See main article: 1896 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1896 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Previous Year: | 1892 |
| Next Election: | 1900 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1896 |
| Image1: | William McKinley by Courtney Art Studio, 1896 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | William McKinley |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Ohio |
| Running Mate1: | Garret Hobart |
| Electoral Vote1: | 32 |
| Popular Vote1: | 728,300 |
| Percentage1: | 60.98% |
| Nominee2: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Populist Silver |
| Home State2: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate2: | Arthur Sewall |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 433,228 |
| Percentage2: | 36.27% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William McKinley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1896 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1896 as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Voters chose 32 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, former Governor of Ohio William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative from Nebraska William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Pennsylvania by a landslide margin of 24.71%.
Bryan would lose Pennsylvania to McKinley again four years later and would later lose the state again in 1908 to William Howard Taft.
| 1896 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | William McKinley | 728,300 | 60.98% | 32 | ||
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 422,054 | 35.34% | 0 | ||
| Populist | William Jennings Bryan | 6,103 | 0.51% | 0 | ||
| Silver | William Jennings Bryan | 5,071 | 0.42% | 0 | ||
| Total | William Jennings Bryan | 433,228 | 36.27% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 19,274 | 1.61% | 0 | ||
| National Democratic | John M. Palmer | 11,000 | 0.92% | 0 | ||
| Socialist Labor | Charles H. Matchett | 1,683 | 0.14% | 0 | ||
| National Prohibition | Charles E. Bentley | 870 | 0.07% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,172,355 | 100.00% | 32 | |||
| County | William McKinley Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | Joshua Levering[2] Prohibition | John McAuley Palmer National Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 4,170 | 50.95% | 3,794 | 46.35% | 101 | 1.23% | 98 | 1.20% | 2 | 0.02% | 376 | 4.59% | 8,185 | ||||||||||||||
| Allegheny | 76,691 | 70.90% | 28,782 | 26.61% | 930 | 0.86% | 452 | 0.42% | 292 | 0.27% | 47,909 | 44.29% | 108,174 | ||||||||||||||
| Armstrong | 6,325 | 61.12% | 3,796 | 36.68% | 168 | 1.62% | 22 | 0.21% | 9 | 0.09% | 2,529 | 24.44% | 10,349 | ||||||||||||||
| Beaver | 6,842 | 59.95% | 4,040 | 35.40% | 202 | 1.77% | 37 | 0.32% | 9 | 0.08% | 2,802 | 24.55% | 11,412 | ||||||||||||||
| Bedford | 4,983 | 57.17% | 3,582 | 41.10% | 73 | 0.84% | 47 | 0.54% | 8 | 0.09% | 1,401 | 16.07% | 8,716 | ||||||||||||||
| Berks | 14,318 | 43.28% | 18,099 | 54.71% | 233 | 0.70% | 416 | 1.26% | 16 | 0.05% | -3,781 | -11.43% | 33,082 | ||||||||||||||
| Blair | 10,382 | 65.50% | 4,775 | 30.12% | 385 | 2.43% | 167 | 1.05% | 77 | 0.49% | 5,607 | 35.37% | 15,851 | ||||||||||||||
| Bradford | 9,422 | 66.04% | 4,388 | 30.76% | 381 | 2.67% | 58 | 0.41% | 18 | 0.13% | 5,034 | 35.28% | 14,267 | ||||||||||||||
| Bucks | 9,798 | 57.61% | 6,685 | 39.31% | 197 | 1.16% | 312 | 1.83% | 15 | 0.09% | 3,113 | 18.30% | 17,007 | ||||||||||||||
| Butler | 6,821 | 55.42% | 5,048 | 41.01% | 285 | 2.32% | 26 | 0.21% | 49 | 0.40% | 1,773 | 14.41% | 12,308 | ||||||||||||||
| Cambria | 8,865 | 55.33% | 6,665 | 41.60% | 211 | 1.32% | 81 | 0.51% | 22 | 0.14% | 2,200 | 13.73% | 16,022 | ||||||||||||||
| Cameron | 925 | 59.60% | 566 | 36.47% | 41 | 2.64% | 9 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.13% | 359 | 23.13% | 1,552 | ||||||||||||||
