Missouri — 1908 presidential election
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentTaftR+0.1
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 48.5% | 347,203 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 48.4% | 346,574 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.1% | 22,064 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 18 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Audrain County, MO | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Barton County, MO | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Bates County, MO | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Callaway County, MO | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Carter County, MO | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Cass County, MO | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Chariton County, MO | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Clay County, MO | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Clinton County, MO | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Cole County, MO | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+2.0 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Dent County, MO | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Gentry County, MO | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Henry County, MO | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Howard County, MO | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Iron County, MO | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Johnson County, MO | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Knox County, MO | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Lewis County, MO | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Linn County, MO | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Macon County, MO | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Madison County, MO | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Maries County, MO | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Marion County, MO | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+62.0 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+11.6 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Newton County, MO | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Democratic | D+0.04 |
| Oregon County, MO | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Phelps County, MO | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Pike County, MO | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Platte County, MO | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Ralls County, MO | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Randolph County, MO | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Ripley County, MO | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Saline County, MO | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Scotland County, MO | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Scott County, MO | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Shannon County, MO | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Shelby County, MO | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+27.1 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+4.7 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Republican | R+9.4 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Texas County, MO | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Vernon County, MO | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Wayne County, MO | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Worth County, MO | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+18.4 |
Missouri results by county
115 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | William H. Taft+522 | 2,51451.4% | 1,99240.7% | 3877.9% | 4,893 |
| Andrew County | William H. Taft+387 | 2,16954.1% | 1,78244.4% | 591.5% | 4,010 |
| Atchison County | William H. Taft+49 | 1,70049.7% | 1,65148.2% | 722.1% | 3,423 |
| Audrain County | William J. Bryan+1,617 | 1,73333.6% | 3,35065.0% | 731.4% | 5,156 |
| Barry County | William H. Taft+143 | 2,52649.6% | 2,38346.8% | 1823.6% | 5,091 |
| Barton County | William J. Bryan+240 | 1,67343.4% | 1,91349.6% | 2727.1% | 3,858 |
| Bates County | William J. Bryan+494 | 2,75444.1% | 3,24852.0% | 2474.0% | 6,249 |
| Benton County | William H. Taft+644 | 1,92459.1% | 1,28039.3% | 521.6% | 3,256 |
| Bollinger County | William H. Taft+76 | 1,59350.3% | 1,51747.9% | 571.8% | 3,167 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+2,892 | 2,14929.6% | 5,04169.5% | 640.9% | 7,254 |
