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Election 1896 Results

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1896 presidential election in Illinois

William McKinley (Republican) beat William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) in Illinois in 1896, 55.7% to 42.6%, a margin of 13.1 points and 142,627 votes.

Illinois voted 8.7 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+4.3.

Illinois changed party: in 1892 it went Democratic, for Grover Cleveland.

Republicans led in 62 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 39. The largest, Cook, cast 379,597 votes and went to the Republican by 18.4 points. The closest was Morgan, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William McKinley won Republican 607,130 55.7%
William Jennings Bryan Democratic 464,503 42.6%
All other candidates 19,133 1.8%
Total1,090,766

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 151,910 40.0% 221,823 58.4% 5,864 379,597 R+18.4
La Salle 8,088 40.4% 11,548 57.6% 408 20,044 R+17.3
Peoria 9,042 45.4% 10,486 52.7% 368 19,896 R+7.3
Sangamon 8,566 47.8% 8,998 50.2% 370 17,934 R+2.4
St. Clair 8,333 47.4% 8,960 51.0% 290 17,583 R+3.6
Kane 4,839 27.9% 12,133 70.0% 369 17,341 R+42.1
Adams 8,009 47.7% 8,447 50.3% 351 16,807 R+2.6
McLean 6,320 37.8% 9,964 59.6% 429 16,713 R+21.8
Will 6,857 42.2% 9,249 56.9% 135 16,241 R+14.7
Vermilion 5,737 38.7% 8,767 59.1% 319 14,823 R+20.4
Madison 6,323 45.3% 7,431 53.3% 198 13,952 R+7.9
Fulton 5,964 48.5% 6,195 50.4% 144 12,303 R+1.9
Rock Island 4,658 38.2% 7,323 60.1% 209 12,190 R+21.9
Champaign 4,639 39.5% 6,780 57.7% 339 11,758 R+18.2
Knox 3,464 30.4% 7,681 67.4% 251 11,396 R+37.0
Macon 4,746 42.6% 6,216 55.7% 191 11,153 R+13.2
Winnebago 2,438 22.2% 8,242 75.1% 295 10,975 R+52.9
Macoupin 5,568 52.0% 4,970 46.4% 170 10,708 D+5.6
Bureau 3,931 40.5% 5,474 56.3% 311 9,716 R+15.9
Livingston 4,045 41.6% 5,436 56.0% 231 9,712 R+14.3
Henry 2,968 31.7% 6,177 66.0% 208 9,353 R+34.3
Iroquois 3,649 39.8% 5,325 58.0% 205 9,179 R+18.3
Hancock 4,575 50.8% 4,250 47.2% 182 9,007 D+3.6
Morgan 4,313 49.2% 4,317 49.3% 130 8,760 level
Stephenson 3,773 43.2% 4,728 54.2% 228 8,729 R+10.9
Coles 3,963 45.9% 4,534 52.5% 134 8,631 R+6.6
Christian 4,633 53.7% 3,857 44.7% 130 8,620 D+9.0
Pike 5,315 62.0% 3,111 36.3% 153 8,579 D+25.7
Whiteside 2,777 32.6% 5,577 65.4% 170 8,524 R+32.8
Kankakee 2,357 29.4% 5,471 68.2% 194 8,022 R+38.8
Shelby 4,698 59.3% 3,071 38.8% 156 7,925 D+20.5
McDonough 3,678 46.6% 4,036 51.2% 175 7,889 R+4.5
Montgomery 4,104 52.1% 3,622 46.0% 145 7,871 D+6.1
De Kalb 1,868 24.2% 5,598 72.4% 268 7,734 R+48.2
Edgar 3,726 48.6% 3,822 49.8% 126 7,674 R+1.3
Jackson 3,619 47.5% 3,879 50.9% 122 7,620 R+3.4
Tazewell 3,736 49.2% 3,703 48.7% 160 7,599 D+0.4
Ogle 2,134 28.3% 5,210 69.2% 184 7,528 R+40.9
Lee 2,465 33.3% 4,797 64.8% 141 7,403 R+31.5
McHenry 1,910 26.8% 5,047 70.9% 157 7,114 R+44.1
Logan 3,384 48.6% 3,430 49.3% 142 6,956 R+0.7
Lake 1,756 25.3% 5,027 72.5% 153 6,936 R+47.2
Marion 3,825 56.4% 2,870 42.3% 87 6,782 D+14.1
Fayette 3,616 55.4% 2,769 42.5% 137 6,522 D+13.0
Greene 3,977 62.0% 2,365 36.9% 71 6,413 D+25.1
Jefferson 3,561 56.5% 2,603 41.3% 143 6,307 D+15.2
White 3,409 54.7% 2,771 44.4% 55 6,235 D+10.2
Randolph 3,074 49.4% 3,024 48.6% 130 6,228 D+0.8
Jo Daviess 2,383 38.7% 3,594 58.4% 181 6,158 R+19.7
Warren 2,602 42.4% 3,394 55.2% 148 6,144 R+12.9
Wayne 3,094 50.9% 2,906 47.8% 79 6,079 D+3.1
Clark 3,099 51.1% 2,888 47.7% 73 6,060 D+3.5
Du Page 1,574 26.5% 4,115 69.2% 257 5,946 R+42.7
Williamson 2,573 45.6% 3,027 53.7% 37 5,637 R+8.1
Mercer 2,324 42.1% 3,120 56.5% 80 5,524 R+14.4
Grundy 2,056 37.8% 3,246 59.7% 135 5,437 R+21.9
De Witt 2,365 47.0% 2,587 51.5% 76 5,028 R+4.4
Woodford 2,447 48.8% 2,447 48.8% 124 5,018 level
Saline 2,292 46.5% 2,605 52.8% 36 4,933 R+6.3
Effingham 2,953 60.1% 1,895 38.6% 65 4,913 D+21.5
Union 2,989 61.1% 1,842 37.7% 61 4,892 D+23.4
Carroll 1,473 30.2% 3,314 67.9% 93 4,880 R+37.7
Douglas 2,135 43.9% 2,666 54.8% 65 4,866 R+10.9
Perry 2,366 49.1% 2,342 48.6% 114 4,822 D+0.5
