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Elections / 1908 · President · WY

William Howard Taft carried Wyoming R+15.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Wyoming, 1908. The state ran 6.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

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

Wyoming result
37,608 votes counted
Bryan (D)
14,918
39.7%
Taft (R)
20,846
55.4%
All others
1,844
4.9%
Margin
R+15.8
Wyoming, 1908
TaftR+15.8
1908 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · R+6.8Big Horn County, WY · R+22.6Carbon County, WY · R+6.9Converse County, WY · R+17.8Crook County, WY · R+13.7Fremont County, WY · R+20.7Johnson County, WY · R+11.8Laramie County, WY · R+7.8Natrona County, WY · R+28.5Sheridan County, WY · R+15.8Sweetwater County, WY · R+29.8Uinta County, WY · R+16.7Weston County, WY · R+19.8
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William H. TaftRepublican55.4%20,846
William J. BryanDemocratic39.7%14,918
OtherAll other candidates4.9%1,844
D+60
R+60
13 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1908
13 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyR
−6.8%
1,1521,3352,684
Big Horn CountyR
−22.6%
1,6482,6384,376
Carbon CountyR
−6.9%
1,4301,6513,202
Converse CountyR
−17.8%
7161,0301,765
Crook CountyR
−13.7%
7991,0681,961
Fremont CountyR
−20.7%
1,1901,8383,129
Johnson CountyR
−11.8%
6147811,410
Laramie CountyR
−7.8%
2,5232,9655,632
Natrona CountyR
−28.5%
4618351,310
Sheridan CountyR
−15.8%
1,5392,1583,924
Sweetwater CountyR
−29.8%
6371,2992,221
Uinta CountyR
−16.7%
1,7312,5254,757
Weston CountyR
−19.8%
4787231,237