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tt '. 4, I i 4 miim THE REPUBLIC: STJIsTDAX SErTEEBEE 9, 1000. B HOW THE STATES HAVE VOTED IN RECENT YEARS. ti i ! oooooo- ia KEY TO THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC'S POLITICAL MAP. VE&MOUT Figures show the vote cast for each candidate in each State, the pluralities, and the electoral vote. Outline figures viz.: 94,232 indicate "Democratic." Full-face figures viz.: 60,091 indicate "Republican." The map also shows the political complexion of each State at every presidential election since 1S6S, or since the State's admission to the Union. FX.4Vw FlUCAN SE.CUJ.AKW eWttTOKAU , VOTl A, m NEW S HAMPSHIRE '& & y?-v M rM6 (57,44 JQ(USS HI M- I: tl 1ft hsT !8'&rir KAZHimTON i Ss. ... '"-AnC in ,o0 CT0RAl.VOTS' FsJv i ITsS l 18 ii ELECTORAL States. El. Votes Callfomia . T Connecticut ........ 6 JDel&wiuro .............. v iDUnols J f Indiana lj Iowa " .Kentucky 12 "Maine Maryland 8 - Massachusetts 13 ', Michigan H KMlnnesota 9 NfNew Hampshire 4 'New Jersey 10 RJJew York SS INorth Dakota 3 if U JUO av fiTPennaylvanla 32 !3Uiode Island i 4i KTuOni LWut Virginia 6 RfWUcoasln 12 mectoral vou dhlded. POPULAR VOTE IN 1896. STATES. Alabama ..., Arkansas .. California .. Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida ......, Georgia ...... xoano ...,... ...... . Illinois .., . Indiana Iowa Kansas ....... Kentucky Louisiana Maine , Maryland Massachusetts ..... Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraka Nevada .............. New Hampshire.... New Jersey New Tork North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Eouth Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas ui&n ................. Vermont .... Virginia Washington West Virginia. Wisconsin Wyoming . Totals ,502,925 Pivotal States That Should Be Democratic This Year. States that have never since 1S64 been of the same political complexion on two suc cessive presidential elections: States. El. Votes Indiana 15 New York , .....,-.. 31 Total 51 In 1SJ6 the votes of both States were cast lorMcKlnley. McKinley States in 1896. ' States recognized as Democratic that voted for McKinley In 1896; States. EL Votes Connecticut .... Delaware Kentucky .... Maryland New Jersey ... .West Virginia !..12 8 , 10 16 One vote tot Bryan. t Democratic except la 189B and ISM. No states recojmxed a Republican Toted ( AS) 1896 10494 MONTANA REPUBLICAN IN 1892 S . iJ&Ato'i ELtCTORALVOTtS 'OUU i DEMOCRATIC pOPULlST '696 1892 &l ELECTORAL vrnr 5 i (0$n r 1 ELECTORAL V0TL5 41x25. ALL . w l?nTm CfSEW.! OR5T UKTI0N 5&r,ntR ELECTION '..kt MFrTlrtIM SftRIZONAj VOTE IN 1896. For Biran: 23 States ....176 votes States. El. Vote; Alabama l Arkansas' California 1 Colorado 4 Florida Georeta ..... ................................ 