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Elections / 1908 · President · NV

William Jennings Bryan carried Nevada D+1.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Nevada, 1908. The state ran 11.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Nevada result
24,526 votes counted
Bryan (D)
11,212
45.7%
Taft (R)
10,775
43.9%
All others
2,539
10.4%
Margin
D+1.8
1908 presidential election
Nevada, 1908
BryanD+1.8
1908 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · R+0.9Churchill County, NV · R+0.8Douglas County, NV · R+13.4Elko County, NV · D+4.0Esmeralda County, NV · D+10.0Eureka County, NV · R+1.2Humboldt County, NV · D+9.1Lander County, NV · D+3.3Lincoln County, NV · D+4.8Lyon County, NV · R+10.3Nye County, NV · D+3.4Storey County, NV · R+4.9Washoe County, NV · R+7.5White Pine County, NV · R+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic45.7%11,212
William H. TaftRepublican43.9%10,775
OtherAll other candidates10.4%2,539
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1908
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityR
−0.9%
343350751
Churchill CountyR
−0.8%
382389839
Douglas CountyR
−13.4%
173229419
Elko CountyD
+4.0%
8047371,658
Esmeralda CountyD
+10.0%
2,7872,2085,784
Eureka CountyR
−1.2%
218224481
Humboldt CountyD
+9.1%
1,0098232,054
Lander CountyD
+3.3%
276257574
Lincoln CountyD
+4.8%
7686901,615
Lyon CountyR
−10.3%
364458915
Nye CountyD
+3.4%
1,2191,1242,773
Storey CountyR
−4.9%
402447915
Washoe CountyR
−7.5%
1,7452,0534,105
White Pine CountyR
−3.9%
7227861,643