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Elections / 1908 · President · NE

William Jennings Bryan carried Nebraska D+1.5.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Nebraska, 1908. The state ran 11.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Nebraska result
266,799 votes counted
Bryan (D)
131,099
49.1%
Taft (R)
126,997
47.6%
All others
8,703
3.3%
Margin
D+1.5
1908 presidential election
Nebraska, 1908
BryanD+1.5
1908 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 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.Adams County, NE · D+7.7Antelope County, NE · R+6.3Banner County, NE · R+37.7Blaine County, NE · R+15.3Boone County, NE · TiedBox Butte County, NE · D+6.3Boyd County, NE · R+3.3Brown County, NE · R+5.3Buffalo County, NE · TiedBurt County, NE · R+21.1Butler County, NE · D+19.9Cass County, NE · R+1.1Cedar County, NE · D+3.1Chase County, NE · R+8.0Cherry County, NE · R+1.2Cheyenne County, NE · R+4.4Clay County, NE · D+1.2Colfax County, NE · D+4.3Cuming County, NE · D+14.4Custer County, NE · D+1.9Dakota County, NE · R+0.9Dawes County, NE · R+6.8Dawson County, NE · D+5.0Deuel County, NE · R+14.3Dixon County, NE · R+6.5Dodge County, NE · D+4.3Douglas County, NE · D+4.9Dundy County, NE · R+10.3Fillmore County, NE · D+6.1Franklin County, NE · D+8.7Frontier County, NE · R+12.2Furnas County, NE · D+7.0Gage County, NE · R+8.4Garfield County, NE · R+0.7Gosper County, NE · D+11.6Grant County, NE · D+4.1Greeley County, NE · D+21.1Hall County, NE · TiedHamilton County, NE · D+0.9Harlan County, NE · D+3.2Hayes County, NE · R+11.9Hitchcock County, NE · TiedHolt County, NE · D+6.8Hooker County, NE · R+4.6Howard County, NE · D+18.4Jefferson County, NE · R+4.0Johnson County, NE · R+8.1Kearney County, NE · D+7.8Keith County, NE · R+8.4Keya Paha County, NE · R+8.1Kimball County, NE · R+25.8Knox County, NE · D+5.7Lancaster County, NE · D+6.8Lincoln County, NE · R+5.0Logan County, NE · D+4.8Loup County, NE · R+17.0Madison County, NE · R+6.4McPherson County, NE · R+16.1Merrick County, NE · R+2.2Nance County, NE · R+7.6Nemaha County, NE · D+2.7Nuckolls County, NE · TiedOtoe County, NE · D+3.5Pawnee County, NE · R+13.2Perkins County, NE · D+2.1Phelps County, NE · R+7.3Pierce County, NE · D+1.3Platte County, NE · D+21.8Polk County, NE · D+3.5Red Willow County, NE · D+2.8Richardson County, NE · D+3.0Rock County, NE · R+16.2Saline County, NE · D+4.6Sarpy County, NE · D+8.6Saunders County, NE · D+7.2Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+16.7Seward County, NE · D+2.5Sheridan County, NE · D+1.6Sherman County, NE · D+8.4Sioux County, NE · R+5.1Stanton County, NE · D+1.9Thayer County, NE · TiedThomas County, NE · D+15.0Thurston County, NE · R+9.7Valley County, NE · TiedWashington County, NE · R+4.2Wayne County, NE · R+10.1Webster County, NE · R+1.9Wheeler County, NE · D+3.1York County, NE · R+3.8
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic49.1%131,099
William H. TaftRepublican47.6%126,997
OtherAll other candidates3.3%8,703
D+60
R+60
90 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+31.1%
1896+5.4%
1900−3.2%
1904−37.9%
1908+1.5%
1912+22.0%
1916+14.3%
1920−33.4%
1924−17.5%
1928−27.0%
1932+27.7%
1936+16.4%
1940−14.4%
1944−17.2%
1948−8.3%
1952−38.3%
1956−31.0%
1960−24.1%
1964+5.2%
1968−28.0%
1972−41.0%
1976−20.7%
1980−39.5%
1984−41.7%
1988−21.0%
1992−17.2%
1996−18.7%
