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Elections / 1908 · President · TN

William Jennings Bryan carried Tennessee D+6.9.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Tennessee, 1908. The state ran 16.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Tennessee result
257,176 votes counted
Bryan (D)
135,604
52.7%
Taft (R)
117,977
45.9%
All others
3,595
1.4%
Margin
D+6.9
1908 presidential election
Tennessee, 1908
BryanD+6.9
1908 presidential margin by county for Tennessee — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Tennessee — 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.Anderson County, TN · R+52.0Bedford County, TN · D+16.0Benton County, TN · D+16.9Bledsoe County, TN · R+18.0Blount County, TN · R+50.1Bradley County, TN · R+25.8Campbell County, TN · R+52.9Cannon County, TN · D+14.7Carroll County, TN · R+11.7Carter County, TN · R+74.5Cheatham County, TN · D+39.2Chester County, TN · D+9.1Claiborne County, TN · R+25.4Clay County, TN · D+9.2Cocke County, TN · R+43.1Coffee County, TN · D+42.5Crockett County, TN · D+0.9Cumberland County, TN · R+35.7Davidson County, TN · D+49.8Decatur County, TN · R+6.5DeKalb County, TN · R+6.3Dickson County, TN · D+24.3Dyer County, TN · D+44.8Fayette County, TN · D+98.7Fentress County, TN · R+45.6Franklin County, TN · D+50.0Gibson County, TN · D+39.4Giles County, TN · D+31.9Grainger County, TN · R+31.9Greene County, TN · R+3.6Grundy County, TN · D+32.1Hamblen County, TN · R+10.9Hamilton County, TN · R+0.8Hancock County, TN · R+58.1Hardeman County, TN · D+46.8Hardin County, TN · R+21.6Hawkins County, TN · R+19.0Haywood County, TN · D+71.7Henderson County, TN · R+12.0Henry County, TN · D+37.4Hickman County, TN · D+9.3Houston County, TN · D+38.5Humphreys County, TN · D+31.2Jackson County, TN · D+18.4Jefferson County, TN · R+49.1Johnson County, TN · R+80.5Knox County, TN · R+16.8Lake County, TN · D+43.9Lauderdale County, TN · D+42.9Lawrence County, TN · R+4.0Lewis County, TN · D+13.5Lincoln County, TN · D+52.6Loudon County, TN · R+37.4Macon County, TN · R+39.5Madison County, TN · D+27.1Marion County, TN · R+11.9Marshall County, TN · D+53.5Maury County, TN · D+57.1McMinn County, TN · R+17.4McNairy County, TN · R+10.1Meigs County, TN · D+0.8Monroe County, TN · R+13.0Montgomery County, TN · D+21.5Moore County, TN · D+73.2Morgan County, TN · R+42.6Obion County, TN · D+51.7Overton County, TN · D+15.9Perry County, TN · D+5.4Pickett County, TN · R+13.9Polk County, TN · R+22.3Putnam County, TN · D+7.0Rhea County, TN · R+5.9Roane County, TN · R+41.0Robertson County, TN · D+52.2Rutherford County, TN · D+38.5Scott County, TN · R+81.1Sequatchie County, TN · D+22.6Sevier County, TN · R+82.9Shelby County, TN · D+40.4Smith County, TN · D+21.0Stewart County, TN · D+33.2Sullivan County, TN · D+13.1Sumner County, TN · D+54.9Tipton County, TN · D+22.8Trousdale County, TN · D+40.9Unicoi County, TN · R+85.5Union County, TN · R+54.4Van Buren County, TN · D+30.1Warren County, TN · D+36.2Washington County, TN · R+17.7Wayne County, TN · R+51.5Weakley County, TN · D+24.0White County, TN · D+30.4Williamson County, TN · D+51.7Wilson County, TN · D+42.0
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic52.7%135,604
William H. TaftRepublican45.9%117,977
OtherAll other candidates1.4%3,595
D+60
R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Tennessee's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−29.6%DR18922024
Tennessee's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+13.5%
1896+6.0%
1900+8.1%
1904+10.8%
1908+6.9%
1912+28.9%
1916+13.6%
1920−2.8%
1924+9.3%
1928−11.1%
1932+34.0%
1936+37.9%
1940+34.9%
1944+21.2%
1948+12.3%
1952−0.3%
1956−0.6%
1960−7.1%
1964+11.0%
1968−9.7%
