1896
1919
Progressive Era
Elections
| Year | Winner | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | William McKinley | 271 of 447 | 7,106,199 51.0% | William Jennings Bryan 176 electoral votes |
| 1900 | William McKinley | 292 of 447 | 7,206,678 51.6% | William Jennings Bryan 155 electoral votes |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | 336 of 476 | 7,621,975 56.4% | Alton B. Parker 140 electoral votes |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft | 321 of 483 | 7,678,988 51.6% | William Jennings Bryan 162 electoral votes |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | 435 of 531 | 6,293,019 41.8% | Theodore Roosevelt 88 electoral votes |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | 277 of 531 | 9,123,159 49.3% | Charles Evans Hughes 254 electoral votes |
Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.
Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916 . How these figures were compiled
SourcesThe World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 . How these figures were compiled
Closest and widest margins
1916Woodrow Wilson, 277 of 531 electoral votes · margin 23
1912Woodrow Wilson, 435 of 531 electoral votes · margin 347
Margin is the winner’s electoral votes minus those of the next-highest candidate, as on the closest-elections ranking. Elections of 1789–1800 (two votes per elector) and those decided by the House are not ranked.
Republican Party candidate Taft, and Vice Presidential running mate James S. Sherman, received 8 electoral votes each, but Sherman died just before the election. After the election, before the meeting of the electors, Nicholas Butler was selected to receive the electoral votes from Utah and Vermont that would have gone to Sherman.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1912, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
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