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Elections / 1908 · President · WV

William Howard Taft carried West Virginia R+10.2.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in West Virginia, 1908. The state ran 0.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
258,153 votes counted
Bryan (D)
111,418
43.2%
Taft (R)
137,869
53.4%
All others
8,866
3.4%
Margin
R+10.2
1908 presidential election
West Virginia, 1908
TaftR+10.2
1908 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · R+11.5Berkeley County, WV · R+2.1Boone County, WV · D+1.8Braxton County, WV · D+4.0Brooke County, WV · R+11.7Cabell County, WV · R+4.5Calhoun County, WV · D+9.1Clay County, WV · R+22.1Doddridge County, WV · R+27.6Fayette County, WV · R+19.7Gilmer County, WV · D+20.4Grant County, WV · R+58.0Greenbrier County, WV · D+5.1Hampshire County, WV · D+44.0Hancock County, WV · R+23.5Hardy County, WV · D+30.6Harrison County, WV · R+10.0Jackson County, WV · R+14.4Jefferson County, WV · D+32.3Kanawha County, WV · R+14.3Lewis County, WV · R+9.6Lincoln County, WV · R+11.8Logan County, WV · D+30.8Marion County, WV · R+4.6Marshall County, WV · R+17.8Mason County, WV · R+23.2McDowell County, WV · R+52.4Mercer County, WV · R+16.8Mineral County, WV · R+13.2Mingo County, WV · R+15.0Monongalia County, WV · R+26.2Monroe County, WV · TiedMorgan County, WV · R+33.9Nicholas County, WV · R+1.8Ohio County, WV · R+5.7Pendleton County, WV · D+14.1Pleasants County, WV · R+3.4Pocahontas County, WV · R+12.6Preston County, WV · R+44.1Putnam County, WV · R+9.5Raleigh County, WV · R+13.9Randolph County, WV · D+5.4Ritchie County, WV · R+23.3Roane County, WV · R+11.0Summers County, WV · D+4.5Taylor County, WV · R+14.4Tucker County, WV · R+18.9Tyler County, WV · R+20.8Upshur County, WV · R+47.9Wayne County, WV · D+3.6Webster County, WV · D+12.2Wetzel County, WV · D+12.1Wirt County, WV · D+0.7Wood County, WV · R+6.0Wyoming County, WV · R+20.0
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. Taft ✓Republican53.4%137,869
William J. BryanDemocratic43.2%111,418
OtherAll other candidates3.4%8,866
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900+9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1908
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−11.5%
1,6342,0723,811
Berkeley CountyR
−2.1%
2,5632,6755,352
Boone CountyD
+1.8%
1,0319942,090
Braxton CountyD
+4.0%
2,5652,3655,047
Brooke CountyR
−11.7%
1,0741,3742,563
Cabell CountyR
−4.5%
4,4674,9009,640
Calhoun CountyD
+9.1%
1,2121,0062,268
Clay CountyR
−22.1%
8251,3202,235
Doddridge CountyR
−27.6%
9901,7732,837
Fayette CountyR
−19.7%
3,8195,87410,439
Gilmer CountyD
+20.4%
1,5129892,558
Grant CountyR
−58.0%
3361,3051,670
Greenbrier CountyD
+5.1%
2,6822,4155,194
Hampshire CountyD
+44.0%
1,7736832,476
Hancock CountyR
−23.5%
7191,1851,984
Hardy CountyD
+30.6%
1,2196461,870
Harrison CountyR
−10.0%
4,0044,9469,439
Jackson CountyR
−14.4%
1,9502,6154,621
Jefferson CountyD
+32.3%
2,4901,2553,822
Kanawha CountyR
−14.3%
7,1179,66317,754
Lewis CountyR
−9.6%
1,8322,2394,241
Lincoln CountyR
−11.8%
1,7322,2023,998
Logan CountyD
+30.8%
1,3997302,175
Marion CountyR
−4.6%
3,9614,3688,901
Marshall CountyR
−17.8%
2,4983,6806,636
Mason CountyR
−23.2%
1,9283,1165,125
McDowell CountyR
−52.4%
1,9166,1768,137
Mercer CountyR
−16.8%
3,0064,2297,296
Mineral CountyR
−13.2%
1,5121,9863,585
Mingo CountyR
−15.0%
1,5202,0583,596
Monongalia CountyR
−26.2%
1,7583,1315,250
Monroe CountyR
−0.1%
1,5211,5233,074
Morgan CountyR
−33.9%
5491,1341,724
Nicholas CountyR
−1.8%
1,7301,7953,664
Ohio CountyR
−5.7%
6,4977,31214,406
Pendleton CountyD
+14.1%
1,1938982,094
Pleasants CountyR
−3.4%
9219871,953
Pocahontas CountyR
−12.6%
1,3001,6873,068
Preston CountyR
−44.1%
1,4543,9285,608
Putnam CountyR
−9.5%
1,7262,0983,912
Raleigh CountyR
−13.9%
1,8912,5304,587
Randolph CountyD
+5.4%
2,6452,3635,260
Ritchie CountyR
−23.3%
1,3462,2423,849
Roane CountyR
−11.0%
1,8682,3344,254
Summers CountyD
+4.5%
2,1231,9404,101
Taylor CountyR
−14.4%
1,5522,1063,837
Tucker CountyR
−18.9%
1,2651,8863,291
Tyler CountyR
−20.8%
1,3552,1133,650
Upshur CountyR
−47.9%
8462,5713,600
Wayne CountyD
+3.6%
2,5902,4105,041
Webster CountyD
+12.2%
1,1969322,166
Wetzel CountyD
+12.1%
2,8742,2355,292
Wirt CountyD
+0.7%
1,0421,0282,106
Wood CountyR
−6.0%
4,0634,5968,882
Wyoming CountyR
−20.0%
8271,2512,124