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Election 1908 Results

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1908 presidential election in Kentucky

William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) beat William Howard Taft (Republican) in Kentucky in 1908, 49.7% to 48.0%, a margin of 1.7 points and 8,381 votes.

Kentucky voted 10.2 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+8.5.

The Democratic hold continued from 1904, when Alton B. Parker won.

Democrats led in 69 of the 119 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 50. The largest, Jefferson, cast 54,700 votes and went to the Republican by 1.8 points. The closest was Caldwell, where 24 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 Jennings Bryan won	Democratic	244,092	49.7%
William Howard Taft	Republican	235,711	48.0%
All other candidates		10,916	2.2%
Total		490,719

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	26,186 47.9%	27,180 49.7%	1,334	54,700	R+1.8
Kenton	8,683 55.0%	6,431 40.8%	663	15,777	D+14.3
Campbell	6,813 46.0%	7,025 47.5%	966	14,804	R+1.4
Fayette	5,247 51.7%	4,748 46.8%	158	10,153	D+4.9
Daviess	5,218 56.0%	3,922 42.1%	184	9,324	D+13.9
Christian	3,120 39.9%	4,618 59.0%	85	7,823	R+19.1
McCracken	4,127 56.5%	2,966 40.6%	217	7,310	D+15.9
Hopkins	3,721 51.5%	3,315 45.8%	195	7,231	D+5.6
Pulaski	2,460 34.5%	4,483 63.0%	178	7,121	R+28.4
Graves	4,952 71.3%	1,744 25.1%	247	6,943	D+46.2
Warren	3,742 55.1%	2,929 43.1%	124	6,795	D+12.0
Henderson	3,735 57.3%	2,528 38.8%	257	6,520	D+18.5
Madison	3,065 48.5%	3,191 50.5%	67	6,323	R+2.0
Ohio	2,785 44.2%	3,337 53.0%	179	6,301	R+8.8
Muhlenberg	2,740 45.9%	3,063 51.3%	168	5,971	R+5.4
Pike	2,208 38.3%	3,467 60.1%	94	5,769	R+21.8
Barren	3,145 56.4%	2,308 41.4%	121	5,574	D+15.0
Logan	3,114 56.0%	2,326 41.8%	125	5,565	D+14.2
Whitley	1,111 21.4%	4,023 77.6%	50	5,184	R+56.2
Hardin	3,010 60.3%	1,913 38.3%	67	4,990	D+22.0
Boyd	1,950 39.3%	2,894 58.3%	120	4,964	R+19.0
Mason	2,675 54.4%	2,136 43.4%	107	4,918	D+11.0
Franklin	3,233 65.8%	1,632 33.2%	45	4,910	D+32.6
Bourbon	2,508 51.4%	2,312 47.4%	62	4,882	D+4.0
Breckinridge	2,090 43.5%	2,603 54.1%	115	4,808	R+10.7
Shelby	2,742 59.5%	1,823 39.6%	42	4,607	D+19.9
Clark	2,525 56.7%	1,859 41.7%	72	4,456	D+14.9
Harrison	2,797 63.1%	1,571 35.5%	62	4,430	D+27.7
Webster	2,491 56.4%	1,828 41.4%	96	4,415	D+15.0
Carter	1,595 37.0%	2,620 60.7%	101	4,316	R+23.7
Scott	2,476 57.4%	1,794 41.6%	43	4,313	D+15.8
Grayson	1,864 43.4%	2,360 54.9%	71	4,295	R+11.5
Union	2,781 65.6%	1,312 31.0%	146	4,239	D+34.7
Fleming	2,057 50.2%	1,984 48.4%	56	4,097	D+1.8
Lawrence	1,878 46.6%	2,098 52.0%	56	4,032	R+5.5
Calloway	3,024 76.1%	808 20.3%	143	3,975	D+55.7
Lincoln	1,994 50.5%	1,851 46.9%	100	3,945	D+3.6
Nelson	2,452 62.5%	1,436 36.6%	34	3,922	D+25.9
Lewis	1,268 32.4%	2,549 65.2%	92	3,909	R+32.8
Bell	925 24.0%	2,815 72.9%	121	3,861	R+49.0
Laurel	1,165 30.5%	2,594 68.0%	57	3,816	R+37.4
Hart	1,766 46.5%	1,950 51.3%	85	3,801	R+4.8
Knox	867 22.9%	2,788 73.8%	125	3,780	R+50.8
Greenup	1,441 38.6%	2,142 57.3%	155	3,738	R+18.8
Henry	2,253 61.4%	1,358 37.0%	57	3,668	D+24.4
Todd	1,908 54.5%	1,555 44.5%	35	3,498	D+10.1
Owen	2,732 78.4%	735 21.1%	18	3,485	D+57.3
Morgan	2,013 58.7%	1,400 40.8%	19	3,432	D+17.9
Marion	2,093 61.1%	1,321 38.6%	12	3,426	D+22.5
Wayne	1,436 41.9%	1,936 56.5%	53	3,425	R+14.6
