California — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentTaftR+22.5
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 55.5% | 214,398 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 33.0% | 127,492 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 11.6% | 44,735 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+74.4 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Colusa County, CA | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+32.7 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Fresno County, CA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Glenn County, CA | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Imperial County, CA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Inyo County, CA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Merced County, CA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Plumas County, CA | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+32.1 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Republican | R+19.8 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Solano County, CA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Yolo County, CA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+16.0 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | William H. Taft+14,270 | 21,38064.2% | 7,11021.4% | 4,79314.4% | 33,283 |
| Alpine County | William H. Taft+64 | 7587.2% | 1112.8% | 00.0% | 86 |
| Amador County | William H. Taft+161 | 1,03551.9% | 87443.8% | 864.3% | 1,995 |
| Butte County | William H. Taft+948 | 3,09452.7% | 2,14636.6% | 62610.7% | 5,866 |
| Calaveras County | William H. Taft+490 | 1,32355.5% | 83335.0% | 2269.5% | 2,382 |
| Colusa County | William J. Bryan+334 | 73038.6% | 1,06456.2% | 985.2% | 1,892 |
| Contra Costa County | William H. Taft+1,737 | 3,33660.6% | 1,59929.1% | 56910.3% | 5,504 |
| Del Norte County | William H. Taft+248 | 45059.3% | 20226.6% | 10714.1% | 759 |
| El Dorado County | William J. Bryan+33 | 98644.7% | 1,01946.2% | 1999.0% | 2,204 |
| Fresno County | William H. Taft+1,641 | 6,38450.9% | 4,74337.8% | 1,41811.3% | 12,545 |
| Glenn County | William J. Bryan+93 | 61844.7% | 71151.4% | 533.8% | 1,382 |
| Humboldt County | William H. Taft+3,015 | 4,22165.0% | 1,20618.6% | 1,06516.4% | 6,492 |
| Imperial County | William H. Taft+234 | 90947.6% | 67535.4% | 32417.0% | 1,908 |
| Inyo County | William J. Bryan+35 | 58340.9% | 61843.4% | 22315.7% | 1,424 |
| Kern County | William H. Taft+55 | 2,27045.6% | 2,21544.5% | 4939.9% | 4,978 |
| Kings County | William H. Taft+339 | 1,19853.2% | 85938.2% | 1948.6% | 2,251 |
| Lake County | William J. Bryan+3 | 62542.8% | 62843.0% | 20614.1% | 1,459 |
| Lassen County | William H. Taft+190 | 55154.6% | 36135.8% | 979.6% | 1,009 |
| Los Angeles County | William H. Taft+19,407 | 41,48356.8% | 22,07630.2% | 9,51813.0% | 73,077 |
| Madera County | William H. Taft+22 | 59644.8% | 57443.2% | 15912.0% | 1,329 |
| Marin County | William H. Taft+1,749 | 2,73268.2% | 98324.6% | 2887.2% | 4,003 |
| Mariposa County | William J. Bryan+128 | 35236.9% | 48050.3% | 12312.9% | 955 |
| Mendocino County | William H. Taft+994 | 2,74655.6% | 1,75235.5% | 4449.0% | 4,942 |
| Merced County | William H. Taft+7 | 1,10744.6% | 1,10044.3% | 27611.1% | 2,483 |
| Modoc County | William H. Taft+46 | 62049.9% | 57446.2% | 483.9% | 1,242 |
| Mono County | William H. Taft+103 | 22459.9% | 12132.4% | 297.8% | 374 |
| Monterey County | William H. Taft+870 | 2,48653.6% | 1,61634.9% | 53311.5% | 4,635 |
| Napa County | William H. Taft+1,069 | 2,40559.1% | 1,33632.8% | 3308.1% | 4,071 |
| Nevada County | William H. Taft+457 | 1,82550.9% | 1,36838.1% | 39511.0% | 3,588 |
| Orange County | William H. Taft+1,333 | 3,24453.7% | 1,91131.7% | 88214.6% | 6,037 |
| Placer County | William H. Taft+374 | 1,86551.4% | 1,49141.1% | 2697.4% | 3,625 |
| Plumas County | William H. Taft+264 | 65957.9% | 39534.7% | 847.4% | 1,138 |
| Riverside County | William H. Taft+1,855 | 3,22957.2% | 1,37424.4% | 1,03818.4% | 5,641 |
| Sacramento County | William H. Taft+1,982 | 6,51555.1% | 4,53338.4% | 7666.5% | 11,814 |
| San Benito County | William H. Taft+253 | 93753.6% | 68439.1% | 1287.3% | 1,749 |
| San Bernardino County | William H. Taft+2,044 | 4,72952.9% | 2,68530.0% | 1,52617.1% | 8,940 |
| San Diego County | William H. Taft+3,019 | 5,41257.6% | 2,39325.4% | 1,59817.0% | 9,403 |
| San Francisco County | William H. Taft+11,924 | 33,18455.2% | 21,26035.4% | 5,6809.4% | 60,124 |
| San Joaquin County | William H. Taft+1,139 | 4,47052.2% | 3,33138.9% | 7638.9% | 8,564 |
| San Luis Obispo County | William H. Taft+627 | 2,00850.8% | 1,38134.9% | 56714.3% | 3,956 |
| San Mateo County | William H. Taft+1,551 | 2,86562.9% | 1,31428.9% | 3758.2% | 4,554 |
| Santa Barbara County | William H. Taft+1,073 | 2,71355.2% | 1,64033.4% | 56311.5% | 4,916 |
| Santa Clara County | William H. Taft+4,114 | 7,95058.9% | 3,83628.4% | 1,71612.7% | 13,502 |
| Santa Cruz County | William H. Taft+1,243 | 2,88654.7% | 1,64331.1% | 74614.1% | 5,275 |
| Shasta County | William H. Taft+502 | 1,89147.6% | 1,38935.0% | 69217.4% | 3,972 |
| Sierra County | William H. Taft+190 | 60055.4% | 41037.9% | 736.7% | 1,083 |
| Siskiyou County | William H. Taft+156 | 1,81347.4% | 1,65743.3% | 3559.3% | 3,825 |
| Solano County | William H. Taft+1,082 | 3,11554.7% | 2,03335.7% | 5459.6% | 5,693 |
| Sonoma County | William H. Taft+2,259 | 5,42757.5% | 3,16833.6% | 8448.9% | 9,439 |
| Stanislaus County | William H. Taft+273 | 1,66346.5% | 1,39038.8% | 52714.7% | 3,580 |
| Sutter County | William H. Taft+244 | 89654.9% | 65240.0% | 835.1% | 1,631 |
| Tehama County | William H. Taft+170 | 1,06447.5% | 89439.9% | 28412.7% | 2,242 |
| Trinity County | William H. Taft+62 | 39344.4% | 33137.4% | 16118.2% | 885 |
| Tulare County | William H. Taft+413 | 2,74248.0% | 2,32940.7% | 64711.3% | 5,718 |
| Tuolumne County | William H. Taft+65 | 94344.4% | 87841.3% | 30314.3% | 2,124 |
| Ventura County | William H. Taft+683 | 1,86456.6% | 1,18135.8% | 2507.6% | 3,295 |
| Yolo County | William H. Taft+154 | 1,70749.0% | 1,55344.6% | 2236.4% | 3,483 |
| Yuba County | William H. Taft+368 | 1,27055.2% | 90239.2% | 1275.5% | 2,299 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.