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Elections / 1908 · President · FL

William Jennings Bryan carried Florida D+41.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Florida, 1908. The state ran 51.0 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Florida result
49,360 votes counted
Bryan (D)
31,104
63.0%
Taft (R)
10,654
21.6%
All others
7,602
15.4%
Margin
D+41.4
1908 presidential election
Florida, 1908
BryanD+41.4
1908 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · D+27.2Baker County, FL · D+14.3Bradford County, FL · D+56.0Brevard County, FL · D+11.9Calhoun County, FL · R+14.3Citrus County, FL · D+76.1Clay County, FL · D+41.8Columbia County, FL · D+20.9DeSoto County, FL · D+52.1Duval County, FL · D+48.8Escambia County, FL · D+34.8Franklin County, FL · D+34.4Gadsden County, FL · D+64.2Hamilton County, FL · D+47.5Hernando County, FL · D+59.9Hillsborough County, FL · D+63.2Holmes County, FL · D+11.7Jackson County, FL · D+45.5Jefferson County, FL · D+52.5Lafayette County, FL · D+61.6Lake County, FL · D+34.5Lee County, FL · D+36.4Leon County, FL · D+57.9Levy County, FL · D+31.9Liberty County, FL · D+39.2Madison County, FL · D+80.5Manatee County, FL · D+60.6Marion County, FL · D+39.8Miami-Dade County, FL · D+43.3Monroe County, FL · D+34.6Nassau County, FL · D+60.2Orange County, FL · D+29.0Osceola County, FL · D+33.3Pasco County, FL · D+62.3Polk County, FL · D+53.5Putnam County, FL · D+23.3Santa Rosa County, FL · D+40.2St. Johns County, FL · D+30.6St. Lucie County, FL · D+50.0Sumter County, FL · D+57.1Suwannee County, FL · D+42.5Taylor County, FL · D+17.5Volusia County, FL · D+23.1Wakulla County, FL · D+53.2Walton County, FL · D+13.9Washington County, FL · D+31.1
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic63.0%31,104
William H. TaftRepublican21.6%10,654
OtherAll other candidates15.4%7,602
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1908
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyD
+27.2%
1,2396862,030
Baker CountyD
+14.3%
152104336
Bradford CountyD
+56.0%
729180981
Brevard CountyD
+11.9%
294225579
Calhoun CountyR
−14.3%
241339684
Citrus CountyD
+76.1%
37133444
Clay CountyD
+41.8%
355122558
Columbia CountyD
+20.9%
465279892
DeSoto CountyD
+52.1%
9922441,437
Duval CountyD
+48.8%
2,3816413,562
Escambia CountyD
+34.8%
1,8877183,356
Franklin CountyD
+34.4%
283112497
Gadsden CountyD
+64.2%
56389738
Hamilton CountyD
+47.5%
452116708
Hernando CountyD
+59.9%
26057339
Hillsborough CountyD
+63.2%
2,7033673,694
Holmes CountyD
+11.7%
438337864
Jackson CountyD
+45.5%
1,1223531,689
Jefferson CountyD
+52.5%
565149792
Lafayette CountyD
+61.6%
48790645
Lake CountyD
+34.5%
487200833
Lee CountyD
+36.4%
26672533
Leon CountyD
+57.9%
698143958
Levy CountyD
+31.9%
411189695
Liberty CountyD
+39.2%
17669273
Madison CountyD
+80.5%
51132595
Manatee CountyD
+60.6%
64493909
Marion CountyD
+39.8%
1,3524822,186
Miami-Dade CountyD
+43.3%
9612751,586
Monroe CountyD
+34.6%
6302271,166
Nassau CountyD
+60.2%
46692621
Orange CountyD
+29.0%
9524851,609
Osceola CountyD
+33.3%
19381336
Pasco CountyD
+62.3%
43681570
Polk CountyD
+53.5%
1,2512901,797
Putnam CountyD
+23.3%
7974541,470
Santa Rosa CountyD
+40.2%
535212803
St. Johns CountyD
+30.6%
7583441,352
St. Lucie CountyD
+50.0%
28063434
Sumter CountyD
+57.1%
34362492
Suwannee CountyD
+42.5%
5971501,053
Taylor CountyD
+17.5%
250160514
Volusia CountyD
+23.1%
7364441,265
Wakulla CountyD
+53.2%
23956344
Walton CountyD
+13.9%
504369972
Washington CountyD
+31.1%
6522881,169