1896 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1896 United States presidential election 1896 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1905 presidential no 1892 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1892 1900 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1900 November 3, 1896 x200px William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 Alt Trim Edit 3x4.jpg William McKinley Republican Party (United States) Ohio Garret Hobart 6 105,379 52.23% Bryan, Hon. Wm. J 3x4.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska Arthur Sewall 0 94,480 46.83% 1896 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results McKinley #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Bryan #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% President Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) William McKinley Republican Party (United States) The 1896 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. West Virginia was won by the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey. They defeated the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate Arthur Sewall. McKinley won the state by a margin of 5.4%, This was the first time the Republicans had carried West Virginia since Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. From 1896 to 1928, West Virginia voted Republican in every election except for 1912. McKinley's win resulted substantially from the fact that workers in West Virginia's growing coal industry opposed Bryan's free silver policyShannon, Jasper Berry and McQuown, Ruth; Presidential Politics in Kentucky, 1824-1948: A Compilation of Election Statistics and an Analysis of Political Behavior (1950), p. 96 because it would cause inflation.Weir, Robert E.; Workers in America: A Historical Encyclopedia, p. 320 1598847198 Bryan would lose West Virginia to McKinley again four years later and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft. Results 1896 United States presidential election in West VirginiaDave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results — West VirginiaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican William McKinley 105,379 52.23% 6 Democratic William Jennings Bryan 94,480 46.83% 0 Prohibition Joshua Levering 1,220 0.60% 0 National Democratic John M. Palmer 678 0.34% 0 Totals 201,757 100.00% 6 Voter turnout — Results by county 1896 United States presidential election in West Virginia by countyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1896.htm Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)CountyWilliam McKinleyRepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticJoshua LeveringProhibitionJohn M. PalmerNational DemocraticMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#% Barbour 1,573 48.90% 1,643 51.07% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% -70 -2.18% 3,217 Berkeley 2,497 53.64% 2,084 44.77% 20 0.43% 54 1.16% 413 8.87% 4,655 Boone 678 45.32% 813 54.34% 3 0.20% 2 0.13% -135 -9.02% 1,496 Braxton 1,453 39.52% 2,188 59.51% 28 0.76% 8 0.22% -735 -19.99% 3,677 Brooke 935 54.74% 748 43.79% 20 1.17% 5 0.29% 187 10.95% 1,708 Cabell 3,127 49.98% 3,076 49.16% 32 0.51% 22 0.35% 51 0.82% 6,257 Calhoun 804 40.40% 1,186 59.60% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -382 -19.20% 1,990 Clay 661 52.05% 606 47.72% 2 0.16% 1 0.08% 55 4.33% 1,270 Doddridge 1,747 58.25% 1,231 41.05% 17 0.57% 4 0.13% 516 