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Election 1896 Results

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1896 presidential election in Tennessee

William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) beat William McKinley (Republican) in Tennessee in 1896, 52.1% to 46.3%, a margin of 5.8 points and 18,485 votes.

Tennessee voted 10.1 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 54 of the 96 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Davidson, cast 13,659 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.1 points. The closest was McNairy, where 3 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 Jennings Bryan won Democratic 167,168 52.1%
William McKinley Republican 148,683 46.3%
All other candidates 5,052 1.6%
Total320,903

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Davidson 7,374 54.0% 5,720 41.9% 565 13,659 D+12.1
Shelby 5,734 51.2% 5,122 45.7% 353 11,209 D+5.5
Knox 4,006 38.4% 6,243 59.8% 186 10,435 R+21.4
Hamilton 3,664 43.5% 4,468 53.1% 282 8,414 R+9.6
Giles 3,931 61.4% 2,372 37.0% 103 6,406 D+24.3
Gibson 3,908 61.2% 1,955 30.6% 518 6,381 D+30.6
Greene 2,726 42.8% 3,577 56.2% 61 6,364 R+13.4
Montgomery 2,734 44.9% 2,934 48.2% 423 6,091 R+3.3
Weakley 3,756 62.2% 2,003 33.2% 280 6,039 D+29.0
Maury 2,930 51.9% 2,537 44.9% 183 5,650 D+7.0
Rutherford 3,034 53.8% 2,203 39.1% 400 5,637 D+14.7
Obion 3,529 69.7% 1,147 22.7% 385 5,061 D+47.1
Wilson 3,434 68.1% 1,568 31.1% 38 5,040 D+37.0
Carroll 2,090 42.3% 2,577 52.2% 270 4,937 R+9.9
Bedford 2,575 52.9% 2,151 44.2% 141 4,867 D+8.7
Madison 3,480 73.2% 1,024 21.5% 253 4,757 D+51.6
Henry 2,976 65.0% 1,473 32.2% 132 4,581 D+32.8
Hawkins 1,723 37.7% 2,824 61.7% 29 4,576 R+24.1
Washington 1,660 36.7% 2,807 62.0% 62 4,529 R+25.3
Robertson 2,918 64.5% 1,386 30.6% 222 4,526 D+33.8
Sullivan 2,512 56.0% 1,914 42.7% 56 4,482 D+13.3
Williamson 2,935 66.0% 1,281 28.8% 230 4,446 D+37.2
Sumner 3,019 67.9% 1,215 27.3% 211 4,445 D+40.6
Lincoln 3,186 72.1% 992 22.4% 243 4,421 D+49.6
Tipton 2,119 51.1% 1,894 45.6% 136 4,149 D+5.4
Roane 803 20.1% 3,026 75.6% 174 4,003 R+55.5
Sevier 428 11.2% 3,376 88.4% 17 3,821 R+77.2
Marshall 2,526 67.3% 849 22.6% 380 3,755 D+44.7
Fayette 2,355 63.3% 1,316 35.4% 49 3,720 D+27.9
Hardeman 2,129 57.4% 1,427 38.5% 152 3,708 D+18.9
Blount 970 26.4% 2,652 72.2% 51 3,673 R+45.8
McMinn 1,388 37.8% 2,235 60.9% 46 3,669 R+23.1
Cocke 980 27.5% 2,582 72.4% 5 3,567 R+44.9
Jefferson 881 24.7% 2,638 74.1% 43 3,562 R+49.3
Dyer 2,318 65.9% 868 24.7% 330 3,516 D+41.2
Hardin 1,329 37.9% 2,165 61.8% 12 3,506 R+23.8
Smith 2,414 68.9% 1,064 30.4% 26 3,504 D+38.5
Franklin 2,502 71.4% 834 23.8% 166 3,502 D+47.6
Claiborne 1,152 33.9% 2,230 65.6% 16 3,398 R+31.7
Henderson 1,316 39.1% 2,009 59.7% 40 3,365 R+20.6
Dekalb 1,626 49.4% 1,633 49.6% 33 3,292 R+0.2
Monroe 1,569 48.0% 1,634 50.0% 65 3,268 R+2.0
Carter 445 13.9% 2,700 84.1% 64 3,209 R+70.3
Marion 1,320 41.9% 1,801 57.1% 33 3,154 R+15.3
Haywood 2,363 77.8% 624 20.6% 49 3,036 D+57.3
Warren 2,099 69.9% 842 28.0% 62 3,003 D+41.9
Anderson 745 24.9% 2,224 74.2% 27 2,996 R+49.4
Lauderdale 2,072 69.2% 709 23.7% 212 2,993 D+45.5
Campbell 571 19.1% 2,389 80.1% 24 2,984 R+60.9
McNairy 1,460 49.0% 1,463 49.1% 56 2,979 R+0.1
Grainger 1,001 34.9% 1,863 64.9% 6 2,870 R+30.0
Dickson 1,938 67.6% 841 29.3% 88 2,867 D+38.3
Crockett 1,655 57.8% 1,166 40.7% 44 2,865 D+17.1
Putnam 1,720 60.0% 1,097 38.3% 48 2,865 D+21.7
Bradley 1,057 37.3% 1,725 60.9% 50 2,832 R+23.6
Coffee 1,891 72.4% 639 24.5% 81 2,611 D+48.0
Lawrence 1,376 53.2% 1,203 46.5% 7 2,586 D+6.7
Hamblen 1,033 40.2% 1,506 58.6% 32 2,571 R+18.4
