Who won New Hampshire in the 1896 presidential election?

McKinley (Republican) carried New Hampshire in 1896, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1896?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 1896 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1896?

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

Progressive EraNH · 4 EV

1896

New Hampshire: McKinley carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for McKinley (Republican). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — New Hampshire voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New Hampshire, 1896

In 1896, New Hampshire awarded its 4 electoral votes to McKinley of the Republican party. New Hampshire ended up on the winning side — William McKinley captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1888. New Hampshire did not move alone — neighboring Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine broke the same way in 1896. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire 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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