William Howard Taft carried Michigan R+29.5.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Michigan, 1908. The state ran 19.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

538,135 votes counted

Bryan (D)

174,619

32.4%

Taft (R)

333,313

61.9%

All others

30,203

5.6%

Margin

R+29.5

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1908 presidential election

Michigan, 1908

TaftR+29.5

How it voted

Share of the 1908 vote

William H. Taft ✓Republican	61.9%	333,313
William J. BryanDemocratic	32.4%	174,619
OtherAll other candidates	5.6%	30,203

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1908

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−60.1%	175	824	1,079
Alger County	R	−58.1%	231	997	1,319
Allegan County	R	−40.2%	2,186	5,422	8,054
Alpena County	R	−40.7%	949	2,358	3,464
Antrim County	R	−52.4%	574	2,020	2,759
Arenac County	R	−19.1%	714	1,081	1,924
Baraga County	R	−51.5%	232	765	1,034
Barry County	R	−19.8%	2,126	3,247	5,651
Bay County	R	−21.8%	4,223	6,760	11,611
Benzie County	R	−38.8%	551	1,437	2,282
Berrien County	R	−21.3%	4,598	7,260	12,503
Branch County	R	−20.3%	2,402	3,715	6,463
Calhoun County	R	−21.3%	4,240	6,848	12,231
Cass County	R	−10.5%	2,466	3,082	5,846
Charlevoix County	R	−47.1%	801	2,530	3,671
Cheboygan County	R	−24.3%	1,205	2,053	3,483
Chippewa County	R	−33.0%	1,175	2,418	3,767
Clare County	R	−39.4%	567	1,345	1,974
Clinton County	R	−22.2%	2,188	3,490	5,853
Crawford County	R	−40.6%	237	590	870
Delta County	R	−47.4%	1,097	3,243	4,523
Dickinson County	R	−59.6%	544	2,507	3,291
Eaton County	R	−15.8%	3,131	4,364	7,804
Emmet County	R	−34.9%	1,012	2,313	3,726
Genesee County	R	−35.5%	3,234	7,211	11,213
Gladwin County	R	−47.8%	386	1,168	1,637
Gogebic County	R	−53.1%	614	2,256	3,092
Grand Traverse County	R	−35.7%	1,289	2,811	4,267
Gratiot County	R	−26.5%	2,372	4,158	6,744
Hillsdale County	R	−26.6%	2,516	4,463	7,319
Houghton County	R	−54.1%	2,424	9,352	12,804
Huron County	R	−39.6%	1,477	3,565	5,269
Ingham County	R	−13.6%	5,016	6,723	12,521
Ionia County	R	−16.2%	3,232	4,584	8,370
Iosco County	R	−28.6%	668	1,224	1,942
Iron County	R	−74.8%	260	2,055	2,400
Isabella County	R	−30.1%	1,658	3,171	5,019
Jackson County	R	−12.3%	5,226	6,770	12,510
Kalamazoo County	R	−17.1%	4,477	6,511	11,918
Kalkaska County	R	−47.9%	356	1,153	1,663
Kent County	R	−17.2%	11,445	16,576	29,901
Keweenaw County	R	−85.0%	63	1,026	1,133
Lake County	R	−43.0%	253	673	977
Lapeer County	R	−33.0%	1,644	3,426	5,396
Leelanau County	R	−36.5%	566	1,258	1,896
Lenawee County	R	−16.2%	4,704	6,607	11,752
Livingston County	R	−6.0%	2,418	2,740	5,392
Luce County	R	−49.1%	108	354	501
Mackinac County	R	−19.7%	769	1,156	1,963
Macomb County	R	−16.9%	3,138	4,472	7,876
Manistee County	R	−19.0%	1,799	2,706	4,765
Marquette County	R	−57.8%	1,275	5,613	7,506
Mason County	R	−36.8%	1,132	2,577	3,922
Mecosta County	R	−37.3%	1,179	2,723	4,136
Menominee County	R	−35.3%	1,299	2,843	4,374
Midland County	R	−37.5%	875	1,987	2,967
Missaukee County	R	−53.7%	445	1,570	2,094
Monroe County	R	−9.5%	3,451	4,206	7,926
Montcalm County	R	−43.1%	1,715	4,558	6,601
Montmorency County	R	−52.0%	179	580	771
Muskegon County	R	−44.7%	1,794	5,070	7,321
Newaygo County	R	−44.6%	956	2,677	3,859
Oakland County	R	−21.5%	3,950	6,267	10,771
Oceana County	R	−46.1%	799	2,445	3,569
Ogemaw County	R	−42.9%	454	1,218	1,779
Ontonagon County	R	−47.1%	425	1,249	1,750
Osceola County	R	−53.4%	767	2,718	3,654
Oscoda County	R	−48.1%	112	331	455
Otsego County	R	−49.3%	276	864	1,192
Ottawa County	R	−37.7%	2,429	5,642	8,516
Presque Isle County	R	−67.0%	301	1,706	2,096
Roscommon County	R	−45.5%	147	427	615
Saginaw County	R	−14.0%	7,019	9,447	17,364
Sanilac County	R	−44.6%	1,474	4,173	6,051
Schoolcraft County	R	−62.6%	289	1,360	1,712
Shiawassee County	R	−25.7%	2,339	4,199	7,245
St. Clair County	R	−30.2%	3,756	7,287	11,709
St. Joseph County	R	−10.6%	2,770	3,466	6,548
Tuscola County	R	−44.6%	1,563	4,430	6,435
Van Buren County	R	−30.7%	2,313	4,531	7,215
Washtenaw County	R	−13.1%	4,441	5,845	10,709
Wayne County	R	−32.7%	24,128	49,580	77,840
Wexford County	R	−51.2%	831	2,886	4,011