| Buchanan County | William J. Bryan+1,442 | 8,39445.3% | 9,83653.1% | 2831.5% | 18,513 |
| Butler County | William H. Taft+293 | 2,18651.2% | 1,89344.4% | 1894.4% | 4,268 |
| Caldwell County | William H. Taft+621 | 2,16157.5% | 1,54041.0% | 541.4% | 3,755 |
| Callaway County | William J. Bryan+1,967 | 1,91132.7% | 3,87866.3% | 561.0% | 5,845 |
| Camden County | William H. Taft+491 | 1,44658.9% | 95538.9% | 542.2% | 2,455 |
| Cape Girardeau County | William H. Taft+760 | 3,38155.5% | 2,62143.0% | 891.5% | 6,091 |
| Carroll County | William H. Taft+262 | 3,01551.5% | 2,75347.1% | 811.4% | 5,849 |
| Carter County | William J. Bryan+84 | 50743.6% | 59150.9% | 645.5% | 1,162 |
| Cass County | William J. Bryan+950 | 2,19339.8% | 3,14357.1% | 1683.1% | 5,504 |
| Cedar County | William H. Taft+450 | 1,93354.9% | 1,48342.1% | 1073.0% | 3,523 |
| Chariton County | William J. Bryan+1,103 | 2,24939.8% | 3,35259.3% | 520.9% | 5,653 |
| Christian County | William H. Taft+915 | 1,87161.1% | 95631.2% | 2367.7% | 3,063 |
| Clark County | William H. Taft+4 | 1,74149.5% | 1,73749.4% | 381.1% | 3,516 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+2,347 | 1,16624.6% | 3,51374.2% | 561.2% | 4,735 |
| Clinton County | William J. Bryan+497 | 1,57842.9% | 2,07556.4% | 250.7% | 3,678 |
| Cole County | William J. Bryan+92 | 2,40248.6% | 2,49450.4% | 481.0% | 4,944 |
| Cooper County | William H. Taft+124 | 2,67950.7% | 2,55548.4% | 470.9% | 5,281 |
| Crawford County | William H. Taft+492 | 1,75256.8% | 1,26040.8% | 742.4% | 3,086 |
| Dade County | William H. Taft+505 | 1,94656.0% | 1,44141.5% | 852.4% | 3,472 |
| Dallas County | William H. Taft+654 | 1,60962.0% | 95536.8% | 331.3% | 2,597 |
| Daviess County | William H. Taft+94 | 2,38850.1% | 2,29448.2% | 811.7% | 4,763 |
| DeKalb County | William H. Taft+71 | 1,70350.5% | 1,63248.4% | 351.0% | 3,370 |
| Dent County | William J. Bryan+40 | 1,29048.4% | 1,33049.9% | 431.6% | 2,663 |
| Douglas County | William H. Taft+1,223 | 1,92264.8% | 69923.6% | 34311.6% | 2,964 |
| Dunklin County | William J. Bryan+1,096 | 1,63835.2% | 2,73458.7% | 2866.1% | 4,658 |
| Franklin County | William H. Taft+1,626 | 4,04960.9% | 2,42336.5% | 1752.6% | 6,647 |
| Gasconade County | William H. Taft+1,711 | 2,22080.3% | 50918.4% | 341.2% | 2,763 |
| Gentry County | William J. Bryan+354 | 1,88244.7% | 2,23653.2% | 882.1% | 4,206 |
| Greene County | William H. Taft+609 | 6,43949.8% | 5,83045.1% | 6595.1% | 12,928 |
| Grundy County | William H. Taft+1,048 | 2,40762.7% | 1,35935.4% | 721.9% | 3,838 |
| Harrison County | William H. Taft+904 | 2,84258.4% | 1,93839.8% | 861.8% | 4,866 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+723 | 2,85443.3% | 3,57754.3% | 1602.4% | 6,591 |
| Hickory County | William H. Taft+621 | 1,18265.5% | 56131.1% | 613.4% | 1,804 |
| Holt County | William H. Taft+650 | 2,24657.6% | 1,59640.9% | 561.4% | 3,898 |
| Howard County | William J. Bryan+1,743 | 1,14128.2% | 2,88471.2% | 280.7% | 4,053 |
| Howell County | William H. Taft+337 | 2,16451.1% | 1,82743.1% | 2455.8% | 4,236 |
| Iron County | William J. Bryan+103 | 82846.6% | 93152.4% | 181.0% | 1,777 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+4,463 | 26,99845.2% | 31,46152.6% | 1,3012.2% | 59,760 |
| Jasper County | William H. Taft+1,013 | 9,14349.0% | 8,13043.6% | 1,3797.4% | 18,652 |
| Jefferson County | William H. Taft+352 | 3,05052.0% | 2,69846.0% | 1172.0% | 5,865 |
| Johnson County | William J. Bryan+486 | 2,99745.4% | 3,48352.8% | 1151.7% | 6,595 |
| Knox County | William J. Bryan+313 | 1,33943.7% | 1,65253.9% | 722.4% | 3,063 |
| Laclede County | William H. Taft+221 | 1,90251.9% | 1,68145.9% | 792.2% | 3,662 |
| Lafayette County | William J. Bryan+94 | 3,77148.6% | 3,86549.8% | 1281.6% | 7,764 |
| Lawrence County | William H. Taft+496 | 3,02850.9% | 2,53242.5% | 3926.6% | 5,952 |
| Lewis County | William J. Bryan+966 | 1,47336.9% | 2,43961.1% | 812.0% | 3,993 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+935 | 1,62038.5% | 2,55560.7% | 320.8% | 4,207 |
| Linn County | William J. Bryan+26 | 2,97448.7% | 3,00049.1% | 1382.3% | 6,112 |
| Livingston County | William H. Taft+21 | 2,40048.9% | 2,37948.5% | 1272.6% | 4,906 |
| Macon County | William J. Bryan+377 | 3,54245.9% | 3,91950.7% | 2633.4% | 7,724 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+73 | 1,24847.3% | 1,32150.1% | 702.7% | 2,639 |
| Maries County | William J. Bryan+606 | 70334.7% | 1,30964.5% | 160.8% | 2,028 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+1,428 | 2,55437.7% | 3,98258.8% | 2363.5% | 6,772 |
