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Election 1900 Results

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1900 presidential election in Ohio

William McKinley (Republican) beat William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) in Ohio in 1900, 52.3% to 45.7%, a margin of 6.6 points and 69,036 votes.

Ohio voted 0.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+6.2.

The Republican hold continued from 1896, when William McKinley also won.

Republicans led in 61 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 27. The largest, Hamilton, cast 97,515 votes and went to the Republican by 15.6 points. The closest was Hocking, where 27 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 543,918 52.3%
William Jennings Bryan Democratic 474,882 45.7%
All other candidates 21,273 2.0%
Total1,040,073

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hamilton 40,228 41.3% 55,466 56.9% 1,821 97,515 R+15.6
Cuyahoga 42,440 47.0% 45,299 50.2% 2,549 90,288 R+3.2
Franklin 19,809 46.5% 22,237 52.2% 590 42,636 R+5.7
Montgomery 16,236 44.3% 19,606 53.5% 772 36,614 R+9.2
Lucas 15,390 46.0% 17,128 51.2% 932 33,450 R+5.2
Stark 10,651 43.8% 13,165 54.1% 509 24,325 R+10.3
Summit 8,413 44.3% 10,072 53.1% 491 18,976 R+8.7
Columbiana 5,997 35.4% 10,255 60.5% 690 16,942 R+25.1
Mahoning 7,402 44.4% 8,939 53.6% 345 16,686 R+9.2
Clark 6,243 40.6% 8,806 57.3% 312 15,361 R+16.7
Butler 8,880 58.3% 6,025 39.5% 339 15,244 D+18.7
Belmont 6,251 42.1% 8,217 55.3% 384 14,852 R+13.2
Muskingum 6,667 46.3% 7,365 51.1% 382 14,414 R+4.8
Lorain 4,989 36.4% 8,497 61.9% 235 13,721 R+25.6
Tuscarawas 6,867 51.0% 6,355 47.2% 245 13,467 D+3.8
Wood 5,752 43.7% 7,153 54.3% 271 13,176 R+10.6
Ashtabula 3,438 26.2% 9,272 70.7% 405 13,115 R+44.5
Licking 6,716 52.9% 5,854 46.1% 130 12,700 D+6.8
Richland 6,581 54.1% 5,461 44.9% 120 12,162 D+9.2
Washington 5,399 44.5% 6,542 53.9% 195 12,136 R+9.4
Allen 6,540 54.4% 5,281 43.9% 197 12,018 D+10.5
Trumbull 3,686 31.4% 7,723 65.7% 344 11,753 R+34.3
Miami 5,127 44.6% 6,197 53.9% 181 11,505 R+9.3
Seneca 5,946 53.6% 4,904 44.2% 240 11,090 D+9.4
Hancock 5,322 48.0% 5,559 50.1% 205 11,086 R+2.1
Darke 6,003 54.4% 4,834 43.8% 201 11,038 D+10.6
Ross 5,035 47.6% 5,463 51.6% 88 10,586 R+4.0
Jefferson 3,575 34.4% 6,470 62.3% 348 10,393 R+27.9
Erie 4,837 46.9% 5,353 51.9% 115 10,305 R+5.0
Wayne 5,263 53.5% 4,244 43.1% 338 9,845 D+10.4
Scioto 3,629 37.9% 5,756 60.1% 185 9,570 R+22.2
Fairfield 5,431 58.3% 3,738 40.1% 144 9,313 D+18.2
Crawford 5,968 64.4% 3,150 34.0% 151 9,269 D+30.4
Huron 3,906 43.1% 4,993 55.1% 156 9,055 R+12.0
Sandusky 4,915 54.3% 4,003 44.3% 126 9,044 D+10.1
Athens 2,529 28.4% 6,126 68.9% 236 8,891 R+40.5
Hardin 4,190 47.8% 4,389 50.1% 187 8,766 R+2.3
Lawrence 2,876 33.9% 5,505 65.0% 92 8,473 R+31.0
Guernsey 3,120 37.0% 5,014 59.4% 301 8,435 R+22.5
Clermont 4,244 50.5% 3,990 47.4% 178 8,412 D+3.0
Jackson 3,313 39.6% 4,932 58.9% 130 8,375 R+19.3
Highland 3,938 47.8% 4,078 49.5% 218 8,234 R+1.7
Portage 3,651 44.6% 4,311 52.7% 222 8,184 R+8.1
Greene 2,743 33.9% 5,100 62.9% 259 8,102 R+29.1
Marion 4,141 51.7% 3,770 47.0% 105 8,016 D+4.6
Logan 2,951 37.1% 4,806 60.4% 202 7,959 R+23.3
Perry 3,599 45.3% 4,180 52.6% 170 7,949 R+7.3
Knox 3,797 47.9% 4,011 50.6% 125 7,933 R+2.7
Putnam 4,943 63.0% 2,817 35.9% 88 7,848 D+27.1
Auglaize 4,812 61.8% 2,895 37.2% 79 7,786 D+24.6
Coshocton 3,940 51.2% 3,592 46.7% 164 7,696 D+4.5
Van Wert 3,582 46.7% 4,006 52.2% 90 7,678 R+5.5
Champaign 3,192 41.7% 4,306 56.3% 148 7,646 R+14.6
Brown 4,397 58.7% 2,991 39.9% 99 7,487 D+18.8
Pickaway 4,033 54.7% 3,201 43.4% 139 7,373 D+11.3
Delaware 3,337 45.6% 3,765 51.4% 223 7,325 R+5.8
Warren 2,675 37.6% 4,311 60.6% 129 7,115 R+23.0
