Alabama — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentBryanD+46.4
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 70.8% | 74,391 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 24.3% | 25,561 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.9% | 5,194 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Barbour County, AL | Democratic | D+89.7 |
| Bibb County, AL | Democratic | D+57.8 |
| Blount County, AL | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+97.5 |
| Butler County, AL | Democratic | D+65.3 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Chambers County, AL | Democratic | D+88.3 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Chilton County, AL | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Clarke County, AL | Democratic | D+89.7 |
| Clay County, AL | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Coffee County, AL | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| Colbert County, AL | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Coosa County, AL | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Covington County, AL | Democratic | D+49.7 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Cullman County, AL | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Dale County, AL | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Dallas County, AL | Democratic | D+95.1 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Elmore County, AL | Democratic | D+75.3 |
| Escambia County, AL | Democratic | D+66.7 |
| Etowah County, AL | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Fayette County, AL | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Franklin County, AL | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Geneva County, AL | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+93.6 |
| Hale County, AL | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Henry County, AL | Democratic | D+72.4 |
| Houston County, AL | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Jackson County, AL | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Lamar County, AL | Democratic | D+67.2 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Lee County, AL | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Limestone County, AL | Democratic | D+65.4 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+83.9 |
| Madison County, AL | Democratic | D+76.0 |
| Marengo County, AL | Democratic | D+87.7 |
| Marion County, AL | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Marshall County, AL | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Mobile County, AL | Democratic | D+61.0 |
| Monroe County, AL | Democratic | D+94.6 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Democratic | D+93.6 |
| Morgan County, AL | Democratic | D+47.5 |
| Perry County, AL | Democratic | D+96.5 |
| Pickens County, AL | Democratic | D+78.1 |
| Pike County, AL | Democratic | D+93.8 |
| Randolph County, AL | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Russell County, AL | Democratic | D+85.4 |
| Shelby County, AL | Republican | R+8.8 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+98.4 |
| Talladega County, AL | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Democratic | D+75.3 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Democratic | D+77.1 |
| Walker County, AL | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Washington County, AL | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+99.6 |
| Winston County, AL | Republican | R+36.0 |
Alabama results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | William J. Bryan+558 | 65587.1% | 9712.9% | 00.0% | 752 |
| Baldwin County | William J. Bryan+330 | 43968.7% | 10917.1% | 9114.2% | 639 |
| Barbour County | William J. Bryan+1,245 | 1,30392.8% | 433.1% | 584.1% | 1,404 |
| Bibb County | William J. Bryan+531 | 67073.0% | 13915.1% | 10911.9% | 918 |
| Blount County | William J. Bryan+160 | 1,13352.8% | 97345.3% | 401.9% | 2,146 |
| Bullock County | William J. Bryan+772 | 78298.7% | 101.3% | 00.0% | 792 |
| Butler County | William J. Bryan+590 | 72780.4% | 13715.2% | 404.4% | 904 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+868 | 1,43867.8% | 57026.9% | 1135.3% | 2,121 |
| Chambers County | William J. Bryan+975 | 1,02592.8% | 504.5% | 292.6% | 1,104 |
| Cherokee County | William J. Bryan+110 | 71250.4% | 60242.6% | 986.9% | 1,412 |
| Chilton County | William H. Taft+234 | 65640.4% | 89054.9% | 764.7% | 1,622 |
| Choctaw County | William J. Bryan+546 | 59089.3% | 446.7% | 274.1% | 661 |
| Clarke County | William J. Bryan+1,113 | 1,16994.2% | 564.5% | 161.3% | 1,241 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+269 | 86357.8% | 59439.8% | 372.5% | 1,494 |
