1896 United States presidential election

 1892
November 1896
1900 

538 members of the Electoral College
224 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout54.2% Decrease 0.9 pp
 
Nominee William Jennings Bryan William McKinley John Palmer
Party Democratic Republican National Democratic
Home state Nebraska Ohio Illinois
Running mate Henry Teller Garret Hobart Simon B. Buckner
Electoral vote 281 166 0
States carried 31 14 0
Popular vote 6,838,883 6,284,818 735,042
Percentage 49.3% 45.3% 5.3%

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Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Bryan/Sewall, and red denotes states won by McKinley/Hobart. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

President before election

Grover Cleveland
Democratic

Elected President

William Jennings Bryan
Democrat