1900 United States presidential election in Arkansas explained

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Election Name:	1900 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Country:	Arkansas
Flag Year:	1913
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1896 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Previous Year:	1896
Next Election:	1904 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Next Year:	1904
Election Date:	November 6, 1900
Image1:	WilliamJBryan1902 3x4.jpg
Nominee1:	William Jennings Bryan
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	Nebraska
Running Mate1:	Adlai Stevenson I
Electoral Vote1:	8
Popular Vote1:	81,142
Percentage1:	63.46%
Nominee2:	William McKinley
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Ohio
Running Mate2:	Theodore Roosevelt
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	44,800
Percentage2:	35.04%
Map Size:	300px
President
Before Election:	William McKinley
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	William McKinley
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1900 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Arkansas was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois. They defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President William McKinley of Ohio and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Bryan won the state by a margin of 28.42%.

Bryan had previously won Arkansas against McKinley four years earlier and would later win the state again in 1908 against William Howard Taft.

Results

1900 United States presidential election in Arkansas^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	81,142	63.46%	8
	Republican	William McKinley (incumbent)	44,800	35.04%	0
	Populist	Wharton Barker	972	0.76%	0
	Prohibition	John G. Woolley	584	0.46%	0
	Union Reform	Seth H. Ellis	341	0.27%	0
	Write-ins	Scattered	27	0.02%	0
Totals			127,866	100.00%	8
Voter turnout					—

