Elections / 1908 · President · UT
William Howard Taft carried Utah R+17.0.
William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Utah, 1908. The state ran 7.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Utah result
108,613 votes counted
Bryan (D)
42,601
39.2%
Taft (R)
61,028
56.2%
All others
4,984
4.6%
Margin
R+17.0
1908 presidential election
Utah, 1908
TaftR+17.0
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 56.2% | 61,028 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 39.2% | 42,601 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.6% | 4,984 |
D+60R+60
27 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | +65.4% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −28.6% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −4.9% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +15.5% |
| 1936 | +39.5% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +21.0% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −28.8% |
| 1980 | −52.2% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.5% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −17.9% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
County results — 1908
27 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | R | 714 | 945 | 1,687 | |
| Box Elder County | R | 1,417 | 2,396 | 3,855 | |
| Cache County | R | 3,317 | 3,787 | 7,171 | |
| Carbon County | R | 581 | 1,023 | 1,710 | |
| Davis County | R | 1,331 | 1,736 | 3,106 | |
| Emery County | R | 749 | 1,097 | 2,004 | |
| Garfield County | R | 290 | 722 | 1,054 | |
| Grand County | R | 215 | 232 | 476 | |
| Iron County | R | 488 | 712 | 1,276 | |
| Juab County | R | 1,421 | 1,615 | 3,337 | |
| Kane County | R | 102 | 415 | 520 | |
| Millard County | R | 765 | 1,011 | 1,814 | |
| Morgan County | R | 306 | 494 | 849 | |
| Piute County | R | 157 | 333 | 589 | |
| Rich County | R | 285 | 425 | 715 | |
| Salt Lake County | R | 12,954 | 20,805 | 35,859 | |
| San Juan County | R | 109 | 130 | 245 | |
| Sanpete County | R | 2,307 | 3,334 | 5,772 | |
| Sevier County | R | 1,272 | 1,780 | 3,240 | |
| Summit County | R | 1,402 | 1,614 | 3,173 | |
| Tooele County | R | 808 | 1,106 | 1,974 | |
| Uintah County | R | 683 | 778 | 1,606 | |
| Utah County | R | 4,984 | 6,373 | 11,626 | |
| Wasatch County | R | 985 | 1,265 | 2,350 | |
| Washington County | D | 810 | 740 | 1,556 | |
| Wayne County | R | 184 | 279 | 559 | |
| Weber County | R | 3,965 | 5,881 | 10,490 |