| Carbon | 4,534 | 53.93% | 3,584 | 42.63% | 127 | 1.51% | 130 | 1.55% | 7 | 0.08% | 950 | 11.30% | 8,407 | ||||||||||||||
| Centre | 4,880 | 49.93% | 4,531 | 46.36% | 251 | 2.57% | 93 | 0.95% | 4 | 0.04% | 349 | 3.57% | 9,774 | ||||||||||||||
| Chester | 14,232 | 67.80% | 6,041 | 28.78% | 368 | 1.75% | 246 | 1.17% | 86 | 0.41% | 8,191 | 39.02% | 20,990 | ||||||||||||||
| Clarion | 3,338 | 43.57% | 4,061 | 53.00% | 204 | 2.66% | 20 | 0.26% | 3 | 0.04% | -723 | -9.44% | 7,662 | ||||||||||||||
| Clearfield | 7,395 | 50.97% | 6,370 | 43.91% | 555 | 3.83% | 91 | 0.63% | 7 | 0.05% | 1,025 | 7.07% | 14,508 | ||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 3,486 | 51.23% | 3,051 | 44.84% | 158 | 2.32% | 104 | 1.53% | 3 | 0.04% | 435 | 6.39% | 6,804 | ||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 3,280 | 37.77% | 4,888 | 56.29% | 418 | 4.81% | 77 | 0.89% | 5 | 0.06% | -1,608 | -18.52% | 8,684 | ||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 7,851 | 47.26% | 8,383 | 50.47% | 285 | 1.72% | 50 | 0.30% | 42 | 0.25% | -532 | -3.20% | 16,611 | ||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 6,178 | 52.30% | 5,187 | 43.91% | 324 | 2.74% | 102 | 0.86% | 6 | 0.05% | 991 | 8.39% | 11,812 | ||||||||||||||
| Dauphin | 14,752 | 66.84% | 6,510 | 29.50% | 466 | 2.11% | 263 | 1.19% | 4 | 0.02% | 8,242 | 37.35% | 22,069 | ||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 13,979 | 75.27% | 4,161 | 22.40% | 184 | 0.99% | 184 | 0.99% | 56 | 0.30% | 9,818 | 52.86% | 18,572 | ||||||||||||||
| Elk | 2,807 | 49.57% | 2,707 | 47.80% | 87 | 1.54% | 44 | 0.78% | 8 | 0.14% | 100 | 1.77% | 5,663 | ||||||||||||||
| Erie | 11,819 | 54.74% | 8,695 | 40.27% | 336 | 1.56% | 193 | 0.89% | 34 | 0.16% | 3,124 | 14.47% | 21,592 | ||||||||||||||
| Fayette | 9,268 | 51.33% | 8,301 | 45.98% | 355 | 1.97% | 60 | 0.33% | 23 | 0.13% | 967 | 5.36% | 18,055 | ||||||||||||||
| Forest | 1,224 | 57.74% | 805 | 37.97% | 85 | 4.01% | 6 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 419 | 19.76% | 2,120 | ||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 6,747 | 58.81% | 4,414 | 38.48% | 158 | 1.38% | 139 | 1.21% | 3 | 0.03% | 2,333 | 20.34% | 11,472 | ||||||||||||||
| Fulton | 1,083 | 45.83% | 1,240 | 52.48% | 24 | 1.02% | 8 | 0.34% | 2 | 0.08% | -157 | -6.64% | 2,363 | ||||||||||||||
| Greene | 2,453 | 36.41% | 4,144 | 61.51% | 61 | 0.91% | 20 | 0.30% | 5 | 0.07% | -1,691 | -25.10% | 6,737 | ||||||||||||||
| Huntingdon | 4,969 | 66.06% | 2,203 | 29.29% | 150 | 1.99% | 97 | 1.29% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,766 | 36.77% | 7,522 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5,818 | 66.11% | 2,201 | 25.01% | 186 | 2.11% | 27 | 0.31% | 18 | 0.20% | 3,617 | 41.10% | 8,801 | ||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 5,500 | 57.18% | 3,545 | 36.85% | 407 | 4.23% | 35 | 0.36% | 6 | 0.06% | 1,955 | 20.32% | 9,619 | ||||||||||||||
| Juniata | 2,059 | 52.03% | 1,810 | 45.74% | 44 | 1.11% | 35 | 0.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 249 | 6.29% | 3,957 | ||||||||||||||
| Lackawanna | 18,737 | 59.28% | 11,826 | 37.42% | 808 | 2.56% | 112 | 0.35% | 75 | 0.24% | 6,911 | 21.87% | 31,605 | ||||||||||||||
| Lancaster | 24,337 | 72.67% | 8,145 | 24.32% | 479 | 1.43% | 498 | 1.49% | 31 | 0.09% | 16,192 | 48.35% | 33,490 | ||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 6,228 | 65.13% | 2,836 | 29.66% | 285 | 2.98% | 13 | 0.14% | 23 | 0.24% | 3,392 | 35.47% | 9,562 | ||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 7,288 | 70.60% | 2,796 | 27.09% | 213 | 2.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.07% | 4,492 | 43.51% | 10,323 | ||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 9,507 | 48.90% | 9,359 | 48.14% | 206 | 1.06% | 325 | 1.67% | 36 | 0.19% | 148 | 0.76% | 19,443 | ||||||||||||||
| Luzerne | 22,718 | 55.08% | 17,163 | 41.61% | 810 | 1.96% | 304 | 0.74% | 111 | 0.27% | 5,555 | 13.47% | 41,248 | ||||||||||||||
