1900 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1900 United States presidential election 1900 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee 1897 presidential no 1896 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1896 1904 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1904 November 6, 1900 x200px WilliamJBryan1902 3x4.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska Adlai Stevenson I 12 145,240 53.03% Mckinley (cropped).jpg William McKinley Republican Party (United States) Ohio Theodore Roosevelt 0 123,108 44.95% 350px County results Bryan #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% McKinley #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% President William McKinley Republican Party (United States) William McKinley Republican Party (United States) The 1900 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. For over a century after the Civil War, Tennessee’s white population was divided according to partisan loyalties established in that war. Unionist regions covering almost all of East Tennessee, Kentucky Pennyroyal-allied Macon County, and the five West Tennessee Highland Rim counties of Carroll, Henderson, McNairy, Hardin and WayneWright, John K.; ‘Voting Habits in the United States: A Note on Two Maps’; Geographical Review, vol. 22, no. 4 (October 1932), pp. 666-672 voted Republican – generally by landslide margins – as they associated the Democratic Party with secessionism.Key (Jr.), Valdimer Orlando; Southern Politics in State and Nation (New York, 1949), pp. 282-283 Conversely, the rest of Middle and West Tennessee who had supported and driven the state's secession was equally fiercely Democratic as it associated the Republicans with Reconstruction.Lyons, William; Scheb (II), John M. and Stair Billy; Government and Politics in Tennessee, pp. 183-184 1572331410 After the state's white landowning class re-established its rule in the early 1870s, blacks and Unionist whites combined to give a competitive political system for two decades,Kousser, J. Morgan; The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910, p. 104 0-300-01973-4 although in this era the Republicans could only capture statewide offices when the Democratic Party was divided on the issue of payment of state debt. White Democrats in West Tennessee consistently sought to eliminate Black political influence, committing election fraud in the mid-1880s, instituting poll taxes statewide, and, in counties with significant black populations, implementing a secret ballot that prevented illiterates voting,Kousser; The Shaping of Southern Politics, p. 110 all of which cut turnout by at least a third in the 1890s.Kousser, The Shaping of Southern Politics, p. 118 Although the poll tax was supposedly relaxed or paid by party officials in Unionist Republican areas, turnout would continue to decline seriously in later years, although overall presidential partisan percentages did not change substantially as the GOP attempted to attract Democrats who would benefit from tariffs.Kousser; The Shaping of Southern Politics, p. 104 On election day, Tennessee was won by the Democratic ticket, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan and his running mate, former Vice President Adlai Stevenson I. They defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent President William McKinley of Ohio and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Bryan won the state by a margin of 8.08%, an increase of 2.32 percent on his 1896 margin over McKinley, a small change but a substantial one given the extremely deep partisan loyalties of white Tennesseans. His increased margin reflected more complete black disenfranchisement and reduced suspicion of his free-silver policies in the major urban areas, which saw him carry normally Republican Knox County. McKinley is the only Republican to win two terms in the White House without carrying Tennessee either time. Neither McKinley nor Bryan campaigned in Tennessee, and by the fourth week of October it became clear that the state would once again go to the Democrats.