Illinois — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentTaftR+15.5
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 54.5% | 629,932 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 39.0% | 450,810 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.4% | 74,512 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 27 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Cook County, IL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+9.6 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+15.4 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Effingham County, IL | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Fayette County, IL | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Franklin County, IL | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+44.0 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Logan County, IL | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Madison County, IL | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+50.6 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+8.5 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+45.9 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Menard County, IL | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Scott County, IL | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Wabash County, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+2.6 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+1.0 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William J. Bryan+1,061 | 7,23344.3% | 8,29450.8% | 7874.8% | 16,314 |
| Alexander County | William H. Taft+1,763 | 3,79063.8% | 2,02734.1% | 1192.0% | 5,936 |
| Bond County | William H. Taft+678 | 2,14353.7% | 1,46536.7% | 3849.6% | 3,992 |
| Boone County | William H. Taft+2,218 | 2,80576.1% | 58715.9% | 2968.0% | 3,688 |
| Brown County | William J. Bryan+662 | 94735.8% | 1,60960.9% | 873.3% | 2,643 |
| Bureau County | William H. Taft+2,409 | 5,28057.5% | 2,87131.3% | 1,03511.3% | 9,186 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+170 | 73542.6% | 90552.4% | 865.0% | 1,726 |
| Carroll County | William H. Taft+1,746 | 2,87566.7% | 1,12926.2% | 3067.1% | 4,310 |
| Cass County | William J. Bryan+556 | 1,87842.5% | 2,43455.0% | 1112.5% | 4,423 |
| Champaign County | William H. Taft+2,332 | 7,16257.2% | 4,83038.5% | 5394.3% | 12,531 |
| Christian County | William J. Bryan+470 | 3,68643.6% | 4,15649.2% | 6077.2% | 8,449 |
| Clark County | William H. Taft+365 | 3,15851.3% | 2,79345.3% | 2103.4% | 6,161 |
| Clay County | William H. Taft+98 | 2,25049.5% | 2,15247.4% | 1413.1% | 4,543 |
| Clinton County | William J. Bryan+912 | 2,10439.1% | 3,01656.1% | 2604.8% | 5,380 |
| Coles County | William H. Taft+431 | 4,38850.8% | 3,95745.8% | 2873.3% | 8,632 |
| Cook County | William H. Taft+77,410 | 230,40055.5% | 152,99036.9% | 31,7017.6% | 415,091 |
| Crawford County | William H. Taft+200 | 3,09049.4% | 2,89046.2% | 2724.4% | 6,252 |
| Cumberland County | William J. Bryan+71 | 1,73947.7% | 1,81049.6% | 1002.7% | 3,649 |
| De Witt County | William H. Taft+473 | 2,62853.2% | 2,15543.6% | 1603.2% | 4,943 |
| DeKalb County | William H. Taft+4,134 | 5,86672.5% | 1,73221.4% | 4936.1% | 8,091 |
| Douglas County | William H. Taft+739 | 2,65655.3% | 1,91739.9% | 2274.7% | 4,800 |
| DuPage County | William H. Taft+2,555 | 4,53064.0% | 1,97527.9% | 5758.1% | 7,080 |
| Edgar County | William H. Taft+324 | 3,75750.5% | 3,43346.1% | 2553.4% | 7,445 |
| Edwards County | William H. Taft+867 | 1,61464.5% | 74729.8% | 1425.7% | 2,503 |
