1896 United States presidential election in Iowa

none June 2025 September 2023 May 2022 1896 United States presidential election 1896 United States presidential election in Iowa presidential no 1892 United States presidential election in Iowa 1892 1900 United States presidential election in Iowa 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 13 289,293 55.47% Bryan, Hon. Wm. J 3x4.jpg William Jennings Bryan Populist Although Bryan ran under the Democratic Party nationally, he ran in Iowa under the endorsement of the Populist Party. Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska Thomas E. Watson 0 223,741 42.90% 1896 United States presidential election in Iowa results map by county.svg 312px County results McKinley #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Bryan #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Grover Cleveland Democratic Party (United States) William McKinley Republican Party (United States) The 1896 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1896. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Iowa voted for the Republican nominees, former Ohio Governor William McKinley and his running mate Garret Hobart of New Jersey, over the Populist nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan, and former Representative Thomas E. Watson. McKinley won 55.47% of the vote to Bryan's 42.90%, a margin of 12.57%. Bryan's performance in Iowa was the worst performance for a Democratic candidate since 1880. McKinley both became the first Republican to win over 55% of the popular vote, and the first to win multiple counties that hadn't voted for the Republican candidate since 1880. This was also the first election since 1864 in which Iowa voted more Republican than neighboring Minnesota. By 1896, incumbent president Grover Cleveland was eligible to run for a second consecutive term (third overall), however he had declined. People had begun losing money during the panic of 1893, and blamed Cleveland for it, which was a big blow for the Democrats. This left the Democratic nomination open to multiple candidates. Eventually, William Jennings Bryan won both the Democratic nomination and the endorsement of the Populist nomination. In Iowa, Bryan had uniquely run under the Populist party, with Thomas E. Watson as his running mate. Bryan would lose Iowa 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 IowaDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – IowaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican William McKinley 289,293 55.47% 13 Populist William Jennings Bryan 223,741 42.90% 0 National Democratic John M. Palmer 4,516 0.87% 0 Prohibition Joshua Levering 3,192 0.61% 0 Socialist Labor Charles H. Matchett 453 0.09% 0 National Prohibition