See main article: 1896 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1896 United States presidential election in Texas |
| Country: | Texas |
| Flag Year: | 1839 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1892 United States presidential election in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 1892 |
| Next Election: | 1900 United States presidential election in Texas |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1896 |
| Image1: | William Jennings Bryan 2 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Populist |
| Home State1: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate1: | Arthur Sewall |
| Electoral Vote1: | 15 |
| Popular Vote1: | 370,434 |
| Percentage1: | 68.00% |
| Nominee2: | William McKinley |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Ohio |
| Running Mate2: | Garret Hobart |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 167,520 |
| Percentage2: | 30.75% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Grover Cleveland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William McKinley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1896 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 3, 1896. State voters chose 15 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Texas was won by the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Arthur Sewall of Maine.
From 1896-2020 Starr County, Texas, voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in every election.[1] [2] This ended when Republican Donald Trump won the county in the 2024 Presidential Election with 57.7% of the vote,[3] breaking the longest unbroken Democratic voting streak in history.
| 1896 United States presidential election in Texas[4] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 370,434 | 68.00% | 15 | ||
| Republican | William McKinley | 167,520 | 30.75% | 0 | ||
| National Democratic | John M. Palmer | 5,046 | 0.93% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Joshua Levering | 1,786 | 0.33% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 544,786 | 100.00% | 15 | |||
| Voter turnout | — | |||||