November 5, 1900

William McKinley Wins 1900

William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan with 295 electoral votes, winning 27 states.

William Jennings Bryan
170 EV
270 to win
William McKinley
295 EV
170
295
270
William McKinley wins
295
Electoral Votes
53.2%
Popular Vote
27
States Carried
13,239,253
Total Votes Cast

William McKinley won the 1900 presidential election with 295 electoral votes to William Jennings Bryan's 170. William McKinley received 53.2% of the popular vote and carried 27 states. Compared to the previous election, 470 counties changed parties—349 flipped Republican and 121 flipped Democratic.

State Results

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Recent Presidential Elections

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1900William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinley170-295R+7.2%GOP
1896William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinley193-272R+6.1%GOP
1892Grover ClevelandBenjamin Harrison310-142D+3.1%DEM

State-by-State Results

17 Dem27 Rep
StateEV1900
South Carolina9D+86.0
Mississippi6D+77.7
Louisiana8D+58.1
Florida30D+53.8
Georgia16D+38.7
Arkansas6D+28.5
Alabama9D+26.0
Nevada6D+24.5
Montana4D+18.5
Colorado10D+13.6
Virginia13D+11.5
West Virginia4D+9.5
North Carolina16D+8.5
Tennessee11D+8.1
Missouri10D+5.5
Idaho4D+3.8
Kentucky8D+1.7
Utah6R+2.3
Nebraska5R+3.2
Indiana11R+3.8
Delaware3R+6.3
Kansas6R+6.6
Ohio17R+6.6
Illinois19R+8.4
New York28R+9.3
Washington12R+11.7
California54R+13.1
New Jersey14R+14.2
Oregon8R+15.6
South Dakota3R+15.6
Connecticut7R+15.8
Wyoming3R+17.5
Iowa6R+18.6
Michigan15R+19.2
Massachusetts11R+19.7
New Hampshire4R+20.9
Wisconsin10R+24.1
Minnesota10R+24.5
Pennsylvania19R+24.6
Rhode Island4R+24.7
Maine4R+26.6
North Dakota3R+26.6
Vermont3R+52.9
Maryland10R+970.6

Counties That Changed Parties

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Source: Official state election returns
akashicedge.com/elections/1900/president