Who won Maine in the 1896 presidential election?

McKinley (Republican) carried Maine in 1896, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1896?

Maine cast 6 electoral votes in the 1896 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1896?

Yes. Maine backed William McKinley, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraME · 6 EV

1896

Maine: McKinley carries 6 EV.

Maine cast its 6 electoral votes for McKinley (Republican). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Maine voted with the national winner this cycle.

Maine in 1896

The 1896 contest saw Maine line up behind McKinley, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Maine ended up on the winning side — William McKinley captured the White House that year.

It marked the 11th consecutive election in which Maine backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 1896. Across the 52 presidential elections Maine has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, William McKinley took 271 of the 447 electoral votes, against William Jennings Bryan's 176. William McKinley led the national popular vote with 51.02% of the ballots cast.

The 1896 national map

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