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Elections / 1908 · President · OK

William Jennings Bryan carried Oklahoma D+4.7.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Oklahoma, 1908. The state ran 14.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Oklahoma result
255,300 votes counted
Bryan (D)
122,363
47.9%
Taft (R)
110,474
43.3%
All others
22,463
8.8%
Margin
D+4.7
1908 presidential election
Oklahoma, 1908
BryanD+4.7
1908 presidential margin by county for Oklahoma — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oklahoma — 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.Adair County, OK · D+2.8Alfalfa County, OK · R+8.2Atoka County, OK · D+1.5Beaver County, OK · R+5.4Beckham County, OK · D+29.5Blaine County, OK · R+8.6Bryan County, OK · D+31.3Caddo County, OK · D+1.7Canadian County, OK · D+4.6Carter County, OK · D+21.5Cherokee County, OK · R+6.3Choctaw County, OK · D+7.2Cimarron County, OK · D+9.1Cleveland County, OK · D+11.5Coal County, OK · D+8.5Comanche County, OK · D+16.5Craig County, OK · D+9.6Creek County, OK · R+9.9Custer County, OK · D+3.9Delaware County, OK · D+21.1Dewey County, OK · R+4.9Ellis County, OK · R+4.1Garfield County, OK · R+5.3Garvin County, OK · D+27.2Grady County, OK · D+29.0Grant County, OK · D+1.9Greer County, OK · D+42.9Harper County, OK · R+7.1Haskell County, OK · D+9.0Hughes County, OK · D+5.4Jackson County, OK · D+45.7Jefferson County, OK · D+35.8Johnston County, OK · D+22.6Kay County, OK · R+4.5Kingfisher County, OK · R+14.6Kiowa County, OK · D+17.9Latimer County, OK · D+7.1Le Flore County, OK · D+2.6Lincoln County, OK · R+6.7Logan County, OK · R+25.7Love County, OK · D+28.1Major County, OK · R+20.3Marshall County, OK · D+26.3Mayes County, OK · D+7.3McClain County, OK · D+19.1McCurtain County, OK · D+6.9McIntosh County, OK · R+12.4Murray County, OK · D+27.2Muskogee County, OK · R+12.2Noble County, OK · R+3.8Nowata County, OK · R+5.6Okfuskee County, OK · R+16.5Oklahoma County, OK · R+4.9Okmulgee County, OK · R+10.6Osage County, OK · D+1.7Ottawa County, OK · D+4.8Pawnee County, OK · R+1.7Payne County, OK · R+5.7Pittsburg County, OK · D+2.5Pontotoc County, OK · D+29.9Pottawatomie County, OK · D+14.0Pushmataha County, OK · D+11.4Roger Mills County, OK · D+13.6Rogers County, OK · D+16.2Seminole County, OK · R+8.7Sequoyah County, OK · R+10.2Stephens County, OK · D+33.2Texas County, OK · D+5.1Tillman County, OK · D+36.9Tulsa County, OK · D+3.0Wagoner County, OK · R+28.2Washington County, OK · R+3.9Washita County, OK · D+22.0Woods County, OK · R+4.2Woodward County, OK · R+9.3
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic47.9%122,363
William H. TaftRepublican43.3%110,474
OtherAll other candidates8.8%22,463
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Oklahoma's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1908 to 2024. Most recent: −34.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−34.3%DR19082024
Oklahoma's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1908+4.7%
1912+11.2%
1916+17.4%
1920−5.7%
1924+5.7%
1928−28.3%
1932+46.6%
1936+34.1%
