Who won Kentucky in the 1900 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried Kentucky in 1900, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1900?

Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes in the 1900 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 1900?

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

Progressive EraKY · 13 EV

1900

Kentucky: Bryan carries 13 EV.

Kentucky cast its 13 electoral votes for Bryan (Democratic). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Kentucky voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Kentucky, 1900

In 1900, Kentucky awarded its 13 electoral votes to Bryan of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — William McKinley (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Kentucky among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 10th consecutive election in which Kentucky backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1864. The region divided — Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri joined Kentucky for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, and Illinois did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Kentucky 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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