Kentucky — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentBryanD+1.7
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 49.7% | 244,092 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 48.0% | 235,711 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 10,957 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
119 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (119 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+52.0 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+55.7 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+45.9 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+68.6 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+77.5 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+86.6 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+68.9 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Taylor County, KY | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+57.5 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Washington County, KY | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+10.4 |
Kentucky results by county
119 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | William H. Taft+443 | 1,42942.4% | 1,87255.6% | 662.0% | 3,367 |
| Allen County | William H. Taft+520 | 1,40241.3% | 1,92256.7% | 672.0% | 3,391 |
| Anderson County | William J. Bryan+437 | 1,47757.6% | 1,04040.5% | 491.9% | 2,566 |
| Ballard County | William J. Bryan+1,411 | 2,11772.3% | 70624.1% | 1073.7% | 2,930 |
| Barren County | William J. Bryan+837 | 3,14556.4% | 2,30841.4% | 1212.2% | 5,574 |
| Bath County | William J. Bryan+283 | 1,75453.5% | 1,47144.9% | 521.6% | 3,277 |
| Bell County | William H. Taft+1,890 | 92524.0% | 2,81573.0% | 1183.1% | 3,858 |
| Boone County | William J. Bryan+1,410 | 2,04175.3% | 63123.3% | 371.4% | 2,709 |
| Bourbon County | William J. Bryan+196 | 2,50851.4% | 2,31247.4% | 621.3% | 4,882 |
| Boyd County | William H. Taft+944 | 1,95039.3% | 2,89458.3% | 1202.4% | 4,964 |
| Boyle County | William J. Bryan+302 | 1,78753.7% | 1,48544.6% | 551.7% | 3,327 |
| Bracken County | William J. Bryan+410 | 1,51055.9% | 1,10040.7% | 923.4% | 2,702 |
| Breathitt County | William H. Taft+53 | 1,56748.7% | 1,62050.3% | 321.0% | 3,219 |
| Breckinridge County | William H. Taft+513 | 2,09043.5% | 2,60354.1% | 1152.4% | 4,808 |
| Bullitt County | William J. Bryan+683 | 1,40964.8% | 72633.4% | 411.9% | 2,176 |
| Butler County | William H. Taft+1,316 | 1,01229.7% | 2,32868.3% | 672.0% | 3,407 |
| Caldwell County | William J. Bryan+24 | 1,54149.0% | 1,51748.3% | 842.7% | 3,142 |
| Calloway County | William J. Bryan+2,216 | 3,02476.1% | 80820.3% | 1433.6% | 3,975 |
| Campbell County | William H. Taft+212 | 6,81346.0% | 7,02547.5% | 9666.5% | 14,804 |
| Carlisle County | William J. Bryan+1,143 | 1,62574.4% | 48222.1% | 773.5% | 2,184 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+968 | 1,51471.9% | 54625.9% | 472.2% | 2,107 |
| Carter County | William H. Taft+1,025 | 1,59537.0% | 2,62060.7% | 1012.3% | 4,316 |
| Casey County | William H. Taft+687 | 1,19138.3% | 1,87860.5% | 371.2% | 3,106 |
| Christian County | William H. Taft+1,498 | 3,12039.9% | 4,61859.0% | 851.1% | 7,823 |
| Clark County | William J. Bryan+666 | 2,52556.7% | 1,85941.7% | 721.6% | 4,456 |
| Clay County | William H. Taft+1,300 | 69125.4% | 1,99173.3% | 351.3% | 2,717 |
| Clinton County | William H. Taft+752 | 33022.5% | 1,08273.8% | 553.7% | 1,467 |
| Crittenden County | William H. Taft+405 | 1,30942.6% | 1,71455.8% | 481.6% | 3,071 |
| Cumberland County | William H. Taft+567 | 60533.5% | 1,17264.9% | 301.7% | 1,807 |
| Daviess County | William J. Bryan+1,296 | 5,21856.0% | 3,92242.1% | 1842.0% | 9,324 |
| Edmonson County | William H. Taft+433 | 85839.5% | 1,29159.4% | 241.1% | 2,173 |