‘Summary of the States Generally Conceded to McKinley or Bryan by Impartial Observers’; The Boston Globe, October 21, 1900, p. 33 Bryan would later win the state again against William Howard Taft in 1908. Results 1900 United States presidential election in TennesseeDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – TennesseePartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic William Jennings Bryan 145,240 53.03% 12 Republican William McKinley (incumbent) 123,108 44.95% 0 Prohibition John G. Woolley 3,844 1.40% 0 Populist Wharton Barker 1,322 0.48% 0 Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 346 0.13% 0 Totals 273,860 100.00% 12 Voter turnout — Results by county 1900 United States presidential election in Tennessee by countyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1900.htm Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1900 (.xlsx file for €30)CountyWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticWilliam McKinleyRepublicanJohn G. WoolleyProhibitionWharton BarkerPopulistEugene V. DebsSocial DemocraticMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % Anderson 732 26.73% 1,997 72.91% 10 0.37% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,265 -46.18% 2,739 Bedford 2,176 60.70% 1,357 37.85% 42 1.17% 10 0.28% 0 0.00% 819 22.85% 3,585 Benton 1,385 63.77% 720 33.15% 25 1.15% 42 1.93% 0 0.00% 665 30.62% 2,172 Bledsoe 498 40.32% 734 59.43% 3 0.24% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -236 -19.11% 1,235 Blount 825 26.74% 2,201 71.35% 59 1.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,376 -44.60% 3,085 Bradley 909 35.51% 1,579 61.68% 72 2.81% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -670 -26.17% 2,560 Campbell 479 17.54% 2,189 80.15% 42 1.54% 0 0.00% 21 0.77% -1,710 -62.61% 2,731 Cannon 1,213 60.95% 775 38.94% 2 0.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 438 22.01% 1,990 Carroll 1,931 41.64% 2,516 54.26% 55 1.19% 135 2.91% 0 0.00% -585 -12.62% 4,637 Carter 408 12.72% 2,763 86.13% 37 1.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -2,355 -73.41% 3,208 Cheatham 1,190 71.82% 440 26.55% 24 1.45% 3 0.18% 0 0.00% 750 45.26% 1,657 Chester 894 53.21% 702 41.79% 8 0.48% 76 4.52% 0 0.00% 192 11.43% 1,680 Claiborne 770 43.68% 987 55.98% 6 0.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -217 -12.31% 1,763 Clay 830 61.25% 498 36.75% 12 0.89% 11 0.81% 4 0.30% 332 24.50% 1,355 Cocke 1,001 29.69% 2,360 70.01% 10 0.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,359 -40.31% 3,371 Coffee 1,660 70.34% 624 26.44% 45 1.91% 2 0.08% 29 1.23% 1,036 43.90% 2,360 Crockett 1,428 56.62% 1,050 41.63% 41 1.63% 0 0.00% 3 0.12% 378 14.99% 2,522 Cumberland 405 34.67% 750 64.21% 13 1.11% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -345 -29.54% 1,168 Davidson 6,869 70.81% 2,501 25.78% 232 2.39% 31 0.32% 67 0.69% 4,368 45.03% 9,700 DeKalb 1,528 50.43% 1,442 47.59% 60 1.98% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 86 2.84% 3,030 Decatur 909 50.53% 890 49.47% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 19 1.06% 1,799 Dickson 1,691 62.47% 964 35.61% 39 1.44% 10 0.37% 3 0.11% 727 26.86% 2,707 Dyer 1,975 71.87% 728 26.49% 45 1.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,247 45.38% 2,748 Fayette 2,282 71.31% 885 27.66% 20 0.63% 12 0.38% 1 0.03% 1,397 43.66% 3,200 Fentress 320 29.01% 782 70.90% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -462 -41.89% 1,103 Franklin 2,196 76.49% 613 21.35% 62 2.16% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,583 55.14% 2,871 Gibson 3,376 64.97% 1,509 29.04% 257 4.95% 54 1.04% 0 0.00% 1,867 35.93% 5,196 Giles 2,790 61.43% 1,703 37.49% 26 0.57% 23 0.51% 0 0.00% 1,087 23.93% 4,542 Grainger 960 34.68% 1,802 65.10% 6 0.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -842 -30.42% 2,768 Greene 2,868 47.89% 3,091 51.61% 30 0.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -223 -3.72% 5,989 Grundy 852 69.72% 357 29.21% 13 1.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 495 40.51% 1,222 Hamblen 959 41.52% 1,322 57.23% 29 1.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -363 -15.71% 2,310 Hamilton 3,188 42.57% 3,943 52.66% 257 3.43% 39 0.52% 61 0.81% -755 -10.08% 7,488 Hancock 382 21.09% 1,429 78.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,047 -57.81% 1,811 Hardeman 1,974 59.42% 1,336 40.22% 3 0.09% 9 0.27% 0 0.00% 638 19.21% 3,322 Hardin 1,159 45.88% 1,367 54.12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -208 -8.23% 2,526 Hawkins 1,867 42.38% 2,515 57.09% 22 0.50% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% -648 -14.71% 4,405 Haywood 1,452 85.87% 214 12.66% 16 0.95% 4 0.24% 5 0.30% 1,238 73.21% 1,691 Henderson 1,308 39.87% 1,925 58.67% 42 1.28% 6 0.18% 0 0.00% -617 -18.81% 3,281 Henry 2,605 70.92% 929 25.29% 103 2.80% 26 0.71% 10 0.27% 1,676 45.63% 3,673 Hickman 1,292 58.22% 894 40.29% 9 0.41% 24 1.08% 0 0.00% 398 17.94% 2,219 Houston 738 66.85% 341 30.89% 25 2.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 397 35.96% 1,104 Humphreys 1,561 69.78% 614 27.45% 54 2.41% 4 0.18% 4 0.18% 947 42.33% 2,237 Jackson 1,479 61.12% 935 38.64% 0 0.00% 6 0.25% 0 0.00% 544 22.48% 2,420 James 283 32.01% 598 67.65% 3 0.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -315 -35.63% 884 Jefferson 816 25.67% 2,347 73.83% 16 0.