PaPres 1896

Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1896
County	Total	Republican	Democratic	Plurality	Winner	Total McKinley	Total Bryan	Prohibition	Jeffersonian	People's	Free Silver	Socialist Labor	McKinley Citizens	National	Pct McK	Pct Bry	Pct Other
		William McKinley	William J. Bryan					Joshua Levering	John M. Palmer	William J. Bryan	William J. Bryan	Charles H. Matchett	William McKinley	Charles E. Bentley
Pennsylvania	1194355	726998	422054	301175	R	728300	433228	19274	11000	6103	5071	1683	1302	870	60.98	36.27	2.75
Adams	8185	4167	3767	376	R	4170	3814	101	98	20	27	1	3	1	50.95	46.60	2.46
Allegheny	108174	76691	28782	47909	R	76691	29809	930	452	1027		267		25	70.90	27.56	1.55
Armstrong	10349	6309	3738	2529	R	6325	3825	168	22	29	58	1	16	8	61.12	36.96	1.92
Beaver	11412	6816	3908	2802	R	6842	4322	202	37	282	132	2	26	7	59.95	37.87	2.17
Bedford	8716	4980	3554	1401	R	4983	3605	73	47	23	28		3	8	57.17	41.36	1.47
Berks	33082	14318	18099	-3781	D	14318	18099	233	416			8		8	43.28	54.71	2.01
Blair	15851	10365	4694	5607	R	10382	4840	385	167	65	81	77	17		65.50	30.53	3.97
Bradford	14267	9422	4388	5034	R	9422	4388	381	58			3		15	66.04	30.76	3.20
Bucks	17007	9798	6685	3113	R	9798	6685	197	312			8		7	57.61	39.31	3.08
Butler	12308	6807	4947	1773	R	6821	5127	285	26	79	101	3	14	46	55.42	41.66	2.92
Cambria	16022	8838	6560	2200	R	8865	6843	211	81	178	105	22	27		55.33	42.71	1.96
Cameron	1552	925	556	359	R	925	575	41	9	9	10	1		1	59.60	37.05	3.35
Carbon	8407	4513	3543	950	R	4534	3609	127	130	25	41	4	21	3	53.93	42.93	3.14
Centre	9774	4870	4460	349	R	4880	4546	251	93	15	71	4	10		49.93	46.51	3.56
Chester	20990	14188	5904	8191	R	14232	6058	368	246	17	137	3	44	83	67.80	28.86	3.33
Clarion	7662	3325	3952	-723	D	3338	4097	204	20	36	109	1	13	2	43.57	53.47	2.96
Clearfield	14508	7359	6152	1025	R	7395	6460	555	91	90	218	3	36	4	50.97	44.53	4.50
Clinton	6804	3486	3051	435	R	3486	3053	158	104	2		3			51.23	44.87	3.89
Columbia	8684	3266	4808	-1608	D	3280	4904	418	77	16	80	1	14	4	37.77	56.47	5.76
Crawford	16611	7851	8383	-532	D	7851	8383	285	50			23		19	47.26	50.47	2.27
Cumberland	11812	6164	5147	991	R	6178	5202	324	102	15	40	3	14	3	52.30	44.04	3.66
Dauphin .	22069	14679	6366	8242	R	14752	6584	466	263	74	144	2	73	2	66.84	29.83	3.32
Delaware	18572	13952	4071	9818	R	13979	4169	184	184	8	90	10	27	46	75.27	22.45	2.28
Elk	5663	2802	2664	100	R	2807	2717	87	44	10	43	8	5		49.57	47.98	2.45
Erie	21592	11755	8556	3124	R	11819	9210	336	193	515	139	18	64	16	54.74	42.65	2.61
Fayette	18055	9218	8157	967	R	9268	8349	355	60	48	144	16	50	7	51.33	46.24	2.43
Forest	2120	1224	805	419	R	1224	805	85	6						57.74	37.97	4.29
Franklin	11472	6726	4335	2333	R	6747	4425	158	139	11	79		21	3	58.81	38.57	2.62
Fulton	2363	1080	1228	-157	D	1083	1246	24	8	6	12	1	3	1	45.83	52.73	1.44
Greene	6737	2438	4102	-1691	D	2453	4198	61	20	54	42	1	15	4	36.41	62.31	1.28
Huntingdon	7522	4956	2157	2755	R	4969	2305	150	97	102	46		13	1	66.06	30.64	3.30
Indiana	8801	5803	2102	3617	R	5818	2752	186	27	551	99	12	15	6	66.11	31.27	2.62
Jefferson	9619	5479	3402	1955	R	5500	3671	407	35	126	143	4	21	2	57.18	38.16	4.66
Juniata	3957	2057	1794	249	R	2059	1819	44	35	9	16		2		52.03	45.97	2.00
