Who won New Jersey in the 1900 presidential election?

McKinley (Republican) carried New Jersey in 1900, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 1900?

New Jersey cast 10 electoral votes in the 1900 presidential election.

Did New Jersey vote for the national winner in 1900?

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

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1900

New Jersey: McKinley carries 10 EV.

New Jersey cast its 10 electoral votes for McKinley (Republican). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — New Jersey voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New Jersey, 1900

In 1900, New Jersey awarded its 10 electoral votes to McKinley of the Republican party. New Jersey ended up on the winning side — William McKinley captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which New Jersey backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1896. New Jersey did not move alone — neighboring New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware broke the same way in 1900. Across the 60 presidential elections New Jersey has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (31 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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