13 Idaho 3 Kansas ID Kentucky 1 Louisiana 8 Mississippi 9 Missouri 17 Montana 3 Nebraska 8 Nevada 3 North Carolina South Carolina South Dakota . Tennessee Texas Utah ...... ...... Virginia Washington .... VyomIng Electoral For For Plurality. Votes. Brynn. McK. Bryan. McK. B'n.McK 130,307 64,737 75.570 11 110,103 37.513 72,591 8 .. 143,373 115,170 2.737 18 161.153 26.271 321.SS3 4 .. K.740 110.235 63,543 .. 8 13,424 1S.S04 3,63) .. 3 32.7JS U.2SS 21.445 4 94.232 60.091 24,141 13 .. 23,192 6.321 16.S63 3 464,632 607.130 142,438 .. 24 305.573 323,754 18,181 .. 15 223.741 20,293 C3,ir,3 .. 13 171.810 159.541 12,263 10 .. 217,850 218.171 281 1 U 77,175 22.037 63,133 8 .. 34,688 80,465 45,777 .. 6 104,735 136.959 32.224 .. 8 106,711 278,975 173.263 .. 15 236,714 293.582 66S63 .. 14 139.624 193.501 63.875 .. 9 63.8C9 5.1J0 65.729 9 .. 363.667 304.940 65.727 17 .. 42,537 10,494 32.043 3 116.880 102.301 13.576 8 8.377 1.933 6.439 3 21,6u0 67,414 35.734 .. 4 133.673 221,367 S7.6&2 .. 10 651.369 S1,S38 2bS,469 .. 26 174.IS8 155.223 19,266 11 .. 20.686 26,333 6.643 .. 3 477,494 625,931 4S.437 .. 23 46.663 4S.779 2.117 .. 4 433.228 725.300 295 072 32 14.459 37.437 22.978 .. 4 68.738 9,281 43,517 9 41.223 41.042 183 4 166.268 148,773 17,495 12 .. 370.434 167.53) 202,911 ...... 15 .. 64.617 13,484 51.033 4 .. 10.637 61,127 40.490 .. 4 154,709 135.368 19.341 11 61.646 39.153 12,493 4 .. 92.927 104.414 11.487 .. 6 165.523 268.133 102,612 .. 12 10.655 10.072 613 3 .. '7,104,773 663,246 1,667,100 176 271 1 for Bryan. Colorado with 4 votes, Kansas with 10, Nevada with S, had been consist ently Republican previous to 1892, and Ne braska with 8 votes had been In the same class even including 1S32. but all thco States had clearly shown new political complexion long before the 1896 election was held. Previously Doubtful. States previously doubtful. Republican or PopullEtic, but in 1836 DEMOCRATIC. States. El. Votes viOiorsiuo 4 .lUELllO (((tiiiialliiailllll 3 JV&HS&3 10 ion iJini !. . 3 AvCOIclSKQ- a CVLQ& 3 South Dakota 4 TTtah ... fl 'Washington 4 Wyoming ,............... 3 Total -. 45 REPUBLICAN. States. North Dakota. El. Vote 3 Total Sy 1896 22. xiOSS" 18 26,M1 a&.ft Mli ! KKr2- ,ss v .,,-4!,ir- 88, 10"' L I FitCTORAV. vuiw.ftS.,- W iMC JMEXKO i l896 -- T a DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL. - THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 1 Wmhlnnton 1T.SH-17K7 S Adams, John 17!7-lm 3 Jefferson lhOl-lhOU 4 Madlaon 1800-1 117 O Monroe 1M171'::B 6 Adams, John l l23-lh!) 7 Jackson 1820-lS.'t7 S Van Baren Ih37-lhtl State Votes Since 1896 Compared With Votes for Bryan and Mckinley. Tbe following table Inchit.ps all those States wlilcb, at Important elections held since 1S90, have shown nuy con shlerablo deviation from the vote cast at tbe presidential election. Tbose States In which such changes have amounted to less than 2 per cent In tbe proportion of the whole vote cast by either party are not, as a rule. In cluded. "Gains shown" Is the number of votes ap - 1 1 j L - Vote of 1994. Gala Shows, x . SUte. Voted for. Dem. Hep. 3d Irty. - Ilryan. McKinley. Dem. Ren. California, 1S9S Governor. 