Elections / 1908 · President · IN
Indiana — 1908 presidential election
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Akashicstate1908 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentTaftR+1.5
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 48.4% | 348,993 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 46.9% | 338,262 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.7% | 33,862 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Allen County, IN | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Blackford County, IN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Boone County, IN | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Brown County, IN | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Carroll County, IN | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Cass County, IN | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Clark County, IN | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Clay County, IN | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Clinton County, IN | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Crawford County, IN | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+4.9 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+40.2 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Floyd County, IN | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Franklin County, IN | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Gibson County, IN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Greene County, IN | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Hancock County, IN | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Harrison County, IN | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Jackson County, IN | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Jay County, IN | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Johnson County, IN | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Knox County, IN | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Lake County, IN | Republican | R+25.7 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Madison County, IN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Marshall County, IN | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Martin County, IN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Miami County, IN | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Ohio County, IN | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Owen County, IN | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Pike County, IN | Democratic | D+0.02 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Posey County, IN | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Putnam County, IN | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Ripley County, IN | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Shelby County, IN | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+4.6 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Tipton County, IN | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Vigo County, IN | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Warrick County, IN | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Washington County, IN | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Wells County, IN | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Whitley County, IN | Democratic | D+3.9 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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 | −19.0% |
County-by-county results — 92 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | D | 3,404 | 1,726 | 5,289 | |
| Allen County | D | 12,145 | 9,468 | 22,513 | |
| Bartholomew County | D | 3,637 | 3,306 | 7,167 | |
| Benton County | R | 1,566 | 1,936 | 3,620 | |
| Blackford County | D | 2,214 | 1,835 | 4,258 | |
| Boone County | D | 3,525 | 3,471 | 7,198 | |
| Brown County | D | 1,177 | 663 | 1,916 | |
| Carroll County | D | 2,590 | 2,546 | 5,365 | |
| Cass County | D | 5,234 | 4,700 | 10,344 | |
| Clark County | D | 4,085 | 3,706 | 7,959 | |
| Clay County | D | 4,204 | 3,766 | 8,601 | |
