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Elections / 1908 · President · GA

William Jennings Bryan carried Georgia D+23.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Georgia, 1908. The state ran 32.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Georgia result
132,504 votes counted
Bryan (D)
72,350
54.6%
Taft (R)
41,355
31.2%
All others
18,799
14.2%
Margin
D+23.4
1908 presidential election
Georgia, 1908
BryanD+23.4
1908 presidential margin by county for Georgia — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Georgia — 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.Appling County, GA · TiedBaker County, GA · D+52.8Baldwin County, GA · D+30.9Banks County, GA · R+1.7Bartow County, GA · R+3.4Ben Hill County, GA · R+0.5Berrien County, GA · D+42.9Bibb County, GA · D+53.5Brooks County, GA · D+11.6Bulloch County, GA · D+58.7Burke County, GA · D+41.7Butts County, GA · D+27.8Calhoun County, GA · D+40.1Camden County, GA · R+12.4Carroll County, GA · D+23.1Catoosa County, GA · D+19.4Charlton County, GA · D+38.4Chatham County, GA · D+46.0Chattahoochee County, GA · R+2.8Chattooga County, GA · R+23.2Cherokee County, GA · R+30.5Clarke County, GA · D+50.0Clay County, GA · D+18.1Clayton County, GA · D+4.3Clinch County, GA · D+12.1Cobb County, GA · D+20.9Coffee County, GA · D+15.5Colquitt County, GA · D+31.3Columbia County, GA · D+38.6Coweta County, GA · D+63.8Crawford County, GA · D+76.5Crisp County, GA · D+35.4Dade County, GA · D+48.9Dawson County, GA · R+26.6Decatur County, GA · D+16.8DeKalb County, GA · D+28.2Dodge County, GA · D+46.9Dooly County, GA · D+27.2Dougherty County, GA · D+56.9Douglas County, GA · R+5.5Early County, GA · D+28.9Echols County, GA · D+80.6Effingham County, GA · D+47.7Elbert County, GA · D+53.6Emanuel County, GA · D+1.2Fannin County, GA · R+23.7Fayette County, GA · D+27.0Floyd County, GA · D+25.7Forsyth County, GA · R+33.9Franklin County, GA · D+13.0Fulton County, GA · D+22.5Gilmer County, GA · R+17.9Glascock County, GA · D+2.9Glynn County, GA · D+21.7Gordon County, GA · R+11.7Grady County, GA · D+23.7Greene County, GA · R+1.5Gwinnett County, GA · D+8.2Habersham County, GA · D+19.3Hall County, GA · D+4.9Hancock County, GA · D+61.7Haralson County, GA · R+28.3Harris County, GA · D+63.5Hart County, GA · D+26.7Heard County, GA · D+81.8Henry County, GA · D+27.3Houston County, GA · D+79.0Irwin County, GA · D+36.1Jackson County, GA · D+22.2Jasper County, GA · D+54.3Jeff Davis County, GA · D+4.7Jefferson County, GA · D+1.6Jenkins County, GA · D+42.6Johnson County, GA · R+4.1Jones County, GA · D+8.6Laurens County, GA · D+9.9Lee County, GA · D+14.3Liberty County, GA · R+24.4Lincoln County, GA · D+37.9Lowndes County, GA · D+56.9Lumpkin County, GA · D+9.0Macon County, GA · D+22.6Madison County, GA · D+47.6Marion County, GA · D+13.4McDuffie County, GA · D+25.9McIntosh County, GA · R+4.5Meriwether County, GA · D+46.6Miller County, GA · D+60.5Mitchell County, GA · D+37.5Monroe County, GA · D+35.2Montgomery County, GA · D+18.2Morgan County, GA · D+38.4Murray County, GA · R+25.0Muscogee County, GA · D+52.0Newton County, GA · D+33.8Oconee County, GA · D+19.9Oglethorpe County, GA · D+63.5Paulding County, GA · R+34.7Pickens County, GA · R+58.8Pierce County, GA · D+28.0Pike County, GA · D+46.1Polk County, GA · R+27.6Pulaski