| Cleburne County | William H. Taft+79 | 27838.8% | 35749.9% | 8111.3% | 716 |
| Coffee County | William J. Bryan+964 | 1,30569.2% | 34118.1% | 24012.7% | 1,886 |
| Colbert County | William J. Bryan+496 | 84967.1% | 35327.9% | 645.1% | 1,266 |
| Conecuh County | William J. Bryan+540 | 65181.8% | 11113.9% | 344.3% | 796 |
| Coosa County | William J. Bryan+270 | 71757.6% | 44735.9% | 806.4% | 1,244 |
| Covington County | William J. Bryan+739 | 1,05470.9% | 31521.2% | 1187.9% | 1,487 |
| Crenshaw County | William J. Bryan+789 | 1,10074.1% | 31120.9% | 745.0% | 1,485 |
| Cullman County | William H. Taft+282 | 1,23942.7% | 1,52152.4% | 1434.9% | 2,903 |
| Dale County | William J. Bryan+575 | 92169.6% | 34626.2% | 564.2% | 1,323 |
| Dallas County | William J. Bryan+1,392 | 1,42097.1% | 281.9% | 151.0% | 1,463 |
| DeKalb County | William J. Bryan+292 | 1,39554.6% | 1,10343.2% | 582.3% | 2,556 |
| Elmore County | William J. Bryan+925 | 1,06386.5% | 13811.2% | 282.3% | 1,229 |
| Escambia County | William J. Bryan+528 | 64180.9% | 11314.3% | 384.8% | 792 |
| Etowah County | William J. Bryan+313 | 1,30954.3% | 99641.3% | 1064.4% | 2,411 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+53 | 73147.2% | 67843.8% | 1399.0% | 1,548 |
| Franklin County | William H. Taft+2 | 65047.7% | 65247.8% | 614.5% | 1,363 |
| Geneva County | William J. Bryan+354 | 85456.1% | 50032.9% | 16711.0% | 1,521 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+411 | 42396.4% | 122.7% | 40.9% | 439 |
| Hale County | William J. Bryan+701 | 71497.8% | 131.8% | 30.4% | 730 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+635 | 72381.2% | 798.9% | 889.9% | 890 |
| Houston County | William J. Bryan+542 | 96566.2% | 42329.0% | 694.7% | 1,457 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+935 | 1,40471.5% | 46923.9% | 904.6% | 1,963 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+5,621 | 7,80372.9% | 2,18220.4% | 7226.7% | 10,707 |
| Lamar County | William J. Bryan+679 | 83983.1% | 16015.8% | 111.1% | 1,010 |
| Lauderdale County | William J. Bryan+750 | 1,17771.9% | 42726.1% | 332.0% | 1,637 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+258 | 60260.9% | 34434.8% | 424.3% | 988 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+1,042 | 1,12688.4% | 645.0% | 846.6% | 1,274 |
| Limestone County | William J. Bryan+950 | 1,18881.8% | 23816.4% | 271.9% | 1,453 |
| Lowndes County | William J. Bryan+597 | 63394.2% | 365.4% | 30.4% | 672 |
| Macon County | William J. Bryan+444 | 48291.1% | 387.2% | 91.7% | 529 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+1,891 | 2,16887.1% | 27711.1% | 441.8% | 2,489 |
| Marengo County | William J. Bryan+1,255 | 1,33393.2% | 785.5% | 201.4% | 1,431 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+511 | 1,10064.7% | 58934.6% | 110.6% | 1,700 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+390 | 1,31356.1% | 92339.4% | 1054.5% | 2,341 |
| Mobile County | William J. Bryan+1,969 | 2,42275.0% | 45314.0% | 35310.9% | 3,228 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+838 | 85696.6% | 182.0% | 121.4% | 886 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+2,542 | 2,62196.5% | 792.9% | 150.6% | 2,715 |
| Morgan County | William J. Bryan+1,051 | 1,54870.0% | 49722.5% | 1667.5% | 2,211 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+764 | 77698.0% | 121.5% | 40.5% | 792 |
| Pickens County | William J. Bryan+745 | 81685.4% | 697.2% | 717.4% | 956 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+1,468 | 1,50796.3% | 392.5% | 191.2% | 1,565 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+404 | 79966.2% | 39532.7% | 131.1% | 1,207 |
| Russell County | William J. Bryan+484 | 51691.0% | 325.6% | 193.4% | 567 |
| Shelby County | William H. Taft+220 | 1,01140.6% | 1,23149.4% | 25010.0% | 2,492 |
| St. Clair County | William J. Bryan+38 | 82045.7% | 78243.6% | 19210.7% | 1,794 |
| Sumter County | William J. Bryan+713 | 71998.8% | 30.4% | 60.8% | 728 |
| Talladega County | William J. Bryan+659 | 1,01072.6% | 35125.2% | 302.2% | 1,391 |
| Tallapoosa County | William J. Bryan+1,144 | 1,34381.6% | 1046.3% | 19912.1% | 1,646 |
| Tuscaloosa County | William J. Bryan+1,567 | 1,72985.0% | 1628.0% | 1427.0% | 2,033 |
| Walker County | William J. Bryan+265 | 1,63253.3% | 1,36744.7% | 622.0% | 3,061 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+424 | 46487.2% | 407.5% | 285.3% | 532 |
| Wilcox County | William J. Bryan+1,025 | 1,02799.8% | 20.2% | 00.0% | 1,029 |
| Winston County | William H. Taft+506 | 44331.6% | 94967.6% | 120.9% | 1,404 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.