Mississippi — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentBryanD+83.6
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 90.1% | 60,287 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 6.5% | 4,363 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.4% | 2,254 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
78 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (78 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+77.5 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+86.0 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+94.4 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+82.2 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+81.4 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+75.2 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+96.6 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+90.9 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+92.5 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+73.7 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+82.7 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Forrest County, MS | Democratic | D+81.3 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+75.7 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+77.8 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+92.7 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+64.0 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+63.0 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+90.4 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+91.0 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+77.1 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+80.2 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+69.2 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+89.7 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+97.8 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+66.4 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+78.3 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+91.3 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+86.5 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+79.4 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+88.1 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+86.3 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+93.0 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+67.0 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+97.4 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+82.5 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+68.6 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+93.7 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+92.2 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+94.7 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+78.6 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+91.7 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+96.1 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+92.5 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+94.1 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+85.9 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+60.4 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+90.6 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+66.8 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+71.6 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+97.8 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+80.9 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+95.9 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+99.1 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+88.2 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+89.2 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+64.6 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+84.7 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+82.0 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+76.6 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+81.7 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+58.8 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+98.9 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+86.9 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+92.7 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+96.1 |
Mississippi results by county
78 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | William J. Bryan+627 | 71288.0% | 8510.5% | 121.5% | 809 |
| Alcorn County | William J. Bryan+713 | 76191.8% | 485.8% | 202.4% | 829 |
| Amite County | William J. Bryan+996 | 1,02695.8% | 151.4% | 302.8% | 1,071 |
| Attala County | William J. Bryan+1,003 | 1,10189.9% | 988.0% | 262.1% | 1,225 |
| Benton County | William J. Bryan+517 | 54994.3% | 325.5% | 10.2% | 582 |
