1900 United States presidential election in Vermont

The 1900 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1900 as part of the 1900 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1900 United States presidential election in Vermont

November 6, 1900

Nominee William McKinley William Jennings Bryan Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Nebraska Running mate Theodore Roosevelt Adlai E. Stevenson Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 42,569 12,849 Percentage 75.73% 22.86%

County Results McKinley   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%

President before election William McKinley Republican Elected President William McKinley Republican

Vermont overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. McKinley won Vermont by a landslide margin of 52.87% in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a decisive victory.

With 75.73% of the popular vote, Vermont would be McKinley's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1]

Results

1900 United States presidential election in Vermont[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	William McKinley of Ohio	Theodore Roosevelt of New York	42,569	75.73%	4	100.00%
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska	Adlai Ewing Stevenson I of Illinois	12,849	22.86%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	John Granville Woolley of Illinois	Henry Brewer Metcalf of Rhode Island	383	0.68%	0	0.00%
	People's	Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania	Ignatius Loyola Donnelly of Minnesota	367	0.65%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	30	0.06%	0	0.00%
Total				56,198	100.00%	4	100.00%

Results by county

County	William McKinley Republican		William Jennings Bryan Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast[3]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Addison	3,286	86.41%	467	12.28%	50	1.31%	2,819	74.13%	3,803
Bennington	2,666	74.57%	871	24.36%	38	1.06%	1,795	50.21%	3,575
Caledonia	2,957	76.79%	817	21.22%	77	2.00%	2,140	55.57%	3,851
Chittenden	3,907	67.26%	1,822	31.37%	80	1.38%	2,085	35.89%	5,809
Essex	758	67.50%	358	31.88%	7	0.62%	400	35.62%	1,123
Franklin	2,738	66.38%	1,316	31.90%	71	1.72%	1,422	34.47%	4,125
Grand Isle	356	68.86%	146	28.24%	15	2.90%	210	40.62%	517
Lamoille	1,742	79.15%	418	18.99%	41	1.86%	1,324	60.15%	2,201
Orange	2,515	75.32%	740	22.16%	84	2.52%	1,775	53.16%	3,339
Orleans	2,749	85.24%	441	13.67%	35	1.09%	2,308	71.57%	3,225
Rutland	5,901	74.66%	1,874	23.71%	129	1.63%	4,027	50.95%	7,904
Washington	3,819	68.94%	1,622	29.28%	99	1.79%	2,197	39.66%	5,540
Windham	3,948	79.02%	1,014	20.30%	34	0.68%	2,934	58.73%	4,996
Windsor	5,227	84.25%	943	15.20%	34	0.55%	4,284	69.05%	6,204
Totals	42,569	75.73%	12,849	22.86%	794	1.41%	29,720	52.87%	56,212

See also

• United States presidential elections in Vermont

References

1. "1900 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
2. "1900 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 352-354 ISBN 9780804716963