Charles Eugene Bentley 352 0.07% 0 Totals 521,547 100.00% 13 Voter turnout — Results by county CountyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1896.htm Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1896William McKinleyRepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanPopulistJohn McAuley PalmerNational DemocraticJoshua LeveringProhibitionVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adair 2,127 51.74% 1,946 47.34% 28 0.68% 9 0.22% 1 0.02% 181 4.40% 4,111 Adams 1,736 49.77% 1,701 48.77% 22 0.63% 25 0.72% 4 0.11% 35 1.00% 3,488 Allamakee 2,471 55.16% 1,897 42.34% 95 2.12% 13 0.29% 4 0.09% 574 12.81% 4,480 Appanoose 3,046 50.54% 2,940 48.78% 19 0.32% 12 0.20% 10 0.17% 106 1.76% 6,027 Audubon 1,705 54.14% 1,417 45.00% 16 0.51% 11 0.35% 0 0.00% 288 9.15% 3,149 Benton 3,604 57.50% 2,560 40.84% 63 1.01% 38 0.61% 3 0.05% 1,044 16.66% 6,268 Black Hawk 4,643 66.05% 2,167 30.83% 158 2.25% 56 0.80% 6 0.09% 2,476 35.22% 7,030 Boone 3,741 56.43% 2,801 42.25% 26 0.39% 56 0.84% 6 0.09% 940 14.18% 6,630 Bremer 2,116 54.02% 1,704 43.50% 73 1.86% 20 0.51% 4 0.10% 412 10.52% 3,917 Buchanan 2,865 55.30% 2,233 43.10% 50 0.97% 31 0.60% 2 0.04% 632 12.20% 5,181 Buena Vista 2,368 65.83% 1,178 32.75% 22 0.61% 26 0.72% 3 0.08% 1,190 33.08% 3,597 Butler 2,670 64.95% 1,372 33.37% 31 0.75% 36 0.88% 2 0.05% 1,298 31.57% 4,111 Calhoun 2,698 67.25% 1,280 31.90% 24 0.60% 10 0.25% 0 0.00% 1,418 35.34% 4,012 Carroll 2,066 45.67% 2,417 53.43% 25 0.55% 13 0.29% 3 0.07% -351 -7.76% 4,524 Cass 2,959 56.11% 2,240 42.47% 58 1.10% 13 0.25% 4 0.08% 719 13.63% 5,274 Cedar 2,717 54.50% 2,128 42.69% 78 1.56% 50 1.00% 12 0.24% 589 11.82% 4,985 Cerro Gordo 3,048 66.73% 1,408 30.82% 38 0.83% 59 1.29% 15 0.33% 1,640 35.90% 4,568 Cherokee 2,343 60.08% 1,464 37.54% 25 0.64% 64 1.64% 4 0.10% 879 22.54% 3,900 Chickasaw 1,967 48.20% 2,084 51.07% 17 0.42% 10 0.25% 3 0.07% -117 -2.87% 4,081 Clarke 1,646 51.53% 1,517 47.50% 11 0.34% 19 0.59% 1 0.03% 129 4.04% 3,194 Clay 1,880 65.99% 933 32.75% 14 0.49% 19 0.67% 3 0.11% 947 33.24% 2,849 Clayton 3,302 52.16% 2,910 45.96% 81 1.28% 32 0.51% 6 0.09% 392 6.19% 6,331 Clinton 5,584 54.02% 4,590 44.40% 83 0.80% 10 0.10% 70 0.68% 994 9.62% 10,337 Crawford 2,189 46.98% 2,396 51.43% 28 0.60% 38 0.82% 8 0.17% -207 -4.44% 4,659 Dallas 3,326 57.87% 2,316 40.30% 36 0.63% 55 0.96% 14 0.24% 1,010 17.57% 5,747 Davis 1,652 40.87% 2,367 58.56% 8 0.20% 15 0.37% 0 0.00% -715 -17.69% 4,042 Decatur 2,268 48.46% 2,362 50.47% 35 0.75% 9 0.19% 6 0.13% -94 -2.01% 4,680 Delaware 2,799 60.52% 1,778 38.44% 23 0.50% 24 0.52% 1 0.02% 1,021 22.08% 4,625 Des Moines 4,549 53.06% 3,741 43.63% 241 2.81% 31 0.36% 12 0.14% 808 9.42% 8,574 Dickinson 1,131 67.36% 517 30.79% 17 1.01% 14 0.83% 0 0.00% 614 36.57% 1,679 Dubuque 