129,231 H8.2.M 4,2)7 143,373 146.170 5.770 Pluralities 19,093 .. .. 2.737 i:"."A Colorado, 1898 Governor.. S3.972 51,051 161.153 26,271 29,0) Pluralities 42,921 134,d3 Connecticut. 1898 Governor.. 64,277 flMI 66,740 1102S5 11.95S Pluralities 16 7X8 63,643 Delaware, 18S8 Treasurer. 11,805 17.544 lVIIl 16.SM 150 710 Pluralities 2.731 S.S50 Georgia, 1S38 Governor.. 11S.B7 ,51.fA0 94.232 60.091 19.S13 Pluralities 66 977 34,111 Idaho, 1898 Governor.. 19,407 13.731 23.1.12 .321 4.9CS Pluralities 5,613 16,f3 Illinois, 1398 Treasurer. 403,430 418 910 13,633 464.632 C07.130 30,713 Pluralities 43,4.-0 142.4'8 Indiana. 1858 See. State 269.123 2SR.643 lS.SIS 203173 323.754 No Gain No Gain Pluralltle 17,518 18.181 Iowa, 1899 Governor.. 1S3.326 239.543 9.3H 223,741 29 233 No Gain No Gain Pluralities trt.217 63.553 Kansas. 1898 Governor.. 'HUSS 14",2?2 171,810 153,511 19,313 Pluralities , 15.131 12.263 Kentucky. 1899 Governor.. 131,331 193.711 12.110 217.850 218,171 (a)6,44S Pluralities 231 2S1 Maine. 1898 Governor.. 23.497 54,266 34,683 FUSS 3,783 rlUr All 1IC8 Clii'j-l ...... 4 j, 1 1 Maryland, 1899 Governor.. 12.4CK 116,286 101.733 1SG.553 23.671 Pluralities 12.114 32,234 Massachusetts, 1839 Governor.. 103,802 1!.!2 10,778 lfO.711 2751,576 24.93S Pluralities , 63.100 173,263 Minnesota, 1S9S Governor.. 'HUSO 111,706 6299 129,723 ltt,5i3 31,570 Pluralities 2n.n1 63.73 ....... Nebraska, 1899 S. Ct-Jdgc 103.32 94,213 113sr 102.3O4 4,074 Pluralities ,. 13.107 13,376 Nevada, 1898 Governor.. 2,060 3,543 4,473 8.277 1,433 1,619 Pluralities . . 22 r.439 ....... Nw J'.T8.' J8S8 Governor.. 15S.5.-.J 1C4.C51 133.673 221.367 38,281 Pluralities 5, S7,692 New Hampshire, 1898 , Governor 35,653 41,730 21,650 67,444 15.350 Pluralities ,. 3.on 35.734 S!' IT 1S9S Governor.. C13.921 C61 707 44.316 651,269 819,813 122,725 -Pluralities j-g 26S.4C9 Ohio. 1899, Governor.. S68.176 417.193 106.721 477,431 625 931 13.418 PluraI.tIea 49(323 43.497 0rSn..J?98 Governor.. 34,543 4'i.033 2 573 46,662 4S.779 2,593 Pluralities .... io.y,i r,u7 Pennsylvania, 1899 Treasurer. 327,512 4tS.no) 18,072 433.223 72S.300 33,550 Du15ral,t.,esVi H.w Z&.012 RjLot5B ,IranJ- 1S89 Governor.. 14,602 24 SOS 11.433 37,417 3.231 Pluralities. 9,70a 22,973 Vermont. 1898 ....Governor.. 1I.6S5 SS.555 10,637 61,127 4.940 ITuralltUs 23,863 40.430 Virginia. 1897 Governor.. 1OT.655 66.840 2,743 134,709 115.368 21,273 Pluralities 52815 , . I' 341 Washington. 1S98 S. Ct. Jdge 03',239 "io't'-ii .".!"".. 51IS S9,'l53 '.'.'.'.'". 5.63i I luralltles . 8j3 jj. con,,.n 1ESS Governor.. 133,353 171.137 163,323 268.135 13.1S0 lAnJSL'i16? ST'7l' 10--fi13 A?. i.& 1S38 ' Governor.. 8.983 10.3S3 431 10.633 10.072 793 Pluralities ,.. t 1.391 5S3 BGVPntPn St. l.Q.rArTn..t1f.,t 7nn iV?Iiew Hampshire. New TorkPennsylvania, Rhode Island. Vermont, Virginia of 356,585. Eleven States California. Republican gains of 61,904. Colorado, Fuxlon Democrats and Populists. , Populists; Republicans had no State ticket. Contest Committee threw out vote of several counties and declared Gocbol (Dem.) elected. 