1940+15.2%
1944+11.4%
1948+25.5%
1952−9.2%
1956−10.3%
1960−18.0%
1964+11.5%
1968−15.7%
1972−49.7%
1976−1.2%
1980−25.5%
1984−37.9%
1988−16.6%
1992−8.6%
1996−7.8%
2000−21.9%
2004−31.1%
2008−31.3%
2012−33.5%
2016−36.4%
2020−33.1%
2024−34.3%
County results — 1908
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adair CountyD
+2.8%
8257801,632
Alfalfa CountyR
−8.2%
1,4591,7383,383
Atoka CountyD
+1.5%
7847571,744
Beaver CountyR
−5.4%
1,2121,3622,785
Beckham CountyD
+29.5%
1,8078663,188
Blaine CountyR
−8.6%
1,3171,5983,272
Bryan CountyD
+31.3%
2,2151,0443,738
Caddo CountyD
+1.7%
2,9642,8606,259
Canadian CountyD
+4.6%
2,1241,9314,219
Carter CountyD
+21.5%
2,1811,3054,080
Cherokee CountyR
−6.3%
9131,0392,000
Choctaw CountyD
+7.2%
1,0388782,235
Cimarron CountyD
+9.1%
449371858
Cleveland CountyD
+11.5%
1,4371,0923,006
Coal CountyD
+8.5%
9067222,156
Comanche CountyD
+16.5%
3,4812,4376,343
Craig CountyD
+9.6%
1,5781,2962,936
Creek CountyR
−9.9%
1,4131,7613,516
Custer CountyD
+3.9%
1,7211,5793,648
Delaware CountyD
+21.1%
9746251,653
Dewey CountyR
−4.9%
1,0751,2102,780
Ellis CountyR
−4.1%
1,2601,3792,874
Garfield CountyR
−5.3%
2,6182,9245,806
Garvin CountyD
+27.2%
2,3901,2904,042
Grady CountyD
+29.0%
2,8261,4914,604
Grant CountyD
+1.9%
1,8661,7963,781
Greer CountyD
+42.9%
2,1497083,359
Harper CountyR
−7.1%
7468761,829
Haskell CountyD
+9.0%
1,4011,1392,906
Hughes CountyD
+5.4%
1,6491,4593,493
Jackson CountyD
+45.7%
1,8976272,777
Jefferson CountyD
+35.8%
1,4356042,318
Johnston CountyD
+22.6%
1,2746932,570
Kay CountyR
−4.5%
2,5112,7545,410
Kingfisher CountyR
−14.6%
1,5402,1063,881
Kiowa CountyD
+17.9%
2,3541,5914,265
Latimer CountyD
+7.1%
7266161,542
Le Flore CountyD
+2.6%
1,8721,7713,882
Lincoln CountyR
−6.7%
3,0303,5037,086
Logan CountyR
−25.7%
2,1833,7686,170
Love CountyD
+28.1%
8354131,501
Major CountyR
−20.3%
8771,4462,802
Marshall CountyD
+26.3%
8424061,659
Mayes CountyD
+7.3%
1,1861,0212,255
McClain CountyD
+19.1%
1,2347802,381
McCurtain CountyD
+6.9%
5654821,203
McIntosh CountyR
−12.4%
1,2361,6062,990
Murray CountyD
+27.2%
1,1115741,974
Muskogee CountyR
−12.2%
2,7933,5926,561
Noble CountyR
−3.8%
1,3641,4762,969
Nowata CountyR
−5.6%
9091,0201,992
Okfuskee CountyR
−16.5%
8721,2972,573
Oklahoma CountyR
−4.9%
4,8765,40110,795
Okmulgee CountyR
−10.6%
1,1031,4002,800
Osage CountyD
+1.7%
1,5841,5283,274
Ottawa CountyD
+4.8%
1,2971,1742,566
Pawnee CountyR
−1.7%
1,5001,5563,359
Payne CountyR
−5.7%
1,9802,2444,625
Pittsburg CountyD
+2.5%
2,8912,7356,266
Pontotoc CountyD
+29.9%
1,8418603,282
Pottawatomie CountyD
+14.0%
3,5512,6096,726
Pushmataha CountyD
+11.4%
6254841,234
Roger Mills CountyD
+13.6%
1,1688392,417
Rogers CountyD
+16.2%
1,5991,1342,874
Seminole CountyR
−8.7%
9451,1682,569
Sequoyah CountyR
−10.2%
1,6482,0373,816
Stephens CountyD
+33.2%
1,7617253,124
Texas CountyD
+5.1%
1,4701,3153,032
Tillman CountyD
+36.9%
1,6617322,516
Tulsa CountyD
+3.0%
2,2922,1504,670
Wagoner CountyR
−28.2%
1,1432,1073,424
Washington CountyR
−3.9%
1,4091,5283,067
Washita CountyD
+22.0%
1,8671,1183,406
Woods CountyR
−4.2%
1,4201,5573,270
Woodward CountyR
−9.3%
1,3081,6143,302