County, GA · D+66.2Putnam County, GA · D+87.4Quitman County, GA · D+30.3Rabun County, GA · D+14.9Randolph County, GA · D+16.0Richmond County, GA · D+59.6Rockdale County, GA · D+29.4Schley County, GA · D+10.0Screven County, GA · R+6.4Spalding County, GA · D+53.0Stephens County, GA · D+7.6Stewart County, GA · D+25.6Sumter County, GA · D+28.7Talbot County, GA · D+47.4Taliaferro County, GA · D+3.2Tattnall County, GA · D+21.7Taylor County, GA · D+16.3Telfair County, GA · D+67.2Terrell County, GA · D+53.4Thomas County, GA · D+2.3Tift County, GA · D+53.6Toombs County, GA · D+14.1Towns County, GA · R+19.4Troup County, GA · D+63.8Turner County, GA · D+31.3Twiggs County, GA · D+57.7Union County, GA · R+9.6Upson County, GA · D+29.4Walker County, GA · R+9.9Walton County, GA · D+25.1Ware County, GA · D+57.6Warren County, GA · R+1.4Washington County, GA · D+26.4Wayne County, GA · D+41.5Webster County, GA · R+1.2White County, GA · R+18.2Whitfield County, GA · R+12.9Wilcox County, GA · D+49.7Wilkes County, GA · D+57.9Wilkinson County, GA · D+57.5Worth County, GA · D+23.3
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic54.6%72,350
William H. TaftRepublican31.2%41,355
OtherAll other candidates14.2%18,799
D+60
R+60
143 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Georgia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −2.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.2%DR18922024
Georgia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+36.3%
1896+21.0%
1900+38.7%
1904+45.9%
1908+23.4%
1912+72.4%
1916+72.9%
1920+42.3%
1924+55.9%
1928+12.0%
1932+83.8%
1936+74.5%
1940+69.9%
1944+63.5%
1948+42.5%
1952+39.3%
1956+34.1%
1960+25.1%
1964−8.3%
1968−3.7%
1972−50.6%
1976+33.9%
1980+14.8%
1984−20.4%
1988−20.3%
1992+0.6%
1996−1.2%
2000−11.7%
2004−16.6%
2008−5.2%
2012−7.8%
2016−5.1%
2020+0.3%
2024−2.2%
County results — 1908
143 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Appling CountyR
−0.1%
249250743
Baker CountyD
+52.8%
14936214
Baldwin CountyD
+30.9%
417201700
Banks CountyR
−1.7%
211221580
Bartow CountyR
−3.4%
7267801,592
Ben Hill CountyR
−0.5%
407412972
Berrien CountyD
+42.9%
595212892
Bibb CountyD
+53.5%
1,9465652,579
Brooks CountyD
+11.6%
472362946
Bulloch CountyD
+58.7%
7561161,090
Burke CountyD
+41.7%
519193782
Butts CountyD
+27.8%
348167651
Calhoun CountyD
+40.1%
272106414
Camden CountyR
−12.4%
181233419
Carroll CountyD
+23.1%
9175051,787
Catoosa CountyD
+19.4%
317213537
Charlton CountyD
+38.4%
12453185
Chatham CountyD
+46.0%
3,3051,2094,556
Chattahoochee CountyR
−2.8%
111118246
Chattooga CountyR
−23.2%
4377161,201
Cherokee CountyR
−30.5%
3266651,112
Clarke CountyD
+50.0%
7202071,025
Clay CountyD
+18.1%
242161447
Clayton CountyD
+4.3%
248223582
Clinch CountyD
+12.1%
202157371
Cobb CountyD
+20.9%
8895481,630
Coffee CountyD
+15.5%
534382978
Colquitt CountyD
+31.3%
390125846
Columbia CountyO
+38.6%
14412342
Coweta CountyD
+63.8%
1,0322201,272
Crawford CountyD
+76.5%
28524341
Crisp CountyD
+35.4%
452206695
Dade CountyD
+48.9%
22872319
Dawson CountyR
−26.6%
125219354
Decatur CountyD
+16.8%
7825371,455
DeKalb CountyD
+28.2%
7403561,361
Dodge CountyD
+46.9%
544177782
Dooly CountyD
+27.2%
507271867
Dougherty CountyD
+56.9%
583158747
Douglas CountyO
−5.5%
152181525
Early CountyD
+28.9%
375173699
Echols CountyD
+80.6%
14015155
Effingham CountyD
