Newspapers made endorsements of candidates in the 1900 United States presidential election. Incumbent President William McKinley was the Republican candidate, and William Jennings Bryan the Democratic candidate, a rematch of the 1896 election.

Newspaper 1900 EndorsementLargest Reported Circ. Endorsementdate State 1896 EndorsementNotesNew York HeraldSheppard, Si. The Partisan Press: A History of Media Bias in the United States, p. 213 (2008) ("the Times, Herald, World, Evening Post, and Brooklyn Eagle, all backers of McKinley four years prior....") William McKinley75,000+1900New York(blanks = to be filled in)New York WorldWilliam McKinley75,000+1900New YorkNew York Evening PostWilliam McKinley23,2441900New YorkBrooklyn EagleWilliam McKinley20,000+1900New YorkThe New York Times(4 November 1900). The Choice, The New York TimesNew York Times Endorsements Through the Ages: A collection of The Times's endorsements for the presidency, from Abraham Lincoln in 1860 through the editorial board’s choice of Hillary Clinton in 2016., New York Times (September 23, 2016).William McKinley20,000+November 4, 1900New YorkWilliam McKinleyChicago TribuneChicago Tribune Endorses Obama, The Moderate Voice (2008)William McKinley75,000+1900IllinoisWilliam McKinleyCountry Topics, The Moderate Voice (2008)William McKinley89,000+1900Parts UnknownWilliam McKinleyBaltimore Sun1900: William Jennings Bryan, Baltimore SunWilliam Jennings Bryan20,000+1900MarylandWilliam McKinleyThe Arizona Republican(7 Sept 2016). Arizona Republic presidential endorsements: 120 years, no Democrats, Arizona RepublicWilliam McKinley4,129Rowell's 1900 directory, pp. 1191-1319 (papers over 1,000 daily circulation)1900Arizona TerritoryWilliam McKinleyCanton Repository(11 Oct. 2016). A Paper Picks: Past Repository presidential endorsements followed an historical pattern, Canton RepositoryWilliam McKinley6,563Rowell's 1900 directory, pp. 1191-1319 (papers over 1,000 daily circulation)1900OhioWilliam McKinleyNew Yorker Staats-Zeitung“Declined with Thanks” , HarpersWilliam McKinley20,000+1900New YorkProminent German-language paper.Fort Wayne Journal GazetteHard News, Heartfelt Opinions: A History of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, p. 72 (2007)William Jennings Bryan1,000+1900Indiana

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