Lackawanna	31605	18654	11645	6911	R	18737	11869	808	112	43	181	55	83	24	59.28	37.55	3.16
Lancaster	33490	24337	8145	16192	R	24337	8145	479	498			6		25	72.67	24.32	3.01
Lawrence	9562	6184	2691	3392	R	6228	3013	285	13	177	145	1	44	22	65.13	31.51	3.36
Lebanon	10323	7268	2751	4492	R	7288	2819	213		23	45	2	20	1	70.60	27.31	2.09
Lehigh	19443	9497	9318	148	R	9507	9369	206	325	10	41	35	10	1	48.90	48.19	2.92
Luzerne	41248	22599	16867	5555	R	22718	17305	810	304	142	296	104	119	7	55.08	41.95	2.97
Lycoming	16668	8045	7128	841	R	8097	7340	1031	167	84	128	24	52	9	48.58	44.04	7.39
McKean	8520	5046	2777	2156	R	5077	3074	308	55	153	144	1	31	5	59.59	36.08	4.33
Mercer	13077	7262	5500	1762	R	7262	5500	270	31			2		12	55.53	42.06	2.41
Mifflin	4910	2662	2022	614	R	2662	2052	118	76	4	26			2	54.22	41.79	3.99
Monroe	4551	1431	2811	-1434	D	1447	2887	133	79	6	70	1	16	4	31.80	63.44	4.77
Montgomery	28294	17329	9985	7344	R	17329	9985	333	606			24		17	61.25	35.29	3.46
Montour	3245	1381	1694	-349	D	1384	1747	58	56	14	39		3		42.65	53.84	3.51
Northampton	20511	9762	10032	-270	D	9762	10032	326	360			28		3	47.59	48.91	3.50
Northumberland	16756	8620	7159	1327	R	8659	7367	574	120	35	173	35	39	1	51.68	43.97	4.36
Perry	6180	3526	2423	1073	R	3537	2477	106	54	13	41		11	6	57.23	40.08	2.69
Philadelphia	244887	176462	63323	113139	R	176462	63323	993	3115			674		320	72.06	25.86	2.08
Pike	1940	775	1080	-342	D	778	1123	11	25	3	40	3	3		40.10	57.89	2.01
Potter	5877	3255	1958	1202	R	3281	2446	118	28	367	121	4	26		55.83	41.62	2.55
Schuylkill	32407	16985	14552	2374	R	17045	14745	244	359	74	119	10	60	4	52.60	45.50	1.90
Snyder	3978	2564	1286	1242	R	2572	1351	32	23	21	44		8		64.66	33.96	1.38
Somerset	8319	5861	2234	3584	R	5861	2295	147	14	18	43	1		1	70.45	27.59	1.96
Sullivan	2640	1206	1247	-67	D	1215	1300	92	29	18	35		9	4	46.02	49.24	4.73
Susquehanna	9360	5275	3292	1889	R	5310	3618	386	36	197	129	1	35	9	56.73	38.65	4.62
Tioga	11092	7892	2111	5562	R	7922	2828	258	72	468	249	5	30	7	71.42	25.50	3.08
Union	3939	2573	1105	1451	R	2585	1186	114	54	52	29		12		65.63	30.11	4.27
Venango	10304	5110	4192	753	R	5133	4599	531	32	219	188	1	23	8	49.82	44.63	5.55
Warren	8255	4846	3048	1798	R	4846	3048	312	32			4		13	58.70	36.92	4.37
Washington	18640	10764	7128	3553	R	10798	7384	348	83	139	117	14	34	13	57.93	39.61	2.46
Wayne	6552	3708	2408	1249	R	3708	2473	345	21	14	51	1		4	56.59	37.74	5.66
Westmoreland	26546	14899	10529	4205	R	14928	11029	357	90	306	194	134	29	8	56.23	41.55	2.22
Wyoming	4457	2370	1885	457	R	2373	1951	113	17	35	31		3	3	53.24	43.77	2.98
York	26060	12223	12911	-770	D	12258	13054	375	365	26	117	3	35	5	47.04	50.09	2.87

Source: Smull's Legislative Handbook, 1897, pp. 458-459.
The vote given is that cast for the first elector named on each ticket.
The electors of the Republican and McKinley Citizens parties were the same and were voted as a bloc. The same was true of the Democratic and Free Silver parties. However, the People's Party had a different slate of electors for Bryan.
Pluralities have been calculated on the basis of the combined electoral slates.

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