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All 14Michigan votes to theElectoral College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 County Results
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The1900 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 6, 1900, as part of the1900 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14[1] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Ever since the formation of the Republican Party,Michigan had been a Republican-leaning state due tothe Lower Peninsula’s strong history of settlement by anti-slaveryYankees, who after the end ofReconstruction continued to see the need for solid Republican voting to oppose the solidly DemocraticConfederate andBorder States.[2] During theThird Party System, heavily Catholic and immigrant-settledSoutheast Michigan would lean towards the Democratic Party, which was opposed to the moralistic pietism of Yankee Republicans.
In1892, aided by favorable demographic changes[3] and a legislative change allocating electors by congressional district, the Democratic Party managed to carry five of Michigan’s fourteen electoral votes, and also electa Governor and a majority to the state legislature. However, thePanic of 1893 turned expectations or hopes of Michigan becoming aswing state rudely on its head, especially when incumbent President Cleveland stood firm, sending in troops to break thePullman Strike. Inthe 1894 elections, only one Democrat maintained a seat in the state legislature,[4] a loss of seventy seats compared tothe 1890 elections.
During the1896 presidential election, the Methodistcabinet counties would turn towards evangelicalfree silver Democrat William Jennings Bryan,[5] whilst the previously Democratic German Catholic counties opposed free silver and turned to Republican nomineeWilliam McKinley as the Church opposed free silver and Bryan’s prohibitionist leanings.[6][7]
During the following two election cycles, the Democrats regained only a small portion of their 1894 losses in Michigan’s legislature. Both McKinley and Bryan would be re-nominated for the 1900 presidential election. Bryan campaigned in the state in early October, relying on a theme of “misrule” in the colonies ofPuerto Rico andthe Philippines which had been acquired in theSpanish–American War.[8] In a speech at Muskegon, Bryan argued that Puerto Ricans and Filipinos were taxed without representation.[9]
As McKinley's running mate,Theodore Roosevelt did not campaign in the state, as it was viewed as safe for the Republicans. All forecasts had the state being carried by McKinley,[10] and in some the state was regarded as so safe as not to be discussed. These predictions were borne out by the election result when McKinley carried Michigan by 58.05 percent to Bryan's 38.96 percent and all but one county –St. Joseph inMichiana, which would prove the last time untilWoodrow Wilson in1916 when a Democrat won any Michigan county in a two-way race, for the state would become apart fromVermont the most solidly one-party Republican in the nation for the first third of the 20th century.
Bryan had previous lost Michigan to McKinley four years earlier and would later lose the state again in1908 toWilliam Howard Taft.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William McKinley (inc.) | 316,269 | 58.10% | |
