William Howard Taft carried Ohio R+6.2.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Ohio, 1908. The state ran 3.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

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Ohio result

1,121,552 votes counted

Bryan (D)

502,721

44.8%

Taft (R)

572,312

51.0%

All others

46,519

4.1%

Margin

R+6.2

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1908 presidential election

Ohio, 1908

TaftR+6.2

How it voted

Share of the 1908 vote

William H. Taft ✓Republican	51.0%	572,312
William J. BryanDemocratic	44.8%	502,721
OtherAll other candidates	4.1%	46,519

D+60

R+60

88 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−0.1%
1896	−4.8%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−25.4%
1908	−6.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+7.7%
1920	−19.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−30.4%
1932	+2.8%
1936	+20.6%
1940	+4.4%
1944	−0.4%
1948	+0.2%
1952	−13.5%
1956	−22.2%
1960	−6.6%
1964	+25.9%
1968	−2.3%
1972	−21.6%
1976	+0.3%
1980	−10.6%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−10.9%
1992	+1.8%
1996	+6.4%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+4.6%
2012	+3.0%
2016	−8.0%
2020	−8.0%
2024	−11.1%

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County results — 1908

88 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−5.8%	3,048	3,432	6,586
Allen County	D	+10.0%	7,195	5,841	13,557
Ashland County	D	+12.5%	3,627	2,804	6,573
Ashtabula County	R	−35.8%	3,572	8,213	12,970
Athens County	R	−26.7%	3,654	6,449	10,475
Auglaize County	D	+20.8%	4,622	3,001	7,784
Belmont County	R	−2.6%	7,750	8,193	17,063
Brown County	D	+23.1%	4,242	2,638	6,938
Butler County	D	+13.1%	9,678	7,320	18,024
Carroll County	R	−21.9%	1,590	2,517	4,236
Champaign County	R	−13.3%	3,160	4,153	7,457
Clark County	R	−14.2%	6,529	8,917	16,834
Clermont County	D	+0.2%	4,150	4,137	8,458
Clinton County	R	−24.6%	2,464	4,107	6,683
Columbiana County	R	−16.0%	6,736	9,626	18,072
Coshocton County	D	+6.2%	4,106	3,606	8,111
Crawford County	D	+31.6%	6,006	3,061	9,320
Cuyahoga County	R	−16.1%	39,954	56,344	101,729
Darke County	D	+12.4%	6,391	4,951	11,623
Defiance County	D	+18.9%	3,754	2,531	6,482
Delaware County	R	−8.9%	3,330	4,007	7,593
Erie County	R	−3.6%	4,983	5,366	10,702
Fairfield County	D	+18.0%	5,821	4,023	9,998
Fayette County	R	−15.2%	2,451	3,343	5,881
Franklin County	R	−10.4%	23,314	28,914	54,097
Fulton County	R	−25.1%	2,131	3,608	5,892
Gallia County	R	−28.3%	2,171	3,914	6,166
Geauga County	R	−44.3%	982	2,596	3,646
Greene County	R	−24.8%	2,882	4,902	8,151
Guernsey County	R	−18.2%	3,449	5,210	9,663
Hamilton County	R	−16.3%	45,429	63,803	112,946
Hancock County	D	+4.8%	5,420	4,899	10,781
Hardin County	R	−3.2%	4,164	4,444	8,827
Harrison County	R	−21.4%	1,961	3,069	5,170
Henry County	D	+21.7%	3,817	2,425	6,413
Highland County	R	−4.0%	3,823	4,149	8,098
Hocking County	D	+2.0%	2,864	2,749	5,761
Holmes County	D	+41.1%	3,043	1,252	4,357
Huron County	R	−7.1%	4,262	4,930	9,350
Jackson County	R	−15.6%	3,235	4,489	8,039
Jefferson County	R	−19.0%	4,882	7,310	12,777
Knox County	R	−1.0%	4,233	4,318	8,796
Lake County	R	−37.4%	1,605	3,635	5,428
Lawrence County	R	−35.7%	2,654	5,708	8,562
Licking County	D	+6.1%	7,685	6,756	15,166
Logan County	R	−19.3%	3,186	4,756	8,138
Lorain County	R	−21.3%	5,460	8,699	15,235
Lucas County	R	−6.5%	16,208	18,715	38,620
Madison County	R	−11.2%	2,430	3,051	5,554
Mahoning County	R	−6.9%	9,312	10,760	21,023
Marion County	D	+5.3%	4,657	4,175	9,053
Medina County	R	−17.5%	2,378	3,427	5,979
Meigs County	R	−28.4%	2,225	4,108	6,621
Mercer County	D	+34.3%	4,456	2,148	6,729
Miami County	R	−9.7%	5,369	6,558	12,215
Monroe County	D	+33.0%	3,961	1,974	6,030
Montgomery County	D	+1.2%	20,566	20,069	42,615
Morgan County	R	−11.3%	1,932	2,445	4,529
Morrow County	R	−5.3%	2,239	2,500	4,896
Muskingum County	R	−9.7%	6,576	8,080	15,431
Noble County	R	−11.1%	2,154	2,707	4,988
Ottawa County	D	+20.2%	3,329	2,202	5,577
Paulding County	R	−4.8%	2,767	3,049	5,907
Perry County	R	−4.8%	3,885	4,304	8,698
Pickaway County	D	+12.3%	4,007	3,119	7,229
Pike County	D	+7.3%	2,085	1,798	3,948
Portage County	R	−6.2%	3,625	4,129	8,071
Preble County	R	−3.9%	3,247	3,519	6,901
Putnam County	D	+31.4%	4,836	2,483	7,485
Richland County	D	+11.4%	6,702	5,301	12,326
Ross County	R	−1.0%	5,325	5,432	10,931
Sandusky County	D	+12.2%	5,242	4,079	9,543
Scioto County	R	−13.7%	4,310	5,790	10,818
Seneca County	D	+10.2%	6,138	4,959	11,512
Shelby County	D	+18.7%	3,879	2,646	6,605
Stark County	R	−6.5%	12,286	14,112	27,957
Summit County	R	−2.0%	9,930	10,365	21,909
Trumbull County	R	−20.8%	4,476	6,978	12,031
Tuscarawas County	D	+0.4%	6,775	6,717	14,205
Union County	R	−16.0%	2,568	3,567	6,253
Van Wert County	R	−0.3%	3,783	3,809	7,729
Vinton County	R	−12.1%	1,496	1,916	3,477
Warren County	R	−22.5%	2,656	4,233	6,996
Washington County	D	+1.1%	5,771	5,648	11,607
Wayne County	D	+9.7%	5,368	4,388	10,084
Williams County	R	−4.2%	3,329	3,625	7,130
Wood County	R	−2.3%	5,625	5,904	11,910
Wyandot County	D	+16.2%	3,353	2,408	5,822