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The 1896 United States presidential election in California took place on November 3, 1896 as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Ohio Governor William McKinley, over the Democratic nominee, former Nebraska representative William Jennings Bryan. One elector cast a vote for Bryan.
Results
Results by county
County
|
William McKinley Republican
|
William Jennings Bryan Democratic
|
Various candidates Other parties
|
Margin
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
Marin
|
61.41%
|
1,448
|
37.07%
|
874
|
1.53%
|
36
|
24.34%
|
574
|
San Mateo
|
61.10%
|
1,607
|
37.53%
|
987
|
1.37%
|
36
|
23.57%
|
620
|
Alameda
|
60.43%
|
13,429
|
37.77%
|
8,394
|
1.80%
|
400
|
22.66%
|
5,035
|
Napa
|
57.03%
|
2,032
|
41.31%
|
1,472
|
1.66%
|
59
|
15.72%
|
560
|
Sierra
|
56.61%
|
707
|
42.19%
|
527
|
1.20%
|
15
|
14.41%
|
180
|
Contra Costa
|
56.10%
|
1,834
|
42.25%
|
1,381
|
1.65%
|
54
|
13.86%
|
453
|
Humboldt
|
55.37%
|
3,142
|
43.44%
|
2,465
|
1.20%
|
68
|
11.93%
|
677
|
Riverside
|
53.06%
|
2,063
|
43.31%
|
1,684
|
3.63%
|
141
|
9.75%
|
379
|
Santa Clara
|
53.51%
|
6,315
|
43.99%
|
5,191
|
2.50%
|
295
|
9.52%
|
1,124
|
Yuba
|
53.82%
|
1,204
|
44.30%
|
991
|
1.88%
|
42
|
9.52%
|
213
|
Solano
|
53.19%
|
2,702
|
44.96%
|
2,284
|
1.85%
|
94
|
8.23%
|
418
|
Plumas
|
53.47%
|
678
|
45.35%
|
575
|
1.18%
|
15
|
8.12%
|
103
|
Sonoma
|
51.86%
|
4,053
|
46.00%
|
3,595
|
2.15%
|
168
|
5.86%
|
458
|
Orange
|
51.06%
|
1,932
|
45.24%
|
1,712
|
3.70%
|
140
|
5.81%
|
220
|
Sutter
|
51.89%
|
796
|
46.48%
|
713
|
1.63%
|
25
|
5.41%
|
83
|
Placer
|
51.41%
|
1,890
|
46.82%
|
1,721
|
1.77%
|
65
|
4.60%
|
169
|
Ventura
|
50.41%
|
1,553
|
47.55%
|
1,465
|
2.04%
|
63
|
2.86%
|
88
|
Los Angeles
|
49.62%
|
16,891
|
47.13%
|
16,043
|
3.25%
|
1,108
|
2.49%
|
848
|
Santa Barbara
|
49.48%
|
2,004
|
47.31%
|
1,916
|
3.21%
|
130
|
2.17%
|
88
|
Del Norte
|
49.50%
|
345
|
47.92%
|
334
|
2.58%
|
18
|
1.58%
|
11
|
San Bernardino
|
48.54%
|
2,818
|
47.20%
|
2,740
|
4.25%
|
247
|
1.34%
|
78
|
Alpine
|
49.38%
|
40
|
48.15%
|
39
|
2.47%
|
2
|
1.23%
|
1
|
Calaveras
|
49.92%
|
1,541
|
49.17%
|
1,518
|
0.91%
|
28
|
0.75%
|
23
|
San Francisco
|
49.20%
|
31,041
|
48.58%
|
30,649
|
2.21%
|
1,396
|
0.62%
|
392
|
Santa Cruz
|
48.24%
|
1,969
|
48.02%
|
1,960
|
3.75%
|
153
