Who won Michigan in the 1900 presidential election?

McKinley (Republican) carried Michigan in 1900, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1900?

Michigan cast 14 electoral votes in the 1900 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1900?

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

Progressive EraMI · 14 EV

1900

Michigan: McKinley carries 14 EV.

Michigan cast its 14 electoral votes for McKinley (Republican). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Michigan voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1900 result in Michigan

Michigan backed McKinley (Republican) in the 1900 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. Michigan ended up on the winning side — William McKinley captured the White House that year.

It marked the 12th consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Michigan did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1900. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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