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 211,685 | 38.89% | |
| Prohibition | John G. Woolley | 11,859 | 2.18% | |
| Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 2,826 | 0.52% | |
| People's | Wharton Barker | 903 | 0.17% | |
| Socialist Labor | Joseph F. Malloney | 837 | 0.15% | |
| Total votes | 544,379 | 100% | ||
| 1900 United States presidential election in Michigan by county | |||||||||||||
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| County | William McKinley Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | John Granville Woolley Prohibition | Eugene Victor Debs Socialist | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[12] | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 849 | 84.06% | 145 | 14.36% | 12 | 1.19% | 1 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.30% | 704 | 69.70% | 1,010 |
| Alger | 1,017 | 69.90% | 415 | 28.52% | 15 | 1.03% | 5 | 0.34% | 3 | 0.21% | 602 | 41.37% | 1,455 |
| Allegan | 5,590 | 61.13% | 3,275 | 35.82% | 238 | 2.60% | 26 | 0.28% | 15 | 0.16% | 2,315 | 25.32% | 9,144 |
| Alpena | 2,283 | 59.34% | 1,435 | 37.30% | 31 | 0.81% | 89 | 2.31% | 9 | 0.23% | 848 | 22.04% | 3,847 |
| Antrim | 2,575 | 74.90% | 729 | 21.20% | 77 | 2.24% | 38 | 1.11% | 19 | 0.55% | 1,846 | 53.69% | 3,438 |
| Arenac | 972 | 51.02% | 861 | 45.20% | 47 | 2.47% | 19 | 1.00% | 6 | 0.31% | 111 | 5.83% | 1,905 |
| Baraga | 606 | 63.92% | 333 | 35.13% | 6 | 0.63% | 2 | 0.21% | 1 | 0.11% | 273 | 28.80% | 948 |
| Barry | 3,294 | 51.44% | 2,895 | 45.21% | 193 | 3.01% | 10 | 0.16% | 11 | 0.17% | 399 | 6.23% | 6,403 |
| Bay | 6,462 | 54.60% | 5,081 | 42.93% | 233 | 1.97% | 23 | 0.19% | 37 | 0.31% | 1,381 | 11.67% | 11,836 |
| Benzie | 1,472 | 66.28% | 626 | 28.19% | 111 | 5.00% | 3 | 0.14% | 9 | 0.41% | 846 | 38.09% | 2,221 |
| Berrien | 6,595 | 55.47% | 4,960 | 41.72% | 187 | 1.57% | 104 | 0.87% | 43 | 0.36% | 1,635 | 13.75% | 11,889 |
| Branch | 4,293 | 54.73% | 3,419 | 43.59% | 106 | 1.35% | 8 | 0.10% | 18 | 0.23% | 874 | 11.14% | 7,844 |
| Calhoun | 6,220 | 50.11% | 5,560 | 44.79% | 285 | 2.30% | 294 | 2.37% | 54 | 0.44% | 660 | 5.32% | 12,413 |
| Cass | 3,217 | 51.81% | 2,825 | 45.50% | 131 | 2.11% | 17 | 0.27% | 19 | 0.31% | 392 | 6.31% | 6,209 |
| Charlevoix | 2,268 | 71.28% | 776 | 24.39% | 84 | 2.64% | 47 | 1.48% | 7 | 0.22% | 1,492 | 46.89% | 3,182 |
| Cheboygan | 2,092 | 59.08% | 1,398 | 39.48% | 40 | 1.13% | 6 | 0.17% | 5 | 0.14% | 694 | 19.60% | 3,541 |
| Chippewa | 2,477 | 71.59% | 893 | 25.81% | 75 | 2.17% | 8 | 0.23% | 7 | 0.20% | 1,584 | 45.78% | 3,460 |
| Clare | 1,182 | 63.62% | 640 | 34.45% | 32 | 1.72% | 2 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.11% | 542 | 29.17% | 1,858 |
| Clinton | 3,795 | 55.08% | 2,928 | 42.50% | 139 | 2.02% | 15 | 0.22% | 13 | 0.19% | 867 | 12.58% | 6,890 |
| Crawford | 440 | 62.59% | 252 | 35.85% | 6 | 0.85% | 4 | 0.57% | 1 | 0.14% | 188 | 26.74% | 703 |
| Delta | 3,081 | 70.94% | 1,210 | 27.86% | 24 | 0.55% | 11 | 0.25% | 17 | 0.39% | 1,871 | 43.08% | 4,343 |
| Dickinson | 2,858 | 84.51% | 451 | 13.34% | 48 | 1.42% | 12 | 0.35% | 13 | 0.38% | 2,407 | 71.17% | 3,382 |
| Eaton | 4,809 | 53.78% | 3,908 | 43.70% | 185 | 2.07% | 19 | 0.21% | 21 | 0.23% | 901 | 10.08% | 8,942 |
| Emmet | 2,362 | 62.52% | 1,281 | 33.91% | 119 | 3.15% | 6 | 0.16% | 10 | 0.26% | 1,081 | 28.61% | 3,778 |
| Genesee | 6,478 | 59.43% | 3,934 | 36.09% | 396 | 3.63% | 61 | 0.56% | 32 | 0.29% | 2,544 | 23.34% | 10,901 |