Hickman 1,523 59.4% 988 38.5% 55 2,566 D+20.8
Rhea 1,118 44.5% 1,324 52.7% 70 2,512 R+8.2
Jackson 1,728 68.9% 754 30.1% 25 2,507 D+38.9
White 1,752 70.6% 617 24.9% 112 2,481 D+45.7
Union 599 24.3% 1,862 75.5% 4 2,465 R+51.2
Stewart 1,620 71.4% 618 27.2% 31 2,269 D+44.2
Wayne 734 32.4% 1,505 66.5% 25 2,264 R+34.1
Overton 1,485 65.8% 761 33.7% 11 2,257 D+32.1
Benton 1,364 60.7% 769 34.2% 114 2,247 D+26.5
Macon 838 38.2% 1,324 60.4% 31 2,193 R+22.2
Humphreys 1,507 72.3% 465 22.3% 113 2,085 D+50.0
Cannon 1,276 61.8% 778 37.7% 10 2,064 D+24.1
Loudon 594 28.9% 1,447 70.4% 14 2,055 R+41.5
Hancock 456 23.3% 1,490 76.3% 7 1,953 R+52.9
Johnson 224 11.7% 1,683 88.0% 5 1,912 R+76.3
Scott 209 11.0% 1,691 88.7% 7 1,907 R+77.7
Decatur 977 51.7% 890 47.1% 22 1,889 D+4.6
Cheatham 1,165 68.4% 436 25.6% 103 1,704 D+42.8
Polk 749 44.0% 947 55.6% 6 1,702 R+11.6
Chester 910 53.5% 607 35.7% 184 1,701 D+17.8
Morgan 452 27.8% 1,140 70.1% 34 1,626 R+42.3
Perry 993 63.1% 572 36.4% 8 1,573 D+26.8
Clay 836 59.4% 548 38.9% 23 1,407 D+20.5
Meigs 712 52.0% 641 46.9% 15 1,368 D+5.2
Grundy 991 75.5% 286 21.8% 35 1,312 D+53.7
Houston 879 68.8% 343 26.9% 55 1,277 D+42.0
Bledsoe 478 37.5% 785 61.6% 12 1,275 R+24.1
Cumberland 418 34.1% 800 65.3% 7 1,225 R+31.2
Fentress 297 26.8% 798 72.0% 13 1,108 R+45.2
Trousdale 747 68.8% 313 28.8% 26 1,086 D+40.0
Moore 890 84.8% 78 7.4% 82 1,050 D+77.3
James (Ext) 327 33.4% 647 66.0% 6 980 R+32.7
Lake 811 85.0% 126 13.2% 17 954 D+71.8
Pickett 394 42.0% 544 58.0% 938 R+16.0
Unicoi 89 9.9% 804 89.0% 10 903 R+79.2
Sequatchie 386 61.3% 241 38.3% 3 630 D+23.0
Van Buren 419 73.1% 140 24.4% 14 573 D+48.7
Lewis 311 58.3% 204 38.3% 18 533 D+20.1

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.

Tennessee in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+29.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+23.2
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+26.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+20.4
2008 John McCain (R) R+15.1
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+14.3
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+3.9
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.4
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.7
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+16.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+0.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+13.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+38.0
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+11.0
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+7.1
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.6
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+12.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+21.2
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.9
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.1
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.0
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+7.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+9.2
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+3.0
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+13.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+28.8
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+7.0
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+11.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.2
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+13.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+3.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+9.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.7
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+36.9