Arkansas — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentBryanD+20.3
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 57.5% | 87,520 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 37.2% | 56,624 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.4% | 8,191 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Baxter County, AR | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Benton County, AR | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Boone County, AR | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Carroll County, AR | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Chicot County, AR | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Crawford County, AR | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+52.8 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Monroe County, AR | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Pike County, AR | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Polk County, AR | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+47.5 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+23.5 |
Arkansas results by county
75 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | William J. Bryan+265 | 93756.0% | 67240.2% | 633.8% | 1,672 |
| Ashley County | William J. Bryan+279 | 1,10055.2% | 82141.2% | 703.5% | 1,991 |
| Baxter County | William J. Bryan+307 | 60762.2% | 30030.7% | 697.1% | 976 |
| Benton County | William J. Bryan+1,540 | 3,06763.8% | 1,52731.8% | 2124.4% | 4,806 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+468 | 1,14960.3% | 68135.7% | 774.0% | 1,907 |
| Bradley County | William J. Bryan+590 | 90672.0% | 31625.1% | 372.9% | 1,259 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+320 | 55469.3% | 23429.3% | 111.4% | 799 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+244 | 1,29553.2% | 1,05143.2% | 863.5% | 2,432 |
| Chicot County | William H. Taft+206 | 43840.3% | 64459.2% | 50.5% | 1,087 |
| Clark County | William J. Bryan+199 | 1,20652.1% | 1,00743.5% | 1034.4% | 2,316 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+518 | 1,52757.6% | 1,00938.1% | 1144.3% | 2,650 |
| Cleburne County | William J. Bryan+212 | 50654.5% | 29431.6% | 12913.9% | 929 |
| Cleveland County | William J. Bryan+345 | 77161.5% | 42634.0% | 574.5% | 1,254 |
| Columbia County | William J. Bryan+796 | 1,61365.6% | 81733.2% | 301.2% | 2,460 |
| Conway County | William J. Bryan+1,715 | 2,53374.4% | 81824.0% | 521.5% | 3,403 |
| Craighead County | William J. Bryan+942 | 1,65364.5% | 71127.7% | 2007.8% | 2,564 |
| Crawford County | William J. Bryan+322 | 1,66153.9% | 1,33943.5% | 792.6% | 3,079 |
| Crittenden County | William J. Bryan+46 | 42852.2% | 38246.6% | 101.2% | 820 |
| Cross County | William J. Bryan+198 | 70555.4% | 50739.8% | 614.8% | 1,273 |
| Dallas County | William J. Bryan+85 | 72150.2% | 63644.3% | 805.6% | 1,437 |
| Desha County | William J. Bryan+255 | 51865.4% | 26333.2% | 111.4% | 792 |
| Drew County | William J. Bryan+444 | 1,12360.4% | 67936.5% | 563.0% | 1,858 |
| Faulkner County | William J. Bryan+1,031 | 1,77167.0% | 74028.0% | 1325.0% | 2,643 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+746 | 1,31163.6% | 56527.4% | 1869.0% | 2,062 |
| Fulton County | William J. Bryan+375 | 74162.7% | 36631.0% | 756.3% | 1,182 |
| Garland County | William J. Bryan+235 | 1,34052.0% | 1,10542.9% | 1305.0% | 2,575 |
| Grant County | William J. Bryan+364 | 52469.7% | 16021.3% | 689.0% | 752 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+1,057 | 1,60671.6% | 54924.5% | 883.9% | 2,243 |
| Hempstead County | William J. Bryan+433 | 1,77955.1% | 1,34641.7% | 1043.2% | 3,229 |
| Hot Spring County | William J. Bryan+147 | 83353.2% | 68643.8% | 473.0% | 1,566 |
| Howard County | William J. Bryan+357 | 96755.9% | 61035.2% | 1548.9% | 1,731 |