| Effingham County | William J. Bryan+949 | 1,87738.9% | 2,82658.5% | 1272.6% | 4,830 |
| Fayette County | William H. Taft+68 | 3,26148.7% | 3,19347.7% | 2463.7% | 6,700 |
| Ford County | William H. Taft+1,453 | 2,61765.6% | 1,16429.2% | 2095.2% | 3,990 |
| Franklin County | William H. Taft+138 | 2,53948.5% | 2,40145.9% | 2935.6% | 5,233 |
| Fulton County | William H. Taft+1,171 | 6,07750.5% | 4,90640.8% | 1,0428.7% | 12,025 |
| Gallatin County | William J. Bryan+434 | 1,41141.8% | 1,84554.6% | 1223.6% | 3,378 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+1,155 | 2,00437.2% | 3,15958.6% | 2264.2% | 5,389 |
| Grundy County | William H. Taft+1,768 | 3,12763.1% | 1,35927.4% | 4719.5% | 4,957 |
| Hamilton County | William J. Bryan+319 | 1,80944.3% | 2,12852.1% | 1503.7% | 4,087 |
| Hancock County | William J. Bryan+479 | 3,78145.5% | 4,26051.2% | 2743.3% | 8,315 |
| Hardin County | William H. Taft+133 | 81352.5% | 68043.9% | 553.6% | 1,548 |
| Henderson County | William H. Taft+727 | 1,54762.2% | 82033.0% | 1194.8% | 2,486 |
| Henry County | William H. Taft+3,888 | 6,38764.5% | 2,49925.3% | 1,01110.2% | 9,897 |
| Iroquois County | William H. Taft+1,889 | 4,85558.9% | 2,96636.0% | 4165.1% | 8,237 |
| Jackson County | William H. Taft+867 | 4,01653.1% | 3,14941.6% | 4035.3% | 7,568 |
| Jasper County | William J. Bryan+457 | 1,86043.0% | 2,31753.6% | 1483.4% | 4,325 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+167 | 3,21047.3% | 3,37749.8% | 2002.9% | 6,787 |
| Jersey County | William J. Bryan+358 | 1,46043.2% | 1,81853.8% | 1043.1% | 3,382 |
| Jo Daviess County | William H. Taft+822 | 3,13254.6% | 2,31040.3% | 2975.2% | 5,739 |
| Johnson County | William H. Taft+858 | 1,91362.3% | 1,05534.3% | 1043.4% | 3,072 |
| Kane County | William H. Taft+8,524 | 12,84070.3% | 4,31623.6% | 1,1116.1% | 18,267 |
| Kankakee County | William H. Taft+3,538 | 5,99968.5% | 2,46128.1% | 3033.5% | 8,763 |
| Kendall County | William H. Taft+1,392 | 1,94873.9% | 55621.1% | 1335.0% | 2,637 |
| Knox County | William H. Taft+3,807 | 7,08463.8% | 3,27729.5% | 7376.6% | 11,098 |
| Lake County | William H. Taft+4,128 | 6,39268.2% | 2,26424.1% | 7237.7% | 9,379 |
| LaSalle County | William H. Taft+3,570 | 11,15955.6% | 7,58937.8% | 1,3266.6% | 20,074 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+56 | 2,19747.2% | 2,25348.4% | 2094.5% | 4,659 |
| Lee County | William H. Taft+2,111 | 4,25563.5% | 2,14432.0% | 3024.5% | 6,701 |
| Livingston County | William H. Taft+1,580 | 5,35855.8% | 3,77839.4% | 4604.8% | 9,596 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+95 | 3,45147.4% | 3,54648.7% | 2783.8% | 7,275 |
| Macon County | William H. Taft+2,028 | 6,64356.0% | 4,61538.9% | 6085.1% | 11,866 |
| Macoupin County | William J. Bryan+787 | 4,98842.8% | 5,77549.5% | 9017.7% | 11,664 |
| Madison County | William H. Taft+1,651 | 9,46351.1% | 7,81242.2% | 1,2286.6% | 18,503 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+566 | 3,43543.1% | 4,00150.2% | 5276.6% | 7,963 |
| Marshall County | William H. Taft+179 | 1,89350.1% | 1,71445.4% | 1694.5% | 3,776 |
| Mason County | William J. Bryan+340 | 1,92443.5% | 2,26451.2% | 2365.3% | 4,424 |
| Massac County | William H. Taft+1,432 | 2,08473.7% | 65223.0% | 933.3% | 2,829 |
| McDonough County | William H. Taft+621 | 3,73351.1% | 3,11242.6% | 4676.4% | 7,312 |
| McHenry County | William H. Taft+3,444 | 5,33171.1% | 1,88725.2% | 2833.8% | 7,501 |