17.21% 2,999 Fayette 4,543 61.47% 2,783 37.66% 53 0.72% 11 0.15% 1,760 23.82% 7,390 Gilmer 1,000 42.25% 1,356 57.29% 8 0.34% 3 0.13% -356 -15.04% 2,367 Grant 1,306 77.32% 372 22.02% 8 0.47% 3 0.18% 934 55.30% 1,689 Greenbrier 1,661 40.37% 2,414 58.68% 18 0.44% 21 0.51% -753 -18.30% 4,114 Hampshire 676 25.98% 1,909 73.37% 2 0.08% 15 0.58% -1,233 -47.39% 2,602 Hancock 843 57.54% 584 39.86% 34 2.32% 4 0.27% 259 17.68% 1,465 Hardy 547 31.47% 1,146 65.94% 0 0.00% 45 2.59% -599 -34.46% 1,738 Harrison 3,027 54.53% 2,485 44.77% 26 0.47% 13 0.23% 542 9.76% 5,551 Jackson 2,527 52.16% 2,286 47.18% 26 0.54% 6 0.12% 241 4.97% 4,845 Jefferson 1,283 33.54% 2,453 64.13% 27 0.71% 62 1.62% -1,170 -30.59% 3,825 Kanawha 6,948 58.65% 4,824 40.72% 47 0.40% 28 0.24% 2,124 17.93% 11,847 Lewis 1,813 50.32% 1,718 47.68% 68 1.89% 4 0.11% 95 2.64% 3,603 Lincoln 1,334 49.30% 1,364 50.41% 2 0.07% 6 0.22% -30 -1.11% 2,706 Logan 382 27.36% 992 71.06% 1 0.07% 21 1.50% -610 -43.70% 1,396 Marion 3,420 49.89% 3,304 48.20% 105 1.53% 26 0.38% 116 1.69% 6,855 Marshall 3,561 61.42% 2,108 36.36% 112 1.93% 17 0.29% 1,453 25.06% 5,798 Mason 3,066 54.96% 2,492 44.67% 10 0.18% 11 0.20% 574 10.29% 5,579 McDowell 2,635 72.65% 986 27.19% 2 0.06% 4 0.11% 1,649 45.46% 3,627 Mercer 2,388 52.74% 2,123 46.89% 12 0.27% 5 0.11% 265 5.85% 4,528 Mineral 1,547 53.27% 1,307 45.01% 40 1.38% 10 0.34% 240 8.26% 2,904 Mingo 632 34.33% 1,204 65.40% 2 0.11% 3 0.16% -572 -31.07% 1,841 Monongalia 2,684 63.66% 1,482 35.15% 32 0.76% 18 0.43% 1,202 28.51% 4,216 Monroe 1,323 45.40% 1,579 54.19% 9 0.31% 3 0.10% -256 -8.79% 2,914 Morgan 1,107 69.40% 433 27.15% 31 1.94% 24 1.50% 674 42.26% 1,595 Nicholas 908 41.25% 1,226 55.70% 62 2.82% 5 0.23% -318 -14.45% 2,201 Ohio 6,721 56.56% 5,016 42.22% 68 0.57% 77 0.65% 1,705 14.35% 11,882 Pendleton 784 40.73% 1,117 58.03% 18 0.94% 6 0.31% -333 -17.30% 1,925 Pleasants 887 48.87% 921 50.74% 3 0.17% 4 0.22% -34 -1.87% 1,815 Pocahontas 632 38.89% 983 60.49% 3 0.18% 7 0.43% -351 -21.60% 1,625 Preston 3,528 72.04% 1,331 27.18% 31 0.63% 7 0.14% 2,197 44.86% 4,897 Putnam 1,876 52.33% 1,702 47.48% 3 0.08% 4 0.11% 174 4.85% 3,585 Raleigh 1,150 50.91% 1,103 48.83% 2 0.09% 4 0.18% 47 2.08% 2,259 Randolph 1,427 41.73% 1,969 57.57% 14 0.41% 10 0.29% -542 -15.85% 3,420 Ritchie 2,211 57.13% 1,601 41.37% 56 1.45% 2 0.05% 610 15.76% 3,870 Roane 1,849 46.34% 2,125 53.26% 11 0.28% 5 0.13% -276 -6.92% 3,990 Summers 1,599 47.52% 1,746 51.89% 17 0.51% 3 0.09% -147 -4.37% 3,365 Taylor 1,838 57.93% 1,307 41.19% 21 0.66% 7 0.22% 531 16.73% 3,173 Tucker 1,259 53.12% 1,111 46.88% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 148 6.24% 2,370 Tyler 2,430 57.07% 1,799 42.25% 22 0.52% 7 0.16% 631 14.82% 4,258 Upshur 2,281 69.46% 949 28.90% 36 1.10% 18 0.55% 1,332 40.56% 3,284 Wayne 2,031 45.25% 2,443 54.43% 3 0.07% 11 0.25% -412 -9.18% 4,488 Webster 709 42.18% 972 57.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -263 -15.65% 1,681 Wetzel 1,685 39.83% 2,524 59.65% 13 0.31% 9 0.21% -839 -19.83% 4,231 Wirt 1,068 47.66% 1,159 51.72% 9 0.40% 5 0.22% -91 -4.06% 2,241 Wood 4,043 53.30% 3,484 45.93% 31 0.41% 27 0.36% 559 7.37% 7,585 Wyoming 735 54.53% 613 45.47% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 122 9.05% 1,348Totals105,37952.23%94,48046.83%1,2200.60%6780.34%10,8995.40%201,757 See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia Notes References 2 West Virginia 1896 Category:1896 West Virginia elections