| Elliott County | William J. Bryan+541 | 1,15964.9% | 61834.6% | 80.4% | 1,785 |
| Estill County | William H. Taft+507 | 99639.2% | 1,50359.1% | 431.7% | 2,542 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+499 | 5,24751.7% | 4,74846.8% | 1581.6% | 10,153 |
| Fleming County | William J. Bryan+73 | 2,05750.2% | 1,98448.4% | 561.4% | 4,097 |
| Floyd County | William J. Bryan+44 | 1,60150.1% | 1,55748.7% | 381.2% | 3,196 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,601 | 3,23365.8% | 1,63233.2% | 450.9% | 4,910 |
| Fulton County | William J. Bryan+1,069 | 1,70571.6% | 63626.7% | 411.7% | 2,382 |
| Gallatin County | William J. Bryan+637 | 95874.4% | 32124.9% | 90.7% | 1,288 |
| Garrard County | William H. Taft+319 | 1,25943.5% | 1,57854.5% | 572.0% | 2,894 |
| Grant County | William J. Bryan+555 | 1,65459.3% | 1,09939.4% | 371.3% | 2,790 |
| Graves County | William J. Bryan+3,208 | 4,95271.3% | 1,74425.1% | 2473.6% | 6,943 |
| Grayson County | William H. Taft+496 | 1,86443.4% | 2,36054.9% | 711.7% | 4,295 |
| Green County | William H. Taft+170 | 1,16745.9% | 1,33752.6% | 371.5% | 2,541 |
| Greenup County | William H. Taft+701 | 1,44138.6% | 2,14257.3% | 1554.1% | 3,738 |
| Hancock County | William H. Taft+184 | 86843.8% | 1,05253.0% | 643.2% | 1,984 |
| Hardin County | William J. Bryan+1,097 | 3,01060.3% | 1,91338.3% | 671.3% | 4,990 |
| Harlan County | William H. Taft+1,140 | 25215.2% | 1,39283.8% | 181.1% | 1,662 |
| Harrison County | William J. Bryan+1,226 | 2,79763.1% | 1,57135.5% | 621.4% | 4,430 |
| Hart County | William H. Taft+184 | 1,76646.5% | 1,95051.3% | 852.2% | 3,801 |
| Henderson County | William J. Bryan+1,207 | 3,73557.3% | 2,52838.8% | 2573.9% | 6,520 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+895 | 2,25361.4% | 1,35837.0% | 571.6% | 3,668 |
| Hickman County | William J. Bryan+1,232 | 1,89073.1% | 65825.4% | 381.5% | 2,586 |
| Hopkins County | William J. Bryan+406 | 3,72151.5% | 3,31545.8% | 1952.7% | 7,231 |
| Jackson County | William H. Taft+1,619 | 23211.1% | 1,85188.6% | 70.3% | 2,090 |
| Jefferson County | William H. Taft+994 | 26,18647.9% | 27,18049.7% | 1,3342.4% | 54,700 |
| Jessamine County | William J. Bryan+303 | 1,57453.3% | 1,27143.1% | 1073.6% | 2,952 |
| Johnson County | William H. Taft+1,332 | 1,00429.5% | 2,33668.7% | 611.8% | 3,401 |
| Kenton County | William J. Bryan+2,252 | 8,68355.0% | 6,43140.8% | 6634.2% | 15,777 |
| Knott County | William J. Bryan+534 | 1,11065.1% | 57633.8% | 181.1% | 1,704 |
| Knox County | William H. Taft+1,921 | 86722.9% | 2,78873.8% | 1253.3% | 3,780 |
| Larue County | William J. Bryan+308 | 1,33756.1% | 1,02943.1% | 190.8% | 2,385 |
| Laurel County | William H. Taft+1,429 | 1,16530.5% | 2,59468.0% | 571.5% | 3,816 |
| Lawrence County | William H. Taft+220 | 1,87846.6% | 2,09852.0% | 561.4% | 4,032 |
| Lee County | William H. Taft+388 | 78339.8% | 1,17159.5% | 150.8% | 1,969 |
| Leslie County | William H. Taft+1,304 | 956.3% | 1,39992.9% | 120.8% | 1,506 |
| Letcher County | William H. Taft+682 | 47628.9% | 1,15870.3% | 140.8% | 1,648 |
| Lewis County | William H. Taft+1,281 | 1,26832.5% | 2,54965.3% | 892.3% | 3,906 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+143 | 1,99450.5% | 1,85146.9% | 1002.5% | 3,945 |
| Livingston County | William J. Bryan+186 | 1,18351.8% | 99743.6% | 1054.6% | 2,285 |
| Logan County | William J. Bryan+788 | 3,11455.9% | 2,32641.8% | 1262.3% | 5,566 |
| Lyon County | William J. Bryan+242 | 1,00154.9% | 75941.7% | 623.4% | 1,822 |
| Madison County | William H. Taft+126 | 3,06548.2% | 3,19150.2% | 1031.6% | 6,359 |
| Magoffin County | William H. Taft+640 | 1,00537.5% | 1,64561.3% | 331.2% | 2,683 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+772 | 2,09361.1% | 1,32138.6% | 120.4% | 3,426 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+635 | 1,85258.8% | 1,21738.6% | 832.6% | 3,152 |
