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Elections / 1908 · President · MD

— carried Maryland —.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Maryland, 1908.

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

Maryland result
6,112 votes counted
Bryan (D)
224,224
3668.6%
Taft (R)
115,908
1896.4%
All others
116,513
1906.3%
Margin
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1908 presidential election
Maryland, 1908
1908 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · no dataAnne Arundel County, MD · no dataBaltimore city, MD · no dataBaltimore County, MD · no dataCalvert County, MD · no dataCaroline County, MD · no dataCarroll County, MD · no dataCecil County, MD · no dataCharles County, MD · no dataDorchester County, MD · no dataFrederick County, MD · no dataGarrett County, MD · no dataHarford County, MD · no dataHoward County, MD · no dataKent County, MD · no dataMontgomery County, MD · no dataPrince George's County, MD · no dataQueen Anne's County, MD · no dataSomerset County, MD · no dataSt. Mary's County, MD · no dataTalbot County, MD · no dataWashington County, MD · no dataWicomico County, MD · no dataWorcester County, MD · no data
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. BryanDemocratic3668.6%224,224
OtherAll other candidates1906.3%116,513
William H. TaftRepublican1896.4%115,908
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1908
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany County—
No data
9,2894,791624
Anne Arundel County—
No data
5,9803,43574
Baltimore city—
No data
97,53749,1392,756
Baltimore County—
No data
17,24610,297488
Calvert County—
No data
1,79271429
Caroline County—
No data
3,3701,945130
Carroll County—
No data
7,0273,641170
Cecil County—
No data
5,0372,84755
Charles County—
No data
2,8701,16761
Dorchester County—
No data
4,8692,76989
Frederick County—
No data
10,9565,158192
Garrett County—
No data
3,0631,121140
Harford County—
No data
5,8333,14882
Howard County—
No data
3,2261,76457
Kent County—
No data
3,8431,93939
Montgomery County—
No data
5,8823,351119
Prince George's County—
No data
5,1392,68078
Queen Anne's County—
No data
3,8852,086113
Somerset County—
No data
2,4461,021103
St. Mary's County—
No data
3,6371,627130
Talbot County—
No data
3,9562,025101
Washington County—
No data
8,8334,518209
Wicomico County—
No data
4,9002,751158
Worcester County—
No data
3,6081,974115