| Clinton County | D | 3,680 | 3,626 | 7,682 | |
| Crawford County | D | 1,539 | 1,403 | 3,153 | |
| Daviess County | R | 3,253 | 3,424 | 7,077 | |
| Dearborn County | D | 3,365 | 2,520 | 6,027 | |
| Decatur County | R | 2,564 | 2,838 | 5,607 | |
| DeKalb County | D | 3,684 | 2,991 | 7,052 | |
| Delaware County | R | 5,725 | 7,014 | 13,676 | |
| Dubois County | D | 3,344 | 1,397 | 4,838 | |
| Elkhart County | R | 5,697 | 6,245 | 12,959 | |
| Fayette County | R | 1,700 | 2,394 | 4,293 | |
| Floyd County | D | 4,064 | 3,431 | 7,825 | |
| Fountain County | R | 2,846 | 2,894 | 5,918 | |
| Franklin County | D | 2,616 | 1,670 | 4,368 | |
| Fulton County | R | 2,350 | 2,426 | 4,917 | |
| Gibson County | R | 3,656 | 3,753 | 7,747 | |
| Grant County | R | 5,819 | 7,181 | 14,531 | |
| Greene County | D | 4,172 | 4,145 | 9,385 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 2,947 | 4,421 | 7,828 | |
| Hancock County | D | 3,040 | 2,472 | 5,683 | |
| Harrison County | D | 2,646 | 2,419 | 5,239 | |
| Hendricks County | R | 2,571 | 3,231 | 5,953 | |
| Henry County | R | 3,197 | 4,358 | 7,978 | |
| Howard County | R | 3,497 | 4,423 | 8,741 | |
| Huntington County | R | 3,712 | 3,973 | 8,344 | |
| Jackson County | D | 3,783 | 2,631 | 6,589 | |
| Jasper County | R | 1,495 | 1,939 | 3,513 | |
| Jay County | D | 3,370 | 3,256 | 7,117 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 2,708 | 2,995 | 5,983 | |
| Jennings County | R | 1,871 | 2,100 | 4,099 | |
| Johnson County | D | 3,268 | 2,519 | 5,992 | |
| Knox County | D | 5,116 | 4,247 | 9,985 | |
| Kosciusko County | R | 3,362 | 4,377 | 8,039 | |
| LaGrange County | R | 1,414 | 2,357 | 3,920 | |
| Lake County | R | 5,502 | 9,499 | 15,579 | |
| LaPorte County | R | 5,680 | 5,824 | 11,760 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 3,118 | 3,884 | 7,224 | |
| Madison County | D | 8,296 | 7,481 | 17,204 | |
| Marion County | R | 34,078 | 34,351 | 70,580 | |
| Marshall County | D | 3,287 | 2,947 | 6,504 | |
| Martin County | D | 1,733 | 1,667 | 3,448 | |
| Miami County | D | 4,176 | 3,820 | 8,440 | |
| Monroe County | R | 2,780 | 3,051 | 5,926 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 4,227 | 4,427 | 8,919 | |
| Morgan County | R | 2,789 | 3,074 | 6,030 | |
| Newton County | R | 1,190 | 1,645 | 2,913 | |
| Noble County | R | 3,249 | 3,507 | 6,914 | |
| Ohio County | D | 622 | 619 | 1,260 | |
| Orange County | R | 1,961 | 2,433 | 4,512 | |
| Owen County | D | 2,023 | 1,726 | 3,876 | |
| Parke County | R | 2,707 | 3,026 | 6,259 | |
| Perry County | D | 2,356 | 1,903 | 4,332 | |
| Pike County | D | 2,360 | 2,359 | 4,927 | |
| Porter County | R | 1,789 | 2,940 | 4,910 | |
| Posey County | D | 3,084 | 2,444 | 5,752 | |
| Pulaski County | D | 1,832 | 1,561 | 3,523 | |
| Putnam County | D | 3,131 | 2,626 | 5,926 | |
| Randolph County | R | 2,600 | 4,792 | 7,868 | |
| Ripley County | D | 2,749 | 2,660 | 5,582 | |
| Rush County | R | 2,544 | 3,102 | 5,857 | |
| Scott County | D | 1,243 | 979 | 2,279 | |
| Shelby County | D | 4,035 | 3,529 | 7,923 | |
| Spencer County | R | 2,662 | 2,920 | 5,666 | |
| St. Joseph County | R | 8,562 | 11,222 | 20,813 | |
| Starke County | R | 1,305 | 1,521 | 2,915 | |
| Steuben County | R | 1,453 | 2,704 | 4,361 | |
| Sullivan County | D | 4,657 | 2,942 | 8,248 | |
| Switzerland County | D | 1,537 | 1,444 | 3,055 | |
| Tippecanoe County | R | 4,984 | 6,164 | 11,539 | |
| Tipton County | D | 2,556 | 2,395 | 5,156 | |
| Union County | R | 808 | 1,066 | 1,965 | |
| Vanderburgh County | R | 8,033 | 9,116 | 18,443 | |
| Vermillion County | R | 1,844 | 2,568 | 5,052 | |
| Vigo County | D | 10,685 | 10,223 | 22,342 | |
| Wabash County | R | 3,116 | 4,091 | 7,640 | |
| Warren County | R | 1,045 | 2,092 | 3,214 | |
| Warrick County | R | 2,782 | 2,839 | 5,869 | |
| Washington County | D | 2,573 | 1,976 | 4,641 | |
| Wayne County | R | 4,503 | 6,731 | 11,738 | |
| Wells County | D | 3,345 | 2,185 | 6,083 | |
| White County | R | 2,326 | 2,423 | 4,919 | |
| Whitley County | D | 2,493 | 2,302 | 4,943 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.