William Howard Taft carried Vermont R+53.3.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Vermont, 1908. The state ran 43.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

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Vermont result

52,683 votes counted

Bryan (D)

11,496

21.8%

Taft (R)

39,552

75.1%

All others

1,635

3.1%

Margin

R+53.3

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1908 presidential election

Vermont, 1908

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How it voted

Share of the 1908 vote

William H. Taft ✓Republican	75.1%	39,552
William J. BryanDemocratic	21.8%	11,496
OtherAll other candidates	3.1%	1,635

D+60

R+60

14 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Vermont's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context

Vermont's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−38.8%
1896	−63.4%
1900	−52.9%
1904	−59.1%
1908	−53.3%
1912	−12.7%
1916	−27.2%
1920	−52.6%
1924	−62.5%
1928	−34.0%
1932	−16.6%
1936	−13.2%
1940	−9.9%
1944	−14.1%
1948	−24.6%
1952	−43.2%
1956	−44.3%
1960	−17.3%
1964	+32.6%
1968	−9.2%
1972	−26.2%
1976	−11.2%
1980	−6.0%
1984	−17.1%
1988	−3.5%
1992	+15.7%
1996	+22.3%
2000	+9.9%
2004	+20.1%
2008	+37.0%
2012	+35.6%
2016	+26.4%
2020	+35.4%
2024	+31.6%

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County results — 1908

14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Addison County	R	−71.9%	444	2,986	3,537
Bennington County	R	−51.2%	748	2,453	3,330
Caledonia County	R	−53.5%	764	2,700	3,618
Chittenden County	R	−38.7%	1,650	3,806	5,573
Essex County	R	−38.2%	327	744	1,093
Franklin County	R	−37.2%	1,048	2,360	3,531
Grand Isle County	R	−31.1%	188	364	566
Lamoille County	R	−62.1%	311	1,455	1,841
Orange County	R	−52.5%	667	2,262	3,038
Orleans County	R	−72.4%	384	2,535	2,972
Rutland County	R	−55.0%	1,542	5,643	7,454
Washington County	R	−39.3%	1,610	3,823	5,634
Windham County	R	−59.5%	906	3,738	4,758
Windsor County	R	−65.8%	907	4,683	5,738