5,203 43.51% 6,570 54.94% 153 1.28% 18 0.15% 14 0.12% -1,367 -11.43% 11,958 Emmet 1,429 70.05% 559 27.40% 3 0.15% 47 2.30% 2 0.10% 870 42.65% 2,040 Fayette 3,522 54.69% 2,822 43.82% 38 0.59% 54 0.84% 4 0.06% 700 10.87% 6,440 Floyd 2,749 64.15% 1,461 34.10% 35 0.82% 30 0.70% 10 0.23% 1,288 30.06% 4,285 Franklin 2,439 72.57% 894 26.60% 17 0.51% 9 0.27% 2 0.06% 1,545 45.97% 3,361 Fremont 1,948 40.21% 2,857 58.97% 19 0.39% 11 0.23% 10 0.21% -909 -18.76% 4,845 Greene 2,606 60.80% 1,629 38.01% 26 0.61% 18 0.42% 7 0.16% 977 22.80% 4,286 Grundy 1,894 60.36% 1,206 38.43% 21 0.67% 13 0.41% 4 0.13% 688 21.92% 3,138 Guthrie 2,541 52.66% 2,220 46.01% 19 0.39% 41 0.85% 4 0.08% 321 6.65% 4,825 Hamilton 3,074 69.25% 1,300 29.29% 46 1.04% 15 0.34% 4 0.09% 1,774 39.96% 4,439 Hancock 1,975 65.64% 1,007 33.47% 12 0.40% 11 0.37% 4 0.13% 968 32.17% 3,009 Hardin 3,575 68.46% 1,568 30.03% 38 0.73% 37 0.71% 4 0.08% 2,007 38.43% 5,222 Harrison 2,839 46.48% 3,214 52.62% 24 0.39% 27 0.44% 4 0.07% -375 -6.14% 6,108 Henry 2,774 55.83% 2,092 42.10% 45 0.91% 52 1.05% 6 0.12% 682 13.73% 4,969 Howard 1,929 55.24% 1,507 43.16% 21 0.60% 29 0.83% 6 0.17% 422 12.08% 3,492 Humboldt 2,010 71.18% 783 27.73% 10 0.35% 17 0.60% 4 0.14% 1,227 43.45% 2,824 Ida 1,475 50.36% 1,421 48.51% 15 0.51% 15 0.51% 3 0.10% 54 1.84% 2,929 Iowa 2,391 53.78% 1,956 43.99% 79 1.78% 15 0.34% 5 0.11% 435 9.78% 4,446 Jackson 2,768 47.21% 3,019 51.49% 60 1.02% 16 0.27% 0 0.00% -251 -4.28% 5,863 Jasper 3,713 52.49% 3,279 46.35% 40 0.57% 39 0.55% 3 0.04% 434 6.14% 7,074 Jefferson 2,478 57.24% 1,772 40.93% 36 0.83% 35 0.81% 8 0.18% 706 16.31% 4,329 Johnson 2,910 47.06% 3,170 51.26% 90 1.46% 8 0.13% 6 0.10% -260 -4.20% 6,184 Jones 3,057 57.84% 2,143 40.55% 54 1.02% 20 0.38% 11 0.21% 914 17.29% 5,285 Keokuk 3,166 50.72% 2,891 46.32% 118 1.89% 61 0.98% 6 0.10% 275 4.41% 6,242 Kossuth 2,930 60.30% 1,861 38.30% 50 1.03% 16 0.33% 2 0.04% 1,069 22.00% 4,859 Lee 4,847 47.70% 5,153 50.71% 120 1.18% 35 0.34% 7 0.07% -306 -3.01% 10,162 Linn 7,335 57.14% 5,283 41.16% 95 0.74% 99 0.77% 24 0.19% 2,052 15.99% 12,836 Louisa 2,035 59.12% 1,334 38.76% 37 1.07% 33 0.96% 3 0.09% 701 20.37% 3,442 Lucas 1,859 52.43% 1,621 45.71% 28 0.79% 33 0.93% 5 0.14% 238 6.71% 3,546 Lyon 1,568 51.33% 1,464 47.92% 5 0.16% 16 0.52% 2 0.07% 104 3.40% 3,055 Madison 2,313 50.28% 2,224 48.35% 28 0.61% 28 0.61% 7 0.15% 89 1.93% 4,600 Mahaska 4,256 50.69% 3,974 47.33% 56 0.67% 90 1.07% 20 0.24% 282 3.36% 8,396 Marion 2,741 46.05% 3,119 52.40% 33 0.55% 54 0.91% 5 0.08% -378 -6.35% 5,952 Marshall 4,541 61.85% 2,626 35.77% 66 0.90% 102 1.39% 7 0.10% 1,915 26.08% 7,342 Mills 2,153 51.93% 1,958 47.23% 18 0.43% 15 0.36% 2 0.05% 195 4.70% 4,146 Mitchell 2,498 69.80% 1,031 28.81% 31 0.87% 17 0.47% 2 0.06% 1,467 40.99% 3,579 