Jasper 2,715 58.3% 1,867 40.1% 71 4,653 D+18.2
Alexander 1,771 38.3% 2,802 60.6% 50 4,623 R+22.3
Piatt 1,951 42.4% 2,579 56.1% 69 4,599 R+13.7
Mason 2,405 52.5% 2,100 45.8% 77 4,582 D+6.7
Crawford 2,339 51.3% 2,172 47.7% 45 4,556 D+3.7
Clay 2,266 50.4% 2,155 47.9% 79 4,500 D+2.5
Cass 2,462 55.2% 1,946 43.6% 56 4,464 D+11.6
Clinton 2,570 57.6% 1,863 41.8% 29 4,462 D+15.8
Washington 1,979 44.9% 2,351 53.3% 79 4,409 R+8.4
Ford 1,504 34.1% 2,832 64.3% 71 4,407 R+30.1
Franklin 2,227 51.8% 2,038 47.4% 32 4,297 D+4.4
Schuyler 2,325 54.6% 1,848 43.4% 88 4,261 D+11.2
Hamilton 2,406 57.1% 1,767 41.9% 42 4,215 D+15.2
Marshall 1,885 45.3% 2,216 53.3% 60 4,161 R+8.0
Jersey 2,373 58.2% 1,641 40.2% 66 4,080 D+17.9
Lawrence 1,945 48.7% 1,972 49.4% 74 3,991 R+0.7
Cumberland 2,097 52.6% 1,856 46.5% 37 3,990 D+6.0
Boone 653 17.0% 3,111 80.9% 82 3,846 R+63.9
Moultrie 2,073 54.3% 1,711 44.8% 36 3,820 D+9.5
Richland 2,062 54.3% 1,693 44.6% 45 3,800 D+9.7
Bond 1,662 44.7% 1,967 53.0% 85 3,714 R+8.2
Menard 2,012 54.3% 1,642 44.3% 54 3,708 D+10.0
Gallatin 2,062 57.6% 1,468 41.0% 49 3,579 D+16.6
Johnson 1,423 40.8% 2,027 58.2% 34 3,484 R+17.3
Pulaski 1,152 35.4% 2,081 64.0% 20 3,253 R+28.6
Monroe 1,651 52.7% 1,446 46.2% 33 3,130 D+6.5
Wabash 1,736 55.5% 1,321 42.2% 72 3,129 D+13.3
Brown 2,060 66.1% 1,024 32.9% 33 3,117 D+33.2
Kendall 772 25.9% 2,128 71.5% 76 2,976 R+45.6
Pope 1,069 36.3% 1,852 63.0% 21 2,942 R+26.6
Massac 869 29.6% 2,046 69.6% 23 2,938 R+40.1
Scott 1,598 55.3% 1,261 43.6% 31 2,890 D+11.7
Henderson 957 34.2% 1,756 62.8% 83 2,796 R+28.6
Stark 1,020 37.4% 1,636 60.0% 69 2,725 R+22.6
Edwards 848 34.5% 1,572 64.0% 38 2,458 R+29.5
Calhoun 1,162 58.5% 795 40.0% 29 1,986 D+18.5
Hardin 899 53.2% 780 46.2% 11 1,690 D+7.0
Putnam 478 39.3% 706 58.1% 32 1,216 R+18.8

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.

Illinois in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+10.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+17.0
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+17.1
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+16.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+25.1
2004 John Kerry (D) D+10.3
2000 Al Gore (D) D+12.0
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+17.5
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+14.2
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+2.1
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+12.9
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+7.9
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+2.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+18.5
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+2.9
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+18.9
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+0.2
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+19.4
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+9.9
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+0.8
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+3.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+2.4
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.0
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+13.2
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+14.8
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+35.5
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+42.3
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+9.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+13.2
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+15.5
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+28.3
1900 William McKinley (R) R+8.4
1896 William McKinley (R) R+13.1
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+3.1
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+3.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+3.7
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+6.5
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+3.5
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+13.3
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+11.4