Wisconsin — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentTaftR+17.8
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 54.5% | 247,744 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 36.7% | 166,662 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.8% | 40,032 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
71 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (71 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Ashland County, WI | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Burnett County, WI | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Calumet County, WI | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Crawford County, WI | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Dane County, WI | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Dodge County, WI | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Douglas County, WI | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Dunn County, WI | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Forest County, WI | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Iowa County, WI | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Iron County, WI | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Jackson County, WI | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Pepin County, WI | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Pierce County, WI | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Portage County, WI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Rusk County, WI | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+13.6 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Washington County, WI | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+8.7 |
Wisconsin results by county
71 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William H. Taft+731 | 1,16769.0% | 43625.8% | 895.3% | 1,692 |
| Ashland County | William H. Taft+677 | 2,25954.2% | 1,58238.0% | 3267.8% | 4,167 |
| Barron County | William H. Taft+1,981 | 3,24766.5% | 1,26625.9% | 3737.6% | 4,886 |
| Bayfield County | William H. Taft+1,378 | 1,95770.3% | 57920.8% | 2498.9% | 2,785 |
| Brown County | William H. Taft+1,593 | 4,94755.2% | 3,35437.5% | 6537.3% | 8,954 |
| Buffalo County | William H. Taft+910 | 1,93763.7% | 1,02733.8% | 762.5% | 3,040 |
| Burnett County | William H. Taft+885 | 1,18172.2% | 29618.1% | 1599.7% | 1,636 |
| Calumet County | William J. Bryan+135 | 1,57646.3% | 1,71150.3% | 1153.4% | 3,402 |
| Chippewa County | William H. Taft+1,323 | 3,52659.1% | 2,20336.9% | 2404.0% | 5,969 |
| Clark County | William H. Taft+1,915 | 3,49165.7% | 1,57629.7% | 2444.6% | 5,311 |
| Columbia County | William H. Taft+1,709 | 4,07260.1% | 2,36334.9% | 3385.0% | 6,773 |
| Crawford County | William H. Taft+455 | 2,04154.3% | 1,58642.2% | 1353.6% | 3,762 |
| Dane County | William H. Taft+1,623 | 9,44152.4% | 7,81843.4% | 7504.2% | 18,009 |
| Dodge County | William J. Bryan+1,868 | 4,01539.7% | 5,88358.1% | 2252.2% | 10,123 |
| Door County | William H. Taft+1,685 | 2,46373.9% | 77823.3% | 932.8% | 3,334 |
| Douglas County | William H. Taft+1,794 | 3,50955.9% | 1,71527.3% | 1,05616.8% | 6,280 |
| Dunn County | William H. Taft+2,383 | 3,29774.4% | 91420.6% | 2215.0% | 4,432 |
| Eau Claire County | William H. Taft+2,122 | 3,98164.5% | 1,85930.1% | 3325.4% | 6,172 |
| Florence County | William H. Taft+439 | 54181.1% | 10215.3% | 243.6% | 667 |
| Fond du Lac County | William H. Taft+678 | 5,87250.9% | 5,19445.0% | 4794.1% | 11,545 |
| Forest County | William H. Taft+699 | 1,02371.7% | 32422.7% | 805.6% | 1,427 |
| Grant County | William H. Taft+1,293 | 4,98955.1% | 3,69640.8% | 3714.1% | 9,056 |
| Green County | William H. Taft+761 | 2,61754.5% | 1,85638.6% | 3316.9% | 4,804 |
| Green Lake County | William H. Taft+486 | 2,09455.1% | 1,60842.3% | 952.5% | 3,797 |
| Iowa County | William H. Taft+909 | 2,98656.2% | 2,07739.1% | 2524.7% | 5,315 |
| Iron County | William H. Taft+820 | 1,13473.9% | 31420.5% | 865.6% | 1,534 |