2000−29.0%
2004−33.2%
2008−14.9%
2012−21.8%
2016−25.0%
2020−19.1%
2024−20.5%
County results — 1908
90 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+7.7%
2,3371,9874,535
Antelope CountyR
−6.3%
1,4551,6583,208
Banner CountyR
−37.7%
74175268
Blaine CountyR
−15.3%
160220392
Boone CountyD
+0.1%
1,5831,5803,215
Box Butte CountyD
+6.3%
6846001,332
Boyd CountyR
−3.3%
8919541,906
Brown CountyR
−5.3%
5265881,171
Buffalo CountyR
−0.1%
2,5202,5265,197
Burt CountyR
−21.1%
1,2151,8803,158
Butler CountyD
+19.9%
2,1291,4123,599
Cass CountyR
−1.1%
2,3872,4404,970
Cedar CountyD
+3.1%
1,7321,6273,403
Chase CountyR
−8.0%
338400775
Cherry CountyR
−1.2%
1,0211,0482,168
Cheyenne CountyR
−4.4%
8098861,760
Clay CountyD
+1.2%
1,9391,8913,956
Colfax CountyD
+4.3%
1,2671,1592,483
Cuming CountyD
+14.4%
1,7221,2843,040
Custer CountyD
+1.9%
2,8982,7885,931
Dakota CountyR
−0.9%
7167291,489
Dawes CountyR
−6.8%
7278361,608
Dawson CountyD
+5.0%
1,9261,7373,772
Deuel CountyR
−14.3%
392526938
Dixon CountyR
−6.5%
1,1001,2572,432
Dodge CountyD
+4.3%
2,6642,4375,259
Douglas CountyD
+4.9%
15,58314,06630,713
Dundy CountyR
−10.3%
391486920
Fillmore CountyD
+6.1%
1,9891,7563,809
Franklin CountyD
+8.7%
1,2981,0832,476
Frontier CountyR
−12.2%
8471,0982,054
Furnas CountyD
+7.0%
1,6181,4003,125
Gage CountyR
−8.4%
3,1293,7217,050
Garfield CountyR
−0.7%
363368764
Gosper CountyD
+11.6%
6344991,168
Grant CountyD
+4.1%
10193195
Greeley CountyD
+21.1%
1,0726911,806
Hall CountyR
−0.3%
2,2292,2414,681
Hamilton CountyD
+0.9%
1,6641,6333,448
Harlan CountyD
+3.2%
1,1581,0812,403
Hayes CountyR
−11.9%
277359689
Hitchcock CountyR
−0.1%
6326331,296
Holt CountyD
+6.8%
1,7771,5413,480
Hooker CountyR
−4.6%
91100197
Howard CountyD
+18.4%
1,4359772,483
Jefferson CountyR
−4.0%
1,7871,9413,844
Johnson CountyR
−8.1%
1,1501,3572,560
Kearney CountyD
+7.8%
1,1749932,316
Keith CountyR
−8.4%
310368689
Keya Paha CountyR
−8.1%
354422843
Kimball CountyR
−25.8%
124216357
Knox CountyD
+5.7%
2,1061,8714,097
Lancaster CountyD
+6.8%
8,5407,42816,453
Lincoln CountyR
−5.0%
1,3821,5413,182
Logan CountyD
+4.8%
155140313
Loup CountyR
−17.0%
170248460
Madison CountyR
−6.4%
1,8782,1374,069
McPherson CountyR
−16.1%
165234428
Merrick CountyR
−2.2%
1,0811,1332,415
Nance CountyR
−7.6%
9261,0822,059
Nemaha CountyD
+2.7%
1,6741,5833,347
Nuckolls CountyD
+0.1%
1,5231,5193,088
Otoe CountyD
+3.5%
2,4112,2434,743
Pawnee CountyR
−13.2%
1,1151,4682,672
Perkins CountyD
+2.1%
265254523
Phelps CountyR
−7.3%
1,2381,4452,828
Pierce CountyD
+1.3%
1,0951,0672,198
Platte CountyD
+21.8%
2,4871,5844,146
Polk CountyD
+3.5%
1,2641,1712,643
Red Willow CountyD
+2.8%
1,3171,2422,690
Richardson CountyD
+3.0%
2,2582,1234,469
Rock CountyR
−16.2%
334469832
Saline CountyD
+4.6%
2,2492,0484,406
Sarpy CountyD
+8.6%
1,0909122,069
Saunders CountyD
+7.2%
2,6792,3095,111
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−16.7%
5497891,441
Seward CountyD
+2.5%
2,0291,9304,003
Sheridan CountyD
+1.6%
7337091,519
Sherman CountyD
+8.4%
9257761,774
Sioux CountyR
−5.1%
4645161,015
Stanton CountyD
+1.9%
8237921,630
Thayer CountyR
−0.3%
1,7031,7143,493
Thomas CountyD
+15.0%
13095234
Thurston CountyR
−9.7%
7348951,657
Valley CountyD
+0.2%
1,0451,0402,146
Washington CountyR
−4.2%
1,4601,5923,131
Wayne CountyR
−10.1%
1,0551,2972,385
Webster CountyR
−1.9%
1,3541,4082,898
Wheeler CountyD
+3.1%
252236517
York CountyR
−3.8%
2,0422,2094,384