Michigan — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentTaftR+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 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Alger County, MI | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Arenac County, MI | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Bay County, MI | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Delta County, MI | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Genesee County, MI | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Iron County, MI | Republican | R+74.8 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+85.0 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Marquette County, MI | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Monroe County, MI | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+25.7 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+30.2 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Wayne County, MI | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+51.2 |
Michigan results by county
83 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | William H. Taft+649 | 82476.4% | 17516.2% | 807.4% | 1,079 |
| Alger County | William H. Taft+766 | 99775.6% | 23117.5% | 916.9% | 1,319 |
| Allegan County | William H. Taft+3,236 | 5,42267.3% | 2,18627.1% | 4465.5% | 8,054 |
| Alpena County | William H. Taft+1,409 | 2,35868.1% | 94927.4% | 1574.5% | 3,464 |
| Antrim County | William H. Taft+1,446 | 2,02073.2% | 57420.8% | 1656.0% | 2,759 |
| Arenac County | William H. Taft+367 | 1,08156.2% | 71437.1% | 1296.7% | 1,924 |
| Baraga County | William H. Taft+533 | 76574.0% | 23222.4% | 373.6% | 1,034 |
| Barry County | William H. Taft+1,121 | 3,24757.5% | 2,12637.6% | 2784.9% | 5,651 |
| Bay County | William H. Taft+2,537 | 6,76058.2% | 4,22336.4% | 6285.4% | 11,611 |
| Benzie County | William H. Taft+886 | 1,43763.0% | 55124.1% | 29412.9% | 2,282 |
| Berrien County | William H. Taft+2,662 | 7,26058.1% | 4,59836.8% | 6455.2% | 12,503 |
| Branch County | William H. Taft+1,313 | 3,71557.5% | 2,40237.2% | 3465.4% | 6,463 |
| Calhoun County | William H. Taft+2,608 | 6,84856.0% | 4,24034.7% | 1,1439.3% | 12,231 |
| Cass County | William H. Taft+616 | 3,08252.7% | 2,46642.2% | 2985.1% | 5,846 |
| Charlevoix County | William H. Taft+1,729 | 2,53068.9% | 80121.8% | 3409.3% | 3,671 |
| Cheboygan County | William H. Taft+848 | 2,05358.9% | 1,20534.6% | 2256.5% | 3,483 |
| Chippewa County | William H. Taft+1,243 | 2,41864.2% | 1,17531.2% | 1744.6% | 3,767 |
| Clare County | William H. Taft+778 | 1,34568.1% | 56728.7% | 623.1% | 1,974 |
| Clinton County | William H. Taft+1,302 | 3,49059.6% | 2,18837.4% | 1753.0% | 5,853 |
| Crawford County | William H. Taft+353 | 59067.8% | 23727.2% | 434.9% | 870 |
| Delta County | William H. Taft+2,146 | 3,24371.7% | 1,09724.3% | 1834.0% | 4,523 |
| Dickinson County | William H. Taft+1,963 | 2,50776.2% | 54416.5% | 2407.3% | 3,291 |
| Eaton County | William H. Taft+1,233 | 4,36455.9% | 3,13140.1% | 3094.0% | 7,804 |
| Emmet County | William H. Taft+1,301 | 2,31362.1% | 1,01227.2% | 40110.8% | 3,726 |
| Genesee County | William H. Taft+3,977 | 7,21164.3% | 3,23428.8% | 7686.8% | 11,213 |
| Gladwin County | William H. Taft+782 | 1,16871.4% | 38623.6% | 835.1% | 1,637 |
| Gogebic County | William H. Taft+1,642 | 2,25673.0% | 61419.9% | 2227.2% | 3,092 |
| Grand Traverse County | William H. Taft+1,522 | 2,81165.9% | 1,28930.2% | 1673.9% | 4,267 |
| Gratiot County | William H. Taft+1,786 | 4,15861.7% | 2,37235.2% | 2143.2% | 6,744 |
| Hillsdale County | William H. Taft+1,947 | 4,46361.0% | 2,51634.4% | 3404.6% | 7,319 |
| Houghton County | William H. Taft+6,928 | 9,35273.0% | 2,42418.9% | 1,0288.0% | 12,804 |
| Huron County | William H. Taft+2,088 | 3,56567.7% | 1,47728.0% | 2274.3% | 5,269 |
| Ingham County | William H. Taft+1,707 | 6,72353.7% | 5,01640.1% | 7826.2% | 12,521 |
| Ionia County | William H. Taft+1,352 | 4,58454.8% | 3,23238.6% | 5546.6% | 8,370 |
| Iosco County | William H. Taft+556 | 1,22463.0% | 66834.4% | 502.6% | 1,942 |
| Iron County | William H. Taft+1,795 | 2,05585.6% | 26010.8% | 853.5% | 2,400 |
