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Elections / 1908 · President · IN

William Howard Taft carried Indiana R+1.5.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Indiana, 1908. The state ran 8.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Indiana result
721,117 votes counted
Bryan (D)
338,262
46.9%
Taft (R)
348,993
48.4%
All others
33,862
4.7%
Margin
R+1.5
1908 presidential election
Indiana, 1908
TaftR+1.5
1908 presidential margin by county for Indiana — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Indiana — 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.Adams County, IN · D+31.7Allen County, IN · D+11.9Bartholomew County, IN · D+4.6Benton County, IN · R+10.2Blackford County, IN · D+8.9Boone County, IN · D+0.8Brown County, IN · D+26.8Carroll County, IN · D+0.8Cass County, IN · D+5.2Clark County, IN · D+4.8Clay County, IN · D+5.1Clinton County, IN · D+0.7Crawford County, IN · D+4.3Daviess County, IN · R+2.4Dearborn County, IN · D+14.0Decatur County, IN · R+4.9DeKalb County, IN · D+9.8Delaware County, IN · R+9.4Dubois County, IN · D+40.2Elkhart County, IN · R+4.2Fayette County, IN · R+16.2Floyd County, IN · D+8.1Fountain County, IN · R+0.8Franklin County, IN · D+21.7Fulton County, IN · R+1.5Gibson County, IN · R+1.3Grant County, IN · R+9.4Greene County, IN · TiedHamilton County, IN · R+18.8Hancock County, IN · D+10.0Harrison County, IN · D+4.3Hendricks County, IN · R+11.1Henry County, IN · R+14.6Howard County, IN · R+10.6Huntington County, IN · R+3.1Jackson County, IN · D+17.5Jasper County, IN · R+12.6Jay County, IN · D+1.6Jefferson County, IN · R+4.8Jennings County, IN · R+5.6Johnson County, IN · D+12.5Knox County, IN · D+8.7Kosciusko County, IN · R+12.6LaGrange County, IN · R+24.1Lake County, IN · R+25.7LaPorte County, IN · R+1.2Lawrence County, IN · R+10.6Madison County, IN · D+4.7Marion County, IN · TiedMarshall County, IN · D+5.2Martin County, IN · D+1.9Miami County, IN · D+4.2Monroe County, IN · R+4.6Montgomery County, IN · R+2.2Morgan County, IN · R+4.7Newton County, IN · R+15.6Noble County, IN · R+3.7Ohio County, IN · TiedOrange County, IN · R+10.5Owen County, IN · D+7.7Parke County, IN · R+5.1Perry County, IN · D+10.5Pike County, IN · TiedPorter County, IN · R+23.4Posey County, IN · D+11.1Pulaski County, IN · D+7.7Putnam County, IN · D+8.5Randolph County, IN · R+27.9Ripley County, IN · D+1.6Rush County, IN · R+9.5Scott County, IN · D+11.6Shelby County, IN · D+6.4Spencer County, IN · R+4.6St. Joseph County, IN · R+12.8Starke County, IN · R+7.4Steuben County, IN · R+28.7Sullivan County, IN · D+20.8Switzerland County, IN · D+3.0Tippecanoe County, IN · R+10.2Tipton County, IN · D+3.1Union County, IN · R+13.1Vanderburgh County, IN · R+5.9Vermillion County, IN · R+14.3Vigo County, IN · D+2.1Wabash County, IN · R+12.8Warren County, IN · R+32.6Warrick County, IN · R+1.0Washington County, IN · D+12.9Wayne County, IN · R+19.0Wells County, IN · D+19.1White County, IN · R+2.0Whitley County, IN · D+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican48.4%348,993
William J. BryanDemocratic46.9%338,262
OtherAll other candidates4.7%33,862
D+60
R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Indiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −18.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−18.9%DR18922024
Indiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.2%
1896−2.9%
1900−3.8%
1904−13.8%
1908−1.5%
1912+20.0%
1916−0.9%
1920−14.6%
1924−16.6%
1928−20.1%
1932+11.7%
1936+14.7%
1940−1.4%
1944−5.7%
1948−0.8%
1952−17.1%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.4%
1964+12.4%
1968−12.3%
1972−32.8%
1976−7.6%
1980−18.4%
1984−24.0%
1988−20.2%
