Elections / 1908
The 1908 elections
William Jennings Bryan (D) faced William Howard Taft (R); Taft won the presidency. National popular vote: R+9.6. Electoral college: Taft 321 of 483.
1908 presidential election
TaftR+9.6
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1908 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 46 results, 1908
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | D+87.8 | 9 |
| Mississippi | D+83.6 | 10 |
| Louisiana | D+72.7 | 9 |
| Texas | D+51.6 | 18 |
| Alabama | D+46.4 | 11 |
| Florida | D+41.4 | 5 |
| Georgia | D+23.4 | 13 |
| Virginia | D+22.2 | 12 |
| Arkansas | D+20.3 | 9 |
| North Carolina | D+8.7 | 12 |
| Tennessee | D+6.9 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | D+4.7 | 7 |
| Nevada | D+1.8 | 3 |
| Kentucky | D+1.7 | 13 |
| Nebraska | D+1.5 | 8 |
| Colorado | D+1.1 | 5 |
| Missouri | R+0.1 | 18 |
| Indiana | R+1.5 | 15 |
| Montana | R+4.4 | 3 |
| Delaware | R+6.1 | 3 |
| Ohio | R+6.2 | 23 |
| Kansas | R+9.4 | 10 |
| West Virginia | R+10.2 | 7 |
| New York | R+12.4 | 39 |
| Iowa | R+15.0 | 13 |
| Illinois | R+15.5 | 27 |
| Wyoming | R+15.8 | 3 |
| Idaho | R+16.9 | 3 |
| Utah | R+17.0 | 3 |
| New Jersey | R+17.7 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | R+17.8 | 13 |
| New Hampshire | R+21.8 | 4 |
| Oregon | R+22.1 | 4 |
| California | R+22.5 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | R+23.4 | 34 |
| Connecticut | R+23.5 | 7 |
| South Dakota | R+23.8 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | R+24.2 | 16 |
| Washington | R+25.8 | 5 |
| Minnesota | R+26.2 | 11 |
| North Dakota | R+26.2 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | R+26.6 | 4 |
| Michigan | R+29.5 | 14 |
| Maine | R+29.7 | 6 |
| Vermont | R+53.3 | 4 |
| Maryland | — | 8 |
The 1908 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
R+9.6
Electoral college
Taft 321
of 483
President — national popular vote
William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R)
Bryan (D)
6,239,077
43.7%
Taft (R)
7,604,486
53.2%
All others
898,258
6.3%
Margin
R+9.6
Go deeper by office
Governor pages cover 2018–2025: even-year cycles with county-level precinct detail, the odd-year VA/NJ and KY/LA/MS races as certified statewide results. See the methodology for series notes.