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Elections / 1908 · President · AL

William Jennings Bryan carried Alabama D+46.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Alabama, 1908. The state ran 56.0 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)

Alabama result
105,146 votes counted
Bryan (D)
74,391
70.8%
Taft (R)
25,561
24.3%
All others
5,194
4.9%
Margin
D+46.4
1908 presidential election
Alabama, 1908
BryanD+46.4
1908 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1908 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1908 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+74.2Baldwin County, AL · D+51.6Barbour County, AL · D+89.7Bibb County, AL · D+57.8Blount County, AL · D+7.5Bullock County, AL · D+97.5Butler County, AL · D+65.3Calhoun County, AL · D+40.9Chambers County, AL · D+88.3Cherokee County, AL · D+7.8Chilton County, AL · R+14.4Choctaw County, AL · D+82.6Clarke County, AL · D+89.7Clay County, AL · D+18.0Cleburne County, AL · R+11.0Coffee County, AL · D+51.1Colbert County, AL · D+39.2Conecuh County, AL · D+67.8Coosa County, AL · D+21.7Covington County, AL · D+49.7Crenshaw County, AL · D+53.1Cullman County, AL · R+9.7Dale County, AL · D+43.5Dallas County, AL · D+95.1DeKalb County, AL · D+11.4Elmore County, AL · D+75.3Escambia County, AL · D+66.7Etowah County, AL · D+13.0Fayette County, AL · D+3.4Franklin County, AL · TiedGeneva County, AL · D+23.3Greene County, AL · D+93.6Hale County, AL · D+96.0Henry County, AL · D+72.4Houston County, AL · D+37.2Jackson County, AL · D+47.6Jefferson County, AL · D+52.5Lamar County, AL · D+67.2Lauderdale County, AL · D+45.8Lawrence County, AL · D+26.1Lee County, AL · D+83.4Limestone County, AL · D+65.4Lowndes County, AL · D+88.8Macon County, AL · D+83.9Madison County, AL · D+76.0Marengo County, AL · D+87.7Marion County, AL · D+30.1Marshall County, AL · D+16.7Mobile County, AL · D+61.0Monroe County, AL · D+94.6Montgomery County, AL · D+93.6Morgan County, AL · D+47.5Perry County, AL · D+96.5Pickens County, AL · D+78.1Pike County, AL · D+93.8Randolph County, AL · D+33.5Russell County, AL · D+85.4Shelby County, AL · R+8.8St. Clair County, AL · D+2.1Sumter County, AL · D+98.4Talladega County, AL · D+47.4Tallapoosa County, AL · D+75.3Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+77.1Walker County, AL · D+8.7Washington County, AL · D+79.7Wilcox County, AL · D+99.6Winston County, AL · R+36.0
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic70.8%74,391
William H. TaftRepublican24.3%25,561
OtherAll other candidates4.9%5,194
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1908
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+74.2%
65597752
Baldwin CountyD
+51.6%
439109639
Barbour CountyD
+89.7%
1,303431,404
Bibb CountyD
+57.8%
670139918
Blount CountyD
+7.5%
1,1339732,146
Bullock CountyD
+97.5%
78210792
Butler CountyD
+65.3%
727137904
Calhoun CountyD
+40.9%
1,4385702,121
Chambers CountyD
+88.3%
1,025501,104
Cherokee CountyD
+7.8%
7126021,412
Chilton CountyR
−14.4%
6568901,622
Choctaw CountyD
+82.6%
59044661
Clarke CountyD
+89.7%
1,169561,241
Clay CountyD
+18.0%
8635941,494
Cleburne CountyR
−11.0%
278357716
Coffee CountyD
+51.1%
1,3053411,886
Colbert CountyD
+39.2%
8493531,266
Conecuh CountyD
+67.8%
651111796
Coosa CountyD
+21.7%
7174471,244
Covington CountyD
+49.7%
1,0543151,487
Crenshaw CountyD
+53.1%
1,1003111,485
Cullman CountyR
−9.7%
1,2391,5212,903
Dale CountyD
+43.5%
9213461,323
Dallas CountyD
+95.1%
1,420281,463
DeKalb CountyD
+11.4%
1,3951,1032,556
Elmore CountyD
+75.3%
1,0631381,229
Escambia CountyD
+66.7%
641113792
Etowah CountyD
+13.0%
1,3099962,411
Fayette CountyD
+3.4%
7316781,548
Franklin CountyR
−0.1%
6506521,363
Geneva CountyD
+23.3%
8545001,521
Greene CountyD
+93.6%
42312439
Hale CountyD
+96.0%
71413730
Henry CountyD
+72.4%
72379890
Houston CountyD
+37.2%
9654231,457
Jackson CountyD
+47.6%
1,4044691,963
Jefferson CountyD
+52.5%
7,8032,18210,707
Lamar CountyD
+67.2%
8391601,010
Lauderdale CountyD
+45.8%
1,1774271,637
Lawrence CountyD
+26.1%
602344988
Lee CountyD
+83.4%
1,126641,274
Limestone CountyD
+65.4%
1,1882381,453
Lowndes CountyD
+88.8%
63336672
Macon CountyD
+83.9%
48238529
Madison CountyD
+76.0%
2,1682772,489
Marengo CountyD
+87.7%
1,333781,431
Marion CountyD
+30.1%
1,1005891,700
Marshall CountyD
+16.7%
1,3139232,341
Mobile CountyD
+61.0%
2,4224533,228
Monroe CountyD
+94.6%
85618886
Montgomery CountyD
+93.6%
2,621792,715
Morgan CountyD
+47.5%
1,5484972,211
Perry CountyD
+96.5%
77612792
Pickens CountyD
+78.1%
81669956
Pike CountyD
+93.8%
1,507391,565
Randolph CountyD
+33.5%
7993951,207
Russell CountyD
+85.4%
51632567
Shelby CountyR
−8.8%
1,0111,2312,492
St. Clair CountyD
+2.1%
8207821,794
Sumter CountyD
+98.4%
7193728
Talladega CountyD
+47.4%
1,0103511,391
Tallapoosa CountyD
+75.3%
1,3431041,646
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+77.1%
1,7291622,033
Walker CountyD
+8.7%
1,6321,3673,061
Washington CountyD
+79.7%
46440532
Wilcox CountyD
+99.6%
1,02721,029
Winston CountyR
−36.0%
4439491,404