Who won Nevada in the 1900 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried Nevada in 1900, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 1900?

Nevada cast 3 electoral votes in the 1900 presidential election.

Did Nevada vote for the national winner in 1900?

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

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1900

Nevada: Bryan carries 3 EV.

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

What happened in Nevada, 1900

In 1900, Nevada 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 Nevada among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Nevada backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1896. The region divided — Idaho and Utah joined Nevada for the Democratic ticket, while California and Oregon did not. Across the 41 presidential elections Nevada has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (21 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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