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William Jennings Bryan

Won 16 consecutive elections as president from South Dakota

Democratic
President
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
136
Races
54-82
W-L (40%)
+1.4
Avg Margin
1896–1908
Career Span
Best: +87.9 (1908 President)Worst: -64.1 (1896 President)
40%
Win Rate
16
Win Streak
12 yrs
Career Span
18.8M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend136 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601896: D+8.6 - Click to view1896: D+84.1 - Click to view1896: D+58.3 - Click to view1896: D+57.1 - Click to view1896: D+21.0 - Click to view1896: D+41.7 - Click to view1896: D+69.8 - Click to view1896: D+48.6 - Click to view1896: D+25.6 - Click to view1896: R+5.0 - Click to view1896: R+2.1 - Click to view1896: R+25.5 - Click to view1896: R+41.9 - Click to view1896: R+64.1 - Click to view1896: R+5.4 - Click to view1896: R+22.9 - Click to view1896: R+30.7 - Click to view1896: R+5.8 - Click to view1896: R+10.1 - Click to view1896: R+13.1 - Click to view1896: R+2.9 - Click to view1896: R+12.6 - Click to view1896: R+3.2 - Click to view1896: R+0.1 - Click to view1896: R+40.7 - Click to view1896: R+15.1 - Click to view1896: R+47.0 - Click to view1896: R+52.5 - Click to view1896: R+15.4 - Click to view1896: R+43.2 - Click to view1896: R+23.6 - Click to view1896: R+18.7 - Click to view1896: R+11.9 - Click to view1896: D+1.4 - Click to view1896: D+15.1 - Click to view1896: D+4.7 - Click to view1896: D+65.5 - Click to view1896: D+23.6 - Click to view1896: D+4.5 - Click to view1896: D+0.2 - Click to view1896: D+71.8 - Click to view1896: D+5.8 - Click to view1896: D+62.3 - Click to view1896: D+5.3 - Click to view1896: D+60.6 - Click to view1900: D+7.7 - Click to view1900: D+8.2 - Click to view1900: D+86.1 - Click to view1900: D+8.5 - Click to view1900: D+24.5 - Click to view1900: D+18.6 - Click to view1900: D+5.5 - Click to view1900: D+77.8 - Click to view1900: D+58.1 - Click to view1900: D+1.7 - Click to view1900: D+3.9 - Click to view1900: D+38.6 - Click to view1900: D+52.8 - Click to view1900: D+13.9 - Click to view1900: D+28.5 - Click to view1900: D+26.0 - Click to view1900: R+17.5 - Click to view1900: R+24.1 - Click to view1900: R+9.5 - Click to view1900: R+6.2 - Click to view1900: R+52.9 - Click to view1900: R+2.3 - Click to view1900: R+15.6 - Click to view1900: R+24.7 - Click to view1900: R+24.6 - Click to view1900: R+16.1 - Click to view1900: R+6.6 - Click to view1900: R+26.6 - Click to view1900: R+9.3 - Click to view1900: R+14.2 - Click to view1900: R+20.9 - Click to view1900: R+3.2 - Click to view1900: R+24.5 - Click to view1900: R+19.2 - Click to view1900: R+19.7 - Click to view1900: R+5.5 - Click to view1900: R+27.1 - Click to view1900: R+21.3 - Click to view1900: R+18.6 - Click to view1900: R+4.0 - Click to view1900: R+8.4 - Click to view1900: R+8.8 - Click to view1900: R+15.8 - Click to view1900: R+13.2 - Click to view1900: D+32.4 - Click to view1908: R+17.1 - Click to view1908: R+53.3 - Click to view1908: R+26.0 - Click to view1908: R+10.3 - Click to view1908: R+17.8 - Click to view1908: R+15.8 - Click to view1908: D+46.4 - Click to view1908: D+20.0 - Click to view1908: D+1.1 - Click to view1908: D+41.4 - Click to view1908: D+23.4 - Click to view1908: D+1.7 - Click to view1908: D+72.7 - Click to view1908: D+83.6 - Click to view1908: D+1.5 - Click to view1908: D+1.8 - Click to view1908: D+8.7 - Click to view1908: R+26.6 - Click to view1908: R+23.4 - Click to view1908: R+22.3 - Click to view1908: R+6.2 - Click to view1908: R+26.2 - Click to view1908: R+12.4 - Click to view1908: R+17.7 - Click to view1908: R+21.8 - Click to view1908: R+4.3 - Click to view1908: R+0.1 - Click to view1908: R+26.2 - Click to view1908: R+29.5 - Click to view1908: R+24.2 - Click to view1908: R+0.3 - Click to view1908: R+29.7 - Click to view1908: R+9.6 - Click to view1908: R+15.1 - Click to view1908: R+1.5 - Click to view1908: R+15.5 - Click to view1908: R+16.9 - Click to view1908: R+6.2 - Click to view1908: R+23.5 - Click to view1908: R+22.5 - Click to view1908: D+4.7 - Click to view1908: D+87.9 - Click to view1908: D+7.0 - Click to view1908: D+51.6 - Click to view1908: D+22.1 - Click to view1908: R+23.8 - Click to view18961896190019001908

Career Timeline

1908 PresidentSouth Dakota
40,266
Candidate Votes
35.1%
Vote %
114,775
Total Votes
-23.8%
Margin
Top opponent: William Howard TaftREP

Key Insights

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Deterministic highlights from career record, margins, and standout performances.

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Geographic Performance

136 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

136 races available

Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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Opponents Faced3 opponents

William McKinleyREP
38-5189 matchups · 1896–1900
William Howard TaftREP
16-3046 matchups · 1908–1908
OtherOTH
0-11900 President(-6.2)
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