| McLean County | William H. Taft+2,971 | 8,95355.9% | 5,98237.3% | 1,0886.8% | 16,023 |
| Menard County | William J. Bryan+148 | 1,60045.6% | 1,74849.8% | 1644.7% | 3,512 |
| Mercer County | William H. Taft+1,094 | 2,87157.5% | 1,77735.6% | 3446.9% | 4,992 |
| Monroe County | William H. Taft+221 | 1,73352.9% | 1,51246.2% | 280.9% | 3,273 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+127 | 3,78245.6% | 3,90947.2% | 5967.2% | 8,287 |
| Morgan County | William H. Taft+26 | 4,01948.1% | 3,99347.7% | 3514.2% | 8,363 |
| Moultrie County | William H. Taft+9 | 1,70448.4% | 1,69548.2% | 1193.4% | 3,518 |
| Ogle County | William H. Taft+3,087 | 4,84869.2% | 1,76125.1% | 3935.6% | 7,002 |
| Peoria County | William H. Taft+1,930 | 10,82852.5% | 8,89843.1% | 9094.4% | 20,635 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+90 | 2,39246.3% | 2,48248.0% | 2965.7% | 5,170 |
| Piatt County | William H. Taft+819 | 2,34958.0% | 1,53037.7% | 1744.3% | 4,053 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+927 | 2,93240.4% | 3,85953.1% | 4746.5% | 7,265 |
| Pope County | William H. Taft+958 | 1,70667.8% | 74829.7% | 642.5% | 2,518 |
| Pulaski County | William H. Taft+1,105 | 2,18565.2% | 1,08032.2% | 842.5% | 3,349 |
| Putnam County | William H. Taft+421 | 83463.0% | 41331.2% | 775.8% | 1,324 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+127 | 3,04547.0% | 3,17249.0% | 2564.0% | 6,473 |
| Richland County | William J. Bryan+254 | 1,68444.1% | 1,93850.8% | 1945.1% | 3,816 |
| Rock Island County | William H. Taft+3,457 | 8,19655.4% | 4,73932.1% | 1,84612.5% | 14,781 |
| Saline County | William H. Taft+654 | 3,12552.1% | 2,47141.2% | 4006.7% | 5,996 |
| Sangamon County | William H. Taft+1,071 | 10,42249.8% | 9,35144.7% | 1,1615.5% | 20,934 |
| Schuyler County | William J. Bryan+254 | 1,62243.3% | 1,87650.1% | 2476.6% | 3,745 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+275 | 1,10142.8% | 1,37653.4% | 983.8% | 2,575 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+753 | 3,31242.3% | 4,06551.9% | 4535.8% | 7,830 |
| St. Clair County | William H. Taft+1,277 | 12,61948.7% | 11,34243.7% | 1,9737.6% | 25,934 |
| Stark County | William H. Taft+897 | 1,63566.3% | 73829.9% | 943.8% | 2,467 |
| Stephenson County | William H. Taft+529 | 4,60550.9% | 4,07645.1% | 3604.0% | 9,041 |
| Tazewell County | William J. Bryan+19 | 3,76747.5% | 3,78647.8% | 3704.7% | 7,923 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+995 | 1,69537.4% | 2,69059.4% | 1443.2% | 4,529 |
| Vermilion County | William H. Taft+5,406 | 11,72660.6% | 6,32032.7% | 1,2986.7% | 19,344 |
| Wabash County | William J. Bryan+303 | 1,51143.1% | 1,81451.7% | 1845.2% | 3,509 |
| Warren County | William H. Taft+956 | 3,28354.1% | 2,32738.4% | 4567.5% | 6,066 |
| Washington County | William H. Taft+525 | 2,35553.9% | 1,83041.9% | 1874.3% | 4,372 |
| Wayne County | William H. Taft+155 | 2,94649.6% | 2,79147.0% | 2033.4% | 5,940 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+498 | 2,43643.5% | 2,93452.4% | 2304.1% | 5,600 |
| Whiteside County | William H. Taft+3,117 | 5,25765.7% | 2,14026.8% | 6007.5% | 7,997 |
| Will County | William H. Taft+4,665 | 10,35861.3% | 5,69333.7% | 8505.0% | 16,901 |
| Williamson County | William H. Taft+1,273 | 4,78652.6% | 3,51338.6% | 7948.7% | 9,093 |
| Winnebago County | William H. Taft+6,756 | 8,91971.5% | 2,16317.3% | 1,38511.1% | 12,467 |
| Woodford County | William H. Taft+48 | 2,20447.5% | 2,15646.5% | 2776.0% | 4,637 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.