The populist party lost its influence and faded from the national scene because a. voters wanted their currency backed by both silver and gold. b. voters were tired of corruption in government. c. farmers’ economic situations improved and they lost interest in the party. d. business leaders withdrew from the party, giving their support instead to william mckinley in the 1896 election

The correct answer is C) farmers’ economic situations improved and they lost interest in the party.

The Populist Party lost its influence and faded from the national scene because farmers’ economic situations improved and they lost interest in the party.

The People's Party or Populist Party was formed in 1891 by the Populist, an agrarian-based movement that participated in politics to improve the living conditions of farmers in America. Farmers had been organizing movements and associations to protect their interests such as the Grange. The People's party started in Kansas and spread to other states although it never spread nationally, just regionally.  By 1896, the Populist Party had lost its influence and faded from the national scene because farmers’ economic situations improved and they lost interest in the party. Some members went to the Democratic Party.  

lots of people lost money in both