Nebraska — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentBryanD+1.5
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 49.1% | 131,099 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 47.6% | 126,997 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.3% | 8,703 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
90 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (90 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Boone County, NE | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Butler County, NE | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Cedar County, NE | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Clay County, NE | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Colfax County, NE | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Cuming County, NE | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Custer County, NE | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Dakota County, NE | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Dawson County, NE | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Dodge County, NE | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Douglas County, NE | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Franklin County, NE | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Furnas County, NE | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Gosper County, NE | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Grant County, NE | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Greeley County, NE | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Harlan County, NE | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Holt County, NE | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Howard County, NE | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Kearney County, NE | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Knox County, NE | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Logan County, NE | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+6.4 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Otoe County, NE | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Perkins County, NE | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Pierce County, NE | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Platte County, NE | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Polk County, NE | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Richardson County, NE | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Saunders County, NE | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Seward County, NE | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Sherman County, NE | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Stanton County, NE | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Thomas County, NE | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Thurston County, NE | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Valley County, NE | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+3.8 |
Nebraska results by county
90 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William J. Bryan+350 | 2,33751.5% | 1,98743.8% | 2114.7% | 4,535 |
| Antelope County | William H. Taft+203 | 1,45545.4% | 1,65851.7% | 953.0% | 3,208 |
| Banner County | William H. Taft+101 | 7427.6% | 17565.3% | 197.1% | 268 |
| Blaine County | William H. Taft+60 | 16040.8% | 22056.1% | 123.1% | 392 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+3 | 1,58349.2% | 1,58049.1% | 521.6% | 3,215 |
| Box Butte County | William J. Bryan+84 | 68451.4% | 60045.0% | 483.6% | 1,332 |
| Boyd County | William H. Taft+63 | 89146.7% | 95450.1% | 613.2% | 1,906 |
| Brown County | William H. Taft+62 | 52644.9% | 58850.2% | 574.9% | 1,171 |
| Buffalo County | William H. Taft+6 | 2,52048.5% | 2,52648.6% | 1512.9% | 5,197 |
| Burt County | William H. Taft+665 | 1,21538.5% | 1,88059.5% | 632.0% | 3,158 |
| Butler County | William J. Bryan+717 | 2,12959.2% | 1,41239.2% | 581.6% | 3,599 |
| Cass County | William H. Taft+53 | 2,38748.0% | 2,44049.1% | 1432.9% | 4,970 |
| Cedar County | William J. Bryan+105 | 1,73250.9% | 1,62747.8% | 441.3% | 3,403 |
| Chase County | William H. Taft+62 | 33843.6% | 40051.6% | 374.8% | 775 |
| Cherry County | William H. Taft+27 | 1,02147.1% | 1,04848.3% | 994.6% | 2,168 |
| Cheyenne County | William H. Taft+77 | 80946.0% | 88650.3% | 653.7% | 1,760 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+48 | 1,93949.0% | 1,89147.8% | 1263.2% | 3,956 |
| Colfax County | William J. Bryan+108 | 1,26751.0% | 1,15946.7% | 572.3% | 2,483 |
| Cuming County | William J. Bryan+438 | 1,72256.6% | 1,28442.2% | 341.1% | 3,040 |
| Custer County | William J. Bryan+110 | 2,89848.9% | 2,78847.0% | 2454.1% | 5,931 |
| Dakota County | William H. Taft+13 | 71648.1% | 72949.0% | 443.0% | 1,489 |
| Dawes County | William H. Taft+109 | 72745.2% | 83652.0% | 452.8% | 1,608 |
| Dawson County | William J. Bryan+189 | 1,92651.1% | 1,73746.0% | 1092.9% | 3,772 |
| Deuel County | William H. Taft+134 | 39241.8% | 52656.1% | 202.1% | 938 |
| Dixon County | William H. Taft+157 | 1,10045.2% | 1,25751.7% | 753.1% | 2,432 |
| Dodge County | William J. Bryan+227 | 2,66450.7% | 2,43746.3% | 1583.0% | 5,259 |