Results by county

1900 United States presidential election in Arkansas^[2]

County	William Jennings Bryan Democratic		William McKinley Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Arkansas		990		61.76%		598		37.31%		15		0.94%		392		24.45%		1,603
	Ashley		1,381		71.63%		524		27.18%		23		1.19%		857		44.45%		1,928
	Baxter		723		71.23%		287		28.28%		5		0.49%		436		42.96%		1,015
	Benton		2,980		72.30%		1,087		26.37%		55		1.33%		1,893		45.92%		4,122
	Boone		1,338		67.24%		641		32.21%		11		0.55%		697		35.03%		1,990
	Bradley		842		83.61%		153		15.19%		12		1.19%		689		68.42%		1,007
	Calhoun		654		72.67%		244		27.11%		2		0.22%		410		45.56%		900
	Carroll		1,205		60.67%		735		37.01%		46		2.32%		470		23.67%		1,986
	Chicot		269		37.73%		430		60.31%		14		1.96%		-161		-22.58%		713
	Clark		1,232		58.14%		753		35.54%		134		6.32%		479		22.61%		2,119
	Clay		1,195		65.09%		627		34.15%		14		0.76%		568		30.94%		1,836
	Cleburne		520		63.49%		205		25.03%		94		11.48%		315		38.46%		819
	Cleveland		876		74.81%		286		24.42%		9		0.77%		590		50.38%		1,171
	Columbia		1,440		69.84%		606		29.39%		16		0.78%		834		40.45%		2,062
	Conway		1,635		66.46%		805		32.72%		20		0.81%		830		33.74%		2,460
	Craighead		1,326		70.68%		489		26.07%		61		3.25%		837		44.62%		1,876
	Crawford		1,449		57.27%		1,060		41.90%		21		0.83%		389		15.38%		2,530
	Crittenden		327		45.67%		381		53.21%		8		1.12%		-54		-7.54%		716
	Cross		638		66.95%		312		32.74%		3		0.31%		326		34.21%		953
	Dallas		746		58.56%		514		40.35%		14		1.10%		232		18.21%		1,274
	Desha		328		64.95%		168		33.27%		9		1.78%		160		31.68%		505
	Drew		1,099		65.22%		569		33.77%		17		1.01%		530		31.45%		1,685
	Faulkner		1,191		62.32%		682		35.69%		38		1.99%		509		26.64%		1,911
	Franklin		1,367		72.56%		485		25.74%		32		1.70%		882		46.82%		1,884
	Fulton		984		70.74%		397		28.54%		10		0.72%		587		42.20%		1,391
	Garland		940		56.59%		708		42.62%		13		0.78%		232		13.97%		1,661
	Grant		574		76.64%		175		23.36%		0		0.00%		399		53.27%		749
	Greene		1,091		71.45%		419		27.44%		17		1.11%		672		44.01%		1,527
	Hempstead		1,352		49.93%		1,330		49.11%		26		0.96%		22		0.81%		2,708
	Hot Spring		763		63.69%		423		35.31%		12		1.00%		340		28.38%		1,198
	Howard		986		61.09%		585		36.25%		43		2.66%		401		24.85%		1,614
	Independence		1,526		63.85%		782		32.72%		82		3.43%		744		31.13%		2,390
	Izard		1,119		73.72%		381		25.10%		18		1.19%		738		48.62%		1,518
	Jackson		1,050		63.29%		598		36.05%		11		0.66%		452		27.25%		1,659
	Jefferson		1,363		47.93%		1,477		51.93%		4		0.14%		-114		-4.01%		2,844
	Johnson		1,317		69.90%		552		29.30%		15		0.80%		765		40.61%		1,884
	Lafayette		422		48.45%		448		51.44%		1		0.11%		-26		-2.99%		871
	Lawrence		958		66.34%		476		32.96%		10		0.69%		482		33.38%		1,444
	Lee		2,850		68.74%		1,296		31.26%		0		0.00%		1,554		37.48%		4,146
	Lincoln		794		66.11%		392		32.64%		15		1.25%		402		33.47%		1,201
	Little River		751		72.28%		281		27.05%		7		0.67%		470		45.24%		1,039
	Logan		1,557		64.05%		848		34.88%		26		1.07%		709		29.16%		2,431
	Lonoke		1,337		65.28%		679		33.15%		32		1.56%		658		32.13%		2,048
	Madison		1,475		53.23%		1,289		46.52%		7		0.25%		186		6.71%		2,771
	Marion		905		70.37%		375		29.16%		6		0.47%		530		41.21%		1,286
	Miller		855		51.23%		759		45.48%		55		3.30%		96		5.75%		1,669
	Mississippi		591		60.99%		378		39.01%		0		0.00%		213		21.98%		969
	Monroe		708		63.73%		403		36.27%		0		0.00%		305		27.45%		1,111
	Montgomery		468		60.94%		293		38.15%		7		0.91%		175		22.79%		768
	Nevada		732		46.65%		744		47.42%		93		5.93%		-12		-0.76%		1,569
	Newton		443		39.00%		690		60.74%		3		0.26%		-247		-21.74%		1,136
	Ouachita		1,120		49.17%		1,143		50.18%		15		0.66%		-23		-1.01%		2,278
	Perry		459		60.24%		293		38.45%		10		1.31%		166		21.78%		762
	Phillips		1,349		77.31%		388		22.23%		8		0.46%		961		55.07%		1,745
	Pike		566		57.81%		413		42.19%		0		0.00%		153		15.63%		979
	Poinsett		520		74.07%		180		25.64%		2		0.28%		340		48.43%		702
	Polk		922		66.47%		411		29.63%		54		3.89%		511		36.84%		1,387
	Pope		1,871		68.74%		835		30.68%		16		0.59%		1,036		38.06%		2,722
	Prairie		856		62.89%		496		36.44%		9		0.66%		360		26.45%		1,361
	Pulaski		2,609		56.68%		1,932		41.97%		62		1.35%		677		14.71%		4,603
	Randolph		1,385		75.93%		428		23.46%		11		0.60%		957		52.47%		1,824
	St. Francis		634		46.76%		703		51.84%		19		1.40%		-69		-5.09%		1,356
	Saline		811		68.79%		342		29.01%		26		2.21%		469		39.78%		1,179
	Scott		733		68.83%		313		29.39%		19		1.78%		420		39.44%		1,065
	Searcy		567		39.48%		869		60.52%		0		0.00%		-302		-21.03%		1,436
	Sebastian		2,094		67.79%		964		31.21%		31		1.00%		1,130		36.58%		3,089
	Sevier		772		67.36%		360		31.41%		14		1.22%		412		35.95%		1,146
	Sharp		1,059		72.14%		394		26.84%		15		1.02%		665		45.30%		1,468
	Stone		520		68.24%		231		30.31%		11		1.44%		289		37.93%		762
	Union		1,238		77.57%		336		21.05%		22		1.38%		902		56.52%		1,596
	Van Buren		599		55.06%		445		40.90%		44		4.04%		154		14.15%		1,088
	Washington		2,658		64.33%		1,347		32.60%		127		3.07%		1,311		31.73%		4,132
	White		1,694		63.21%		811		30.26%		175		6.53%		883		32.95%		2,680
	Woodruff		990		64.04%		549		35.51%		7		0.45%		441		28.53%		1,546
	Yell		1,554		65.68%		798		33.73%		14		0.59%		756		31.95%		2,366
Totals	81,242	63.50%	44,800	35.02%	1,897	1.48%	36,442	28.48%	127,939

See also

• United States presidential elections in Arkansas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. 1900 Presidential General Election Results – Arkansas.
2. Book: Robinson, Edgar Eugene. The Presidential Vote 1896-1932. 139–145. 9780804716963.