1900 United States presidential election in Idaho

The 1900 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1900. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1900 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1900 United States presidential election in Idaho

November 6, 1900
 
Nominee William J. Bryan William McKinley
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate Adlai Stevenson I Theodore Roosevelt
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 29,414 27,198
Percentage 50.79% 46.96%

County Results

President before election

William McKinley
Republican

Elected President

William McKinley
Republican

Idaho was won by the Democratic nominees, William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois. Bryan and Stevenson defeated the Republican nominees, William McKinley of Ohio and his running mate Theodore Roosevelt of New York.

Bryan had previously defeated McKinley in Idaho four years earlier. He would later lose the state to William Howard Taft in 1908. As of the 2020 election this is the last election in which the Republican candidate won the presidency without Idaho.

Results

1900 United States presidential election in Idaho[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 29,414 50.79% 3
Republican William McKinley 27,198 46.96% 0
Prohibition John Woolley 857 1.48% 0
Populist Wharton Barker 251 0.02% 0
Totals 57,914 100.00% 3
Voter turnout

Results by county

County William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
William McKinley
Republican
John Granville Woolley[2]
Prohibition
Wharton Barker[2]
Populist
Margin Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # % # % # %
Ada 2,072 42.02% 2,706 54.88% 133 2.70% 20 0.41% -634 -12.86% 4,931
Bannock 1,581 47.98% 1,684 51.11% 12 0.36% 18 0.55% -103 -3.13% 3,295
Bear Lake 1,077 49.72% 1,061 48.98% 14 0.65% 14 0.65% 16 0.74% 2,166
Bingham 1,613 51.93% 1,457 46.91% 25 0.80% 11 0.35% 156 5.02% 3,106
Blaine 1,345 66.55% 634 31.37% 6 0.30% 36 1.78% 711 35.18% 2,021
Boise 852 54.20% 695 44.21% 10 0.64% 15 0.95% 157 9.99% 1,572
Canyon 1,314 45.93% 1,350 47.19% 156 5.45% 41 1.43% -36 -1.26% 2,861
Cassia 624 47.56% 674 51.37% 5 0.38% 9 0.69% -50 -3.81% 1,312
Custer 590 68.76% 262 30.54% 4 0.47% 2 0.23% 328 38.23% 858
Elmore 565 58.98% 393 41.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 172 17.95% 958
Fremont 2,153 49.17% 2,174 49.65% 12 0.27% 40 0.91% -21 -0.48% 4,379
Idaho 1,884 54.00% 1,527 43.77% 29 0.83% 49 1.40% 357 10.23% 3,489
Kootenai 1,871 54.76% 1,472 43.08% 40 1.17% 34 1.00% 399 11.68% 3,417
Latah 2,004 47.30% 2,013 47.51% 168 3.97% 52 1.23% -9 -0.21% 4,237
Lemhi 897 61.90% 529 36.51% 9 0.62% 14 0.97% 368 25.40% 1,449
Lincoln 355 47.97% 375 50.68% 7 0.95% 3 0.41% -20 -2.70% 740
Nez Perce 2,168 47.48% 2,184 47.83% 169 3.70% 45 0.99% -16 -0.35% 4,566
Oneida 1,222 39.25% 1,891 60.75% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -669 -21.49% 3,113
Owyhee 884 59.65% 584 39.41% 7 0.47% 7 0.47% 300 20.24% 1,482
Shoshone 2,994 55.37% 2,378 43.98% 20 0.37% 15 0.28% 616 11.39% 5,407
Washington 1,349 51.45% 1,194 45.54% 31 1.18% 48 1.83% 155 5.91% 2,622
Totals29,41450.73%27,23746.98%8571.48%4730.82%2,1773.75%57,981

Notes

    References

    1. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1900 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho
    2. Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1900 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
    3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 174-177 ISBN 9780804716963
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