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Elections / 1908 · President · MT

William Howard Taft carried Montana R+4.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Montana, 1908. The state ran 5.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Montana result
68,822 votes counted
Bryan (D)
29,326
42.6%
Taft (R)
32,333
47.0%
All others
7,163
10.4%
Margin
R+4.4
1908 presidential election
Montana, 1908
TaftR+4.4
1908 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · R+8.2Broadwater County, MT · D+19.6Carbon County, MT · R+15.6Cascade County, MT · R+1.1Chouteau County, MT · R+14.7Custer County, MT · R+27.4Dawson County, MT · R+33.5Deer Lodge County, MT · D+7.4Fergus County, MT · R+14.3Flathead County, MT · R+9.6Gallatin County, MT · R+1.1Granite County, MT · D+12.7Jefferson County, MT · D+12.1Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+0.7Madison County, MT · D+3.1Meagher County, MT · R+21.8Missoula County, MT · R+1.9Park County, MT · R+13.8Powell County, MT · R+3.2Ravalli County, MT · R+8.6Rosebud County, MT · R+35.9Sanders County, MT · R+17.2Silver Bow County, MT · D+12.0Sweet Grass County, MT · R+31.8Teton County, MT · R+25.6Valley County, MT · R+23.8Yellowstone County, MT · R+21.6
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican47.0%32,333
William J. BryanDemocratic42.6%29,326
OtherAll other candidates10.4%7,163
D+60
R+60
27 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1908
27 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−8.2%
7398781,690
Broadwater CountyD
+19.6%
495326861
Carbon CountyR
−15.6%
8441,2052,317
Cascade CountyR
−1.1%
1,8881,9354,313
Chouteau CountyR
−14.7%
8931,2202,229
Custer CountyR
−27.4%
5319671,594
Dawson CountyR
−33.5%
4399271,456
Deer Lodge CountyD
+7.4%
1,6111,3773,153
Fergus CountyR
−14.3%
1,1121,5292,916
Flathead CountyR
−9.6%
1,4801,8383,717
Gallatin CountyR
−1.1%
1,4851,5193,219
Granite CountyD
+12.7%
485369912
Jefferson CountyD
+12.1%
7145461,392
Lewis and Clark CountyD
+0.7%
2,0622,0334,430
Madison CountyD
+3.1%
1,0299642,065
Meagher CountyR
−21.8%
314495831
Missoula CountyR
−1.9%
1,7801,8564,022
Park CountyR
−13.8%
9521,3052,563
Powell CountyR
−3.2%
5605991,207
Ravalli CountyR
−8.6%
8591,0452,173
Rosebud CountyR
−35.9%
235515780
Sanders CountyR
−17.2%
325473860
Silver Bow CountyD
+12.0%
6,2554,61813,656
Sweet Grass CountyR
−31.8%
264526825
Teton CountyR
−25.6%
3586221,030
Valley CountyR
−23.8%
5038431,426
Yellowstone CountyR
−21.6%
1,1141,8033,185