+47.7%
30289447
Elbert CountyD
+53.6%
7141031,140
Emanuel CountyD
+1.2%
5495301,560
Fannin CountyR
−23.7%
4206811,101
Fayette CountyD
+27.0%
338162653
Floyd CountyD
+25.7%
1,2046772,047
Forsyth CountyR
−33.9%
150345576
Franklin CountyD
+13.0%
379253970
Fulton CountyD
+22.5%
5,1823,1668,954
Gilmer CountyR
−17.9%
360519886
Glascock CountyO
+2.9%
6352383
Glynn CountyD
+21.7%
467298779
Gordon CountyR
−11.7%
4766151,190
Grady CountyD
+23.7%
463238949
Greene CountyR
−1.5%
4124281,068
Gwinnett CountyD
+8.2%
6775411,651
Habersham CountyD
+19.3%
364230694
Hall CountyD
+4.9%
7076341,481
Hancock CountyD
+61.7%
45780611
Haralson CountyR
−28.3%
252506899
Harris CountyD
+63.5%
55694728
Hart CountyD
+26.7%
408192809
Heard CountyD
+81.8%
2035242
Henry CountyD
+27.3%
369194641
Houston CountyD
+79.0%
855271,048
Irwin CountyD
+36.1%
388174592
Jackson CountyD
+22.2%
7354061,479
Jasper CountyD
+54.3%
557155740
Jeff Davis CountyD
+4.7%
172156339
Jefferson CountyD
+1.6%
373361738
Jenkins CountyD
+42.6%
18853317
Johnson CountyO
−4.1%
135162655
Jones CountyD
+8.6%
385322735
Laurens CountyD
+9.9%
9577302,284
Lee CountyD
+14.3%
337252596
Liberty CountyR
−24.4%
219412792
Lincoln CountyO
+37.9%
1571412
Lowndes CountyD
+56.9%
681154927
Lumpkin CountyD
+9.0%
261218479
Macon CountyD
+22.6%
350196680
Madison CountyD
+47.6%
560170820
Marion CountyD
+13.4%
217155461
McDuffie CountyO
+25.9%
15725510
McIntosh CountyR
−4.5%
147161308
Meriwether CountyD
+46.6%
6832111,013
Miller CountyD
+60.5%
16123228
Mitchell CountyD
+37.5%
555196957
Monroe CountyD
+35.2%
456162836
Montgomery CountyD
+18.2%
414254881
Morgan CountyD
+38.4%
462187717
Murray CountyR
−25.0%
312539909
Muscogee CountyD
+52.0%
1,5994592,192
Newton CountyD
+33.8%
6433031,005
Oconee CountyO
+19.9%
13651427
Oglethorpe CountyD
+63.5%
49567674
Paulding CountyR
−34.7%
2566301,078
Pickens CountyR
−58.8%
187731925
Pierce CountyD
+28.0%
295150517
Pike CountyD
+46.1%
7272301,078
Polk CountyR
−27.6%
4929011,480
Pulaski CountyD
+66.2%
651107822
Putnam CountyD
+87.4%
41020446
Quitman CountyD
+30.3%
8731185
Rabun CountyD
+14.9%
233171417
Randolph CountyD
+16.0%
522366973
Richmond CountyD
+59.6%
1,7272672,448
Rockdale CountyD
+29.4%
352172612
Schley CountyD
+10.0%
219173458
Screven CountyR
−6.4%
3554281,149
Spalding CountyD
+53.0%
725199992
Stephens CountyD
+7.6%
306261594
Stewart CountyD
+25.6%
415241679
Sumter CountyD
+28.7%
8764761,392
Talbot CountyD
+47.4%
408129588
Taliaferro CountyD
+3.2%
235216586
Tattnall CountyD
+21.7%
5342631,247
Taylor CountyD
+16.3%
253159575
Telfair CountyD
+67.2%
61329869
Terrell CountyD
+53.4%
528142723
Thomas CountyD
+2.3%
7657231,803
Tift CountyD
+53.6%
45099655
Toombs CountyD
+14.1%
282200583
Towns CountyR
−19.4%
196291489
Troup CountyD
+63.8%
714451,048
Turner CountyD
+31.3%
276105547
Twiggs CountyD
+57.7%
30173395
Union CountyR
−9.6%
344418767
Upson CountyD
+29.4%
369145763
Walker CountyR
−9.9%
7549251,729
Walton CountyD
+25.1%
7273891,348
Ware CountyD
+57.6%
7711901,008
Warren CountyO
−1.4%
158166587
Washington CountyD
+26.4%
6302671,376
Wayne CountyD
+41.5%
394144603
Webster CountyR
−1.2%
114117257
White CountyR
−18.2%
121183340
Whitfield CountyR
−12.9%
5867751,463
Wilcox CountyD
+49.7%
380120523
Wilkes CountyD
+57.9%
55765850
Wilkinson CountyD
+57.5%
28055391
Worth CountyD
+23.3%
457237945