60.S petrol ciAfiS- makCS the VOt Ca5t by Deoera"-la thte election l..,...ttni?HIMmmtmtWMMMMMM r- 93f i896i uiSM ;W i , ; VptrsP ; iw'ffiUJ O'l'.K ,Di159i22- r LECTIONS . ,8 VA INDIAN IteWtq? tfSK ' .- 167252P- v KE.GULARLY V0TE.5 ti N v w ! Ilarrisnn. A II. illrtl)....l41 1 T, ler 1.VJ1-1SJ.- 11 Polk lsir.-isl!) 12 Tnylor lhtlt-lS.-.a in Pierce ls.-,:t-l'r.7 14 lliicliminn 1S.17-IMU 15 Lincoln (noxiiNHliiatrili... lwll-lsii". 1 Johnson ,....1.MJ5-IMK 'J - nfn HTIAf. T-, 1 .. -.,!.. -..., 1 -. Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, r.ru JOTW 37,5l - 35i ;,'i'f a r 4 T7UZMN..-' j kbPKQES saVs' ' ;i1-, . :rvi; 1 .rnM .-, lPyi- :ctlB6e ,-rT3 w?s Jsrss US mahaV"-'k1 .Moav.7lP S.: wAYt5 fOR VOlfcJ CTO- '- 17 Grnnt 1S09-1J177 IS Hit j c 1S77-18S1 111 (jurlU-M (u-'asli:alril)....l&Sl 2i rthnr 1SSI-18H3 SI Cletclimd 1.SSS-18SO ;:'-IInrrliim, llcnjumln 1.H.M1-181C1 u:t fict cIhihI 18u:uisit Ul IcICInlc- 181)7- T proximately representing the Increase In the percentage of tbe whole vole as compared with tbe percentage of tbo vote In lS!ii. In several States Democrats and I'opu Hht" combined force. The lesults. Included In the Demo rratle column, me marked thus . Iu Georgia there was no Kepublican State ticket; the vote shown In the Iiepiiblie an column for th's State, and marked thus , was for tbo 1'opulISt ticket. 1 .. ,t 1- .. . ,. and Wisconsin-show Democratic gains Oregon, Washington and Wyoming show .Mi!'"0" 4 'ptrlOCRAT.c' .;Bt0-.66 ISSSS REPUBLICAN E.LECTORAI. o JiS' t,0 k TDft; &DCW?.. kt"!; T,HTtP.5,A lt"T.,rlHWi kwl.'..Ll ivo'r 4f POPULAR For Cri.ind. . 13S.133 . 5.7,834 1U.293 STATES. Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut ..: t2,XC Delaware 1S5S1 Florida 3v,113 Georgia 123,2a Idaho Illinois 426.2S1 Indiana 262.741) Jowa 196,267 Kansas Kentucky 173,461 I-outsl.intt 87,922 Maine 1 4-MI Maryland 1 lUMG Massachusetts 176.813 Michigan SCZii Atinnesota 1W.920 Mississippi . 40.237 Missouri , Montana Nebraska Nevada , New Hampshire... New Jersey. New York North. Carolina.... North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhodo Irland South Carolina..... 26J1.S58 17.5S1 24.943 71 i 42.051 171.042 654 S8 132.951 404!ii5 14.243 452,264 21,335 54.692 South Dakota.... 9.0sl Tennessee 13S.S74 Texas 239.143 16.323 163.377 29,02 81.467 177,235 Vermont , Virginia West Virginia Washington .... Wisconsin Wyoming Totals .".. . E.556.91S Electoral votes cast for Weaver, Populist. States That Have Stuck to Party. States that for twenty years have, presidential elections, been In DEMOCRATIC. States. A Iu OS 1 11 L yrKIn3tl3 Connecticut A-i&wirtt Florida UTOrfjlil ivcniuCKy Louisiana. ....... MorIand Mlsslvslppl Missouri , i'cw jersey North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee El. Votes , 11 8 f 6 "!!!"!! 4 . 