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Elections / 1908 · President · MA

William Howard Taft carried Massachusetts R+24.2.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Massachusetts, 1908. The state ran 14.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
456,919 votes counted
Bryan (D)
155,543
34.0%
Taft (R)
265,966
58.2%
All others
35,410
7.7%
Margin
R+24.2
1908 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1908
TaftR+24.2
1908 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+58.4Berkshire County, MA · R+20.2Bristol County, MA · R+29.2Dukes County, MA · R+59.5Essex County, MA · R+28.6Franklin County, MA · R+44.8Hampden County, MA · R+16.5Hampshire County, MA · R+31.3Middlesex County, MA · R+28.5Nantucket County, MA · R+44.0Norfolk County, MA · R+37.5Plymouth County, MA · R+37.4Suffolk County, MA · R+2.7Worcester County, MA · R+31.7
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican58.2%265,966
William J. BryanDemocratic34.0%155,543
OtherAll other candidates7.7%35,410
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1908
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−58.4%
7773,3124,341
Berkshire CountyR
−20.2%
5,9039,13715,981
Bristol CountyR
−29.2%
10,71920,68334,144
Dukes CountyR
−59.5%
133589767
Essex CountyR
−28.6%
18,80136,35161,373
Franklin CountyR
−44.8%
1,6374,8247,108
Hampden CountyR
−16.5%
9,91014,48527,753
Hampshire CountyR
−31.3%
2,6125,3628,795
Middlesex CountyR
−28.5%
31,36258,67295,887
Nantucket CountyR
−44.0%
136359507
Norfolk CountyR
−37.5%
7,68218,22528,094
Plymouth CountyR
−37.4%
5,29513,23621,205
Suffolk CountyR
−2.7%
43,77346,33795,539
Worcester CountyR
−31.7%
16,80334,39455,425