|
0.22%
|
9
|
San Joaquin
|
48.83%
|
3,500
|
48.83%
|
3,500
|
2.33%
|
167
|
0.00%
|
0
|
Mendocino
|
48.92%
|
2,093
|
49.56%
|
2,120
|
1.52%
|
65
|
-0.63%
|
-27
|
Butte
|
48.31%
|
2,075
|
49.36%
|
2,120
|
2.33%
|
100
|
-1.05%
|
-45
|
Sacramento
|
47.68%
|
4,600
|
50.07%
|
4,831
|
2.25%
|
217
|
-2.39%
|
-231
|
San Diego
|
46.86%
|
3,631
|
50.44%
|
3,908
|
2.70%
|
209
|
-3.58%
|
-277
|
Trinity
|
46.44%
|
502
|
50.42%
|
545
|
3.15%
|
34
|
-3.98%
|
-43
|
Monterey
|
45.82%
|
1,878
|
52.43%
|
2,149
|
1.76%
|
72
|
-6.61%
|
-271
|
Siskiyou
|
44.98%
|
1,473
|
52.64%
|
1,724
|
2.38%
|
78
|
-7.66%
|
-251
|
Tehama
|
45.39%
|
969
|
53.16%
|
1,135
|
1.45%
|
31
|
-7.78%
|
-166
|
Yolo
|
44.84%
|
1,485
|
52.93%
|
1,753
|
2.23%
|
74
|
-8.09%
|
-268
|
Nevada
|
44.76%
|
1,985
|
53.21%
|
2,360
|
2.03%
|
90
|
-8.46%
|
-375
|
Mono
|
44.27%
|
259
|
53.85%
|
315
|
1.88%
|
11
|
-9.57%
|
-56
|
Amador
|
44.39%
|
1,144
|
54.25%
|
1,398
|
1.36%
|
35
|
-9.86%
|
-254
|
San Luis Obispo
|
43.74%
|
1,671
|
53.82%
|
2,056
|
2.43%
|
93
|
-10.08%
|
-385
|
Kern
|
43.80%
|
1,430
|
54.00%
|
1,763
|
2.21%
|
72
|
-10.20%
|
-333
|
Lassen
|
43.66%
|
420
|
54.89%
|
528
|
1.46%
|
14
|
-11.23%
|
-108
|
Kings
|
43.06%
|
673
|
55.15%
|
862
|
1.79%
|
28
|
-12.09%
|
-189
|
San Benito
|
42.48%
|
729
|
55.71%
|
956
|
1.81%
|
31
|
-13.23%
|
-227
|
Stanislaus
|
40.92%
|
1,007
|
56.81%
|
1,398
|
2.28%
|
56
|
-15.89%
|
-391
|
Fresno
|
40.22%
|
2,686
|
56.75%
|
3,790
|
3.04%
|
203
|
-16.53%
|
-1,104
|
Mariposa
|
39.68%
|
563
|
58.42%
|
829
|
1.90%
|
27
|
-18.75%
|
-266
|
El Dorado
|
39.54%
|
1,130
|
58.57%
|
1,674
|
1.89%
|
54
|
-19.03%
|
-544
|
Lake
|
38.00%
|
546
|
59.43%
|
854
|
2.57%
|
37
|
-21.43%
|
-308
|
Tuolumne
|
38.06%
|
834
|
59.70%
|
1,308
|
2.24%
|
49
|
-21.63%
|
-474
|
Shasta
|
37.55%
|
1,210
|
60.09%
|
1,936
|
2.36%
|
76
|
-22.53%
|
-726
|
Madera
|
37.32%
|
452
|
61.02%
|
739
|
1.65%
|
20
|
-23.70%
|
-287
|
Merced
|
36.24%
|
653
|
61.99%
|
1,117
|
1.78%
|
32
|
-25.75%
|
-464
|
Glenn
|
36.54%
|
479
|
62.93%
|
825
|
0.53%
|
7
|
-26.39%
|
-346
|
Inyo
|
34.01%
|
286
|
63.26%
|
532
|
2.73%
|
23
|
-29.25%
|
-246
|
Tulare
|
33.80%
|
1,410
|
64.07%
|
2,673
|
2.13%
|
89
|
-30.27%
|
-1,263
|
Modoc
|
33.00%
|
300
|
64.69%
|
588
|
2.31%
|
21
|
-31.68%
|
-288
|
Colusa
|
30.86%
|
581
|
66.38%
|
1,250
|
2.76%
|
52
|
-35.53%
|
-669
|
References