Election 1896 Results
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1896 presidential election in Alabama
William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) beat William McKinley (Republican) in Alabama in 1896, 67.0% to 28.6%, a margin of 38.4 points and 74,625 votes.
Alabama voted 42.7 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+4.3.
The Democratic hold continued from 1892, when Grover Cleveland won.
Democrats led in 61 of the 65 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Jefferson, cast 12,435 votes and went to the Democrat by 45.4 points. The closest was Colbert, where 98 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Jennings Bryan won | Democratic | 130,298 | 67.0% |
| William McKinley | Republican | 55,673 | 28.6% |
| All other candidates | 8,609 | 4.4% | |
| Total | 194,580 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 9,041 72.7% | 3,394 27.3% | 12,435 | D+45.4 | |
| Mobile | 4,295 60.7% | 2,778 39.3% | 7,073 | D+21.4 | |
| Madison | 3,944 60.8% | 2,548 39.2% | 6,492 | D+21.5 | |
| Blount | 2,338 47.2% | 2,619 52.8% | 4,957 | R+5.7 | |
| Dallas | 3,896 88.2% | 519 11.8% | 4,415 | D+76.5 | |
| Barbour | 2,815 66.2% | 1,437 33.8% | 4,252 | D+32.4 | |
| Jackson | 3,474 83.7% | 675 16.3% | 4,149 | D+67.5 | |
| Calhoun | 2,883 70.2% | 1,222 29.8% | 4,105 | D+40.5 | |
| Montgomery | 3,023 75.6% | 977 24.4% | 4,000 | D+51.2 | |
| Henry | 3,144 82.3% | 675 17.7% | 3,819 | D+64.7 | |
| Hale | 2,838 75.3% | 933 24.7% | 3,771 | D+50.5 | |
| Marengo | 3,007 79.7% | 764 20.3% | 3,771 | D+59.5 | |
| Morgan | 2,228 60.4% | 1,462 39.6% | 3,690 | D+20.8 | |
| Lowndes | 2,858 81.7% | 642 18.3% | 3,500 | D+63.3 | |
| Colbert | 1,656 48.6% | 1,754 51.4% | 3,410 | R+2.9 | |
| Tallapoosa | 2,700 79.8% | 685 20.2% | 3,385 | D+59.5 | |
| Sumter | 1,912 56.7% | 1,459 43.3% | 3,371 | D+13.4 | |
| Elmore | 1,959 58.7% | 1,379 41.3% | 3,338 | D+17.4 | |
| Lee | 1,793 54.6% | 1,491 45.4% | 3,284 | D+9.2 | |
| Limestone | 1,747 53.5% | 1,520 46.5% | 3,267 | D+6.9 | |
| Lauderdale | 2,214 68.4% | 1,024 31.6% | 3,238 | D+36.8 | |
| Pike | 2,263 72.4% | 862 27.6% | 3,125 | D+44.8 | |
| Tuscaloosa | 2,140 68.9% | 965 31.1% | 3,105 | D+37.8 | |
| Chambers | 1,970 65.1% | 1,057 34.9% | 3,027 | D+30.2 | |
| Perry | 2,557 84.7% | 463 15.3% | 3,020 | D+69.3 | |
| De Kalb | 1,557 51.8% | 1,446 48.2% | 3,003 | D+3.7 | |
| Lawrence | 1,242 42.4% | 1,685 57.6% | 2,927 | R+15.1 | |
| Wilcox | 2,818 98.4% | 45 1.6% | 2,863 | D+96.9 | |
| Talladega | 1,823 66.4% | 922 33.6% | 2,745 | D+32.8 | |
| Etowah | 1,808 67.4% | 873 32.6% | 2,681 | D+34.9 | |
| Butler | 1,805 68.1% | 846 31.9% | 2,651 | D+36.2 | |
| Clarke | 2,148 81.1% | 502 18.9% | 2,650 | D+62.1 | |
| Bullock | 1,889 71.6% | 749 28.4% | 2,638 | D+43.2 | |
| Shelby | 1,563 59.8% | 1,051 40.2% | 2,614 | D+19.6 | |
| Dale | 2,157 88.2% | 289 11.8% | 2,446 | D+76.4 | |
| Marshall | 1,889 78.4% | 520 21.6% | 2,409 | D+56.8 | |
| Cherokee | 1,766 74.6% | 602 25.4% | 2,368 | D+49.2 | |
| Pickens | 2,151 91.1% | 211 8.9% | 2,362 | D+82.1 | |
| Russell | 1,579 67.1% | 773 32.9% | 2,352 | D+34.3 | |
| Walker | 1,212 52.4% | 1,101 47.6% | 2,313 | D+4.8 | |
| Greene | 1,785 78.0% | 503 22.0% | 2,288 | D+56.0 | |
| Randolph | 1,425 64.0% | 802 36.0% | 2,227 | D+28.0 | |
| Crenshaw | 1,876 85.0% | 330 15.0% | 2,206 | D+70.1 | |
| St. Clair | 1,572 72.3% | 603 27.7% | 2,175 | D+44.6 | |
| Bibb | 1,487 69.6% | 650 30.4% | 2,137 | D+39.2 | |
| Conecuh | 1,057 54.5% | 881 45.5% | 1,938 | D+9.1 | |
| Clay | 1,381 73.9% | 489 26.1% | 1,870 | D+47.7 | |
| Choctaw | 1,450 80.2% | 357 19.8% | 1,807 | D+60.5 | |
| Coosa | 1,295 72.2% | 499 27.8% | 1,794 | D+44.4 | |
| Lamar | 1,270 71.4% | 509 28.6% | 1,779 | D+42.8 | |
| Cullman | 1,284 74.2% | 447 25.8% | 1,731 | D+48.4 | |
| Marion | 1,151 69.6% | 502 30.4% | 1,653 | D+39.3 | |
| Fayette | 1,196 73.1% | 441 26.9% | 1,637 | D+46.1 | |
| Autauga | 1,305 81.9% | 289 18.1% | 1,594 | D+63.7 | |
| Coffee | 1,473 92.8% | 114 7.2% | 1,587 | D+85.6 | |
| Franklin | 1,086 69.2% | 483 30.8% | 1,569 | D+38.4 | |
| Cleburne | 982 67.5% | 472 32.5% | 1,454 | D+35.1 | |
| Chilton | 1,130 78.5% | 310 21.5% | 1,440 | D+56.9 | |
| Escambia | 953 66.4% | 482 33.6% | 1,435 | D+32.8 | |
| Macon | 1,036 80.0% | 259 20.0% | 1,295 | D+60.0 | |
| Geneva | 1,225 96.4% | 46 3.6% | 1,271 | D+92.8 | |
| Baldwin | 729 64.3% | 404 35.7% | 1,133 | D+28.7 | |
| Covington | 1,059 93.9% | 69 6.1% | 1,128 | D+87.8 | |
| Winston | 338 36.5% | 589 63.5% | 927 | R+27.1 | |
| Washington | 655 74.5% | 224 25.5% | 879 | D+49.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1896; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Alabama in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.5 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+25.5 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.7 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+22.2 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+21.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.6 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+14.9 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+19.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+13.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+46.9 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+69.5 |
| 1960 | Unpledged electors (other) | |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+29.5 |
| 1948 | Strom Thurmond (other) | |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.9 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.6 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+40.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+35.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+54.1 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+61.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+46.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+52.7 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+26.0 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+55.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+34.3 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+21.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+22.9 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+6.4 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+2.5 |