| Jackson County | William H. Taft+1,972 | 2,60377.9% | 63118.9% | 1073.2% | 3,341 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+1,285 | 3,20740.4% | 4,49256.6% | 2332.9% | 7,932 |
| Juneau County | William H. Taft+763 | 2,45457.6% | 1,69139.7% | 1162.7% | 4,261 |
| Kenosha County | William H. Taft+1,403 | 3,40954.5% | 2,00632.1% | 84013.4% | 6,255 |
| Kewaunee County | William J. Bryan+141 | 1,59046.5% | 1,73150.6% | 1002.9% | 3,421 |
| La Crosse County | William H. Taft+328 | 4,38250.2% | 4,05446.4% | 3013.4% | 8,737 |
| Lafayette County | William H. Taft+732 | 2,83256.0% | 2,10041.5% | 1292.5% | 5,061 |
| Langlade County | William H. Taft+581 | 1,92157.2% | 1,34039.9% | 972.9% | 3,358 |
| Lincoln County | William H. Taft+495 | 2,30853.9% | 1,81342.3% | 1623.8% | 4,283 |
| Manitowoc County | William H. Taft+174 | 4,12645.4% | 3,95243.5% | 1,01311.1% | 9,091 |
| Marathon County | William H. Taft+536 | 5,25850.6% | 4,72245.5% | 4083.9% | 10,388 |
| Marinette County | William H. Taft+1,857 | 3,45463.4% | 1,59729.3% | 3937.2% | 5,444 |
| Marquette County | William H. Taft+757 | 1,55564.4% | 79833.1% | 612.5% | 2,414 |
| Milwaukee County | William H. Taft+2,625 | 28,62539.0% | 26,00035.4% | 18,83125.6% | 73,456 |
| Monroe County | William H. Taft+1,149 | 3,30458.1% | 2,15537.9% | 2274.0% | 5,686 |
| Oconto County | William H. Taft+1,567 | 3,02064.8% | 1,45331.2% | 1904.1% | 4,663 |
| Oneida County | William H. Taft+848 | 1,53658.9% | 68826.4% | 38314.7% | 2,607 |
| Outagamie County | William H. Taft+793 | 5,07952.3% | 4,28644.2% | 3393.5% | 9,704 |
| Ozaukee County | William J. Bryan+640 | 1,21638.5% | 1,85658.7% | 882.8% | 3,160 |
| Pepin County | William H. Taft+563 | 1,01067.4% | 44729.8% | 412.7% | 1,498 |
| Pierce County | William H. Taft+2,010 | 2,98871.6% | 97823.4% | 2064.9% | 4,172 |
| Polk County | William H. Taft+1,972 | 2,78872.0% | 81621.1% | 2676.9% | 3,871 |
| Portage County | William H. Taft+907 | 3,26956.4% | 2,36240.8% | 1632.8% | 5,794 |
| Price County | William H. Taft+1,126 | 1,73565.2% | 60922.9% | 31611.9% | 2,660 |
| Racine County | William H. Taft+1,802 | 5,49052.8% | 3,68835.4% | 1,22611.8% | 10,404 |
| Richland County | William H. Taft+775 | 2,46454.8% | 1,68937.6% | 3417.6% | 4,494 |
| Rock County | William H. Taft+4,612 | 7,83966.8% | 3,22727.5% | 6685.7% | 11,734 |
| Rusk County | William H. Taft+899 | 1,43167.8% | 53225.2% | 1477.0% | 2,110 |
| Sauk County | William H. Taft+1,283 | 3,85457.1% | 2,57138.1% | 3294.9% | 6,754 |
| Sawyer County | William H. Taft+516 | 81570.8% | 29926.0% | 373.2% | 1,151 |
| Shawano County | William H. Taft+1,599 | 3,34963.9% | 1,75033.4% | 1422.7% | 5,241 |
| Sheboygan County | William H. Taft+1,543 | 5,94852.4% | 4,40538.8% | 9988.8% | 11,351 |
| St. Croix County | William H. Taft+1,455 | 3,22862.3% | 1,77334.2% | 1813.5% | 5,182 |
| Taylor County | William H. Taft+703 | 1,62760.8% | 92434.5% | 1254.7% | 2,676 |
| Trempealeau County | William H. Taft+2,648 | 3,73375.3% | 1,08521.9% | 1392.8% | 4,957 |
| Vernon County | William H. Taft+2,553 | 4,11469.7% | 1,56126.4% | 2273.8% | 5,902 |
| Vilas County | William H. Taft+516 | 79471.7% | 27825.1% | 353.2% | 1,107 |
| Walworth County | William H. Taft+2,191 | 4,15162.2% | 1,96029.4% | 5628.4% | 6,673 |
| Washburn County | William H. Taft+718 | 1,11469.0% | 39624.5% | 1046.4% | 1,614 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+37 | 2,58848.5% | 2,62549.2% | 1192.2% | 5,332 |
| Waukesha County | William H. Taft+1,552 | 4,75855.9% | 3,20637.7% | 5466.4% | 8,510 |
| Waupaca County | William H. Taft+3,302 | 4,78571.9% | 1,48322.3% | 3845.8% | 6,652 |
| Waushara County | William H. Taft+2,313 | 2,82079.7% | 50714.3% | 2105.9% | 3,537 |
| Winnebago County | William H. Taft+1,286 | 6,79752.2% | 5,51142.4% | 7035.4% | 13,011 |
| Wood County | William H. Taft+515 | 3,01350.9% | 2,49842.2% | 4066.9% | 5,917 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.