| Douglas County | William J. Bryan+1,517 | 15,58350.7% | 14,06645.8% | 1,0643.5% | 30,713 |
| Dundy County | William H. Taft+95 | 39142.5% | 48652.8% | 434.7% | 920 |
| Fillmore County | William J. Bryan+233 | 1,98952.2% | 1,75646.1% | 641.7% | 3,809 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+215 | 1,29852.4% | 1,08343.7% | 953.8% | 2,476 |
| Frontier County | William H. Taft+251 | 84741.2% | 1,09853.5% | 1095.3% | 2,054 |
| Furnas County | William J. Bryan+218 | 1,61851.8% | 1,40044.8% | 1073.4% | 3,125 |
| Gage County | William H. Taft+592 | 3,12944.4% | 3,72152.8% | 2002.8% | 7,050 |
| Garfield County | William H. Taft+5 | 36347.5% | 36848.2% | 334.3% | 764 |
| Gosper County | William J. Bryan+135 | 63454.3% | 49942.7% | 353.0% | 1,168 |
| Grant County | William J. Bryan+8 | 10151.8% | 9347.7% | 10.5% | 195 |
| Greeley County | William J. Bryan+381 | 1,07259.4% | 69138.3% | 432.4% | 1,806 |
| Hall County | William H. Taft+12 | 2,22947.6% | 2,24147.9% | 2114.5% | 4,681 |
| Hamilton County | William J. Bryan+31 | 1,66448.3% | 1,63347.4% | 1514.4% | 3,448 |
| Harlan County | William J. Bryan+77 | 1,15848.2% | 1,08145.0% | 1646.8% | 2,403 |
| Hayes County | William H. Taft+82 | 27740.2% | 35952.1% | 537.7% | 689 |
| Hitchcock County | William H. Taft+1 | 63248.8% | 63348.8% | 312.4% | 1,296 |
| Holt County | William J. Bryan+236 | 1,77751.1% | 1,54144.3% | 1624.7% | 3,480 |
| Hooker County | William H. Taft+9 | 9146.2% | 10050.8% | 63.0% | 197 |
| Howard County | William J. Bryan+458 | 1,43557.8% | 97739.3% | 712.9% | 2,483 |
| Jefferson County | William H. Taft+154 | 1,78746.5% | 1,94150.5% | 1163.0% | 3,844 |
| Johnson County | William H. Taft+207 | 1,15044.9% | 1,35753.0% | 532.1% | 2,560 |
| Kearney County | William J. Bryan+181 | 1,17450.7% | 99342.9% | 1496.4% | 2,316 |
| Keith County | William H. Taft+58 | 31045.0% | 36853.4% | 111.6% | 689 |
| Keya Paha County | William H. Taft+68 | 35442.0% | 42250.1% | 677.9% | 843 |
| Kimball County | William H. Taft+92 | 12434.7% | 21660.5% | 174.8% | 357 |
| Knox County | William J. Bryan+235 | 2,10651.4% | 1,87145.7% | 1202.9% | 4,097 |
| Lancaster County | William J. Bryan+1,112 | 8,54051.9% | 7,42845.1% | 4852.9% | 16,453 |
| Lincoln County | William H. Taft+159 | 1,38243.4% | 1,54148.4% | 2598.1% | 3,182 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+15 | 15549.5% | 14044.7% | 185.8% | 313 |
| Loup County | William H. Taft+78 | 17037.0% | 24853.9% | 429.1% | 460 |
| Madison County | William H. Taft+259 | 1,87846.2% | 2,13752.5% | 541.3% | 4,069 |
| McPherson County | William H. Taft+69 | 16538.6% | 23454.7% | 296.8% | 428 |
| Merrick County | William H. Taft+52 | 1,08144.8% | 1,13346.9% | 2018.3% | 2,415 |
| Nance County | William H. Taft+156 | 92645.0% | 1,08252.5% | 512.5% | 2,059 |
| Nemaha County | William J. Bryan+91 | 1,67450.0% | 1,58347.3% | 902.7% | 3,347 |
| Nuckolls County | William J. Bryan+4 | 1,52349.3% | 1,51949.2% | 461.5% | 3,088 |
| Otoe County | William J. Bryan+168 | 2,41150.8% | 2,24347.3% | 891.9% | 4,743 |
| Pawnee County | William H. Taft+353 | 1,11541.7% | 1,46854.9% | 893.3% | 2,672 |
| Perkins County | William J. Bryan+11 | 26550.7% | 25448.6% | 40.8% | 523 |
| Phelps County | William H. Taft+207 | 1,23843.8% | 1,44551.1% | 1455.1% | 2,828 |
| Pierce County | William J. Bryan+28 | 1,09549.8% | 1,06748.5% | 361.6% | 2,198 |
| Platte County | William J. Bryan+903 | 2,48760.0% | 1,58438.2% | 751.8% | 4,146 |
| Polk County | William J. Bryan+93 | 1,26447.8% | 1,17144.3% | 2087.9% | 2,643 |
| Red Willow County | William J. Bryan+75 | 1,31749.0% | 1,24246.2% | 1314.9% | 2,690 |
| Richardson County | William J. Bryan+135 | 2,25850.5% | 2,12347.5% | 882.0% | 4,469 |
| Rock County | William H. Taft+135 | 33440.1% | 46956.4% | 293.5% | 832 |
| Saline County | William J. Bryan+201 | 2,24951.0% | 2,04846.5% | 1092.5% | 4,406 |
| Sarpy County | William J. Bryan+178 | 1,09052.7% | 91244.1% | 673.2% | 2,069 |
| Saunders County | William J. Bryan+370 | 2,67952.4% | 2,30945.2% | 1232.4% | 5,111 |
| Scotts Bluff County | William H. Taft+240 | 54938.1% | 78954.8% | 1037.1% | 1,441 |
| Seward County | William J. Bryan+99 | 2,02950.7% | 1,93048.2% | 441.1% | 4,003 |
| Sheridan County | William J. Bryan+24 | 73348.3% | 70946.7% | 775.1% | 1,519 |
| Sherman County | William J. Bryan+149 | 92552.1% | 77643.7% | 734.1% | 1,774 |
| Sioux County | William H. Taft+52 | 46445.7% | 51650.8% | 353.4% | 1,015 |
| Stanton County | William J. Bryan+31 | 82350.5% | 79248.6% | 150.9% | 1,630 |
| Thayer County | William H. Taft+11 | 1,70348.8% | 1,71449.1% | 762.2% | 3,493 |
| Thomas County | William J. Bryan+35 | 13055.6% | 9540.6% | 93.8% | 234 |
| Thurston County | William H. Taft+161 | 73444.3% | 89554.0% | 281.7% | 1,657 |
| Valley County | William J. Bryan+5 | 1,04548.7% | 1,04048.5% | 612.8% | 2,146 |
| Washington County | William H. Taft+132 | 1,46046.6% | 1,59250.8% | 792.5% | 3,131 |
| Wayne County | William H. Taft+242 | 1,05544.2% | 1,29754.4% | 331.4% | 2,385 |
| Webster County | William H. Taft+54 | 1,35446.7% | 1,40848.6% | 1364.7% | 2,898 |
| Wheeler County | William J. Bryan+16 | 25248.7% | 23645.6% | 295.6% | 517 |
| York County | William H. Taft+167 | 2,04246.6% | 2,20950.4% | 1333.0% | 4,384 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.