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Elections / 1908 · President · ME

William Howard Taft carried Maine R+29.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Maine, 1908. The state ran 20.1 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Maine result
106,332 votes counted
Bryan (D)
35,403
33.3%
Taft (R)
66,987
63.0%
All others
3,945
3.7%
Margin
R+29.7
1908 presidential election
Maine, 1908
TaftR+29.7
1908 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+16.5Aroostook County, ME · R+58.8Cumberland County, ME · R+28.3Franklin County, ME · R+39.2Hancock County, ME · R+25.7Kennebec County, ME · R+35.1Knox County, ME · R+6.6Lincoln County, ME · R+16.6Oxford County, ME · R+32.2Penobscot County, ME · R+34.3Piscataquis County, ME · R+43.4Sagadahoc County, ME · R+33.8Somerset County, ME · R+35.6Waldo County, ME · R+29.3Washington County, ME · R+21.2York County, ME · R+23.2
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican63.0%66,987
William J. BryanDemocratic33.3%35,403
OtherAll other candidates3.7%3,945
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1908
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−16.5%
3,0954,3817,815
Aroostook CountyR
−58.8%
1,1574,7836,167
Cumberland CountyR
−28.3%
5,73510,59317,138
Franklin CountyR
−39.2%
9302,1733,174
Hancock CountyR
−25.7%
1,8463,1695,153
Kennebec CountyR
−35.1%
2,8716,1339,294
Knox CountyR
−6.6%
1,9322,2284,452
Lincoln CountyR
−16.6%
1,1961,6933,000
Oxford CountyR
−32.2%
2,0934,1796,476
Penobscot CountyR
−34.3%
3,5257,33611,110
Piscataquis CountyR
−43.4%
8282,1573,060
Sagadahoc CountyR
−33.8%
8381,7762,775
Somerset CountyR
−35.6%
1,6763,6885,648
Waldo CountyR
−29.3%
1,3352,4913,940
Washington CountyR
−21.2%
2,2563,5075,895
York CountyR
−23.2%
4,0906,70011,235