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Elections / 1908 · President · OR

William Howard Taft carried Oregon R+22.1.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Oregon, 1908. The state ran 12.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Oregon result
110,892 votes counted
Bryan (D)
38,049
34.3%
Taft (R)
62,530
56.4%
All others
10,313
9.3%
Margin
R+22.1
1908 presidential election
Oregon, 1908
TaftR+22.1
1908 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 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.Baker County, OR · R+2.6Benton County, OR · R+19.4Clackamas County, OR · R+17.7Clatsop County, OR · R+33.2Columbia County, OR · R+40.4Coos County, OR · R+29.4Crook County, OR · R+22.8Curry County, OR · R+26.3Douglas County, OR · R+18.9Gilliam County, OR · R+30.0Grant County, OR · R+24.0Harney County, OR · R+14.1Hood River County, OR · R+33.1Jackson County, OR · R+12.2Josephine County, OR · R+11.5Klamath County, OR · R+17.8Lake County, OR · R+29.5Lane County, OR · R+18.9Lincoln County, OR · R+30.8Linn County, OR · R+8.6Malheur County, OR · R+17.5Marion County, OR · R+23.4Morrow County, OR · R+37.3Multnomah County, OR · R+26.8Polk County, OR · R+12.2Sherman County, OR · R+24.7Tillamook County, OR · R+36.4Umatilla County, OR · R+18.2Union County, OR · R+10.7Wallowa County, OR · R+25.9Wasco County, OR · R+23.8Washington County, OR · R+31.2Wheeler County, OR · R+26.8Yamhill County, OR · R+20.2
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican56.4%62,530
William J. BryanDemocratic34.3%38,049
OtherAll other candidates9.3%10,313
D+60
R+60
34 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1908
34 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyR
−2.6%
1,5961,6893,610
Benton CountyR
−19.4%
7731,1832,113
Clackamas CountyR
−17.7%
1,8662,7765,149
Clatsop CountyR
−33.2%
6581,4822,479
Columbia CountyR
−40.4%
4541,2421,950
Coos CountyR
−29.4%
8941,8503,249
Crook CountyR
−22.8%
5489151,609
Curry CountyR
−26.3%
148268457
Douglas CountyR
−18.9%
1,3592,0923,888
Gilliam CountyR
−30.0%
242470759
Grant CountyR
−24.0%
4337481,314
Harney CountyR
−14.1%
329450859
Hood River CountyR
−33.1%
3597671,234
Jackson CountyR
−12.2%
1,5372,0324,057
Josephine CountyR
−11.5%
7329672,037
Klamath CountyR
−17.8%
4276341,161
Lake CountyR
−29.5%
239465765
Lane CountyR
−18.9%
2,1743,3136,033
Lincoln CountyR
−30.8%
2825951,017
Linn CountyR
−8.6%
1,8132,2024,506
Malheur CountyR
−17.5%
5438001,470
Marion CountyR
−23.4%
2,2393,7886,618
Morrow CountyR
−37.3%
2726801,095
Multnomah CountyR
−26.8%
9,85017,81929,787
Polk CountyR
−12.2%
1,1131,4562,807
Sherman CountyR
−24.7%
252437750
Tillamook CountyR
−36.4%
2536411,066
Umatilla CountyR
−18.2%
1,5682,3284,185
Union CountyR
−10.7%
1,1911,5102,980
Wallowa CountyR
−25.9%
5069051,542
Wasco CountyR
−23.8%
7641,3092,291
Washington CountyR
−31.2%
1,1532,3193,743
Wheeler CountyR
−26.8%
236418678
Yamhill CountyR
−20.2%
1,2461,9803,634