Who won Vermont in the 1900 presidential election?

McKinley (Republican) carried Vermont in 1900, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1900?

Vermont cast 4 electoral votes in the 1900 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1900?

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

Progressive EraVT · 4 EV

1900

Vermont: McKinley carries 4 EV.

Vermont cast its 4 electoral votes for McKinley (Republican). National winner: William McKinley (Republican) — Vermont voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1900 result in Vermont

Vermont backed McKinley (Republican) in the 1900 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Vermont ended up on the winning side — William McKinley captured the White House that year.

It marked the 12th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1900. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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