Who won Wyoming in the 1896 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried Wyoming in 1896, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wyoming have in 1896?

Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes in the 1896 presidential election.

Did Wyoming vote for the national winner in 1896?

No. Wyoming backed Bryan, while William McKinley won the presidency nationally.

Progressive EraWY · 3 EV

1896

Wyoming: Bryan carries 3 EV.

Wyoming cast its 3 electoral votes for Bryan (Democratic). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Wyoming voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Wyoming, 1896

In 1896, Wyoming awarded its 3 electoral votes to Bryan of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — William McKinley (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Wyoming among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Wyoming away from the Republican it had supported in 1892. Wyoming did not move alone — neighboring Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho broke the same way in 1896. Across the 34 presidential elections Wyoming has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (24 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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