United States presidential election in California, 1896
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Map of presidential election results by county in California in the 1896 presidential election
The '1896 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1896 United States presidential election. California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Ohio Governor William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former Nebraska representative William Jennings Bryan. One elector cast a vote for Bryan.
Results
Results by county
County |
McKinley |
Votes |
Bryan |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
Marin |
61.41 |
1,448 |
37.07 |
874 |
1.53 |
36 |
San Mateo |
61.10 |
1,607 |
37.53 |
987 |
1.37 |
36 |
Alameda |
60.43 |
13,429 |
37.77 |
8,394 |
1.80 |
400 |
Napa |
57.03 |
2,032 |
41.31 |
1,472 |
1.66 |
59 |
Sierra |
56.61 |
707 |
42.19 |
527 |
1.20 |
15 |
Contra Costa |
56.10 |
1,834 |
42.25 |
1,381 |
1.65 |
54 |
Humboldt |
55.37 |
3,142 |
43.44 |
2,465 |
1.20 |
68 |
Yuba |
53.82 |
1,204 |
44.30 |
991 |
1.88 |
42 |
Santa Clara |
53.51 |
6,315 |
43.99 |
5,191 |
2.50 |
295 |
Plumas |
53.47 |
678 |
45.35 |
575 |
1.18 |
15 |
Solano |
53.19 |
2,702 |
44.96 |
2,284 |
1.85 |
94 |
Riverside |
53.06 |
2,063 |
43.31 |
1,684 |
3.63 |
141 |
Sutter |
51.89 |
796 |
46.48 |
713 |
1.63 |
25 |
Sonoma |
51.86 |
4,053 |
46.00 |
3,595 |
2.15 |
168 |
Placer |
51.41 |
1,890 |
46.82 |
1,721 |
1.77 |
65 |
Orange |
51.06 |
1,932 |
45.24 |
1,712 |
3.70 |
140 |
Ventura |
50.41 |
1,553 |
47.55 |
1,465 |
2.04 |
63 |
Calaveras |
49.92 |
1,541 |
49.17 |
1,518 |
0.91 |
28 |
Los Angeles |
49.62 |
16,891 |
47.13 |
16,043 |
3.25 |
1,108 |
Del Norte |
49.50 |
345 |
47.92 |
334 |
2.58 |
18 |
Santa Barbara |
49.48 |
2,004 |
47.31 |
1,916 |
3.21 |
130 |
Alpine |
49.38 |
40 |
48.15 |
39 |
2.47 |
2 |
San Francisco |
49.20 |
31,041 |
48.58 |
30,649 |
2.21 |
1,396 |
Mendocino |
48.92 |
2,093 |
49.56 |
2,120 |
1.52 |
65 |
San Joaquin |
48.83 |
3,500 |
48.83 |
3,500 |
2.33 |
167 |
San Bernardino |
48.54 |
2,818 |
47.20 |
2,740 |
4.25 |
247 |
Butte |
48.31 |
2,075 |
49.36 |
2,120 |
2.33 |
100 |
Santa Cruz |
48.24 |
1,969 |
48.02 |
1,960 |
3.75 |
153 |
Sacramento |
47.68 |
4,600 |
50.07 |
4,831 |
2.25 |
217 |
San Diego |
46.86 |
3,631 |
50.44 |
3,908 |
2.70 |
209 |
Trinity |
46.44 |
502 |
50.42 |
545 |
3.15 |
34 |
Monterey |
45.82 |
1,878 |
52.43 |
2,149 |
1.76 |
72 |
Tehama |
45.39 |
969 |
53.16 |
1,135 |
1.45 |
31 |
Siskiyou |
44.98 |
1,473 |
52.64 |
1,724 |
2.38 |
78 |
Yolo |
44.84 |
1,485 |
52.93 |
1,753 |
2.23 |
74 |
Nevada |
44.76 |
1,985 |
53.21 |
2,360 |
2.03 |
90 |
Amador |
44.39 |
1,144 |
54.25 |
1,398 |
1.36 |
35 |
Mono |
44.27 |
259 |
53.85 |
315 |
1.88 |
11 |
Kern |
43.80 |
1,430 |
54.00 |
1,763 |
2.21 |
72 |
San Luis Obispo |
43.74 |
1,671 |
53.82 |
2,056 |
2.43 |
93 |
Lassen |
43.66 |
420 |
54.89 |
528 |
1.46 |
14 |
Kings |
43.06 |
673 |
55.15 |
862 |
1.79 |
28 |
San Benito |
42.48 |
729 |
55.71 |
956 |
1.81 |
31 |
Stanislaus |
40.92 |
1,007 |
56.81 |
1,398 |
2.28 |
56 |
Fresno |
40.22 |
2,686 |
56.75 |
3,790 |
3.04 |
203 |
Mariposa |
39.68 |
563 |
58.42 |
829 |
1.90 |
27 |
El Dorado |
39.54 |
1,130 |
58.57 |
1,674 |
1.89 |
54 |
Tuolumne |
38.06 |
834 |
59.70 |
1,308 |
2.24 |
49 |
Lake |
38.00 |
546 |
59.43 |
854 |
2.57 |
37 |
Shasta |
37.55 |
1,210 |
60.09 |
1,936 |
2.36 |
76 |
Madera |
37.32 |
452 |
61.02 |
739 |
1.65 |
20 |
Glenn |
36.54 |
479 |
62.93 |
825 |
0.53 |
7 |
Merced |
36.24 |
653 |
61.99 |
1,117 |
1.78 |
32 |
Inyo |
34.01 |
286 |
63.26 |
532 |
2.73 |
23 |
Tulare |
33.80 |
1,410 |
64.07 |
2,673 |
2.13 |
89 |
Modoc |
33.00 |
300 |
64.69 |
588 |
2.31 |
21 |
Colusa |
30.86 |
581 |
66.38 |
1,250 |
2.76 |
52 |
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