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Election 1908 Results

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1908 presidential election in Iowa

William Howard Taft (Republican) beat William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) in Iowa in 1908, 55.6% to 40.6%, a margin of 15.0 points and 74,438 votes.

Iowa voted 6.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+8.5.

The Republican hold continued from 1904, when Theodore Roosevelt won.

Republicans led in 87 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 12. The largest, Polk, cast 21,640 votes and went to the Republican by 21.4 points. The closest was Jackson, where 3 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William Howard Taft won	Republican	275,209	55.6%
William Jennings Bryan	Democratic	200,771	40.6%
All other candidates		18,789	3.8%
Total		494,769

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Polk	7,924 36.6%	12,555 58.0%	1,161	21,640	R+21.4
Scott	5,845 43.3%	6,845 50.7%	799	13,489	R+7.4
Linn	5,493 42.9%	6,938 54.2%	364	12,795	R+11.3
Woodbury	5,222 42.4%	6,587 53.5%	498	12,307	R+11.1
Pottawattamie	5,520 46.0%	6,137 51.2%	338	11,995	R+5.1
Dubuque	6,645 56.1%	4,708 39.7%	502	11,855	D+16.3
Clinton	4,821 48.5%	4,836 48.7%	277	9,934	R+0.2
Lee	4,706 51.5%	4,262 46.6%	176	9,144	D+4.9
Black Hawk	3,127 34.3%	5,437 59.7%	548	9,112	R+25.4
Wapello	3,724 41.6%	4,541 50.7%	694	8,959	R+9.1
Des Moines	3,975 46.8%	4,153 48.9%	361	8,489	R+2.1
Muscatine	3,038 42.6%	3,525 49.4%	568	7,131	R+6.8
Mahaska	3,035 44.3%	3,326 48.5%	495	6,856	R+4.2
Jasper	2,889 43.2%	3,543 53.0%	249	6,681	R+9.8
Webster	2,374 36.7%	3,658 56.5%	440	6,472	R+19.8
Marshall	1,941 30.6%	3,887 61.3%	509	6,337	R+30.7
Johnson	3,314 53.9%	2,758 44.8%	79	6,151	D+9.0
Fayette	2,281 38.5%	3,369 56.8%	278	5,928	R+18.4
Clayton	3,026 51.3%	2,773 47.0%	96	5,895	D+4.3
Boone	1,958 33.6%	3,368 57.7%	510	5,836	R+24.2
Benton	2,418 41.9%	3,180 55.1%	175	5,773	R+13.2
Appanoose	2,167 37.7%	3,161 55.0%	419	5,747	R+17.3
Marion	2,739 48.1%	2,625 46.1%	328	5,692	D+2.0
Tama	2,550 45.8%	2,774 49.8%	248	5,572	R+4.0
Harrison	2,425 43.6%	2,914 52.4%	222	5,561	R+8.8
Keokuk	2,459 45.7%	2,728 50.7%	193	5,380	R+5.0
Story	1,195 22.4%	3,790 71.1%	349	5,334	R+48.7
Jackson	2,545 48.6%	2,542 48.5%	153	5,240	D+0.1
Dallas	1,871 35.8%	3,132 59.9%	222	5,225	R+24.1
Monroe	1,979 38.0%	2,686 51.6%	542	5,207	R+13.6
Page	1,726 33.4%	3,141 60.8%	302	5,169	R+27.4
Plymouth	2,168 44.0%	2,622 53.2%	140	4,930	R+9.2
Washington	2,119 43.3%	2,631 53.8%	139	4,889	R+10.5
Winneshiek	2,008 41.2%	2,767 56.8%	97	4,872	R+15.6
Jones	2,176 46.2%	2,453 52.1%	78	4,707	R+5.9
Poweshiek	1,661 35.5%	2,794 59.7%	223	4,678	R+24.2
Cerro Gordo	1,520 32.6%	2,990 64.1%	158	4,668	R+31.5
Sioux	1,891 40.7%	2,697 58.1%	54	4,642	R+17.4
Crawford	2,322 50.6%	2,169 47.3%	97	4,588	D+3.3
Buchanan	1,889 41.3%	2,552 55.8%	136	4,577	R+14.5
Cass	1,655 36.2%	2,799 61.2%	120	4,574	R+25.0
Cedar	1,986 43.8%	2,455 54.2%	91	4,532	R+10.3
Kossuth	1,826 40.7%	2,612 58.3%	44	4,482	R+17.5
Hardin	1,187 26.5%	3,123 69.8%	167	4,477	R+43.2
Carroll	2,510 56.4%	1,865 41.9%	73	4,448	D+14.5
Warren	1,645 37.2%	2,589 58.6%	185	4,419	R+21.4
Henry	1,606 36.9%	2,653 60.9%	97	4,356	R+24.0
Allamakee	1,725 40.1%	2,521 58.7%	51	4,297	R+18.5
Iowa	1,907 45.0%	2,230 52.6%	104	4,241	R+7.6
Union	1,843 43.7%	2,207 52.4%	165	4,215	R+8.6
Taylor	1,585 37.9%	2,460 58.8%	141	4,186	R+20.9
Guthrie	1,532 36.8%	2,560 61.4%	75	4,167	R+24.7
Decatur	1,809 44.2%	2,149 52.5%	133	4,091	R+8.3
Madison	1,404 34.5%	2,425 59.5%	244	4,073	R+25.1
Hamilton	1,145 28.2%	2,765 68.2%	146	4,056	R+39.9
Wayne	1,756 43.7%	2,092 52.1%	168	4,016	R+8.4
Fremont	1,979 49.4%	1,949 48.6%	80	4,008	D+0.7
Shelby	1,935 48.4%	1,973 49.3%	91	3,999	R+1.0
Delaware	1,471 37.1%	2,396 60.4%	103	3,970	R+23.3
Montgomery	1,282 32.4%	2,553 64.4%	127	3,962	R+32.1
Van Buren	1,730 43.7%	2,133 53.9%	97	3,960	R+10.2
