The American Vote
Progressive EraIA · 13 EV

1900

Iowa: McKinley carries 13 EV.
Iowa cast its 13 electoral votes for McKinley (Republican). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Iowa in 1900

The 1900 contest saw Iowa line up behind McKinley, delivering 13 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — William McKinley captured the White House that year.

It marked the 12th consecutive election in which Iowa backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and South Dakota joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Missouri and Nebraska did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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.

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