| Lycoming | 8,097 | 48.58% | 7,256 | 43.53% | 1,031 | 6.19% | 167 | 1.00% | 33 | 0.20% | 841 | 5.05% | 16,668 | ||||||||||||||
| McKean | 5,077 | 59.59% | 2,921 | 34.28% | 308 | 3.62% | 55 | 0.65% | 6 | 0.07% | 2,156 | 25.31% | 8,520 | ||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 7,262 | 55.53% | 5,500 | 42.06% | 270 | 2.06% | 31 | 0.24% | 14 | 0.11% | 1,762 | 13.47% | 13,077 | ||||||||||||||
| Mifflin | 2,662 | 54.22% | 2,048 | 41.71% | 118 | 2.40% | 76 | 1.55% | 2 | 0.04% | 614 | 12.51% | 4,910 | ||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 1,447 | 31.80% | 2,881 | 63.30% | 133 | 2.92% | 79 | 1.74% | 5 | 0.11% | -1,434 | -31.51% | 4,551 | ||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 17,329 | 61.25% | 9,985 | 35.29% | 333 | 1.18% | 606 | 2.14% | 41 | 0.14% | 7,344 | 25.96% | 28,294 | ||||||||||||||
| Montour | 1,384 | 42.65% | 1,733 | 53.41% | 58 | 1.79% | 56 | 1.73% | 0 | 0.00% | -349 | -10.76% | 3,245 | ||||||||||||||
| Northampton | 9,762 | 47.59% | 10,032 | 48.91% | 326 | 1.59% | 360 | 1.76% | 31 | 0.15% | -270 | -1.32% | 20,511 | ||||||||||||||
| Northumberland | 8,659 | 51.68% | 7,332 | 43.76% | 574 | 3.43% | 120 | 0.72% | 36 | 0.21% | 1,327 | 7.92% | 16,756 | ||||||||||||||
| Perry | 3,537 | 57.23% | 2,464 | 39.87% | 106 | 1.72% | 54 | 0.87% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,073 | 17.36% | 6,180 | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 176,462 | 72.06% | 63,323 | 25.86% | 993 | 0.41% | 3,115 | 1.27% | 994 | 0.41% | 113,139 | 46.20% | 244,887 | ||||||||||||||
| Pike | 778 | 40.10% | 1,120 | 57.73% | 11 | 0.57% | 25 | 1.29% | 3 | 0.15% | -342 | -17.63% | 1,940 | ||||||||||||||
| Potter | 3,281 | 55.83% | 2,079 | 35.38% | 118 | 2.01% | 28 | 0.48% | 4 | 0.07% | 1,202 | 20.45% | 5,877 | ||||||||||||||
| Schuylkill | 17,045 | 52.60% | 14,671 | 45.27% | 244 | 0.75% | 359 | 1.11% | 14 | 0.04% | 2,374 | 7.33% | 32,407 | ||||||||||||||
| Snyder | 2,572 | 64.66% | 1,330 | 33.43% | 32 | 0.80% | 23 | 0.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,242 | 31.22% | 3,978 | ||||||||||||||
| Somerset | 5,861 | 70.45% | 2,277 | 27.37% | 147 | 1.77% | 14 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,584 | 43.08% | 8,319 | ||||||||||||||
| Sullivan | 1,215 | 46.02% | 1,282 | 48.56% | 92 | 3.48% | 29 | 1.10% | 4 | 0.15% | -67 | -2.54% | 2,640 | ||||||||||||||
| Susquehanna | 5,310 | 56.73% | 3,421 | 36.55% | 386 | 4.12% | 36 | 0.38% | 10 | 0.11% | 1,889 | 20.18% | 9,360 | ||||||||||||||
| Tioga | 7,922 | 71.42% | 2,360 | 21.28% | 258 | 2.33% | 72 | 0.65% | 12 | 0.11% | 5,562 | 50.14% | 11,092 | ||||||||||||||
| Union | 2,585 | 65.63% | 1,134 | 28.79% | 114 | 2.89% | 54 | 1.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,451 | 36.84% | 3,939 | ||||||||||||||
| Venango | 5,133 | 49.82% | 4,380 | 42.51% | 531 | 5.15% | 32 | 0.31% | 9 | 0.09% | 753 | 7.31% | 10,304 | ||||||||||||||
| Warren | 4,846 | 58.70% | 3,048 | 36.92% | 312 | 3.78% | 32 | 0.39% | 17 | 0.21% | 1,798 | 21.78% | 8,255 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 10,798 | 57.93% | 7,245 | 38.87% | 348 | 1.87% | 83 | 0.45% | 27 | 0.14% | 3,553 | 19.06% | 18,640 | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 3,708 | 56.59% | 2,459 | 37.53% | 345 | 5.27% | 21 | 0.32% | 5 | 0.08% | 1,249 | 19.06% | 6,552 | ||||||||||||||
| Westmoreland | 14,928 | 56.23% | 10,723 | 40.39% | 357 | 1.34% | 90 | 0.34% | 142 | 0.53% | 4,205 | 15.84% | 26,546 | ||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2,373 | 53.24% | 1,916 | 42.99% | 113 | 2.54% | 17 | 0.38% | 3 | 0.07% | 457 | 10.25% | 4,457 | ||||||||||||||
| York | 12,258 | 47.04% | 13,028 | 49.99% | 375 | 1.44% | 365 | 1.40% | 8 | 0.03% | -770 | -2.95% | 26,060 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 728,300 | 60.98% | 427,125 | 35.76% | 19,274 | 1.61% | 11,000 | 0.92% | 2,553 | 0.21% | 301,175 | 25.22% | 1,194,355 | ||||||||||||||