William Howard Taft carried Wisconsin R+17.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Wisconsin, 1908. The state ran 8.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

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Wisconsin result

454,438 votes counted

Bryan (D)

166,662

36.7%

Taft (R)

247,744

54.5%

All others

40,032

8.8%

Margin

R+17.8

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1908 presidential election

Wisconsin, 1908

TaftR+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Wisconsin's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context

Wisconsin's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1908

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−43.2%	436	1,167	1,692
Ashland County	R	−16.2%	1,582	2,259	4,167
Barron County	R	−40.5%	1,266	3,247	4,886
Bayfield County	R	−49.5%	579	1,957	2,785
Brown County	R	−17.8%	3,354	4,947	8,954
Buffalo County	R	−29.9%	1,027	1,937	3,040
Burnett County	R	−54.1%	296	1,181	1,636
Calumet County	D	+4.0%	1,711	1,576	3,402
Chippewa County	R	−22.2%	2,203	3,526	5,969
Clark County	R	−36.1%	1,576	3,491	5,311
Columbia County	R	−25.2%	2,363	4,072	6,773
Crawford County	R	−12.1%	1,586	2,041	3,762
Dane County	R	−9.0%	7,818	9,441	18,009
Dodge County	D	+18.5%	5,883	4,015	10,123
Door County	R	−50.5%	778	2,463	3,334
Douglas County	R	−28.6%	1,715	3,509	6,280
Dunn County	R	−53.8%	914	3,297	4,432
Eau Claire County	R	−34.4%	1,859	3,981	6,172
Florence County	R	−65.8%	102	541	667
Fond du Lac County	R	−5.9%	5,194	5,872	11,545
Forest County	R	−49.0%	324	1,023	1,427
Grant County	R	−14.3%	3,696	4,989	9,056
Green County	R	−15.8%	1,856	2,617	4,804
Green Lake County	R	−12.8%	1,608	2,094	3,797
Iowa County	R	−17.1%	2,077	2,986	5,315
Iron County	R	−53.5%	314	1,134	1,534
Jackson County	R	−59.0%	631	2,603	3,341
Jefferson County	D	+16.2%	4,492	3,207	7,932
Juneau County	R	−17.9%	1,691	2,454	4,261
Kenosha County	R	−22.4%	2,006	3,409	6,255
Kewaunee County	D	+4.1%	1,731	1,590	3,421
La Crosse County	R	−3.8%	4,054	4,382	8,737
Lafayette County	R	−14.5%	2,100	2,832	5,061
Langlade County	R	−17.3%	1,340	1,921	3,358
Lincoln County	R	−11.6%	1,813	2,308	4,283
Manitowoc County	R	−1.9%	3,952	4,126	9,091
Marathon County	R	−5.2%	4,722	5,258	10,388
Marinette County	R	−34.1%	1,597	3,454	5,444
Marquette County	R	−31.4%	798	1,555	2,414
Milwaukee County	R	−3.6%	26,000	28,625	73,456
Monroe County	R	−20.2%	2,155	3,304	5,686
Oconto County	R	−33.6%	1,453	3,020	4,663
Oneida County	R	−32.5%	688	1,536	2,607
Outagamie County	R	−8.2%	4,286	5,079	9,704
Ozaukee County	D	+20.3%	1,856	1,216	3,160
Pepin County	R	−37.6%	447	1,010	1,498
Pierce County	R	−48.2%	978	2,988	4,172
Polk County	R	−50.9%	816	2,788	3,871
Portage County	R	−15.7%	2,362	3,269	5,794
Price County	R	−42.3%	609	1,735	2,660
Racine County	R	−17.3%	3,688	5,490	10,404
Richland County	R	−17.2%	1,689	2,464	4,494
Rock County	R	−39.3%	3,227	7,839	11,734
Rusk County	R	−42.6%	532	1,431	2,110
Sauk County	R	−19.0%	2,571	3,854	6,754
Sawyer County	R	−44.8%	299	815	1,151
Shawano County	R	−30.5%	1,750	3,349	5,241
Sheboygan County	R	−13.6%	4,405	5,948	11,351
St. Croix County	R	−28.1%	1,773	3,228	5,182
Taylor County	R	−26.3%	924	1,627	2,676
Trempealeau County	R	−53.4%	1,085	3,733	4,957
Vernon County	R	−43.3%	1,561	4,114	5,902
Vilas County	R	−46.6%	278	794	1,107
Walworth County	R	−32.8%	1,960	4,151	6,673
Washburn County	R	−44.5%	396	1,114	1,614
Washington County	D	+0.7%	2,625	2,588	5,332
Waukesha County	R	−18.2%	3,206	4,758	8,510
Waupaca County	R	−49.6%	1,483	4,785	6,652
Waushara County	R	−65.4%	507	2,820	3,537
Winnebago County	R	−9.9%	5,511	6,797	13,011
Wood County	R	−8.7%	2,498	3,013	5,917