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