Election 1900 Results
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1900 presidential election in Virginia
William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) beat William McKinley (Republican) in Virginia in 1900, 55.3% to 43.8%, a margin of 11.5 points and 30,310 votes.
Virginia voted 17.6 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+6.2.
The Democratic hold continued from 1896, when William Jennings Bryan also won.
Democrats led in 72 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Pittsylvania, cast 7,289 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.8 points. The closest was Bath, where 2 votes separated the two parties.
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 | 146,079 | 55.3% |
| William McKinley | Republican | 115,769 | 43.8% |
| All other candidates | 2,360 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 264,208 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsylvania | 4,580 62.8% | 2,626 36.0% | 83 | 7,289 | D+26.8 |
| Augusta | 3,496 53.4% | 2,790 42.6% | 260 | 6,546 | D+10.8 |
| Rockingham | 3,476 53.3% | 2,901 44.5% | 145 | 6,522 | D+8.8 |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 2,943 46.3% | 3,411 53.6% | 7 | 6,361 | R+7.4 |
| Accomack | 3,912 69.2% | 1,647 29.1% | 97 | 5,656 | D+40.0 |
| Washington | 2,792 49.6% | 2,818 50.1% | 14 | 5,624 | R+0.5 |
| Bedford | 3,089 56.7% | 2,236 41.1% | 119 | 5,444 | D+15.7 |
| Halifax | 3,490 64.7% | 1,841 34.1% | 63 | 5,394 | D+30.6 |
| Loudoun | 3,278 61.3% | 1,900 35.5% | 167 | 5,345 | D+25.8 |
| Albemarle | 2,938 60.5% | 1,888 38.9% | 28 | 4,854 | D+21.6 |
| Fauquier | 3,181 67.0% | 1,553 32.7% | 11 | 4,745 | D+34.3 |
| Tazewell | 1,599 34.7% | 3,004 65.1% | 11 | 4,614 | R+30.5 |
| Rockbridge | 2,021 44.3% | 2,508 55.0% | 31 | 4,560 | R+10.7 |
| Shenandoah | 2,395 52.6% | 2,100 46.1% | 56 | 4,551 | D+6.5 |
| Fairfax | 2,602 60.2% | 1,700 39.3% | 20 | 4,322 | D+20.9 |
| Mecklenburg | 2,068 49.6% | 2,093 50.2% | 6 | 4,167 | R+0.6 |
| Wythe | 1,958 47.2% | 2,179 52.6% | 8 | 4,145 | R+5.3 |
| Franklin | 2,175 52.7% | 1,920 46.5% | 34 | 4,129 | D+6.2 |
| Scott | 2,210 54.1% | 1,871 45.8% | 4 | 4,085 | D+8.3 |
| Russell | 2,384 60.4% | 1,553 39.4% | 8 | 3,945 | D+21.1 |
| Henrico | 2,668 68.7% | 1,183 30.4% | 35 | 3,886 | D+38.2 |
| Carroll | 1,748 46.7% | 1,984 53.0% | 13 | 3,745 | R+6.3 |
| Smyth | 1,526 42.8% | 2,024 56.7% | 17 | 3,567 | R+14.0 |
| Wise | 1,481 43.0% | 1,946 56.4% | 21 | 3,448 | R+13.5 |
| Lee | 1,820 53.6% | 1,570 46.2% | 8 | 3,398 | D+7.4 |
| Grayson | 1,526 46.0% | 1,788 53.9% | 3 | 3,317 | R+7.9 |
| Henry | 1,653 51.4% | 1,542 47.9% | 24 | 3,219 | D+3.4 |
| Botetourt | 1,684 52.3% | 1,499 46.6% | 35 | 3,218 | D+5.7 |
| Nelson | 1,865 58.6% | 1,312 41.2% | 6 | 3,183 | D+17.4 |
| Campbell | 1,632 52.7% | 1,453 46.9% | 10 | 3,095 | D+5.8 |
| Amherst | 1,848 62.2% | 1,117 37.6% | 6 | 2,971 | D+24.6 |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 1,805 61.4% | 1,119 38.0% | 17 | 2,941 | D+23.3 |
| Montgomery | 1,343 46.0% | 1,569 53.8% | 7 | 2,919 | R+7.7 |
| Frederick | 2,130 73.0% | 757 26.0% | 30 | 2,917 | D+47.1 |
| Hanover | 1,466 51.6% | 1,355 47.7% | 20 | 2,841 | D+3.9 |
| Culpeper | 1,843 65.8% | 955 34.1% | 1 | 2,799 | D+31.7 |
| Louisa | 1,425 51.0% | 1,339 47.9% | 31 | 2,795 | D+3.1 |
| Southampton | 2,082 74.6% | 688 24.7% | 21 | 2,791 | D+49.9 |
| Alleghany | 1,025 37.8% | 1,637 60.3% | 52 | 2,714 | R+22.5 |
| Patrick | 1,250 46.2% | 1,445 53.4% | 11 | 2,706 | R+7.2 |
| Chesterfield | 1,667 61.9% | 997 37.0% | 31 | 2,695 | D+24.9 |
| Pulaski | 1,277 47.7% | 1,402 52.3% | 2,679 | R+4.7 | |
