Who won Vermont in the 1896 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1896?

Vermont cast 4 electoral votes in the 1896 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1896?

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

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1896

Vermont: McKinley carries 4 EV.

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

What happened in Vermont, 1896

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

It marked the 11th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1896. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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