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Election 1900 Results

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1900 presidential election in Kentucky

William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) beat William McKinley (Republican) in Kentucky in 1900, 50.2% to 48.5%, a margin of 1.7 points and 7,994 votes.

Kentucky voted 7.9 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+6.2.

Kentucky changed party: in 1896 it went Republican, for William McKinley.

Democrats led in 66 of the 119 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 53. The largest, Jefferson, cast 46,536 votes and went to the Republican by 8.2 points. The closest was Mercer, where 9 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William Jennings Bryan won	Democratic	235,126	50.2%
William McKinley	Republican	227,132	48.5%
All other candidates		6,007	1.3%
Total		468,265

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	21,107 45.4%	24,906 53.5%	523	46,536	R+8.2
Kenton	7,263 54.7%	5,650 42.6%	354	13,267	D+12.2
Campbell	5,141 46.5%	5,567 50.4%	345	11,053	R+3.9
Fayette	4,293 44.4%	5,302 54.8%	83	9,678	R+10.4
Daviess	4,910 55.4%	3,738 42.1%	222	8,870	D+13.2
Christian	3,264 41.9%	4,473 57.5%	48	7,785	R+15.5
Graves	4,759 68.3%	2,073 29.8%	136	6,968	D+38.5
Henderson	3,937 57.1%	2,865 41.5%	97	6,899	D+15.5
Hopkins	3,321 51.0%	3,024 46.5%	161	6,506	D+4.6
Warren	3,455 53.5%	2,928 45.3%	77	6,460	D+8.2
Pulaski	2,178 34.2%	4,084 64.1%	108	6,370	R+29.9
Ohio	2,891 46.3%	3,251 52.1%	103	6,245	R+5.8
Madison	3,046 49.2%	3,084 49.8%	67	6,197	R+0.6
Logan	3,392 55.3%	2,624 42.8%	122	6,138	D+12.5
McCracken	3,020 53.4%	2,506 44.3%	130	5,656	D+9.1
Barren	3,170 57.8%	2,234 40.7%	83	5,487	D+17.1
Mason	2,952 54.2%	2,455 45.1%	41	5,448	D+9.1
Hardin	3,059 58.7%	2,053 39.4%	95	5,207	D+19.3
Franklin	2,946 60.8%	1,863 38.5%	36	4,845	D+22.4
Breckinridge	2,231 46.1%	2,534 52.4%	72	4,837	R+6.3
Shelby	2,794 58.6%	1,975 41.4%		4,769	D+17.2
Bourbon	2,411 50.7%	2,217 46.6%	131	4,759	D+4.1
Scott	2,539 54.2%	2,107 45.0%	41	4,687	D+9.2
Harrison	2,801 59.9%	1,843 39.4%	31	4,675	D+20.5
Whitley	989 21.2%	3,634 78.0%	33	4,656	R+56.8
Union	3,107 67.5%	1,437 31.2%	60	4,604	D+36.3
Owen	3,380 74.2%	1,124 24.7%	49	4,553	D+49.5
Muhlenberg	1,857 42.1%	2,493 56.5%	59	4,409	R+14.4
Webster	2,481 56.3%	1,849 42.0%	76	4,406	D+14.3
Fleming	2,180 50.3%	2,109 48.7%	41	4,330	D+1.6
Pike	1,979 46.0%	2,290 53.3%	31	4,300	R+7.2
Grayson	1,938 45.6%	2,213 52.1%	98	4,249	R+6.5
Clark	2,302 54.4%	1,900 44.9%	29	4,231	D+9.5
Carter	1,720 41.0%	2,452 58.4%	24	4,196	R+17.4
Hart	1,937 47.2%	2,140 52.2%	23	4,100	R+5.0
Lawrence	1,946 48.4%	2,052 51.1%	19	4,017	R+2.6
Henry	2,366 58.9%	1,609 40.1%	39	4,014	D+18.9
Nelson	2,438 63.0%	1,407 36.4%	24	3,869	D+26.6
Lewis	1,482 38.5%	2,311 60.0%	58	3,851	R+21.5
Lincoln	1,871 49.2%	1,925 50.6%	6	3,802	R+1.4
Calloway	2,876 76.0%	844 22.3%	64	3,784	D+53.7
Todd	1,868 50.1%	1,825 49.0%	34	3,727	D+1.2
Mercer	1,784 49.1%	1,775 48.9%	71	3,630	D+0.2
Knox	976 27.1%	2,606 72.5%	13	3,595	R+45.3
Marion	2,070 57.8%	1,491 41.6%	22	3,583	D+16.2
Boyd	1,514 42.8%	1,995 56.5%	25	3,534	R+13.6
Grant	2,039 57.8%	1,465 41.5%	24	3,528	D+16.3
Bath	1,836 52.2%	1,654 47.0%	28	3,518	D+5.2
Butler	1,131 32.2%	2,333 66.4%	48	3,512	R+34.2
Pendleton	1,862 53.4%	1,580 45.3%	48	3,490	D+8.1
Laurel	1,198 34.4%	2,241 64.3%	48	3,487	R+29.9