| Gladwin | 978 | 75.23% | 299 | 23.00% | 18 | 1.38% | 3 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.15% | 679 | 52.23% | 1,300 |
| Gogebic | 2,166 | 73.13% | 676 | 22.82% | 92 | 3.11% | 11 | 0.37% | 17 | 0.57% | 1,490 | 50.30% | 2,962 |
| Grand Traverse | 3,127 | 68.38% | 1,286 | 28.12% | 137 | 3.00% | 10 | 0.22% | 13 | 0.28% | 1,841 | 40.26% | 4,573 |
| Gratiot | 4,263 | 55.49% | 3,202 | 41.68% | 168 | 2.19% | 21 | 0.27% | 29 | 0.38% | 1,061 | 13.81% | 7,683 |
| Hillsdale | 4,780 | 56.93% | 3,324 | 39.59% | 255 | 3.04% | 24 | 0.29% | 14 | 0.17% | 1,456 | 17.34% | 8,397 |
| Houghton | 8,019 | 73.39% | 2,422 | 22.17% | 441 | 4.04% | 30 | 0.27% | 15 | 0.14% | 5,597 | 51.22% | 10,927 |
| Huron | 3,632 | 60.57% | 2,120 | 35.36% | 164 | 2.74% | 64 | 1.07% | 16 | 0.27% | 1,512 | 25.22% | 5,996 |
| Ingham | 5,350 | 49.60% | 5,104 | 47.32% | 281 | 2.60% | 24 | 0.22% | 28 | 0.26% | 246 | 2.28% | 10,787 |
| Ionia | 5,101 | 54.31% | 4,055 | 43.18% | 196 | 2.09% | 28 | 0.30% | 12 | 0.13% | 1,046 | 11.14% | 9,392 |
| Iosco | 1,402 | 66.41% | 679 | 32.16% | 23 | 1.09% | 5 | 0.24% | 2 | 0.09% | 723 | 34.25% | 2,111 |
| Iron | 1,561 | 84.88% | 257 | 13.97% | 13 | 0.71% | 6 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.11% | 1,304 | 70.91% | 1,839 |
| Isabella | 2,969 | 58.64% | 1,996 | 39.42% | 69 | 1.36% | 6 | 0.12% | 23 | 0.45% | 973 | 19.22% | 5,063 |
| Jackson | 6,325 | 49.01% | 6,203 | 48.06% | 333 | 2.58% | 28 | 0.22% | 17 | 0.13% | 122 | 0.95% | 12,906 |
| Kalamazoo | 6,010 | 53.62% | 4,707 | 41.99% | 256 | 2.28% | 192 | 1.71% | 44 | 0.39% | 1,303 | 11.62% | 11,209 |
| Kalkaska | 1,312 | 75.45% | 361 | 20.76% | 56 | 3.22% | 8 | 0.46% | 2 | 0.12% | 951 | 54.69% | 1,739 |
| Kent | 17,861 | 54.79% | 13,775 | 42.26% | 813 | 2.49% | 99 | 0.30% | 50 | 0.15% | 4,086 | 12.53% | 32,598 |
| Keweenaw | 452 | 92.24% | 31 | 6.33% | 4 | 0.82% | 1 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.41% | 421 | 85.92% | 490 |
| Lake | 841 | 68.88% | 350 | 28.67% | 14 | 1.15% | 6 | 0.49% | 10 | 0.82% | 491 | 40.21% | 1,221 |
| Lapeer | 3,706 | 59.71% | 2,208 | 35.57% | 215 | 3.46% | 62 | 1.00% | 16 | 0.26% | 1,498 | 24.13% | 6,207 |
| Leelanau | 1,468 | 68.41% | 634 | 29.54% | 36 | 1.68% | 3 | 0.14% | 5 | 0.23% | 834 | 38.86% | 2,146 |
| Lenawee | 6,847 | 51.75% | 5,966 | 45.09% | 345 | 2.61% | 19 | 0.14% | 55 | 0.42% | 881 | 6.66% | 13,232 |
| Livingston | 2,860 | 49.70% | 2,727 | 47.38% | 152 | 2.64% | 9 | 0.16% | 7 | 0.12% | 133 | 2.31% | 5,755 |
| Luce | 405 | 70.31% | 159 | 27.60% | 10 | 1.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.35% | 246 | 42.71% | 576 |
| Mackinac | 1,059 | 61.71% | 632 | 36.83% | 15 | 0.87% | 9 | 0.52% | 1 | 0.06% | 427 | 24.88% | 1,716 |
| Macomb | 4,239 | 53.75% | 3,491 | 44.26% | 141 | 1.79% | 8 | 0.10% | 8 | 0.10% | 748 | 9.48% | 7,887 |
| Manistee | 3,152 | 56.33% | 2,336 | 41.74% | 91 | 1.63% | 10 | 0.18% | 7 | 0.13% | 816 | 14.58% | 5,596 |
| Marquette | 5,235 | 75.52% | 1,471 | 21.22% | 177 | 2.55% | 13 | 0.19% | 36 | 0.52% | 3,764 | 54.30% | 6,932 |
| Mason | 2,185 | 61.31% | 1,251 | 35.10% | 85 | 2.38% | 34 | 0.95% | 9 | 0.25% | 934 | 26.21% | 3,564 |
| Mecosta | 2,802 | 65.44% | 1,375 | 32.11% | 88 | 2.06% | 10 | 0.23% | 7 | 0.16% | 1,427 | 33.33% | 4,282 |
| Menominee | 3,121 | 65.97% | 1,543 | 32.61% | 36 | 0.76% | 13 | 0.27% | 18 | 0.38% | 1,578 | 33.35% | 4,731 |
