William Jennings Bryan carried Louisiana D+72.7. William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Louisiana, 1908. The state ran 82.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).
Elections › 1908 › President › Louisiana Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
akashic Louisiana result
75,122 votes counted
akashic 1908 presidential election
Louisiana, 1908
Bryan D+72.7
1908 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1908 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1908 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1908 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states. Mississippi Texas Arkansas Acadia Parish, LA · D+58.5 Ascension Parish, LA · D+66.6 Assumption Parish, LA · D+44.1 Avoyelles Parish, LA · D+91.0 Bienville Parish, LA · D+76.6 Bossier Parish, LA · D+94.9 Caddo Parish, LA · D+84.7 Calcasieu Parish, LA · D+45.4 Caldwell Parish, LA · D+74.4 Cameron Parish, LA · D+89.2 Catahoula Parish, LA · D+66.3 Claiborne Parish, LA · D+89.2 Concordia Parish, LA · D+93.7 De Soto Parish, LA · D+91.9 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+84.3 East Carroll Parish, LA · D+93.5 East Feliciana Parish, LA · D+95.7 Franklin Parish, LA · D+91.3 Grant Parish, LA · D+58.1 Iberia Parish, LA · D+41.0 Iberville Parish, LA · D+83.8 Jackson Parish, LA · D+66.6 Jefferson Parish, LA · D+94.8 Lafayette Parish, LA · D+61.2 Lafourche Parish, LA · D+56.5 Lincoln Parish, LA · D+81.7 Livingston Parish, LA · D+86.3 Madison Parish, LA · D+92.6 Morehouse Parish, LA · D+88.1 Natchitoches Parish, LA · D+66.4 Orleans Parish, LA · D+76.5 Ouachita Parish, LA · D+84.1 Plaquemines Parish, LA · D+51.8 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+93.2 Rapides Parish, LA · D+76.1 Red River Parish, LA · D+81.9 Richland Parish, LA · D+96.0 Sabine Parish, LA · D+80.5 St. Bernard Parish, LA · D+90.4 St. Charles Parish, LA · D+81.4 St. Helena Parish, LA · D+78.2 St. James Parish, LA · D+48.5 St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+78.9 St. Landry Parish, LA · D+70.2 St. Martin Parish, LA · D+86.4 St. Mary Parish, LA · D+46.2 St. Tammany Parish, LA · D+69.2 Tangipahoa Parish, LA · D+63.3 Tensas Parish, LA · D+95.4 Terrebonne Parish, LA · D+25.9 Union Parish, LA · D+81.7 Vermilion Parish, LA · D+51.9 Vernon Parish, LA · D+30.3 Washington Parish, LA · D+83.4 Webster Parish, LA · D+82.5 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+91.3 West Carroll Parish, LA · D+72.4 West Feliciana Parish, LA · D+88.2 Winn Parish, LA · D+42.2 How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓ Democratic 84.6% 63,568 William H. Taft Republican 11.9% 8,958 Other All other candidates 3.5% 2,596
59 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
Louisiana's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.0% in 2024. flipped R · 2000 −22.0% D R 1892 2024 Louisiana's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1892 +53.1% 1896 +54.6% 1900 +58.1% 1904 +78.9% 1908 +72.7% 1912 +72.0% 1916 +78.9% 1920 +38.8% 1924 +56.2% 1928 +52.6% 1932 +85.8% 1936 +77.7% 1940 +71.8% 1944 +61.2% 1948 +15.3% 1952 +5.8% 1956 −13.8% 1960 +21.8% 1964 −13.6% 1968 +4.7% 1972 −37.0% 1976 +5.8% 1980 −5.5% 1984 −22.6% 1988 −10.2% 1992 +4.6% 1996 +12.1% 2000 −7.7% 2004 −14.5% 2008 −18.6% 2012 −17.2% 2016 −19.6% 2020 −18.6% 2024 −22.0%
akashic County results — 1908
59 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Acadia Parish D 1,017 214 1,373 Ascension Parish D 551 107 667 Assumption Parish D 511 198 710 Avoyelles Parish D 1,240 50 1,307 Bienville Parish D 926 65 1,124 Bossier Parish D 470 8 487 Caddo Parish D 1,733 125 1,899 Calcasieu Parish D 1,975 683 2,848 Caldwell Parish D 314 21 394 Cameron Parish D 280 15 297 Catahoula Parish D 660 88 863 Claiborne Parish D 874 38 937 Concordia Parish D 288 4 303 De Soto Parish D 881 17 940 East Baton Rouge Parish D 1,090 83 1,194 East Carroll Parish D 194 6 201 East Feliciana Parish D 589 12 603 Franklin Parish D 456 15 483 Grant Parish D 388 83 525 Iberia Parish D 820 328 1,200 Iberville Parish D 500 44 544 Jackson Parish D 493 77 625 Jefferson Parish D 1,122 30 1,152 Lafayette Parish D 725 128 976 Lafourche Parish D 1,072 296 1,373 Lincoln Parish D 634 52 712 Livingston Parish D 448 19 497 Madison Parish D 156 6 162 Morehouse Parish D 458 20 497 Natchitoches Parish D 792 143 977 Orleans Parish D 25,678 3,288 29,255 Ouachita Parish D 851 60 940 Plaquemines Parish D 416 127 558 Pointe Coupee Parish D 653 23 676 Rapides Parish D 1,302 159 1,502 Red River Parish D 386 6 464 Richland Parish D 445 9 454 Sabine Parish D 593 47 678 St. Bernard Parish D 356 18 374 St. Charles Parish D 215 22 237 St. Helena Parish D 281 34 316 St. James Parish D 364 123 497 St. John the Baptist Parish D 287 33 322 St. Landry Parish D 1,395 238 1,649 St. Martin Parish D 651 39 708 St. Mary Parish D 767 273 1,070 St. Tammany Parish D 755 107 937 Tangipahoa Parish D 1,116 240 1,384 Tensas Parish D 300 7 307 Terrebonne Parish D 634 372 1,013 Union Parish D 634 53 711 Vermilion Parish D 547 156 753 Vernon Parish D 618 273 1,140 Washington Parish D 550 49 601 Webster Parish D 853 32 995 West Baton Rouge Parish D 198 9 207 West Carroll Parish D 189 11 246 West Feliciana Parish D 350 22 372 Winn Parish D 527 153 886
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