| Independence County | William J. Bryan+581 | 1,52957.6% | 94835.7% | 1776.7% | 2,654 |
| Izard County | William J. Bryan+481 | 87364.0% | 39228.7% | 997.3% | 1,364 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+191 | 1,05551.8% | 86442.4% | 1195.8% | 2,038 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+199 | 1,58550.7% | 1,38644.4% | 1544.9% | 3,125 |
| Johnson County | William J. Bryan+620 | 1,16462.3% | 54429.1% | 1598.5% | 1,867 |
| Lafayette County | William J. Bryan+187 | 73956.4% | 55242.1% | 201.5% | 1,311 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+605 | 1,18864.8% | 58331.8% | 633.4% | 1,834 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+828 | 1,18275.3% | 35422.6% | 332.1% | 1,569 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+230 | 38967.0% | 15927.4% | 335.7% | 581 |
| Little River County | William J. Bryan+225 | 66053.4% | 43535.2% | 14211.5% | 1,237 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+565 | 1,71657.6% | 1,15138.7% | 1113.7% | 2,978 |
| Lonoke County | William J. Bryan+793 | 1,38567.3% | 59228.8% | 803.9% | 2,057 |
| Madison County | William H. Taft+100 | 1,44147.0% | 1,54150.3% | 832.7% | 3,065 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+335 | 70560.8% | 37031.9% | 847.2% | 1,159 |
| Miller County | William J. Bryan+313 | 1,03556.2% | 72239.2% | 854.6% | 1,842 |
| Mississippi County | William H. Taft+237 | 93041.1% | 1,16751.6% | 1667.3% | 2,263 |
| Monroe County | William H. Taft+110 | 91246.0% | 1,02251.6% | 482.4% | 1,982 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+31 | 55346.6% | 52244.0% | 1129.4% | 1,187 |
| Nevada County | William J. Bryan+106 | 89045.3% | 78439.9% | 29014.8% | 1,964 |
| Newton County | William H. Taft+205 | 37737.7% | 58258.3% | 404.0% | 999 |
| Ouachita County | William H. Taft+339 | 1,16643.2% | 1,50555.8% | 281.0% | 2,699 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+163 | 60854.1% | 44539.6% | 706.2% | 1,123 |
| Phillips County | William J. Bryan+801 | 1,19474.9% | 39324.7% | 70.4% | 1,594 |
| Pike County | William H. Taft+33 | 56847.2% | 60150.0% | 342.8% | 1,203 |
| Poinsett County | William J. Bryan+381 | 84364.1% | 46235.1% | 100.8% | 1,315 |
| Polk County | William J. Bryan+196 | 82449.7% | 62837.9% | 20612.4% | 1,658 |
| Pope County | William J. Bryan+853 | 1,66464.7% | 81131.6% | 953.7% | 2,570 |
| Prairie County | William J. Bryan+291 | 1,10355.9% | 81241.1% | 593.0% | 1,974 |
| Pulaski County | William J. Bryan+360 | 3,89350.3% | 3,53345.7% | 3094.0% | 7,735 |
| Randolph County | William J. Bryan+831 | 1,34870.4% | 51727.0% | 512.7% | 1,916 |
| Saline County | William J. Bryan+530 | 89966.9% | 36927.5% | 755.6% | 1,343 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+412 | 89355.9% | 48130.1% | 22314.0% | 1,597 |
| Searcy County | William H. Taft+39 | 59742.9% | 63645.7% | 15911.4% | 1,392 |
| Sebastian County | William J. Bryan+985 | 3,03552.9% | 2,05035.7% | 65211.4% | 5,737 |
| Sevier County | William J. Bryan+547 | 1,07357.8% | 52628.3% | 25913.9% | 1,858 |
| Sharp County | William J. Bryan+653 | 97070.5% | 31723.1% | 886.4% | 1,375 |
| St. Francis County | William H. Taft+136 | 61941.9% | 75551.1% | 1037.0% | 1,477 |
| Stone County | William J. Bryan+229 | 49661.9% | 26733.3% | 384.7% | 801 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+872 | 1,40771.6% | 53527.2% | 231.2% | 1,965 |
| Van Buren County | William J. Bryan+130 | 79750.6% | 66742.4% | 1107.0% | 1,574 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+1,044 | 2,74858.4% | 1,70436.2% | 2575.5% | 4,709 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+901 | 1,78858.9% | 88729.2% | 36311.9% | 3,038 |
| Woodruff County | William J. Bryan+294 | 1,04656.2% | 75240.4% | 643.4% | 1,862 |
| Yell County | William J. Bryan+703 | 1,74358.2% | 1,04034.7% | 2147.1% | 2,997 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.