Elections / 1908 · President · CT
William Howard Taft carried Connecticut R+23.5.
William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Connecticut, 1908. The state ran 14.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Connecticut result
189,996 votes counted
Bryan (D)
68,254
35.9%
Taft (R)
112,913
59.4%
All others
8,829
4.6%
Margin
R+23.5
1908 presidential election
Connecticut, 1908
TaftR+23.5
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1908 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1908 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 59.4% | 112,913 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 35.9% | 68,254 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.6% | 8,829 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1908
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 13,652 | 25,580 | 42,005 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 5,078 | 8,191 | 13,886 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 3,179 | 5,441 | 8,819 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | R | 10,374 | 16,375 | 28,069 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 2,152 | 4,043 | 6,375 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 2,415 | 5,209 | 7,906 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | R | 14,755 | 21,285 | 37,837 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 6,787 | 10,506 | 17,764 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 9,862 | 16,283 | 27,335 |