Butler	1,012 29.7%	2,328 68.3%	67	3,407	R+38.6
Mercer	1,747 51.3%	1,567 46.0%	93	3,407	D+5.3
Johnson	1,004 29.5%	2,336 68.7%	61	3,401	R+39.2
Allen	1,402 41.3%	1,922 56.7%	67	3,391	R+15.3
Adair	1,429 42.4%	1,872 55.6%	66	3,367	R+13.2
Boyle	1,787 53.7%	1,485 44.6%	55	3,327	D+9.1
Bath	1,754 53.5%	1,471 44.9%	52	3,277	D+8.6
Breathitt	1,567 48.7%	1,620 50.3%	32	3,219	R+1.6
Floyd	1,601 50.1%	1,557 48.7%	38	3,196	D+1.4
Marshall	1,852 58.8%	1,217 38.6%	83	3,152	D+20.1
Washington	1,615 51.2%	1,515 48.1%	22	3,152	D+3.2
Caldwell	1,541 49.0%	1,517 48.3%	84	3,142	D+0.8
Casey	1,191 38.3%	1,878 60.5%	37	3,106	R+22.1
Woodford	1,690 54.5%	1,369 44.2%	40	3,099	D+10.4
Trigg	1,680 54.3%	1,351 43.7%	64	3,095	D+10.6
Crittenden	1,309 42.6%	1,714 55.8%	48	3,071	R+13.2
Jessamine	1,574 53.3%	1,271 43.1%	107	2,952	D+10.3
Ballard	2,117 72.3%	706 24.1%	107	2,930	D+48.2
Montgomery	1,549 53.5%	1,305 45.1%	41	2,895	D+8.4
Garrard	1,259 43.5%	1,578 54.5%	57	2,894	R+11.0
Nicholas	1,723 60.2%	1,085 37.9%	55	2,863	D+22.3
McLean	1,430 50.1%	1,319 46.2%	105	2,854	D+3.9
Rockcastle	962 34.0%	1,816 64.2%	52	2,830	R+30.2
Pendleton	1,543 54.7%	1,177 41.7%	100	2,820	D+13.0
Grant	1,654 59.3%	1,099 39.4%	37	2,790	D+19.9
Clay	691 25.4%	1,991 73.3%	35	2,717	R+47.8
Boone	2,041 75.3%	631 23.3%	37	2,709	D+52.0
Bracken	1,510 55.9%	1,100 40.7%	92	2,702	D+15.2
Magoffin	1,005 37.5%	1,645 61.3%	32	2,682	R+23.9
Simpson	1,714 64.4%	913 34.3%	33	2,660	D+30.1
Monroe	770 29.0%	1,861 70.1%	22	2,653	R+41.1
Hickman	1,890 73.1%	658 25.4%	38	2,586	D+47.6
Taylor	1,294 50.3%	1,218 47.3%	61	2,573	D+3.0
Anderson	1,477 57.6%	1,040 40.5%	49	2,566	D+17.0
Estill	996 39.2%	1,503 59.1%	43	2,542	R+19.9
Green	1,167 45.9%	1,337 52.6%	37	2,541	R+6.7
Larue	1,337 56.1%	1,029 43.1%	19	2,385	D+12.9
Fulton	1,705 71.6%	636 26.7%	41	2,382	D+44.9
Metcalfe	968 42.0%	1,311 56.9%	26	2,305	R+14.9
Livingston	1,183 51.6%	997 43.5%	111	2,291	D+8.1
Meade	1,295 59.1%	863 39.4%	35	2,193	D+19.7
Carlisle	1,625 74.4%	482 22.1%	77	2,184	D+52.3
Bullitt	1,409 64.8%	726 33.4%	41	2,176	D+31.4
Edmonson	858 39.5%	1,291 59.4%	24	2,173	R+19.9
Carroll	1,514 71.9%	546 25.9%	47	2,107	D+45.9
Jackson	232 11.1%	1,851 88.6%	7	2,090	R+77.5
Russell	739 35.4%	1,255 60.0%	96	2,090	R+24.7
Hancock	868 43.8%	1,052 53.0%	64	1,984	R+9.3
Lee	783 39.7%	1,171 59.4%	16	1,970	R+19.7
Wolfe	1,101 56.5%	818 42.0%	28	1,947	D+14.5
Oldham	1,259 65.1%	625 32.3%	49	1,933	D+32.8
Lyon	1,001 54.9%	759 41.6%	64	1,824	D+13.3
Perry	524 28.7%	1,274 69.9%	25	1,823	R+41.1
Cumberland	605 33.5%	1,172 64.9%	30	1,807	R+31.4
Rowan	757 41.9%	1,017 56.3%	33	1,807	R+14.4
Elliott	1,159 64.9%	618 34.6%	8	1,785	D+30.3
Spencer	1,175 66.7%	563 32.0%	23	1,761	D+34.8
Knott	1,110 65.1%	576 33.8%	18	1,704	D+31.3
Trimble	1,322 77.8%	344 20.2%	34	1,700	D+57.5
Harlan	252 15.2%	1,392 83.8%	18	1,662	R+68.6
Letcher	476 28.9%	1,158 70.4%	11	1,645	R+41.5
Leslie	95 6.3%	1,399 93.0%	11	1,505	R+86.6
Owsley	224 15.2%	1,240 84.1%	10	1,474	R+68.9
Clinton	330 22.5%	1,082 73.8%	55	1,467	R+51.3
Powell	739 50.5%	699 47.7%	26	1,464	D+2.7
Martin	240 18.5%	1,042 80.2%	18	1,300	R+61.7
Gallatin	958 74.4%	321 24.9%	9	1,288	D+49.5
Menifee	833 64.9%	451 35.1%		1,284	D+29.8
Robertson	688 62.5%	398 36.2%	14	1,100	D+26.4

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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