| McDonald County | William H. Taft+27 | 1,33348.5% | 1,30647.5% | 1104.0% | 2,749 |
| Mercer County | William H. Taft+1,057 | 1,90968.1% | 85230.4% | 411.5% | 2,802 |
| Miller County | William H. Taft+623 | 2,01657.5% | 1,39339.7% | 992.8% | 3,508 |
| Mississippi County | William J. Bryan+269 | 1,32044.7% | 1,58953.9% | 411.4% | 2,950 |
| Moniteau County | William J. Bryan+72 | 1,69147.6% | 1,76349.7% | 962.7% | 3,550 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+2,901 | 87118.6% | 3,77280.6% | 380.8% | 4,681 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+35 | 2,03848.8% | 2,07349.6% | 691.7% | 4,180 |
| Morgan County | William H. Taft+348 | 1,66355.3% | 1,31543.7% | 291.0% | 3,007 |
| New Madrid County | William J. Bryan+388 | 1,43642.5% | 1,82454.0% | 1153.4% | 3,375 |
| Newton County | William J. Bryan+105 | 2,62045.0% | 2,72546.8% | 4788.2% | 5,823 |
| Nodaway County | William J. Bryan+3 | 3,59249.1% | 3,59549.2% | 1261.7% | 7,313 |
| Oregon County | William J. Bryan+821 | 72930.3% | 1,55064.4% | 1265.2% | 2,405 |
| Osage County | William H. Taft+381 | 1,82055.2% | 1,43943.7% | 361.1% | 3,295 |
| Ozark County | William H. Taft+639 | 1,23365.8% | 59431.7% | 482.6% | 1,875 |
| Pemiscot County | William J. Bryan+335 | 1,39043.9% | 1,72554.5% | 491.5% | 3,164 |
| Perry County | William H. Taft+206 | 1,77552.5% | 1,56946.4% | 351.0% | 3,379 |
| Pettis County | William H. Taft+192 | 3,98349.4% | 3,79147.0% | 2903.6% | 8,064 |
| Phelps County | William J. Bryan+284 | 1,52045.0% | 1,80453.4% | 541.6% | 3,378 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+923 | 2,40341.8% | 3,32657.8% | 230.4% | 5,752 |
| Platte County | William J. Bryan+1,813 | 98225.8% | 2,79573.5% | 240.6% | 3,801 |
| Polk County | William H. Taft+531 | 2,67054.4% | 2,13943.6% | 962.0% | 4,905 |
| Pulaski County | William J. Bryan+430 | 98840.3% | 1,41857.9% | 451.8% | 2,451 |
| Putnam County | William H. Taft+1,177 | 2,23365.8% | 1,05631.1% | 1063.1% | 3,395 |
| Ralls County | William J. Bryan+1,047 | 90031.3% | 1,94767.8% | 240.8% | 2,871 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+2,292 | 1,95331.1% | 4,24567.6% | 821.3% | 6,280 |
| Ray County | William J. Bryan+1,129 | 1,91437.7% | 3,04360.0% | 1152.3% | 5,072 |
| Reynolds County | William J. Bryan+508 | 54433.1% | 1,05264.1% | 462.8% | 1,642 |
| Ripley County | William J. Bryan+363 | 94641.0% | 1,30956.7% | 552.4% | 2,310 |
| Saline County | William J. Bryan+1,263 | 2,92640.7% | 4,18958.3% | 691.0% | 7,184 |
| Schuyler County | William J. Bryan+215 | 1,00743.8% | 1,22253.1% | 723.1% | 2,301 |
| Scotland County | William J. Bryan+291 | 1,27343.9% | 1,56454.0% | 602.1% | 2,897 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+380 | 1,47336.8% | 1,85346.3% | 67816.9% | 4,004 |
| Shannon County | William J. Bryan+302 | 84940.9% | 1,15155.5% | 743.6% | 2,074 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+1,168 | 1,29833.9% | 2,46664.5% | 611.6% | 3,825 |
| St. Charles County | William H. Taft+1,501 | 3,48062.8% | 1,97935.7% | 791.4% | 5,538 |
| St. Clair County | William J. Bryan+154 | 1,72346.5% | 1,87750.7% | 1052.8% | 3,705 |
| St. Francois County | William H. Taft+318 | 3,26048.6% | 2,94243.8% | 5117.6% | 6,713 |
| St. Louis city | William H. Taft+13,243 | 74,16052.8% | 60,91743.3% | 5,4733.9% | 140,550 |
| St. Louis County | William H. Taft+5,655 | 10,17766.4% | 4,52229.5% | 6274.1% | 15,326 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | William J. Bryan+44 | 1,06448.8% | 1,10850.8% | 90.4% | 2,181 |
| Stoddard County | William J. Bryan+711 | 2,02539.9% | 2,73653.9% | 3186.3% | 5,079 |
| Stone County | William H. Taft+899 | 1,37669.1% | 47724.0% | 1386.9% | 1,991 |
| Sullivan County | William H. Taft+120 | 2,38950.6% | 2,26948.1% | 621.3% | 4,720 |
| Taney County | William H. Taft+452 | 1,08061.1% | 62835.5% | 593.3% | 1,767 |
| Texas County | William J. Bryan+374 | 1,95444.6% | 2,32853.2% | 982.2% | 4,380 |
| Vernon County | William J. Bryan+1,336 | 2,36937.5% | 3,70558.6% | 2473.9% | 6,321 |
| Warren County | William H. Taft+1,230 | 1,71476.1% | 48421.5% | 532.4% | 2,251 |
| Washington County | William H. Taft+423 | 1,75356.1% | 1,33042.6% | 411.3% | 3,124 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+87 | 1,55447.1% | 1,64149.7% | 1043.2% | 3,299 |
| Webster County | William H. Taft+140 | 1,90149.5% | 1,76145.8% | 1804.7% | 3,842 |
| Worth County | William J. Bryan+8 | 98548.4% | 99348.8% | 562.8% | 2,034 |
| Wright County | William H. Taft+680 | 2,14958.2% | 1,46939.8% | 742.0% | 3,692 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.