| Martin County | William H. Taft+802 | 24018.3% | 1,04279.4% | 312.4% | 1,313 |
| Mason County | William J. Bryan+539 | 2,67554.5% | 2,13643.5% | 1002.0% | 4,911 |
| McCracken County | William J. Bryan+1,161 | 4,12756.7% | 2,96640.7% | 1922.6% | 7,285 |
| McLean County | William J. Bryan+111 | 1,43049.8% | 1,31945.9% | 1224.2% | 2,871 |
| Meade County | William J. Bryan+432 | 1,29558.8% | 86339.2% | 432.0% | 2,201 |
| Menifee County | William J. Bryan+382 | 83364.8% | 45135.1% | 10.1% | 1,285 |
| Mercer County | William J. Bryan+180 | 1,74751.3% | 1,56746.0% | 922.7% | 3,406 |
| Metcalfe County | William H. Taft+343 | 96841.9% | 1,31156.7% | 331.4% | 2,312 |
| Monroe County | William H. Taft+1,091 | 77029.0% | 1,86170.2% | 210.8% | 2,652 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+244 | 1,54953.5% | 1,30545.1% | 401.4% | 2,894 |
| Morgan County | William J. Bryan+613 | 2,01358.7% | 1,40040.8% | 180.5% | 3,431 |
| Muhlenberg County | William H. Taft+323 | 2,74046.0% | 3,06351.4% | 1592.7% | 5,962 |
| Nelson County | William J. Bryan+1,016 | 2,45262.3% | 1,43636.5% | 471.2% | 3,935 |
| Nicholas County | William J. Bryan+638 | 1,72360.2% | 1,08537.9% | 551.9% | 2,863 |
| Ohio County | William H. Taft+552 | 2,78544.2% | 3,33753.0% | 1792.8% | 6,301 |
| Oldham County | William J. Bryan+634 | 1,25965.1% | 62532.3% | 492.5% | 1,933 |
| Owen County | William J. Bryan+1,997 | 2,73278.4% | 73521.1% | 180.5% | 3,485 |
| Owsley County | William H. Taft+1,016 | 22415.2% | 1,24084.1% | 100.7% | 1,474 |
| Pendleton County | William J. Bryan+366 | 1,54354.7% | 1,17741.7% | 1003.5% | 2,820 |
| Perry County | William H. Taft+750 | 52428.7% | 1,27469.9% | 251.4% | 1,823 |
| Pike County | William H. Taft+1,259 | 2,20838.3% | 3,46760.1% | 941.6% | 5,769 |
| Powell County | William J. Bryan+40 | 73950.5% | 69947.7% | 261.8% | 1,464 |
| Pulaski County | William H. Taft+2,023 | 2,46034.5% | 4,48363.0% | 1782.5% | 7,121 |
| Robertson County | William J. Bryan+290 | 68862.5% | 39836.2% | 141.3% | 1,100 |
| Rockcastle County | William H. Taft+854 | 96234.0% | 1,81664.2% | 521.8% | 2,830 |
| Rowan County | William H. Taft+260 | 75741.9% | 1,01756.3% | 331.8% | 1,807 |
| Russell County | William H. Taft+516 | 73935.4% | 1,25560.0% | 964.6% | 2,090 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+682 | 2,47657.4% | 1,79441.6% | 431.0% | 4,313 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+919 | 2,74259.5% | 1,82339.6% | 420.9% | 4,607 |
| Simpson County | William J. Bryan+801 | 1,71464.4% | 91334.3% | 331.2% | 2,660 |
| Spencer County | William J. Bryan+612 | 1,17566.7% | 56332.0% | 231.3% | 1,761 |
| Taylor County | William J. Bryan+76 | 1,29450.3% | 1,21847.3% | 612.4% | 2,573 |
| Todd County | William J. Bryan+353 | 1,90854.5% | 1,55544.5% | 351.0% | 3,498 |
| Trigg County | William J. Bryan+329 | 1,68054.3% | 1,35143.7% | 642.1% | 3,095 |
| Trimble County | William J. Bryan+978 | 1,32277.8% | 34420.2% | 342.0% | 1,700 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+1,469 | 2,78165.6% | 1,31231.0% | 1463.4% | 4,239 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+813 | 3,74255.1% | 2,92943.1% | 1241.8% | 6,795 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+100 | 1,61551.2% | 1,51548.1% | 220.7% | 3,152 |
| Wayne County | William H. Taft+500 | 1,43641.9% | 1,93656.5% | 531.5% | 3,425 |
| Webster County | William J. Bryan+663 | 2,49156.4% | 1,82841.4% | 962.2% | 4,415 |
| Whitley County | William H. Taft+2,912 | 1,11121.4% | 4,02377.6% | 501.0% | 5,184 |
| Wolfe County | William J. Bryan+283 | 1,10156.5% | 81842.0% | 281.4% | 1,947 |
| Woodford County | William J. Bryan+321 | 1,69054.5% | 1,36944.2% | 401.3% | 3,099 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.