Paulding 3,284 47.1% 3,597 51.6% 85 6,966 R+4.5
Meigs 2,237 32.3% 4,545 65.6% 147 6,929 R+33.3
Preble 3,206 46.5% 3,548 51.4% 145 6,899 R+5.0
Henry 4,157 60.8% 2,623 38.3% 60 6,840 D+22.4
Adams 3,169 46.4% 3,535 51.8% 119 6,823 R+5.4
Clinton 2,394 35.8% 4,149 62.1% 139 6,682 R+26.3
Gallia 2,388 36.1% 4,159 62.8% 73 6,620 R+26.8
Williams 3,049 46.1% 3,416 51.7% 142 6,607 R+5.6
Defiance 3,766 57.3% 2,684 40.8% 128 6,578 D+16.4
Mercer 4,460 67.9% 2,015 30.7% 91 6,566 D+37.2
Shelby 3,837 59.8% 2,482 38.7% 100 6,419 D+21.1
Monroe 4,143 65.7% 2,103 33.3% 64 6,310 D+32.3
Union 2,484 40.4% 3,561 57.9% 106 6,151 R+17.5
Ashland 3,399 55.5% 2,641 43.1% 81 6,121 D+12.4
Medina 2,360 39.2% 3,510 58.2% 156 6,026 R+19.1
Fayette 2,438 41.3% 3,380 57.2% 86 5,904 R+16.0
Hocking 2,896 49.1% 2,923 49.6% 76 5,895 R+0.5
Fulton 2,262 38.9% 3,457 59.5% 92 5,811 R+20.6
Madison 2,493 43.3% 3,197 55.6% 62 5,752 R+12.2
Wyandot 3,268 56.8% 2,397 41.7% 86 5,751 D+15.1
Lake 1,733 30.2% 3,929 68.4% 81 5,743 R+38.2
Harrison 2,261 40.0% 3,274 57.9% 116 5,651 R+17.9
Ottawa 3,185 59.6% 2,131 39.9% 29 5,345 D+19.7
Morrow 2,278 45.1% 2,605 51.6% 167 5,050 R+6.5
Noble 2,173 43.8% 2,704 54.5% 80 4,957 R+10.7
Morgan 2,188 44.3% 2,639 53.4% 115 4,942 R+9.1
Holmes 3,394 71.8% 1,269 26.8% 67 4,730 D+44.9
Carroll 1,720 38.4% 2,668 59.6% 90 4,478 R+21.2
Pike 1,960 45.2% 2,342 54.0% 37 4,339 R+8.8
Geauga 1,117 27.7% 2,816 69.8% 103 4,036 R+42.1
Vinton 1,648 43.2% 2,141 56.1% 30 3,819 R+12.9

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.

Ohio in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+11.2
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+8.0
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+8.1
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+3.0
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+4.6
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+2.1
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+6.4
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+1.8
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+10.9
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+18.7
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+10.6
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+0.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+21.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+2.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+25.9
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+6.6
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.2
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+13.5
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+0.2
1944 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+0.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+4.4
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+20.6
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+2.8
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+30.4
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+34.6
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+19.9
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+7.7
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+14.1
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+6.2
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+25.4
1900 William McKinley (R) R+6.6
1896 William McKinley (R) R+5.0
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+0.1
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+2.5
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+4.1
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+4.7
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+1.1
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+7.1
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+8.0