Who won South Carolina in the 1900 presidential election?

Bryan (Democratic) carried South Carolina in 1900, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1900?

South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes in the 1900 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1900?

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

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1900

South Carolina: Bryan carries 9 EV.

South Carolina cast its 9 electoral votes for Bryan (Democratic). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — South Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in South Carolina, 1900

In 1900, South Carolina awarded its 9 electoral votes to Bryan of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — William McKinley (Republican) won the presidency, leaving South Carolina among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which South Carolina backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1880. South Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Georgia and North Carolina broke the same way in 1900. Across the 59 presidential elections South Carolina 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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