Greenup	1,430 41.4%	1,982 57.4%	38	3,450	R+16.0
Crittenden	1,517 44.2%	1,865 54.4%	49	3,431	R+10.1
Woodford	1,712 51.0%	1,617 48.1%	30	3,359	D+2.8
Washington	1,669 50.6%	1,600 48.5%	30	3,299	D+2.1
Boyle	1,577 48.2%	1,646 50.3%	49	3,272	R+2.1
Allen	1,494 45.7%	1,725 52.7%	52	3,271	R+7.1
Bracken	1,869 58.1%	1,318 41.0%	28	3,215	D+17.1
Adair	1,452 45.5%	1,713 53.7%	24	3,189	R+8.2
Nicholas	1,879 59.3%	1,262 39.8%	29	3,170	D+19.5
Caldwell	1,475 46.6%	1,622 51.3%	67	3,164	R+4.6
Montgomery	1,589 50.6%	1,533 48.8%	17	3,139	D+1.8
Casey	1,302 41.9%	1,786 57.5%	20	3,108	R+15.6
Trigg	1,533 49.8%	1,455 47.3%	88	3,076	D+2.5
Boone	2,302 74.9%	759 24.7%	13	3,074	D+50.2
Jessamine	1,565 52.6%	1,326 44.5%	86	2,977	D+8.0
Wayne	1,373 46.4%	1,574 53.2%	13	2,960	R+6.8
Johnson	1,025 34.8%	1,897 64.4%	23	2,945	R+29.6
Garrard	1,312 44.6%	1,593 54.1%	39	2,944	R+9.5
Bell	748 25.7%	2,142 73.6%	21	2,911	R+47.9
McLean	1,463 51.0%	1,344 46.8%	63	2,870	D+4.1
Morgan	1,732 61.0%	1,093 38.5%	13	2,838	D+22.5
Floyd	1,615 57.1%	1,197 42.4%	14	2,826	D+14.8
Hickman	1,876 67.4%	862 31.0%	44	2,782	D+36.4
Marshall	1,594 58.3%	997 36.5%	144	2,735	D+21.8
Green	1,243 46.7%	1,399 52.6%	19	2,661	R+5.9
Rockcastle	1,010 38.0%	1,637 61.6%	12	2,659	R+23.6
Anderson	1,485 55.9%	1,148 43.2%	23	2,656	D+12.7
Clay	681 25.7%	1,948 73.5%	20	2,649	R+47.8
Monroe	867 33.1%	1,724 65.8%	29	2,620	R+32.7
Carroll	1,808 70.0%	749 29.0%	27	2,584	D+41.0
Ballard	1,877 72.8%	670 26.0%	30	2,577	D+46.8
Simpson	1,571 63.0%	866 34.8%	55	2,492	D+28.3
Larue	1,420 57.5%	1,036 41.9%	14	2,470	D+15.5
Taylor	1,286 52.1%	1,131 45.9%	49	2,466	D+6.3
Livingston	1,515 61.9%	906 37.0%	27	2,448	D+24.9
Breathitt	1,573 64.6%	850 34.9%	11	2,434	D+29.7
Meade	1,470 60.7%	919 38.0%	32	2,421	D+22.8
Estill	1,000 42.1%	1,329 55.9%	48	2,377	R+13.8
Magoffin	955 41.8%	1,321 57.9%	6	2,282	R+16.0
Bullitt	1,442 64.7%	772 34.6%	15	2,229	D+30.1
Metcalfe	1,050 47.1%	1,162 52.2%	15	2,227	R+5.0
Carlisle	1,587 73.2%	533 24.6%	48	2,168	D+48.6
Hancock	989 46.3%	1,113 52.1%	36	2,138	R+5.8
Fulton	1,487 70.8%	581 27.7%	32	2,100	D+43.1
Edmonson	914 43.8%	1,156 55.4%	15	2,085	R+11.6
Jackson	258 12.7%	1,770 87.0%	7	2,035	R+74.3
Elliott	1,367 68.5%	624 31.3%	4	1,995	D+37.2
Russell	780 39.1%	1,206 60.5%	9	1,995	R+21.4
Cumberland	660 34.4%	1,241 64.6%	19	1,920	R+30.3
Trimble	1,437 76.0%	437 23.1%	16	1,890	D+52.9
Harlan	280 15.0%	1,577 84.6%	6	1,863	R+69.6
Lyon	1,005 54.6%	789 42.9%	45	1,839	D+11.7
Spencer	1,174 66.6%	582 33.0%	6	1,762	D+33.6
Oldham	1,062 60.7%	667 38.1%	22	1,751	D+22.6
Rowan	790 46.4%	905 53.1%	9	1,704	R+6.7
Wolfe	959 57.0%	712 42.3%	12	1,683	D+14.7
Letcher	501 31.9%	1,065 67.8%	4	1,570	R+35.9
Clinton	414 27.0%	1,107 72.2%	12	1,533	R+45.2
Lee	637 42.2%	857 56.8%	15	1,509	R+14.6
Powell	788 52.6%	696 46.4%	15	1,499	D+6.1
Perry	467 31.3%	1,019 68.3%	5	1,491	R+37.0
Knott	1,015 70.1%	429 29.6%	3	1,447	D+40.5
Gallatin	1,018 71.2%	404 28.3%	7	1,429	D+43.0
Owsley	255 18.5%	1,115 81.0%	6	1,376	R+62.5
Menifee	845 63.9%	470 35.6%	7	1,322	D+28.4
Leslie	110 8.5%	1,186 91.2%	4	1,300	R+82.8
Robertson	718 58.8%	494 40.5%	9	1,221	D+18.3
Martin	246 23.1%	812 76.2%	8	1,066	R+53.1

Counties as they stood in 1900; 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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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