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Election 1896 Results

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1896 presidential election in Virginia

William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) beat William McKinley (Republican) in Virginia in 1896, 52.5% to 45.9%, a margin of 6.6 points and 19,329 votes.

Virginia voted 10.9 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 62 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 38. The largest, Pittsylvania, cast 8,595 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.8 points. The closest was Spotsylvania, where 11 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 154,708 52.5%
William McKinley Republican 135,379 45.9%
All other candidates 4,587 1.6%
Total294,674

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pittsylvania 4,804 55.9% 3,703 43.1% 88 8,595 D+12.8
Rockingham 3,612 45.8% 4,083 51.8% 184 7,879 R+6.0
Augusta 3,694 50.6% 3,271 44.8% 333 7,298 D+5.8
Norfolk (Ext) 2,575 38.4% 4,026 60.1% 100 6,701 R+21.7
Bedford 3,717 57.9% 2,604 40.6% 97 6,418 D+17.3
Halifax 3,893 61.3% 2,375 37.4% 78 6,346 D+23.9
Accomack 3,753 62.5% 1,941 32.3% 311 6,005 D+30.2
Washington 2,860 47.6% 3,092 51.5% 52 6,004 R+3.9
Albemarle 3,166 57.6% 2,222 40.4% 113 5,501 D+17.2
Loudoun 2,977 54.8% 2,307 42.4% 152 5,436 D+12.3
Mecklenburg 2,529 47.7% 2,726 51.4% 46 5,301 R+3.7
Fauquier 3,306 64.2% 1,799 34.9% 48 5,153 D+29.2
Shenandoah 2,472 49.0% 2,435 48.2% 142 5,049 D+0.7
Henrico 2,810 56.1% 2,105 42.0% 96 5,011 D+14.1
Tazewell 1,906 39.3% 2,925 60.2% 25 4,856 R+21.0
Rockbridge 1,969 41.1% 2,653 55.3% 174 4,796 R+14.3
Franklin 2,777 58.2% 1,982 41.5% 12 4,771 D+16.7
Fairfax 2,541 53.4% 2,175 45.7% 45 4,761 D+7.7
Scott 2,160 45.6% 2,556 53.9% 23 4,739 R+8.4
Campbell 2,548 56.1% 1,965 43.3% 26 4,539 D+12.8
Wythe 2,028 46.8% 2,180 50.3% 122 4,330 R+3.5
Carroll 1,841 48.6% 1,938 51.2% 9 3,788 R+2.6
Henry 1,698 44.9% 2,066 54.6% 20 3,784 R+9.7
Botetourt 1,800 48.3% 1,870 50.1% 59 3,729 R+1.9
Chesterfield 2,081 57.6% 1,475 40.9% 54 3,610 D+16.8
Russell 1,843 51.6% 1,709 47.8% 20 3,572 D+3.8
Montgomery 1,587 44.9% 1,847 52.3% 100 3,534 R+7.4
Lee 1,777 50.5% 1,703 48.4% 39 3,519 D+2.1
Amherst 2,110 60.0% 1,379 39.2% 29 3,518 D+20.8
Smyth 1,695 48.2% 1,791 51.0% 27 3,513 R+2.7
Hanover 1,806 52.4% 1,549 44.9% 93 3,448 D+7.5
Culpeper 2,053 60.8% 1,289 38.2% 35 3,377 D+22.6
Grayson 1,600 47.8% 1,707 51.0% 43 3,350 R+3.2
Caroline 1,558 46.9% 1,740 52.3% 27 3,325 R+5.5
Louisa 1,646 49.7% 1,612 48.7% 51 3,309 D+1.0
Frederick 2,227 68.4% 979 30.1% 51 3,257 D+38.3
Nelson 1,798 55.6% 1,371 42.4% 62 3,231 D+13.2
Page 1,405 44.4% 1,685 53.2% 75 3,165 R+8.8
Roanoke 1,345 42.9% 1,719 54.8% 71 3,135 R+11.9
Pulaski 1,336 43.4% 1,725 56.0% 17 3,078 R+12.6
Alleghany 868 29.1% 1,982 66.5% 132 2,982 R+37.4
Buckingham 1,502 51.1% 1,389 47.2% 49 2,940 D+3.8
Nansemond (Ext) 1,566 55.5% 1,228 43.5% 30 2,824 D+12.0
Floyd 1,022 36.4% 1,767 62.9% 22 2,811 R+26.5
Brunswick 1,653 59.3% 1,108 39.8% 26 2,787 D+19.6
Orange 1,595 58.2% 1,109 40.5% 35 2,739 D+17.7
Wise 1,164 44.8% 1,425 54.8% 10 2,599 R+10.0
Charlotte 1,757 70.8% 623 25.1% 100 2,480 D+45.7
Prince William 1,616 65.4% 842 34.1% 13 2,471 D+31.3
Patrick 1,068 44.3% 1,321 54.8% 20 2,409 R+10.5
Isle Of Wight 1,523 63.7% 842 35.2% 25 2,390 D+28.5
Prince Edward 1,194 50.4% 1,134 47.9% 41 2,369 D+2.5
Northampton 1,308 57.3% 929 40.7% 46 2,283 D+16.6
Southampton 1,733 76.3% 509 22.4% 29 2,271 D+53.9
Northumberland 1,148 51.7% 1,047 47.2% 25 2,220 D+4.5
Dinwiddie 1,324 60.3% 858 39.1% 12 2,194 D+21.2
Giles 1,196 54.6% 900 41.1% 96 2,192 D+13.5
Madison 1,312 60.8% 839 38.9% 7 2,158 D+21.9
Warren 1,412 65.9% 666 31.1% 65 2,143 D+34.8
Spotsylvania 1,057 50.0% 1,046 49.5% 12 2,115 D+0.5
Stafford 758 37.5% 1,256 62.1% 9 2,023 R+24.6
Lancaster 1,293 64.0% 694 34.4% 33 2,020 D+29.7
Rappahannock 1,296 65.9% 659 33.5% 13 1,968 D+32.4
