363 | 95941.5% | 1,32257.2% | 291.3% | 2,310 |
| Hamilton County | William McKinley+1,070 | 3,47141.5% | 4,54154.2% | 3604.3% | 8,372 |
| Hancock County | William McKinley+1,047 | 38221.1% | 1,42978.9% | 00.0% | 1,811 |
| Hardeman County | William J. Bryan+638 | 1,97459.4% | 1,33640.2% | 120.4% | 3,322 |
| Hardin County | William McKinley+208 | 1,15945.9% | 1,36754.1% | 00.0% | 2,526 |
| Hawkins County | William McKinley+648 | 1,86742.4% | 2,51557.1% | 230.5% | 4,405 |
| Haywood County | William J. Bryan+1,238 | 1,45285.9% | 21412.7% | 251.5% | 1,691 |
| Henderson County | William McKinley+617 | 1,30839.9% | 1,92558.7% | 481.5% | 3,281 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+1,676 | 2,60570.9% | 92925.3% | 1393.8% | 3,673 |
| Hickman County | William J. Bryan+398 | 1,29258.2% | 89440.3% | 331.5% | 2,219 |
| Houston County | William J. Bryan+397 | 73866.8% | 34130.9% | 252.3% | 1,104 |
| Humphreys County | William J. Bryan+947 | 1,56169.8% | 61427.4% | 622.8% | 2,237 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+544 | 1,47961.1% | 93538.6% | 60.2% | 2,420 |
| Jefferson County | William McKinley+1,531 | 81625.7% | 2,34773.8% | 160.5% | 3,179 |
| Johnson County | William McKinley+1,429 | 18910.4% | 1,61889.2% | 70.4% | 1,814 |
| Knox County | William J. Bryan+407 | 4,38951.1% | 3,98246.3% | 2212.6% | 8,592 |
| Lake County | William J. Bryan+357 | 55873.5% | 20126.5% | 00.0% | 759 |
| Lauderdale County | William J. Bryan+1,370 | 1,80778.5% | 43719.0% | 592.6% | 2,303 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+153 | 1,48052.7% | 1,32747.3% | 00.0% | 2,807 |
| Lewis County | William J. Bryan+198 | 40066.2% | 20233.4% | 20.3% | 604 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+1,735 | 2,46372.2% | 72821.3% | 2216.5% | 3,412 |
| Loudon County | William McKinley+604 | 51231.3% | 1,11668.2% | 90.5% | 1,637 |
| Macon County | William McKinley+454 | 87139.7% | 1,32560.3% | 00.0% | 2,196 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+1,232 | 2,37964.8% | 1,14731.3% | 1433.9% | 3,669 |
| Marion County | William McKinley+351 | 1,23443.7% | 1,58556.2% | 30.1% | 2,822 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+1,421 | 2,18469.3% | 76324.2% | 2066.5% | 3,153 |
| Maury County | William J. Bryan+834 | 3,32556.4% | 2,49142.3% | 771.3% | 5,893 |
| McMinn County | William McKinley+768 | 1,28937.9% | 2,05760.5% | 551.6% | 3,401 |
| McNairy County | William McKinley+55 | 1,44348.4% | 1,49850.2% | 421.4% | 2,983 |
| Meigs County | William J. Bryan+82 | 70152.8% | 61946.6% | 70.5% | 1,327 |
| Monroe County | William McKinley+109 | 1,63447.4% | 1,74350.6% | 702.0% | 3,447 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+433 | 2,24851.3% | 1,81541.4% | 3197.3% | 4,382 |
| Moore County | William J. Bryan+772 | 83891.1% | 667.2% | 161.7% | 920 |
| Morgan County | William McKinley+632 | 42128.4% | 1,05371.1% | 60.4% | 1,480 |
| Obion County | William J. Bryan+1,951 | 2,72274.8% | 77121.2% | 1474.0% | 3,640 |
| Overton County | William J. Bryan+679 | 1,44365.4% | 76434.6% | 00.0% | 2,207 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+243 | 85157.9% | 60841.4% | 110.7% | 1,470 |
| Pickett County | William McKinley+169 | 34540.2% | 51459.8% | 00.0% | 859 |
| Polk County | William McKinley+169 | 73744.8% | 90655.1% | 10.1% | 1,644 |
| Putnam County | William J. Bryan+394 | 1,45257.8% | 1,05842.1% | 40.2% | 2,514 |
| Rhea County | William McKinley+34 | 79847.9% | 83250.0% | 352.1% | 1,665 |
| Roane County | William McKinley+1,689 | 74022.1% | 2,42972.4% | 1855.5% | 3,354 |
| Robertson County | William J. Bryan+1,436 | 2,56468.1% | 1,12830.0% | 731.9% | 3,765 |
| Rutherford County | William J. Bryan+1,088 | 2,51762.3% | 1,42935.4% | 952.4% | 4,041 |
| Scott County | William McKinley+1,327 | 17110.2% | 1,49889.6% | 30.2% | 1,672 |
| Sequatchie County | William J. Bryan+159 | 37562.7% | 21636.1% | 71.2% | 598 |
| Sevier County | William McKinley+2,213 | 38212.8% | 2,59587.0% | 60.2% | 2,983 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+2,182 | 5,14362.5% | 2,96136.0% | 1251.5% | 8,229 |
| Smith County | William J. Bryan+822 | 1,94061.2% | 1,11835.2% | 1143.6% | 3,172 |
| Stewart County | William J. Bryan+784 | 1,57765.9% | 79333.2% | 220.9% | 2,392 |
| Sullivan County | William J. Bryan+682 | 2,42157.4% | 1,73941.2% | 561.3% | 4,216 |
| Sumner County | William J. Bryan+1,813 | 2,58975.7% | 77622.7% | 561.6% | 3,421 |
| Tipton County | William J. Bryan+579 | 1,88758.5% | 1,30840.6% | 280.9% | 3,223 |
| Trousdale County | William J. Bryan+453 | 67572.8% | 22223.9% | 303.2% | 927 |
| Unicoi County | William McKinley+746 | 768.3% | 82289.6% | 192.1% | 917 |
| Union County | William McKinley+935 | 56627.2% | 1,50172.2% | 120.6% | 2,079 |
| Van Buren County | William J. Bryan+272 | 42573.4% | 15326.4% | 10.2% | 579 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+1,254 | 1,92674.1% | 67225.9% | 00.0% | 2,598 |
| Washington County | William McKinley+992 | 1,49637.0% | 2,48861.5% | 611.5% | 4,045 |
| Wayne County | William McKinley+829 | 57628.9% | 1,40570.6% | 90.5% | 1,990 |
| Weakley County | William J. Bryan+1,619 | 3,60962.7% | 1,99034.6% | 1532.7% | 5,752 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+1,002 | 1,65870.9% | 65628.1% | 241.0% | 2,338 |
| Williamson County | William J. Bryan+1,432 | 2,13673.0% | 70424.1% | 873.0% | 2,927 |
| Wilson County | William J. Bryan+1,613 | 2,67470.2% | 1,06127.9% | 741.9% | 3,809 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 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 — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.