Jefferson	1,439 36.9%	2,271 58.3%	186	3,896	R+21.4
Greene	1,152 30.1%	2,574 67.3%	100	3,826	R+37.2
Floyd	1,250 33.1%	2,462 65.1%	68	3,780	R+32.1
Monona	1,732 46.1%	1,977 52.6%	51	3,760	R+6.5
Calhoun	1,152 30.9%	2,353 63.0%	228	3,733	R+32.2
Sac	1,230 33.3%	2,366 64.0%	100	3,696	R+30.7
Bremer	1,925 52.7%	1,656 45.3%	75	3,656	D+7.4
Adair	1,322 36.9%	2,185 61.1%	72	3,579	R+24.1
Mills	1,522 42.7%	1,959 55.0%	80	3,561	R+12.3
Butler	994 27.9%	2,467 69.3%	98	3,559	R+41.4
Buena Vista	1,054 29.7%	2,337 65.9%	153	3,544	R+36.2
Chickasaw	1,877 53.6%	1,571 44.9%	53	3,501	D+8.7
Cherokee	1,084 31.1%	2,300 66.1%	97	3,481	R+34.9
Wright	866 25.1%	2,498 72.3%	89	3,453	R+47.3
O'Brien	1,326 40.0%	1,912 57.7%	76	3,314	R+17.7
Davis	1,749 53.0%	1,484 45.0%	66	3,299	D+8.0
Pocahontas	1,315 40.7%	1,857 57.4%	62	3,234	R+16.8
Lucas	1,267 40.0%	1,757 55.4%	147	3,171	R+15.5
Ringgold	1,092 34.9%	1,940 61.9%	100	3,132	R+27.1
Palo Alto	1,340 43.2%	1,639 52.8%	124	3,103	R+9.6
Louisa	978 31.8%	2,025 65.9%	69	3,072	R+34.1
Howard	1,408 46.1%	1,530 50.1%	116	3,054	R+4.0
Grundy	1,105 36.7%	1,861 61.8%	47	3,013	R+25.1
Adams	1,325 44.0%	1,595 53.0%	88	3,008	R+9.0
Mitchell	988 33.3%	1,932 65.1%	48	2,968	R+31.8
Franklin	737 25.0%	2,154 73.0%	59	2,950	R+48.0
Clarke	1,134 40.5%	1,624 58.0%	42	2,800	R+17.5
Lyon	1,064 38.0%	1,650 58.9%	86	2,800	R+20.9
Audubon	1,050 37.6%	1,701 60.9%	44	2,795	R+23.3
Clay	778 28.2%	1,921 69.7%	58	2,757	R+41.5
Hancock	804 30.9%	1,750 67.2%	52	2,606	R+36.3
Ida	1,181 45.8%	1,367 53.0%	32	2,580	R+7.2
Humboldt	587 23.8%	1,818 73.7%	63	2,468	R+49.9
Winnebago	489 21.8%	1,710 76.1%	49	2,248	R+54.3
Emmet	522 26.3%	1,401 70.6%	62	1,985	R+44.3
Worth	449 23.3%	1,433 74.3%	46	1,928	R+51.0
Osceola	777 43.0%	1,000 55.3%	30	1,807	R+12.3
Dickinson	503 30.2%	1,109 66.6%	54	1,666	R+36.4

Counties as they stood in 1908; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Iowa in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+13.2
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+8.2
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+9.4
2012	Barack Obama (D)	D+5.8
2008	Barack Obama (D)	D+9.5
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+0.7
2000	Al Gore (D)	D+0.3
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+10.3
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+6.0
1988	Michael Dukakis (D)	D+10.2
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+7.4
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+12.7
1976	Gerald Ford (R)	R+1.0
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+17.1
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+12.2
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+24.0
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+13.5
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+18.4
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+28.2
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+2.7
1944	Thomas E. Dewey (R)	R+4.5
1940	Wendell Willkie (R)	R+4.4
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+11.7
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+17.7
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+24.2
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+38.4
1920	Warren G. Harding (R)	R+45.4
1916	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	R+12.0
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+13.3
1908	William Howard Taft (R)	R+15.0
1904	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	R+32.7
1900	William McKinley (R)	R+18.6
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+12.6
1892	Benjamin Harrison (R)	R+5.3
1888	Benjamin Harrison (R)	R+7.8
1884	James G. Blaine (R)	R+5.2
1880	James A. Garfield (R)	R+24.1
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes (R)	R+20.2
1872	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+23.1
1868	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+23.8

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