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Elections / 1908 · President · AR

William Jennings Bryan carried Arkansas D+20.3.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Arkansas, 1908. The state ran 29.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
152,335 votes counted
Bryan (D)
87,520
57.5%
Taft (R)
56,624
37.2%
All others
8,191
5.4%
Margin
D+20.3
1908 presidential election
Arkansas, 1908
BryanD+20.3
1908 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+15.8Ashley County, AR · D+14.0Baxter County, AR · D+31.5Benton County, AR · D+32.0Boone County, AR · D+24.5Bradley County, AR · D+46.9Calhoun County, AR · D+40.1Carroll County, AR · D+10.0Chicot County, AR · R+19.0Clark County, AR · D+8.6Clay County, AR · D+19.5Cleburne County, AR · D+22.8Cleveland County, AR · D+27.5Columbia County, AR · D+32.4Conway County, AR · D+50.4Craighead County, AR · D+36.7Crawford County, AR · D+10.5Crittenden County, AR · D+5.6Cross County, AR · D+15.6Dallas County, AR · D+5.9Desha County, AR · D+32.2Drew County, AR · D+23.9Faulkner County, AR · D+39.0Franklin County, AR · D+36.2Fulton County, AR · D+31.7Garland County, AR · D+9.1Grant County, AR · D+48.4Greene County, AR · D+47.1Hempstead County, AR · D+13.4Hot Spring County, AR · D+9.4Howard County, AR · D+20.6Independence County, AR · D+21.9Izard County, AR · D+35.3Jackson County, AR · D+9.4Jefferson County, AR · D+6.4Johnson County, AR · D+33.2Lafayette County, AR · D+14.3Lawrence County, AR · D+33.0Lee County, AR · D+52.8Lincoln County, AR · D+39.6Little River County, AR · D+18.2Logan County, AR · D+19.0Lonoke County, AR · D+38.6Madison County, AR · R+3.3Marion County, AR · D+28.9Miller County, AR · D+17.0Mississippi County, AR · R+10.5Monroe County, AR · R+5.5Montgomery County, AR · D+2.6Nevada County, AR · D+5.4Newton County, AR · R+20.5Ouachita County, AR · R+12.6Perry County, AR · D+14.5Phillips County, AR · D+50.3Pike County, AR · R+2.7Poinsett County, AR · D+29.0Polk County, AR · D+11.8Pope County, AR · D+33.2Prairie County, AR · D+14.7Pulaski County, AR · D+4.7Randolph County, AR · D+43.4Saline County, AR · D+39.5Scott County, AR · D+25.8Searcy County, AR · R+2.8Sebastian County, AR · D+17.2Sevier County, AR · D+29.4Sharp County, AR · D+47.5St. Francis County, AR · R+9.2Stone County, AR · D+28.6Union County, AR · D+44.4Van Buren County, AR · D+8.3Washington County, AR · D+22.2White County, AR · D+29.7Woodruff County, AR · D+15.8Yell County, AR · D+23.5
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic57.5%87,520
William H. TaftRepublican37.2%56,624
OtherAll other candidates5.4%8,191
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1908
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+15.8%
9376721,672
Ashley CountyD
+14.0%
1,1008211,991
Baxter CountyD
+31.5%
607300976
Benton CountyD
+32.0%
3,0671,5274,806
Boone CountyD
+24.5%
1,1496811,907
Bradley CountyD
+46.9%
9063161,259
Calhoun CountyD
+40.1%
554234799
Carroll CountyD
+10.0%
1,2951,0512,432
Chicot CountyR
−19.0%
4386441,087
Clark CountyD
+8.6%
1,2061,0072,316
Clay CountyD
+19.5%
1,5271,0092,650
Cleburne CountyD
+22.8%
506294929
Cleveland CountyD
+27.5%
7714261,254
Columbia CountyD
+32.4%
1,6138172,460
Conway CountyD
+50.4%
2,5338183,403
Craighead CountyD
+36.7%
1,6537112,564
Crawford CountyD
+10.5%
1,6611,3393,079
Crittenden CountyD
+5.6%
428382820
Cross CountyD
+15.6%
7055071,273
Dallas CountyD
+5.9%
7216361,437
Desha CountyD
+32.2%
518263792
Drew CountyD
+23.9%
1,1236791,858
Faulkner CountyD
+39.0%
1,7717402,643
Franklin CountyD
+36.2%
1,3115652,062
Fulton CountyD
+31.7%
7413661,182
Garland CountyD
+9.1%
1,3401,1052,575
Grant CountyD
+48.4%
524160752
Greene CountyD
+47.1%
1,6065492,243
Hempstead CountyD
+13.4%
1,7791,3463,229
Hot Spring CountyD
+9.4%
8336861,566
Howard CountyD
+20.6%
9676101,731
Independence CountyD
+21.9%
1,5299482,654
Izard CountyD
+35.3%
8733921,364
Jackson CountyD
+9.4%
1,0558642,038
Jefferson CountyD
+6.4%
1,5851,3863,125
Johnson CountyD
+33.2%
1,1645441,867
Lafayette CountyD
+14.3%
7395521,311
Lawrence CountyD
+33.0%
1,1885831,834
Lee CountyD
+52.8%
1,1823541,569
Lincoln CountyD
+39.6%
389159581
Little River CountyD
+18.2%
6604351,237
Logan CountyD
+19.0%
1,7161,1512,978
Lonoke CountyD
+38.6%
1,3855922,057
Madison CountyR
−3.3%
1,4411,5413,065
Marion CountyD
+28.9%
7053701,159
Miller CountyD
+17.0%
1,0357221,842
Mississippi CountyR
−10.5%
9301,1672,263
Monroe CountyR
−5.5%
9121,0221,982
Montgomery CountyD
+2.6%
5535221,187
Nevada CountyD
+5.4%
8907841,964
Newton CountyR
−20.5%
377582999
Ouachita CountyR
−12.6%
1,1661,5052,699
Perry CountyD
+14.5%
6084451,123
Phillips CountyD
+50.3%
1,1943931,594
Pike CountyR
−2.7%
5686011,203
Poinsett CountyD
+29.0%
8434621,315
Polk CountyD
+11.8%
8246281,658
Pope CountyD
+33.2%
1,6648112,570
Prairie CountyD
+14.7%
1,1038121,974
Pulaski CountyD
+4.7%
3,8933,5337,735
Randolph CountyD
+43.4%
1,3485171,916
Saline CountyD
+39.5%
8993691,343
Scott CountyD
+25.8%
8934811,597
Searcy CountyR
−2.8%
5976361,392
Sebastian CountyD
+17.2%
3,0352,0505,737
Sevier CountyD
+29.4%
1,0735261,858
Sharp CountyD
+47.5%
9703171,375
St. Francis CountyR
−9.2%
6197551,477
Stone CountyD
+28.6%
496267801
Union CountyD
+44.4%
1,4075351,965
Van Buren CountyD
+8.3%
7976671,574
Washington CountyD
+22.2%
2,7481,7044,709
White CountyD
+29.7%
1,7888873,038
Woodruff CountyD
+15.8%
1,0467521,862
Yell CountyD
+23.5%
1,7431,0402,997