Elections / 1908 · President · KS
Kansas — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionKansas · PresidentTaftR+9.4
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 52.3% | 196,316 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 43.0% | 161,209 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.7% | 17,518 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Barton County, KS | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Cowley County, KS | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Decatur County, KS | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Ellis County, KS | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Kingman County, KS | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+13.3 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Rush County, KS | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Sherman County, KS | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Thomas County, KS | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+1.3 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
County-by-county results — 105 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 2,579 | 3,283 | 6,102 | |
| Anderson County | R | 1,512 | 1,722 | 3,360 | |
| Atchison County | R | 2,593 | 3,244 | 5,905 | |
| Barber County | R | 864 | 1,097 | 2,042 | |
| Barton County | D | 2,004 | 1,729 | 3,857 | |
| Bourbon County | R | 2,686 | 2,695 | 5,634 | |
| Brown County | R | 2,044 | 2,778 | 4,933 | |
| Butler County | R | 2,290 | 3,049 | 5,649 | |
| Chase County | R | 834 | 1,021 | 1,925 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 958 | 1,689 | 2,806 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 3,819 | 3,893 | 8,795 | |
| Cheyenne County | R | 339 | 486 | 895 | |
| Clark County | R | 350 | 386 | 774 | |
| Clay County | R | 1,495 | 1,858 | 3,508 | |
| Cloud County | R | 1,663 | 2,170 | 4,154 | |
| Coffey County | R | 1,729 | 2,094 | 3,923 | |
| Comanche County | R | 245 | 392 | 657 | |
| Cowley County | D | 2,995 | 2,578 | 6,078 | |
| Crawford County | R | 4,230 | 5,152 | 11,068 | |
| Decatur County | D | 1,250 | 898 | 2,283 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 2,282 | 2,886 | 5,414 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,113 | 2,307 | 3,480 | |
| Douglas County | R | 2,010 | 3,279 | 5,408 | |
| Edwards County | R | 704 | 773 | 1,539 | |
| Elk County | R | 1,187 | 1,454 | 2,687 | |
| Ellis County | D | 1,421 | 768 | 2,226 | |
| Ellsworth County | R | 1,039 | 1,213 | 2,291 | |
| Finney County | R | 551 | 1,000 | 1,627 | |
| Ford County | R | 1,089 | 1,333 | 2,502 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,155 | 2,658 | 5,040 | |
| Geary County | R | 1,033 | 1,257 | 2,355 | |
| Gove County | R | 456 | 632 | 1,146 | |
| Graham County | R | 723 | 911 | 1,744 | |
| Grant County | R | 133 | 178 | 325 | |
| Gray County | R | 338 | 372 | 795 | |
| Greeley County | R | 89 | 206 | 319 | |
| Greenwood County | R | 1,545 | 2,370 | 4,006 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 275 | 415 | 724 | |
| Harper County | R | 1,404 | 1,490 | 3,075 | |
| Harvey County | R | 1,475 | 2,305 | 3,954 | |
| Haskell County | R | 139 | 172 | 353 | |
| Hodgeman County | R | 290 | 411 | 720 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,494 | 2,201 | 3,753 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 1,720 | 2,270 | 4,085 | |
| Jewell County | R | 1,932 | 2,410 | 4,506 | |
| Johnson County | R | 2,091 | 2,313 | 4,520 | |
| Kearny County | R | 304 | 435 | 768 | |
| Kingman County | D | 1,479 | 1,442 | 3,051 | |
| Kiowa County | R | 409 | 699 | 1,175 | |
| Labette County | R | 2,783 | 3,367 | 6,848 | |
| Lane County | R | 271 | 357 | 693 | |
| Leavenworth County | R | 3,818 | 4,846 | 8,996 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 1,117 | 1,218 | 2,423 | |
| Linn County | R | 1,657 | 1,950 | 3,765 | |
| Logan County | R | 308 | 524 | 883 | |
| Lyon County | R | 2,562 | 2,973 | 5,844 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,747 | 2,546 | 4,432 | |
| Marshall County | R | 2,514 | 3,296 | 5,895 | |
| McPherson County | R | 1,905 | 2,708 | 4,719 | |
| Meade County | R | 386 | 560 | 996 | |
| Miami County | R | 2,256 | 2,475 | 4,850 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 1,570 | 1,765 | 3,495 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 4,030 | 5,166 | 9,916 | |
| Morris County | R | 1,273 | 1,788 | 3,108 | |
| Morton County | R | 140 | 154 | 305 | |
| Nemaha County | R | 2,182 | 2,394 | 4,642 | |
| Neosho County | R | 2,386 | 2,929 | 5,511 | |
| Ness County | R | 461 | 635 | 1,324 | |
| Norton County | R | 1,337 | 1,448 | 2,910 | |
| Osage County | R | 2,288 | 2,671 | 5,310 | |
| Osborne County | R | 1,132 | 1,665 | 3,011 | |
| Ottawa County | R | 1,265 | 1,444 | 2,857 | |
| Pawnee County | R | 961 | 1,000 | 2,065 | |
| Phillips County | R | 1,490 | 1,762 | 3,372 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 1,680 | 2,650 | 4,360 | |
| Pratt County | R | 1,027 | 1,193 | 2,361 | |
| Rawlins County | D | 732 | 719 | 1,518 | |
| Reno County | R | 3,381 | 4,092 | 7,762 | |
| Republic County | R | 1,905 | 2,156 | 4,163 | |
| Rice County | R | 1,407 | 1,832 | 3,568 | |
| Riley County | R | 1,289 | 2,276 | 3,688 | |
| Rooks County | R | 1,003 | 1,280 | 2,409 | |
| Rush County | D | 894 | 764 | 1,697 | |
| Russell County | R | 976 | 1,360 | 2,381 | |
| Saline County | R | 2,134 | 2,297 | 4,580 | |
| Scott County | R | 294 | 324 | 688 | |
| Sedgwick County | R | 6,049 | 6,756 | 13,445 | |
| Seward County | R | 413 | 427 | 888 | |
| Shawnee County | R | 5,585 | 7,554 | 13,421 | |
| Sheridan County | R | 631 | 639 | 1,307 | |
| Sherman County | D | 508 | 439 | 1,006 | |
| Smith County | R | 1,593 | 1,843 | 3,568 | |
| Stafford County | R | 1,135 | 1,334 | 2,616 | |
| Stanton County | R | 107 | 180 | 296 | |
| Stevens County | R | 215 | 258 | 535 | |
| Sumner County | R | 2,772 | 3,235 | 6,306 | |
| Thomas County | D | 630 | 569 | 1,265 | |
| Trego County | R | 458 | 617 | 1,127 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 1,163 | 1,849 | 3,069 | |
| Wallace County | R | 206 | 350 | 590 | |
| Washington County | R | 1,904 | 2,711 | 4,714 | |
| Wichita County | R | 173 | 233 | 429 | |
| Wilson County | R | 1,777 | 2,428 | 4,569 | |
| Woodson County | R | 1,047 | 1,252 | 2,352 | |
| Wyandotte County | D | 8,923 | 8,684 | 18,259 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.