Fluvanna 1,107 56.8% 820 42.1% 23 1,950 D+14.7
Clarke 1,342 69.0% 568 29.2% 36 1,946 D+39.8
Essex 1,113 58.8% 775 40.9% 6 1,894 D+17.8
King William 713 38.0% 1,147 61.1% 16 1,876 R+23.1
Goochland 814 43.5% 1,039 55.5% 19 1,872 R+12.0
Amelia 799 43.1% 1,042 56.2% 14 1,855 R+13.1
Appomattox 1,140 61.6% 693 37.4% 19 1,852 D+24.1
Lunenburg 1,259 69.1% 550 30.2% 14 1,823 D+38.9
Westmoreland 849 46.6% 958 52.6% 16 1,823 R+6.0
Elizabeth City (Ext) 689 38.1% 1,065 58.8% 56 1,810 R+20.8
King And Queen 1,028 57.1% 759 42.2% 12 1,799 D+15.0
Princess Anne (Ext) 952 54.1% 796 45.2% 12 1,760 D+8.9
Nottoway 1,128 66.0% 554 32.4% 26 1,708 D+33.6
Gloucester 987 59.9% 636 38.6% 26 1,649 D+21.3
Middlesex 829 50.9% 788 48.4% 12 1,629 D+2.5
Richmond 804 50.5% 773 48.6% 14 1,591 D+1.9
Greensville 1,024 64.9% 546 34.6% 9 1,579 D+30.3
Surry 854 54.3% 706 44.9% 14 1,574 D+9.4
Mathews 960 62.8% 514 33.6% 54 1,528 D+29.2
Cumberland 745 49.0% 761 50.1% 13 1,519 R+1.1
King George 701 46.6% 789 52.5% 13 1,503 R+5.9
Sussex 927 65.3% 484 34.1% 9 1,420 D+31.2
Buchanan 613 43.2% 805 56.8% 1,418 R+13.5
Powhatan 636 46.1% 738 53.5% 6 1,380 R+7.4
Greene 642 48.7% 673 51.1% 3 1,318 R+2.4
Dickenson 659 50.9% 619 47.8% 16 1,294 D+3.1
Highland 666 53.4% 567 45.5% 14 1,247 D+7.9
Alexandria 388 31.8% 826 67.7% 6 1,220 R+35.9
Bath 612 52.3% 546 46.6% 13 1,171 D+5.6
York 870 75.5% 258 22.4% 25 1,153 D+53.1
Prince George 624 57.2% 456 41.8% 10 1,090 D+15.4
Bland 600 57.1% 450 42.8% 1 1,051 D+14.3
New Kent 445 45.7% 517 53.1% 12 974 R+7.4
Warwick (Ext) 287 29.9% 668 69.7% 4 959 R+39.7
Craig 590 65.3% 288 31.9% 26 904 D+33.4
Charles City 328 42.9% 419 54.8% 17 764 R+11.9
James City 314 47.8% 337 51.3% 6 657 R+3.5

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.

Virginia in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+5.8
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+10.1
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+5.3
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+3.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+6.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+8.2
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+8.0
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+2.0
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+4.4
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.5
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+25.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+12.7
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+1.3
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+37.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.9
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+7.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+5.5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+17.0
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+13.0
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+6.8
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+25.0
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+36.5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.4
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+8.0
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+29.7
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+23.7
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+35.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+48.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+22.2
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+24.8
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+11.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+6.6
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+17.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+0.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+2.2
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+21.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+1.0