1892 vs 1896 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from D+3.0 in 1892 to R+5.3 in 1896. 28 of 44 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 21 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1892 | 1896 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | D+84.8 | D+41.7 | R+43.1 | |
| New Hampshire | R+4.0 | R+43.2 | R+39.2 | |
| Rhode Island | R+5.0 | R+41.9 | R+37.0 | |
| Massachusetts | R+6.7 | R+43.3 | R+36.6 | |
| Connecticut | D+3.3 | R+30.7 | R+34.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| New Jersey | D+4.4 | R+23.6 | R+28.1 | Democratic → Republican |
| Maine | R+12.8 | R+38.7 | R+25.9 | |
| Vermont | R+38.8 | R+64.2 | R+25.3 | |
| Wisconsin | D+1.7 | R+22.9 | R+24.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| Maryland | D+9.9 | R+13.1 | R+23.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| New York | D+3.4 | R+18.9 | R+22.3 | Democratic → Republican |
| Pennsylvania | R+6.4 | R+25.2 | R+18.9 | |
| Texas | D+38.3 | D+20.2 | R+18.0 | |
| Alabama | D+55.5 | D+38.4 | R+17.1 | |
| Illinois | D+3.1 | R+13.0 | R+16.1 | Democratic → Republican |
| Georgia | D+36.2 | D+21.2 | R+15.0 | |
| Delaware | D+1.4 | R+11.0 | R+12.3 | Democratic → Republican |
| Kentucky | D+11.7 | R+0.1 | R+11.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| Virginia | D+17.5 | D+6.6 | R+10.9 | |
| California | D+0.1 | R+7.9 | R+7.9 | Democratic → Republican |
| West Virginia | D+2.4 | R+5.4 | R+7.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| Tennessee | D+13.5 | D+5.8 | R+7.8 | |
| Minnesota | R+8.2 | R+15.7 | R+7.6 | |
| Iowa | R+5.3 | R+12.6 | R+7.3 | |
| Michigan | R+4.4 | R+10.3 | R+6.0 | |
| North Carolina | D+11.6 | D+5.8 | R+5.8 | |
| Ohio | R+0.1 | R+5.0 | R+4.9 | |
| Indiana | D+1.3 | R+2.9 | R+4.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| Missouri | D+7.5 | D+8.7 | D+1.2 | |
| Louisiana | D+50.7 | D+54.6 | D+3.8 | |
| Mississippi | D+73.6 | D+84.1 | D+10.6 | |
| South Carolina | D+58.6 | D+71.8 | D+13.2 | |
| Washington | R+7.6 | D+13.4 | D+20.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Arkansas | D+27.5 | D+48.6 | D+21.1 | |
| Oregon | R+26.5 | R+2.0 | D+24.5 | |
| Nebraska | R+31.1 | D+5.4 | D+36.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| North Dakota | R+48.5 | R+11.9 | D+36.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| South Dakota | R+36.6 | D+0.2 | D+36.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Wyoming | R+50.6 | D+1.4 | D+52.1 | Republican → Democratic |
| Kansas | R+48.3 | D+4.0 | D+52.3 | Populist → Democratic |
| Montana | R+2.7 | D+60.2 | D+62.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Nevada | R+19.5 | D+56.9 | D+76.3 | Populist → Democratic |
| Idaho | R+44.3 | D+56.7 | D+101.1 | Populist → Democratic |
| Colorado | R+41.1 | D+71.1 | D+112.2 | Populist → Democratic |
Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data