Monona 1,526 36.86% 2,558 61.79% 13 0.31% 40 0.97% 3 0.07% -1,032 -24.93% 4,140 Monroe 1,836 45.69% 2,086 51.92% 35 0.87% 53 1.32% 8 0.20% -250 -6.22% 4,018 Montgomery 2,927 63.67% 1,634 35.54% 12 0.26% 19 0.41% 5 0.11% 1,293 28.13% 4,597 Muscatine 3,627 55.02% 2,863 43.43% 72 1.09% 21 0.32% 9 0.14% 764 11.59% 6,592 O'Brien 2,421 60.10% 1,562 38.78% 19 0.47% 25 0.62% 1 0.02% 859 21.33% 4,028 Osceola 1,094 57.91% 767 40.60% 12 0.64% 15 0.79% 1 0.05% 327 17.31% 1,889 Page 3,213 56.32% 2,390 41.89% 22 0.39% 53 0.93% 27 0.47% 823 14.43% 5,705 Palo Alto 1,595 50.00% 1,547 48.50% 12 0.38% 35 1.10% 1 0.03% 48 1.50% 3,190 Plymouth 2,623 51.40% 2,392 46.87% 47 0.92% 38 0.74% 3 0.06% 231 4.53% 5,103 Pocahontas 1,866 56.82% 1,377 41.93% 16 0.49% 24 0.73% 1 0.03% 489 14.89% 3,284 Polk 11,127 60.24% 7,087 38.37% 111 0.60% 121 0.66% 25 0.14% 4,040 21.87% 18,471 Pottawattamie 5,810 51.00% 5,468 48.00% 86 0.75% 14 0.12% 14 0.12% 342 3.00% 11,392 Poweshiek 2,969 58.49% 2,013 39.66% 42 0.83% 49 0.97% 3 0.06% 956 18.83% 5,076 Ringgold 2,209 56.47% 1,651 42.20% 18 0.46% 25 0.64% 9 0.23% 558 14.26% 3,912 Sac 2,513 64.14% 1,346 34.35% 17 0.43% 36 0.92% 6 0.15% 1,167 29.79% 3,918 Scott 6,449 58.84% 4,032 36.79% 278 2.54% 29 0.26% 172 1.57% 2,417 22.05% 10,960 Shelby 2,019 47.85% 2,175 51.55% 11 0.26% 7 0.17% 7 0.17% -156 -3.70% 4,219 Sioux 2,841 59.00% 1,898 39.42% 50 1.04% 24 0.50% 2 0.04% 943 19.58% 4,815 Story 3,630 68.72% 1,589 30.08% 22 0.42% 41 0.78% 0 0.00% 2,041 38.64% 5,282 Tama 3,054 53.28% 2,596 45.29% 37 0.65% 41 0.72% 4 0.07% 458 7.99% 5,732 Taylor 2,468 51.56% 2,293 47.90% 7 0.15% 16 0.33% 3 0.06% 175 3.66% 4,787 Union 2,196 46.85% 2,425 51.74% 32 0.68% 31 0.66% 3 0.06% -229 -4.89% 4,687 Van Buren 2,478 53.54% 2,076 44.86% 45 0.97% 28 0.61% 1 0.02% 402 8.69% 4,628 Wapello 4,319 50.76% 4,041 47.49% 112 1.32% 24 0.28% 13 0.15% 278 3.27% 8,509 Warren 2,826 55.28% 2,214 43.31% 20 0.39% 50 0.98% 2 0.04% 612 11.97% 5,112 Washington 2,882 54.42% 2,292 43.28% 51 0.96% 54 1.02% 17 0.32% 590 11.14% 5,296 Wayne 2,101 48.93% 2,115 49.25% 29 0.68% 45 1.05% 4 0.09% -14 -0.33% 4,294 Webster 3,691 58.09% 2,557 40.24% 45 0.71% 60 0.94% 1 0.02% 1,134 17.85% 6,354 Winnebago 1,912 72.12% 714 26.93% 10 0.38% 15 0.57% 0 0.00% 1,198 45.19% 2,651 Winneshiek 3,422 61.75% 2,033 36.68% 50 0.90% 25 0.45% 12 0.22% 1,389 25.06% 5,542 Woodbury 6,204 54.86% 4,876 43.12% 117 1.03% 97 0.86% 15 0.13% 1,328 11.74% 11,309 Worth 1,696 73.74% 584 25.39% 15 0.65% 5 0.22% 0 0.00% 1,112 48.35% 2,300 Wright 2,992 71.39% 1,138 27.15% 20 0.48% 38 0.91% 3 0.07% 1,854 44.24% 4,191Totals289,29355.47%223,74142.90%4,5160.87%3,1920.61%7990.15%65,55212.57%521,541 See also United States presidential elections in Iowa Notes References Iowa 1896 Category:1896 Iowa elections