Who won Florida in the 1900 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried Florida in 1900, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Florida have in 1900?

Florida cast 4 electoral votes in the 1900 presidential election.

Did Florida vote for the national winner in 1900?

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

Progressive EraFL · 4 EV

1900

Florida: Bryan carries 4 EV.

Florida cast its 4 electoral votes for Bryan (Democratic). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Florida voted against the national winner this cycle.

Florida in 1900

The 1900 contest saw Florida line up behind Bryan, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — William McKinley (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Florida among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Florida backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1880. Florida did not move alone — neighboring Alabama and Georgia broke the same way in 1900. Across the 45 presidential elections Florida has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, William McKinley took 292 of the 447 electoral votes, against William Jennings Bryan's 155. William McKinley led the national popular vote with 51.64% of the ballots cast.

The 1900 national map

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