13 !"."".'."." 9 .. ........ 17 , 110 .....I.!! 12 ... 15 12 169 Texas Virginia Total ., REPUBLICAN. States. El. Votes California Iowa Maine , Massachusetts .. Michigan Minnesota , New Hampshire Ohio ..... , Oregon Pennsylvania .... Rhode Island ..., Vermont Wisconsin Total ' 9 ... 13 ... 6 ... 15 ...m ... 9 ... 4 ...J23 ... 4 "'. 4 ... 4 ...12 ...119 Except in 1892. tExcept in 1896. TOta in U33, 1 D, 22 K. .'erv'M PI. 35,794 REPUBLICAN XCrtLARLY - .4 ELECTORAL V0TE5 V- 4 &" v- . i r & ASSACHUSETTSy ,2.78.376 1676 i0s;,yofl Pi 173,265 or ZiVfKL ICJtsl REXaULNRLY ELECTORAL VOTES 5 CONNECTICUT ; ...nio,aat I89&1 SS, "Pi 53 545 DEMOCRATIC IN lB76:84.8a;92' RtPUBUCAM IN 1969,1872,1880,1696 ELttTORAt V0TE RHODE ISLAND ib-k.1 37,437 Tl. 22,978 LKEPOBUCAri REGULARLY ELECTORAL VOTE., Jf NEWJER5ET PI."B7,692. . DEMOCRATIC EXCEPT IN 1872 AND 8&i ELECTORAL VOTES 1V7 MARYLAND DELAWARE ixa o; ,804 "Z-O i 'wjiflsa - pi. 32, ,a24 11868. 1876.1880.1 DEMOCRATIC RtOUlARLV 1884, I860, I8a. ni. 10m. r-S' IN Ib7.fluioio cuviuml vuh-i -v VOTE. J I WE5T 'VIRGINIA fl( 104,414 , "ii Zgf" DEMOCRATIC IN 1876,1981884 leaa EPOBLICAN I J868, I871, I8jfi1 LECTORALlyWltv, U - JVi "S VOTE IN S892. Electoral For Plurality. Votes. Har'n. Cl'laml. Ilar'n. Cle. Har. 9.137 957 11 45.SS4 118.14) 2S.C20 77,025 1S.0S3 40.950 144 "i'sfo S0.143 81,056 7.125 s s 6 3 4 13 SS.620 45.305 8.599 239.283 255.615 219.793 157.237 135.4U 13,252 62.S2J 92.736 aesit 222.703 122.S23 1.404 226.91S 1SS31 87.227 2.SU 43.653 155.063 0)9.350 100,312 17.519 4D5.187 33,002 515.011 26,972 1X315 3I.S l-Xt.331 81.414 37,tri2 113.262 36.4W) W.233 170,791 8,434 8,539 22.965 157.237 13 4tt 61J53 silB) 13 S 14.379 2),412 15 9 9 23.Sl 41. t& 9 17 1.270 4,053 2,097 3,547 14.971 4.518 SiffO 10 36 11 1 1 17.519 1.073 2).759 63,767 2,637 "wii 82 4 41,347 3S5 133.460 'X.iu 6,541 13 15 21.667 ""733 4 "6 12 5.176.103 813,08) 422,270 277 115 " Generally Doubtful. States that arc always considered doubt ful In presidential elections: States. EL Votes Illinois .24 Indiana ........ New York West Virginia Total ..13 ,..'3S ..a Recapitulation. No. Elecfl States. Votes. Classed as Democratic 17 16) Clas.sed as Republican 13 119 Previously doulitful 11 43 (For Bryan In '96, 10 States, 45 votes.) (For McKinley In "X. 1 State, 3 votes.) Alnajs considered doubtful 4 81 Totals 43 417 Popular Vote in 1896. For McKinley - 7.104.779 For Bryan ............. 6.502,3U McKInley's plurality.. Total voto cast , For McKinley. R For Bryan, 1) For Palmer. N, D , For Levering, Pro For Bentley. Nat For Mitchell. Soc-L.... ,....... 60XS51 13,923.373 7,101.773 .6.502.925 . 133,424 . 132.0V7 139j9 ,1 36.274 6.318,559 McKinley'a majority 286,150 Electoral Votes in 1896. Number of States Electoral votes .. Necessary to a choice...... McKinley had Bryan had ....., McKInley's exee3S Bryan's deficit ........ , 4 , 417 224 ........271 ,..17 .... 47 . I I ,-. BIT-' n-al s. W, mmmiiimn&pw rf mfrmBt,lO&tt A