| Midland | 1,784 | 57.64% | 1,221 | 39.45% | 51 | 1.65% | 19 | 0.61% | 20 | 0.65% | 563 | 18.19% | 3,095 |
| Missaukee | 1,421 | 67.12% | 616 | 29.10% | 57 | 2.69% | 18 | 0.85% | 5 | 0.24% | 805 | 38.03% | 2,117 |
| Monroe | 3,876 | 48.88% | 3,859 | 48.67% | 160 | 2.02% | 12 | 0.15% | 22 | 0.28% | 17 | 0.21% | 7,929 |
| Montcalm | 4,826 | 63.15% | 2,636 | 34.49% | 148 | 1.94% | 20 | 0.26% | 12 | 0.16% | 2,190 | 28.66% | 7,642 |
| Montmorency | 543 | 69.17% | 233 | 29.68% | 6 | 0.76% | 3 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 310 | 39.49% | 785 |
| Muskegon | 5,250 | 63.60% | 2,796 | 33.87% | 127 | 1.54% | 55 | 0.67% | 27 | 0.33% | 2,454 | 29.73% | 8,255 |
| Newaygo | 2,607 | 62.68% | 1,424 | 34.24% | 120 | 2.89% | 3 | 0.07% | 5 | 0.12% | 1,183 | 28.44% | 4,159 |
| Oakland | 6,173 | 53.04% | 4,966 | 42.67% | 460 | 3.95% | 30 | 0.26% | 9 | 0.08% | 1,207 | 10.37% | 11,638 |
| Oceana | 2,407 | 63.08% | 1,199 | 31.42% | 183 | 4.80% | 13 | 0.34% | 14 | 0.37% | 1,208 | 31.66% | 3,816 |
| Ogemaw | 1,186 | 67.31% | 518 | 29.40% | 46 | 2.61% | 5 | 0.28% | 7 | 0.40% | 668 | 37.91% | 1,762 |
| Ontonagon | 982 | 68.82% | 429 | 30.06% | 14 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.14% | 553 | 38.75% | 1,427 |
| Osceola | 2,635 | 71.08% | 880 | 23.74% | 175 | 4.72% | 7 | 0.19% | 10 | 0.27% | 1,755 | 47.34% | 3,707 |
| Oscoda | 245 | 79.80% | 60 | 19.54% | 2 | 0.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 185 | 60.26% | 307 |
| Otsego | 1,020 | 67.95% | 436 | 29.05% | 33 | 2.20% | 8 | 0.53% | 4 | 0.27% | 584 | 38.91% | 1,501 |
| Ottawa | 5,324 | 62.21% | 3,050 | 35.64% | 142 | 1.66% | 25 | 0.29% | 17 | 0.20% | 2,274 | 26.57% | 8,558 |
| Presque Isle | 1,328 | 71.67% | 496 | 26.77% | 17 | 0.92% | 4 | 0.22% | 8 | 0.43% | 832 | 44.90% | 1,853 |
| Roscommon | 327 | 64.50% | 175 | 34.52% | 5 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 152 | 29.98% | 507 |
| Saginaw | 8,413 | 50.17% | 7,610 | 45.38% | 207 | 1.23% | 427 | 2.55% | 112 | 0.67% | 803 | 4.79% | 16,769 |
| Sanilac | 4,173 | 63.93% | 2,065 | 31.64% | 262 | 4.01% | 8 | 0.12% | 19 | 0.29% | 2,108 | 32.30% | 6,527 |
| Schoolcraft | 1,141 | 69.91% | 460 | 28.19% | 21 | 1.29% | 7 | 0.43% | 3 | 0.18% | 681 | 41.73% | 1,632 |
| Shiawassee | 5,051 | 56.69% | 3,441 | 38.62% | 390 | 4.38% | 12 | 0.13% | 16 | 0.18% | 1,610 | 18.07% | 8,910 |
| St. Clair | 7,432 | 61.41% | 4,403 | 36.38% | 192 | 1.59% | 50 | 0.41% | 26 | 0.21% | 3,029 | 25.03% | 12,103 |
| St. Joseph | 3,178 | 48.19% | 3,283 | 49.78% | 101 | 1.53% | 4 | 0.06% | 29 | 0.44% | -105 | -1.59% | 6,595 |
| Tuscola | 4,726 | 61.26% | 2,648 | 34.32% | 306 | 3.97% | 14 | 0.18% | 21 | 0.27% | 2,078 | 26.93% | 7,715 |
| Van Buren | 4,892 | 58.72% | 3,235 | 38.83% | 151 | 1.81% | 21 | 0.25% | 32 | 0.38% | 1,657 | 19.89% | 8,331 |
| Washtenaw | 5,369 | 50.10% | 5,072 | 47.33% | 222 | 2.07% | 43 | 0.40% | 10 | 0.09% | 297 | 2.77% | 10,716 |
| Wayne | 36,671 | 55.26% | 28,337 | 42.70% | 543 | 0.82% | 369 | 0.56% | 436 | 0.66% | 8,334 | 12.56% | 66,356 |
| Wexford | 2,519 | 67.75% | 1,014 | 27.27% | 119 | 3.20% | 57 | 1.53% | 9 | 0.24% | 1,505 | 40.48% | 3,718 |
| Totals | 313,495 | 58.05% | 210,418 | 38.96% | 11,685 | 2.16% | 2,763 | 0.51% | 1,710 | 0.32% | 103,077 | 19.09% | 540,071 |
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