Who won Michigan in the 1896 presidential election?

McKinley (Republican) carried Michigan in 1896, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1896?

Michigan cast 14 electoral votes in the 1896 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1896?

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

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1896

Michigan: McKinley carries 14 EV.

Michigan cast its 14 electoral votes for McKinley (Republican). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Michigan voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Michigan, 1896

In 1896, Michigan awarded its 14 electoral votes to McKinley of the Republican party. Michigan ended up on the winning side — William McKinley captured the White House that year.

It marked the 11th consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Michigan did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1896. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 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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