November 5, 1896
Republican Wins 1896
Republican defeats Democratic with 272 electoral votes, winning 23 states.
Democratic
193 EV
270 to win
Republican
272 EV
193
272
270
Republican wins
272
Electoral Votes
51.9%
Popular Vote
23
States Carried
13,347,122
Total Votes Cast
Republican won the 1896 presidential election with 272 electoral votes to Democratic's 193. Republican received 51.9% of the popular vote and carried 23 states. Compared to the previous election, 100 counties changed parties—10 flipped Republican and 90 flipped Democratic.
State Results
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State-by-State Results
21 Dem23 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 6 | D+84.1 |
| South Carolina | 9 | D+71.8 |
| Colorado | 10 | D+70.7 |
| Utah | 6 | D+65.4 |
| Nevada | 6 | D+62.4 |
| Montana | 4 | D+60.2 |
| Idaho | 4 | D+56.8 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+54.6 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+48.6 |
| Florida | 30 | D+41.5 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+38.4 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+21.0 |
| Washington | 12 | D+15.1 |
| Missouri | 10 | D+8.7 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+6.7 |
| Tennessee | 11 | D+6.0 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+5.8 |
| Nebraska | 5 | D+5.3 |
| Wyoming | 3 | D+3.8 |
| Kansas | 6 | D+3.7 |
| South Dakota | 3 | D+0.2 |
| Kentucky | 8 | R+0.1 |
| California | 54 | R+0.6 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+2.1 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+2.9 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+4.8 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+5.4 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+8.3 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+10.3 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+11.9 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+12.6 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+12.8 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+13.0 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+15.7 |
| New York | 28 | R+18.9 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+22.9 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+23.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+24.7 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+30.7 |
| Maine | 4 | R+38.7 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+41.9 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+42.8 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+43.1 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+63.4 |