1992−6.1%
1996−5.6%
2000−15.6%
2004−20.7%
2008+1.0%
2012−10.2%
2016−19.0%
2020−16.1%
2024−18.9%
County results — 1908
92 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+31.7%
3,4041,7265,289
Allen CountyD
+11.9%
12,1459,46822,513
Bartholomew CountyD
+4.6%
3,6373,3067,167
Benton CountyR
−10.2%
1,5661,9363,620
Blackford CountyD
+8.9%
2,2141,8354,258
Boone CountyD
+0.8%
3,5253,4717,198
Brown CountyD
+26.8%
1,1776631,916
Carroll CountyD
+0.8%
2,5902,5465,365
Cass CountyD
+5.2%
5,2344,70010,344
Clark CountyD
+4.8%
4,0853,7067,959
Clay CountyD
+5.1%
4,2043,7668,601
Clinton CountyD
+0.7%
3,6803,6267,682
Crawford CountyD
+4.3%
1,5391,4033,153
Daviess CountyR
−2.4%
3,2533,4247,077
Dearborn CountyD
+14.0%
3,3652,5206,027
Decatur CountyR
−4.9%
2,5642,8385,607
DeKalb CountyD
+9.8%
3,6842,9917,052
Delaware CountyR
−9.4%
5,7257,01413,676
Dubois CountyD
+40.2%
3,3441,3974,838
Elkhart CountyR
−4.2%
5,6976,24512,959
Fayette CountyR
−16.2%
1,7002,3944,293
Floyd CountyD
+8.1%
4,0643,4317,825
Fountain CountyR
−0.8%
2,8462,8945,918
Franklin CountyD
+21.7%
2,6161,6704,368
Fulton CountyR
−1.5%
2,3502,4264,917
Gibson CountyR
−1.3%
3,6563,7537,747
Grant CountyR
−9.4%
5,8197,18114,531
Greene CountyD
+0.3%
4,1724,1459,385
Hamilton CountyR
−18.8%
2,9474,4217,828
Hancock CountyD
+10.0%
3,0402,4725,683
Harrison CountyD
+4.3%
2,6462,4195,239
Hendricks CountyR
−11.1%
2,5713,2315,953
Henry CountyR
−14.6%
3,1974,3587,978
Howard CountyR
−10.6%
3,4974,4238,741
Huntington CountyR
−3.1%
3,7123,9738,344
Jackson CountyD
+17.5%
3,7832,6316,589
Jasper CountyR
−12.6%
1,4951,9393,513
Jay CountyD
+1.6%
3,3703,2567,117
Jefferson CountyR
−4.8%
2,7082,9955,983
Jennings CountyR
−5.6%
1,8712,1004,099
Johnson CountyD
+12.5%
3,2682,5195,992
Knox CountyD
+8.7%
5,1164,2479,985
Kosciusko CountyR
−12.6%
3,3624,3778,039
LaGrange CountyR
−24.1%
1,4142,3573,920
Lake CountyR
−25.7%
5,5029,49915,579
LaPorte CountyR
−1.2%
5,6805,82411,760
Lawrence CountyR
−10.6%
3,1183,8847,224
Madison CountyD
+4.7%
8,2967,48117,204
Marion CountyR
−0.4%
34,07834,35170,580
Marshall CountyD
+5.2%
3,2872,9476,504
Martin CountyD
+1.9%
1,7331,6673,448
Miami CountyD
+4.2%
4,1763,8208,440
Monroe CountyR
−4.6%
2,7803,0515,926
Montgomery CountyR
−2.2%
4,2274,4278,919
Morgan CountyR
−4.7%
2,7893,0746,030
Newton CountyR
−15.6%
1,1901,6452,913
Noble CountyR
−3.7%
3,2493,5076,914
Ohio CountyD
+0.2%
6226191,260
Orange CountyR
−10.5%
1,9612,4334,512
Owen CountyD
+7.7%
2,0231,7263,876
Parke CountyR
−5.1%
2,7073,0266,259
Perry CountyD
+10.5%
2,3561,9034,332
Pike CountyD
+0.0%
2,3602,3594,927
Porter CountyR
−23.4%
1,7892,9404,910
Posey CountyD
+11.1%
3,0842,4445,752
Pulaski CountyD
+7.7%
1,8321,5613,523
Putnam CountyD
+8.5%
3,1312,6265,926
Randolph CountyR
−27.9%
2,6004,7927,868
Ripley CountyD
+1.6%
2,7492,6605,582
Rush CountyR
−9.5%
2,5443,1025,857
Scott CountyD
+11.6%
1,2439792,279
Shelby CountyD
+6.4%
4,0353,5297,923
Spencer CountyR
−4.6%
2,6622,9205,666
St. Joseph CountyR
−12.8%
8,56211,22220,813
Starke CountyR
−7.4%
1,3051,5212,915
Steuben CountyR
−28.7%
1,4532,7044,361
Sullivan CountyD
+20.8%
4,6572,9428,248
Switzerland CountyD
+3.0%
1,5371,4443,055
Tippecanoe CountyR
−10.2%
4,9846,16411,539
Tipton CountyD
+3.1%
2,5562,3955,156
Union CountyR
−13.1%
8081,0661,965
Vanderburgh CountyR
−5.9%
8,0339,11618,443
Vermillion CountyR
−14.3%
1,8442,5685,052
Vigo CountyD
+2.1%
10,68510,22322,342
Wabash CountyR
−12.8%
3,1164,0917,640
Warren CountyR
−32.6%
1,0452,0923,214
Warrick CountyR
−1.0%
2,7822,8395,869
Washington CountyD
+12.9%
2,5731,9764,641
Wayne CountyR
−19.0%
4,5036,73111,738
Wells CountyD
+19.1%
3,3452,1856,083
White CountyR
−2.0%
2,3262,4234,919
Whitley CountyD
+3.9%
2,4932,3024,943