| Page | 1,269 47.4% | 1,369 51.2% | 37 | 2,675 | R+3.7 |
| Brunswick | 1,297 49.3% | 1,328 50.5% | 7 | 2,632 | R+1.2 |
| Caroline | 1,313 50.1% | 1,290 49.2% | 20 | 2,623 | D+0.9 |
| Roanoke | 1,148 44.7% | 1,340 52.1% | 82 | 2,570 | R+7.5 |
| Floyd | 790 30.8% | 1,767 68.9% | 6 | 2,563 | R+38.1 |
| Northampton | 1,438 58.3% | 1,011 41.0% | 17 | 2,466 | D+17.3 |
| Orange | 1,341 55.5% | 1,048 43.4% | 27 | 2,416 | D+12.1 |
| Prince William | 1,646 68.2% | 767 31.8% | 2,413 | D+36.4 | |
| Isle Of Wight | 1,470 63.1% | 861 36.9% | 2,331 | D+26.1 | |
| Giles | 1,231 54.7% | 968 43.0% | 51 | 2,250 | D+11.7 |
| Buckingham | 1,148 52.0% | 1,040 47.1% | 20 | 2,208 | D+4.9 |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 1,252 61.1% | 786 38.4% | 11 | 2,049 | D+22.7 |
| Madison | 1,202 61.0% | 749 38.0% | 20 | 1,971 | D+23.0 |
| Northumberland | 986 51.7% | 910 47.7% | 10 | 1,906 | D+4.0 |
| Nottoway | 1,311 69.7% | 552 29.3% | 18 | 1,881 | D+40.4 |
| Dinwiddie | 1,207 64.4% | 658 35.1% | 8 | 1,873 | D+29.3 |
| Spotsylvania | 943 50.4% | 922 49.3% | 7 | 1,872 | D+1.1 |
| Warren | 1,302 70.4% | 521 28.2% | 27 | 1,850 | D+42.2 |
| Appomattox | 1,319 71.6% | 516 28.0% | 7 | 1,842 | D+43.6 |
| Clarke | 1,286 71.1% | 481 26.6% | 42 | 1,809 | D+44.5 |
| Stafford | 790 44.7% | 978 55.3% | 1 | 1,769 | R+10.6 |
| Lancaster | 1,183 67.0% | 573 32.4% | 10 | 1,766 | D+34.5 |
| Fluvanna | 963 55.2% | 765 43.8% | 18 | 1,746 | D+11.3 |
| Goochland | 734 42.6% | 988 57.4% | 1,722 | R+14.8 | |
| Amelia | 741 43.5% | 945 55.5% | 17 | 1,703 | R+12.0 |
| Prince Edward | 1,027 61.4% | 647 38.6% | 1,674 | D+22.7 | |
| King And Queen | 970 58.2% | 693 41.6% | 3 | 1,666 | D+16.6 |
| Dickenson | 886 53.5% | 770 46.5% | 1,656 | D+7.0 | |
| Middlesex | 836 51.1% | 722 44.1% | 79 | 1,637 | D+7.0 |
| Charlotte | 1,232 77.0% | 364 22.8% | 3 | 1,599 | D+54.3 |
| Surry | 1,023 64.4% | 534 33.6% | 31 | 1,588 | D+30.8 |
| Rappahannock | 991 63.0% | 572 36.4% | 10 | 1,573 | D+26.6 |
| Essex | 891 57.2% | 666 42.7% | 1 | 1,558 | D+14.4 |
| King William | 563 36.2% | 983 63.1% | 11 | 1,557 | R+27.0 |
| Westmoreland | 842 55.1% | 673 44.0% | 14 | 1,529 | D+11.1 |
| Greensville | 902 59.1% | 617 40.5% | 6 | 1,525 | D+18.7 |
| Buchanan | 715 47.7% | 783 52.3% | 1,498 | R+4.5 | |
| Richmond | 843 56.4% | 647 43.3% | 4 | 1,494 | D+13.1 |
| York | 672 48.6% | 712 51.4% | 1,384 | R+2.9 | |
| Sussex | 893 64.8% | 485 35.2% | 1 | 1,379 | D+29.6 |
| King George | 585 44.6% | 725 55.2% | 3 | 1,313 | R+10.7 |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 906 70.9% | 369 28.9% | 3 | 1,278 | D+42.0 |
| Mathews | 885 69.5% | 332 26.1% | 56 | 1,273 | D+43.4 |
| Highland | 624 50.0% | 609 48.8% | 15 | 1,248 | D+1.2 |
| Powhatan | 558 45.9% | 657 54.0% | 1 | 1,216 | R+8.1 |
| Lunenburg | 773 65.9% | 387 33.0% | 13 | 1,173 | D+32.9 |
| Bland | 625 54.2% | 525 45.5% | 4 | 1,154 | D+8.7 |
| Greene | 623 54.6% | 518 45.4% | 1,141 | D+9.2 | |
| Bath | 514 49.8% | 512 49.6% | 7 | 1,033 | D+0.2 |
| Warwick (Ext) | 641 62.8% | 379 37.2% | 1,020 | D+25.7 | |
| Gloucester | 590 59.6% | 399 40.3% | 1 | 990 | D+19.3 |
| Alexandria | 503 51.3% | 475 48.4% | 3 | 981 | D+2.9 |
| Cumberland | 654 73.8% | 231 26.1% | 1 | 886 | D+47.7 |
| Craig | 506 59.0% | 299 34.8% | 53 | 858 | D+24.1 |
| New Kent | 344 40.5% | 504 59.4% | 1 | 849 | R+18.8 |
| Prince George | 447 56.8% | 340 43.2% | 787 | D+13.6 | |
| James City | 358 55.3% | 288 44.5% | 1 | 647 | D+10.8 |
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.
Virginia in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |