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Elections / 1908 · President · NH

William Howard Taft carried New Hampshire R+21.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in New Hampshire, 1908. The state ran 12.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
89,600 votes counted
Bryan (D)
33,655
37.6%
Taft (R)
53,149
59.3%
All others
2,796
3.1%
Margin
R+21.8
1908 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1908
TaftR+21.8
1908 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+25.6Carroll County, NH · R+23.0Cheshire County, NH · R+34.9Coos County, NH · R+19.1Grafton County, NH · R+27.1Hillsborough County, NH · R+17.6Merrimack County, NH · R+17.0Rockingham County, NH · R+23.9Strafford County, NH · R+15.2Sullivan County, NH · R+29.5
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican59.3%53,149
William J. BryanDemocratic37.6%33,655
OtherAll other candidates3.1%2,796
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1908
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−25.6%
1,6922,9164,775
Carroll CountyR
−23.0%
1,5912,5624,218
Cheshire CountyR
−34.9%
1,9174,1606,426
Coos CountyR
−19.1%
2,2163,2945,646
Grafton CountyR
−27.1%
3,5826,32310,101
Hillsborough CountyR
−17.6%
8,70112,56821,938
Merrimack CountyR
−17.0%
4,8466,93212,267
Rockingham CountyR
−23.9%
4,1186,81411,293
Strafford CountyR
−15.2%
3,5234,8228,573
Sullivan CountyR
−29.5%
1,4692,7584,363