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,531 -48.16% 3,179 Johnson 189 10.42% 1,618 89.20% 7 0.39% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,429 -78.78% 1,814 Knox 4,389 51.08% 3,982 46.35% 120 1.40% 47 0.55% 54 0.63% 407 4.74% 8,592 Lake 558 73.52% 201 26.48% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 357 47.04% 759 Lauderdale 1,807 78.46% 437 18.98% 24 1.04% 35 1.52% 0 0.00% 1,370 59.49% 2,303 Lawrence 1,480 52.73% 1,327 47.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 153 5.45% 2,807 Lewis 400 66.23% 202 33.44% 2 0.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 198 32.78% 604 Lincoln 2,463 72.19% 728 21.34% 168 4.92% 53 1.55% 0 0.00% 1,735 50.85% 3,412 Loudon 512 31.28% 1,116 68.17% 7 0.43% 2 0.12% 0 0.00% -604 -36.90% 1,637 Macon 871 39.66% 1,325 60.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -454 -20.67% 2,196 Madison 2,379 64.84% 1,147 31.26% 15 0.41% 123 3.35% 5 0.14% 1,232 33.58% 3,669 Marion 1,234 43.73% 1,585 56.17% 3 0.11% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -351 -12.44% 2,822 Marshall 2,184 69.27% 763 24.20% 95 3.01% 111 3.52% 0 0.00% 1,421 45.07% 3,153 Maury 3,325 56.42% 2,491 42.27% 53 0.90% 24 0.41% 0 0.00% 834 14.15% 5,893 McMinn 1,289 37.90% 2,057 60.48% 52 1.53% 3 0.09% 0 0.00% -768 -22.58% 3,401 McNairy 1,443 48.37% 1,498 50.22% 7 0.23% 35 1.17% 0 0.00% -55 -1.84% 2,983 Meigs 701 52.83% 619 46.65% 2 0.15% 5 0.38% 0 0.00% 82 6.18% 1,327 Monroe 1,634 47.40% 1,743 50.57% 69 2.00% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -109 -3.16% 3,447 Montgomery 2,248 51.30% 1,815 41.42% 318 7.26% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 433 9.88% 4,382 Moore 838 91.09% 66 7.17% 16 1.74% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 772 83.91% 920 Morgan 421 28.45% 1,053 71.15% 6 0.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -632 -42.70% 1,480 Obion 2,722 74.78% 771 21.18% 127 3.49% 20 0.55% 0 0.00% 1,951 53.60% 3,640 Overton 1,443 65.38% 764 34.62% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 679 30.77% 2,207 Perry 851 57.89% 608 41.36% 0 0.00% 11 0.75% 0 0.00% 243 16.53% 1,470 Pickett 345 40.16% 514 59.84% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -169 -19.67% 859 Polk 737 44.83% 906 55.11% 0 0.00% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% -169 -10.28% 1,644 Putnam 1,452 57.76% 1,058 42.08% 4 0.16% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 394 15.67% 2,514 Rhea 798 47.93% 832 49.97% 33 1.98% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% -34 -2.04% 1,665 Roane 740 22.06% 2,429 72.42% 148 4.41% 14 0.42% 23 0.69% -1,689 -50.36% 3,354 Robertson 2,564 68.10% 1,128 29.96% 67 1.78% 6 0.16% 0 0.00% 1,436 38.14% 3,765 Rutherford 2,517 62.29% 1,429 35.36% 13 0.32% 82 2.03% 0 0.00% 1,088 26.92% 4,041 Scott 171 10.23% 1,498 89.59% 3 0.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,327 -79.37% 1,672 Sequatchie 375 62.71% 216 36.12% 7 1.17% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 159 26.59% 598 Sevier 382 12.81% 2,595 86.99% 6 0.20% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -2,213 -74.19% 2,983 Shelby 5,143 62.50% 2,961 35.98% 42 0.51% 32 0.39% 51 0.62% 2,182 26.52% 8,229 Smith 1,940 61.16% 1,118 35.25% 80 2.52% 34 1.07% 0 0.00% 822 25.91% 3,172 Stewart 1,577 65.93% 793 33.15% 20 0.84% 2 0.08% 0 0.00% 784 32.78% 2,392 Sullivan 2,421 57.42% 1,739 41.25% 55 1.30% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 682 16.18% 4,216 Sumner 2,589 75.68% 776 22.68% 26 0.76% 26 0.76% 4 0.12% 1,813 53.00% 3,421 Tipton 1,887 58.55% 1,308 40.58% 8 0.25% 20 0.62% 0 0.00% 579 17.96% 3,223 Trousdale 675 72.82% 222 23.95% 3 0.32% 27 2.91% 0 0.00% 453 48.87% 927 Unicoi 76 8.29% 822 89.64% 19 2.07% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -746 -81.35% 917 Union 566 27.22% 1,501 72.20% 12 0.58% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -935 -44.97% 2,079 Van Buren 425 73.40% 153 26.42% 1 0.17% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 272 46.98% 579 Warren 1,926 74.13% 672 25.87% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,254 48.27% 2,598 Washington 1,496 36.98% 2,488 61.51% 60 1.48% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% -992 -24.52% 4,045 Wayne 576 28.94% 1,405 70.60% 8 0.40% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% -829 -41.66% 1,990 Weakley 3,609 62.74% 1,990 34.60% 123 2.14% 30 0.52% 0 0.00% 1,619 28.15% 5,752 White 1,658 70.92% 656 28.06% 24 1.03% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,002 42.86% 2,338 Williamson 2,136 72.98% 704 24.05% 49 1.67% 38 1.30% 0 0.00% 1,432 48.92% 2,927 Wilson 2,674 70.20% 1,061 27.86% 66 1.73% 8 0.21% 0 0.00% 1,613 42.35% 3,809Totals145,24953.04%123,10844.95%3,8441.40%1,3230.48%3460.13%22,1418.08%273,870 See also 1900 Tennessee gubernatorial election United States presidential elections in Tennessee Notes References 2 Tennessee 1900 Category:1900 Tennessee elections