1972−38.0%
1976+13.0%
1980−0.3%
1984−16.3%
1988−16.3%
1992+4.7%
1996+2.4%
2000−3.9%
2004−14.3%
2008−15.0%
2012−20.4%
2016−26.0%
2020−23.2%
2024−29.6%
County results — 1908
95 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Anderson CountyR
−52.0%
6322,0222,673
Bedford CountyD
+16.0%
1,9961,4463,447
Benton CountyD
+16.9%
1,2218602,140
Bledsoe CountyR
−18.0%
295425724
Blount CountyR
−50.1%
8472,5683,433
Bradley CountyR
−25.8%
6201,0631,714
Campbell CountyR
−52.9%
5301,8062,410
Cannon CountyD
+14.7%
9046721,581
Carroll CountyR
−11.7%
1,8022,2904,181
Carter CountyR
−74.5%
4593,1523,615
Cheatham CountyD
+39.2%
1,2065261,734
Chester CountyD
+9.1%
7035771,384
Claiborne CountyR
−25.4%
9711,6372,627
Clay CountyD
+9.2%
7646341,413
Cocke CountyR
−43.1%
6881,7492,463
Coffee CountyD
+42.5%
1,6546562,346
Crockett CountyD
+0.9%
1,2261,2052,431
Cumberland CountyR
−35.7%
4791,0101,489
Davidson CountyD
+49.8%
8,3092,72111,232
Decatur CountyR
−6.5%
1,2841,4642,752
DeKalb CountyR
−6.3%
8459581,803
Dickson CountyD
+24.3%
1,4998992,467
Dyer CountyD
+44.8%
1,7866722,485
Fayette CountyD
+98.7%
1,84941,870
Fentress CountyR
−45.6%
3328941,232
Franklin CountyD
+50.0%
2,1687162,902
Gibson CountyD
+39.4%
3,1731,3694,573
Giles CountyD
+31.9%
3,0421,5714,618
Grainger CountyR
−31.9%
6731,3091,993
Greene CountyR
−3.6%
1,8862,0273,923
Grundy CountyD
+32.1%
576261981
Hamblen CountyR
−10.9%
7959911,793
Hamilton CountyR
−0.8%
4,7814,8589,939
Hancock CountyR
−58.1%
3701,3961,766
Hardeman CountyD
+46.8%
1,5685532,168
Hardin CountyR
−21.6%
7201,1321,909
Hawkins CountyR
−19.0%
1,1521,6932,845
Haywood CountyD
+71.7%
1,2151891,431
Henderson CountyR
−12.0%
9001,1482,070
Henry CountyD
+37.4%
2,3691,0693,476
Hickman CountyD
+9.3%
1,2851,0652,373
Houston CountyD
+38.5%
665288978
Humphreys CountyD
+31.2%
1,3016791,994
Jackson CountyD
+18.4%
1,4049662,374
Jefferson CountyR
−49.1%
6621,9622,648
Johnson CountyR
−80.5%
2322,1482,381
Knox CountyR
−16.8%
4,0905,81710,285
Lake CountyD
+43.9%
464178651
Lauderdale CountyD
+42.9%
1,3155191,856
Lawrence CountyR
−4.0%
1,5911,7253,330
Lewis CountyD
+13.5%
465354821
Lincoln CountyD
+52.6%
2,3116923,080
Loudon CountyR
−37.4%
4449861,450
Macon CountyR
−39.5%
6841,5942,305
Madison CountyD
+27.1%
2,4091,3573,887
Marion CountyR
−11.9%
8421,0741,950
Marshall CountyD
+53.5%
1,5444402,065
Maury CountyD
+57.1%
2,3246202,983
McMinn CountyR
−17.4%
9261,3202,264
McNairy CountyR
−10.1%
1,0571,3002,397
Meigs CountyD
+0.8%
464457925
Monroe CountyR
−13.0%
1,4061,8273,241
Montgomery CountyD
+21.5%
2,9611,9034,921
Moore CountyD
+73.2%
677103784
Morgan CountyR
−42.6%
4961,2361,738
Obion CountyD
+51.7%
2,2587112,990
Overton CountyD
+15.9%
1,4011,0082,474
Perry CountyD
+5.4%
7566781,446
Pickett CountyR
−13.9%
391517908
Polk CountyR
−22.3%
7471,1751,922
Putnam CountyD
+7.0%
1,6321,4193,059
Rhea CountyR
−5.9%
8839951,889
Roane CountyR
−41.0%
5951,5242,268
Robertson CountyD
+52.2%
2,4187553,188
Rutherford CountyD
+38.5%
2,7641,2263,990
Scott CountyR
−81.1%
1901,9322,147
Sequatchie CountyD
+22.6%
394249643
Sevier CountyR
−82.9%
2913,1303,423
Shelby CountyD
+40.4%
7,4113,06910,756
Smith CountyD
+21.0%
1,6381,0562,770
Stewart CountyD
+33.2%
1,4757152,287
Sullivan CountyD
+13.1%
2,3931,8364,261
Sumner CountyD
+54.9%
2,3436733,044
Tipton CountyD
+22.8%
1,6621,0412,725
Trousdale CountyD
+40.9%
476198680
Unicoi CountyR
−85.5%
67860927
Union CountyR
−54.4%
4961,6842,183
Van Buren CountyD
+30.1%
329176509
Warren CountyD
+36.2%
1,5737292,330
Washington CountyR
−17.7%
1,5742,2543,835
Wayne CountyR
−51.5%
4511,4111,863
Weakley CountyD
+24.0%
2,9761,8124,845
White CountyD
+30.4%
1,5728352,423
Williamson CountyD
+51.7%
1,9286052,561
Wilson CountyD
+42.0%
2,2129023,116