Akashic
1876–2024
Elections / 1900 · President · WV

William McKinley carried West Virginia R+9.5.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in West Virginia, 1900. The state ran 2.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.5 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
220,716 votes counted
Bryan (D)
98,807
44.8%
McKinley (R)
119,829
54.3%
All others
2,080
0.9%
Margin
R+9.5
1900 presidential election
West Virginia, 1900
McKinleyR+9.5
1900 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 1900 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1900 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barbour County, WV · R+7.6Berkeley County, WV · R+4.5Boone County, WV · D+11.0Braxton County, WV · D+5.2Brooke County, WV · R+16.2Cabell County, WV · R+6.0Calhoun County, WV · D+14.4Clay County, WV · R+11.3Doddridge County, WV · R+21.3Fayette County, WV · R+24.9Gilmer County, WV · D+11.5Grant County, WV · R+57.1Greenbrier County, WV · D+13.5Hampshire County, WV · D+50.4Hancock County, WV · R+20.2Hardy County, WV · D+36.8Harrison County, WV · R+18.4Jackson County, WV · R+12.7Jefferson County, WV · D+38.3Kanawha County, WV · R+20.9Lewis County, WV · R+7.2Lincoln County, WV · R+7.0Logan County, WV · D+39.9Marion County, WV · R+9.1Marshall County, WV · R+27.0Mason County, WV · R+12.4McDowell County, WV · R+51.0Mercer County, WV · R+12.1Mineral County, WV · R+14.3Mingo County, WV · D+23.9Monongalia County, WV · R+30.2Monroe County, WV · R+0.8Morgan County, WV · R+29.7Nicholas County, WV · D+8.6Ohio County, WV · R+13.4Pendleton County, WV · D+10.8Pleasants County, WV · R+5.2Pocahontas County, WV · D+11.5Preston County, WV · R+47.9Putnam County, WV · R+11.6Raleigh County, WV · R+10.3Randolph County, WV · D+9.8Ritchie County, WV · R+22.2Roane County, WV · R+2.1Summers County, WV · D+2.0Taylor County, WV · R+19.2Tucker County, WV · R+17.1Tyler County, WV · R+15.6Upshur County, WV · R+46.9Wayne County, WV · D+8.1Webster County, WV · D+18.0Wetzel County, WV · D+12.1Wirt County, WV · R+3.3Wood County, WV · R+13.0Wyoming County, WV · R+8.1
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William McKinley ✓Republican54.3%119,829
William J. BryanDemocratic44.8%98,807
OtherAll other candidates0.9%2,080
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1900
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−7.6%
1,5791,8403,441
Berkeley CountyR
−4.5%
2,2872,5064,816
Boone CountyD
+11.0%
9567671,723
Braxton CountyD
+5.2%
2,1031,8944,028
Brooke CountyR
−16.2%
7171,0001,744
Cabell CountyR
−6.0%
3,2513,6676,985
Calhoun CountyD
+14.4%
1,2689462,233
Clay CountyR
−11.3%
7189021,631
Doddridge CountyR
−21.3%
1,2221,8933,143
Fayette CountyR
−24.9%
3,2305,4048,717
Gilmer CountyD
+11.5%
1,4101,1172,541
Grant CountyR
−57.1%
3671,3551,730
Greenbrier CountyD
+13.5%
2,4551,8704,348
Hampshire CountyD
+50.4%
2,0236592,709
Hancock CountyR
−20.2%
5648631,478
Hardy CountyD
+36.8%
1,2925961,892
Harrison CountyR
−18.4%
2,6783,9186,721
Jackson CountyR
−12.7%
2,1942,8405,069
Jefferson CountyD
+38.3%
2,7271,2073,966
Kanawha CountyR
−20.9%
4,7367,24912,048
Lewis CountyR
−7.2%
1,7021,9733,743
Lincoln CountyR
−7.0%
1,4871,7123,199
Logan CountyD
+39.9%
9854231,408
Marion CountyR
−9.1%
3,6124,3518,101
Marshall CountyR
−27.0%
2,1323,7906,147
Mason CountyR
−12.4%
2,4613,1625,643
McDowell CountyR
−51.0%
1,2183,7614,990
Mercer CountyR
−12.1%
2,1122,6994,841
Mineral CountyR
−14.3%
1,2411,6612,945
Mingo CountyD
+23.9%
1,3638382,201
Monongalia CountyR
−30.2%
1,5772,9784,642
Monroe CountyR
−0.8%
1,5321,5563,112
Morgan CountyR
−29.7%
5861,0911,702
Nicholas CountyD
+8.6%
1,2541,0512,367
Ohio CountyR
−13.4%
5,3947,09312,711
Pendleton CountyD
+10.8%
1,1549292,092
Pleasants CountyR
−5.2%
1,0851,2032,288
Pocahontas CountyD
+11.5%
1,0007931,793
Preston CountyR
−47.9%
1,3233,8005,175
Putnam CountyR
−11.6%
1,6762,1183,808
Raleigh CountyR
−10.3%
1,1261,3852,515
Randolph CountyD
+9.8%
2,1541,7713,928
Ritchie CountyR
−22.2%
1,5712,5124,244
Roane CountyR
−2.1%
2,0662,1564,288
Summers CountyD
+2.0%
1,8221,7513,573
Taylor CountyR
−19.2%
1,4162,0923,522
Tucker CountyR
−17.1%
1,1991,6942,897
Tyler CountyR
−15.6%
1,8312,5144,380
Upshur CountyR
−46.9%
8652,4003,275
Wayne CountyD
+8.1%
2,6542,2584,912
Webster CountyD
+18.0%
1,1477971,944
Wetzel CountyD
+12.1%
2,6642,0834,796
Wirt CountyR
−3.3%
1,1571,2352,392
Wood CountyR
−13.0%
3,7004,8088,516
Wyoming CountyR
−8.1%
7648981,663