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Elections / 1908 · President · PA

William Howard Taft carried Pennsylvania R+23.4.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Pennsylvania, 1908. The state ran 13.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
1,267,450 votes counted
Bryan (D)
448,782
35.4%
Taft (R)
745,779
58.8%
All others
72,889
5.8%
Margin
R+23.4
1908 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1908
TaftR+23.4
1908 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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.Adams County, PA · D+4.4Allegheny County, PA · R+31.5Armstrong County, PA · R+28.3Beaver County, PA · R+22.4Bedford County, PA · R+18.9Berks County, PA · D+11.2Blair County, PA · R+33.4Bradford County, PA · R+33.6Bucks County, PA · R+12.8Butler County, PA · R+15.5Cambria County, PA · R+20.4Cameron County, PA · R+34.2Carbon County, PA · R+6.5Centre County, PA · R+10.0Chester County, PA · R+32.1Clarion County, PA · D+5.5Clearfield County, PA · R+11.9Clinton County, PA · R+14.6Columbia County, PA · D+17.4Crawford County, PA · R+13.8Cumberland County, PA · R+7.0Dauphin County, PA · R+32.8Delaware County, PA · R+44.1Elk County, PA · R+7.9Erie County, PA · R+24.0Fayette County, PA · R+9.0Forest County, PA · R+33.0Franklin County, PA · R+18.9Fulton County, PA · D+5.8Greene County, PA · D+20.7Huntingdon County, PA · R+38.1Indiana County, PA · R+46.8Jefferson County, PA · R+28.4Juniata County, PA · R+10.8Lackawanna County, PA · R+9.0Lancaster County, PA · R+46.8Lawrence County, PA · R+27.2Lebanon County, PA · R+39.2Lehigh County, PA · R+1.3Luzerne County, PA · R+16.5Lycoming County, PA · R+9.1McKean County, PA · R+25.2Mercer County, PA · R+7.5Mifflin County, PA · R+22.6Monroe County, PA · D+33.7Montgomery County, PA · R+22.5Montour County, PA · D+11.9Northampton County, PA · D+2.2Northumberland County, PA · R+9.2Perry County, PA · R+19.5Philadelphia County, PA · R+41.0Pike County, PA · D+19.4Potter County, PA · R+28.0Schuylkill County, PA · R+9.2Snyder County, PA · R+37.1Somerset County, PA · R+44.6Sullivan County, PA · R+1.8Susquehanna County, PA · R+20.3Tioga County, PA · R+47.5Union County, PA · R+36.6Venango County, PA · R+21.0Warren County, PA · R+34.8Washington County, PA · R+21.7Wayne County, PA · R+18.8Westmoreland County, PA · R+14.6Wyoming County, PA · R+15.1York County, PA · D+1.8
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican58.8%745,779
William J. BryanDemocratic35.4%448,782
OtherAll other candidates5.8%72,889
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1908
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+4.4%
4,0343,6857,849
Allegheny CountyR
−31.5%
35,65574,080121,905
Armstrong CountyR
−28.3%
3,2126,11010,239
Beaver CountyR
−22.4%
4,2007,00812,526
Bedford CountyR
−18.9%
3,1964,7848,388
Berks CountyD
+11.2%
17,38113,64233,268
Blair CountyR
−33.4%
4,98110,58316,796
Bradford CountyR
−33.6%
3,7587,99712,608
Bucks CountyR
−12.8%
7,2339,40917,004
Butler CountyR
−15.5%
4,6986,58412,159
Cambria CountyR
−20.4%
7,97912,32521,296
Cameron CountyR
−34.2%
5331,1101,689
Carbon CountyR
−6.5%
3,8904,4869,113
Centre CountyR
−10.0%
3,9984,9279,276
Chester CountyR
−32.1%
6,55513,11820,476
Clarion CountyD
+5.5%
3,2912,9156,791
Clearfield CountyR
−11.9%
5,9547,72614,951
Clinton CountyR
−14.6%
2,5473,4776,375
Columbia CountyD
+17.4%
5,3733,7189,493
Crawford CountyR
−13.8%
5,6687,67914,605
Cumberland CountyR
−7.0%
5,4036,26112,192
Dauphin CountyR
−32.8%
7,54615,63724,671
Delaware CountyR
−44.1%
5,72715,18421,461
Elk CountyR
−7.9%
2,5312,9915,805
Erie CountyR
−24.0%
6,17310,82819,419
Fayette CountyR
−9.0%
8,22010,01219,921
Forest CountyR
−33.0%
5121,1191,837
Franklin CountyR
−18.9%
4,6826,93811,952
Fulton CountyD
+5.8%
1,0989742,143
Greene CountyD
+20.7%
3,7932,4386,550
Huntingdon CountyR
−38.1%
1,9174,5036,788
Indiana CountyR
−46.8%
1,9656,4169,514
Jefferson CountyR
−28.4%
2,9865,6529,393
Juniata CountyR
−10.8%
1,4141,7653,263
Lackawanna CountyR
−9.0%
15,45118,59034,788
Lancaster CountyR
−46.8%
8,10923,52332,931
Lawrence CountyR
−27.2%
2,6565,3509,896
Lebanon CountyR
−39.2%
2,8586,87410,247
Lehigh CountyR
−1.3%
11,28511,59323,757
Luzerne CountyR
−16.5%
17,37924,59443,733
Lycoming CountyR
−9.1%
7,1448,70817,150
McKean CountyR
−25.2%
2,8675,0738,745
Mercer CountyR
−7.5%
5,4736,49713,744
Mifflin CountyR
−22.6%
1,7992,9024,886
Monroe CountyD
+33.7%
3,0041,4544,599
Montgomery CountyR
−22.5%
11,89919,08831,909
Montour CountyD
+11.9%
1,4901,1642,749
Northampton CountyD
+2.2%
11,36510,85723,145
Northumberland CountyR
−9.2%
8,59010,43920,087
Perry CountyR
−19.5%
2,1843,2695,558
Philadelphia CountyR
−41.0%
75,310185,263268,141
Pike CountyD
+19.4%
1,0697151,822
Potter CountyR
−28.0%
1,9323,6035,958
Schuylkill CountyR
−9.2%
15,48118,75835,679
Snyder CountyR
−37.1%
1,0812,4013,562
Somerset CountyR
−44.6%
2,2466,4789,495
Sullivan CountyR
−1.8%
1,0761,1192,369
Susquehanna CountyR
−20.3%
3,2304,9998,725
Tioga CountyR
−47.5%
2,3216,9479,746
Union CountyR
−36.6%
1,1542,5473,808
Venango CountyR
−21.0%
2,8154,8689,788
Warren CountyR
−34.8%
2,0544,6727,532
Washington CountyR
−21.7%
7,01811,43020,298
Wayne CountyR
−18.8%
2,4383,6506,441
Westmoreland CountyR
−14.6%
11,10115,42929,671
Wyoming CountyR
−15.1%
1,6292,2344,004
York CountyD
+1.8%
15,17114,61030,771