| Isabella County | William H. Taft+1,513 | 3,17163.2% | 1,65833.0% | 1903.8% | 5,019 |
| Jackson County | William H. Taft+1,544 | 6,77054.1% | 5,22641.8% | 5144.1% | 12,510 |
| Kalamazoo County | William H. Taft+2,034 | 6,51154.6% | 4,47737.6% | 9307.8% | 11,918 |
| Kalkaska County | William H. Taft+797 | 1,15369.3% | 35621.4% | 1549.3% | 1,663 |
| Kent County | William H. Taft+5,131 | 16,57655.4% | 11,44538.3% | 1,8806.3% | 29,901 |
| Keweenaw County | William H. Taft+963 | 1,02690.6% | 635.6% | 443.9% | 1,133 |
| Lake County | William H. Taft+420 | 67368.9% | 25325.9% | 515.2% | 977 |
| Lapeer County | William H. Taft+1,782 | 3,42663.5% | 1,64430.5% | 3266.0% | 5,396 |
| Leelanau County | William H. Taft+692 | 1,25866.4% | 56629.9% | 723.8% | 1,896 |
| Lenawee County | William H. Taft+1,903 | 6,60756.2% | 4,70440.0% | 4413.8% | 11,752 |
| Livingston County | William H. Taft+322 | 2,74050.8% | 2,41844.8% | 2344.3% | 5,392 |
| Luce County | William H. Taft+246 | 35470.7% | 10821.6% | 397.8% | 501 |
| Mackinac County | William H. Taft+387 | 1,15658.9% | 76939.2% | 381.9% | 1,963 |
| Macomb County | William H. Taft+1,334 | 4,47256.8% | 3,13839.8% | 2663.4% | 7,876 |
| Manistee County | William H. Taft+907 | 2,70656.8% | 1,79937.8% | 2605.5% | 4,765 |
| Marquette County | William H. Taft+4,338 | 5,61374.8% | 1,27517.0% | 6188.2% | 7,506 |
| Mason County | William H. Taft+1,445 | 2,57765.7% | 1,13228.9% | 2135.4% | 3,922 |
| Mecosta County | William H. Taft+1,544 | 2,72365.8% | 1,17928.5% | 2345.7% | 4,136 |
| Menominee County | William H. Taft+1,544 | 2,84365.0% | 1,29929.7% | 2325.3% | 4,374 |
| Midland County | William H. Taft+1,112 | 1,98767.0% | 87529.5% | 1053.5% | 2,967 |
| Missaukee County | William H. Taft+1,125 | 1,57075.0% | 44521.3% | 793.8% | 2,094 |
| Monroe County | William H. Taft+755 | 4,20653.1% | 3,45143.5% | 2693.4% | 7,926 |
| Montcalm County | William H. Taft+2,843 | 4,55869.1% | 1,71526.0% | 3285.0% | 6,601 |
| Montmorency County | William H. Taft+401 | 58075.2% | 17923.2% | 121.6% | 771 |
| Muskegon County | William H. Taft+3,276 | 5,07069.3% | 1,79424.5% | 4576.2% | 7,321 |
| Newaygo County | William H. Taft+1,721 | 2,67769.4% | 95624.8% | 2265.9% | 3,859 |
| Oakland County | William H. Taft+2,317 | 6,26758.2% | 3,95036.7% | 5545.1% | 10,771 |
| Oceana County | William H. Taft+1,646 | 2,44568.5% | 79922.4% | 3259.1% | 3,569 |
| Ogemaw County | William H. Taft+764 | 1,21868.5% | 45425.5% | 1076.0% | 1,779 |
| Ontonagon County | William H. Taft+824 | 1,24971.4% | 42524.3% | 764.3% | 1,750 |
| Osceola County | William H. Taft+1,951 | 2,71874.4% | 76721.0% | 1694.6% | 3,654 |
| Oscoda County | William H. Taft+219 | 33172.7% | 11224.6% | 122.6% | 455 |
| Otsego County | William H. Taft+588 | 86472.5% | 27623.2% | 524.4% | 1,192 |
| Ottawa County | William H. Taft+3,213 | 5,64266.3% | 2,42928.5% | 4455.2% | 8,516 |
| Presque Isle County | William H. Taft+1,405 | 1,70681.4% | 30114.4% | 894.2% | 2,096 |
| Roscommon County | William H. Taft+280 | 42769.4% | 14723.9% | 416.7% | 615 |
| Saginaw County | William H. Taft+2,428 | 9,44754.4% | 7,01940.4% | 8985.2% | 17,364 |
| Sanilac County | William H. Taft+2,699 | 4,17369.0% | 1,47424.4% | 4046.7% | 6,051 |
| Schoolcraft County | William H. Taft+1,071 | 1,36079.4% | 28916.9% | 633.7% | 1,712 |
| Shiawassee County | William H. Taft+1,860 | 4,19958.0% | 2,33932.3% | 7079.8% | 7,245 |
| St. Clair County | William H. Taft+3,531 | 7,28762.2% | 3,75632.1% | 6665.7% | 11,709 |
| St. Joseph County | William H. Taft+696 | 3,46652.9% | 2,77042.3% | 3124.8% | 6,548 |
| Tuscola County | William H. Taft+2,867 | 4,43068.8% | 1,56324.3% | 4426.9% | 6,435 |
| Van Buren County | William H. Taft+2,218 | 4,53162.8% | 2,31332.1% | 3715.1% | 7,215 |
| Washtenaw County | William H. Taft+1,404 | 5,84554.6% | 4,44141.5% | 4233.9% | 10,709 |
| Wayne County | William H. Taft+25,452 | 49,58063.7% | 24,12831.0% | 4,1325.3% | 77,840 |
| Wexford County | William H. Taft+2,055 | 2,88672.0% | 83120.7% | 2947.3% | 4,011 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.