| Bolivar County | William J. Bryan+432 | 63974.5% | 20724.1% | 121.4% | 858 |
| Calhoun County | William J. Bryan+864 | 92788.2% | 636.0% | 615.8% | 1,051 |
| Carroll County | William J. Bryan+587 | 62689.9% | 314.5% | 395.6% | 696 |
| Chickasaw County | William J. Bryan+700 | 76388.7% | 637.3% | 344.0% | 860 |
| Choctaw County | William J. Bryan+483 | 55482.3% | 487.1% | 7110.5% | 673 |
| Claiborne County | William J. Bryan+426 | 43398.2% | 71.6% | 10.2% | 441 |
| Clarke County | William J. Bryan+1,049 | 1,08894.3% | 393.4% | 272.3% | 1,154 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+666 | 68595.1% | 192.6% | 162.2% | 720 |
| Coahoma County | William J. Bryan+325 | 38386.8% | 5813.2% | 00.0% | 441 |
| Copiah County | William J. Bryan+1,303 | 1,34495.6% | 211.5% | 412.9% | 1,406 |
| Covington County | William J. Bryan+709 | 77390.2% | 647.5% | 202.3% | 857 |
| DeSoto County | William J. Bryan+723 | 73697.7% | 131.7% | 40.5% | 753 |
| Forrest County | William J. Bryan+772 | 83287.5% | 596.2% | 606.3% | 951 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+256 | 30980.9% | 205.2% | 5313.9% | 382 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+291 | 33288.8% | 4111.0% | 10.3% | 374 |
| Grenada County | William J. Bryan+507 | 52394.9% | 122.2% | 162.9% | 551 |
| Hancock County | William J. Bryan+212 | 26981.3% | 5717.2% | 51.5% | 331 |
| Harrison County | William J. Bryan+1,121 | 1,39978.7% | 27815.6% | 1015.7% | 1,778 |
| Hinds County | William J. Bryan+1,682 | 1,74894.0% | 663.5% | 462.5% | 1,860 |
| Holmes County | William J. Bryan+955 | 98794.0% | 313.0% | 323.0% | 1,050 |
| Issaquena County | William J. Bryan+74 | 8588.5% | 1111.5% | 00.0% | 96 |
| Itawamba County | William J. Bryan+792 | 85986.9% | 676.8% | 626.3% | 988 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+530 | 64884.6% | 11815.4% | 00.0% | 766 |
| Jasper County | William J. Bryan+710 | 75492.2% | 202.4% | 445.4% | 818 |
| Jefferson County | William J. Bryan+405 | 40998.8% | 41.0% | 10.2% | 414 |
| Jefferson Davis County | William J. Bryan+317 | 40679.1% | 8917.3% | 183.5% | 513 |
| Jones County | William J. Bryan+999 | 1,17677.4% | 16711.0% | 17711.6% | 1,520 |
| Kemper County | William J. Bryan+611 | 70383.7% | 455.4% | 9211.0% | 840 |
| Lafayette County | William J. Bryan+985 | 1,02895.3% | 434.0% | 80.7% | 1,079 |
| Lamar County | William J. Bryan+244 | 31178.3% | 6716.9% | 194.8% | 397 |
| Lauderdale County | William J. Bryan+1,874 | 2,03689.7% | 723.2% | 1627.1% | 2,270 |
| Lawrence County | William J. Bryan+354 | 39789.0% | 439.6% | 61.3% | 446 |
| Leake County | William J. Bryan+933 | 1,00490.9% | 302.7% | 716.4% | 1,105 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+1,264 | 1,33491.1% | 704.8% | 614.2% | 1,465 |
| Leflore County | William J. Bryan+611 | 63196.0% | 203.0% | 60.9% | 657 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+861 | 1,06682.9% | 20515.9% | 151.2% | 1,286 |
| Lowndes County | William J. Bryan+868 | 87798.4% | 91.0% | 50.6% | 891 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+599 | 65990.8% | 608.3% | 71.0% | 726 |
| Marion County | William J. Bryan+441 | 53082.4% | 8913.8% | 243.7% | 643 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+884 | 91396.8% | 293.1% | 10.1% | 943 |
| Monroe County | William J. Bryan+1,481 | 1,52995.2% | 483.0% | 291.8% | 1,606 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+671 | 69895.5% | 60.8% | 273.7% | 731 |
| Neshoba County | William J. Bryan+798 | 91084.1% | 605.5% | 11210.4% | 1,082 |
| Newton County | William J. Bryan+1,241 | 1,33392.6% | 141.0% | 926.4% | 1,439 |
| Noxubee County | William J. Bryan+613 | 62497.2% | 71.1% | 111.7% | 642 |
| Oktibbeha County | William J. Bryan+762 | 78395.0% | 212.5% | 202.4% | 824 |
| Panola County | William J. Bryan+871 | 90195.4% | 131.4% | 303.2% | 944 |
| Pearl River County | William J. Bryan+304 | 32491.5% | 205.6% | 102.8% | 354 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+113 | 14477.0% | 3116.6% | 126.4% | 187 |
| Pike County | William J. Bryan+1,231 | 1,28394.5% | 523.8% | 231.7% | 1,358 |
| Pontotoc County | William J. Bryan+723 | 87981.2% | 15614.4% | 484.4% | 1,083 |
| Prentiss County | William J. Bryan+566 | 71581.1% | 14916.9% | 182.0% | 882 |
| Quitman County | William J. Bryan+166 | 19985.8% | 3314.2% | 00.0% | 232 |
| Rankin County | William J. Bryan+739 | 75696.2% | 131.7% | 172.2% | 786 |
| Scott County | William J. Bryan+709 | 72197.2% | 91.2% | 121.6% | 742 |
| Sharkey County | William J. Bryan+218 | 22098.7% | 20.9% | 10.4% | 223 |
| Simpson County | William J. Bryan+657 | 71688.2% | 597.3% | 374.6% | 812 |
| Smith County | William J. Bryan+681 | 71292.8% | 314.0% | 243.1% | 767 |
| Sunflower County | William J. Bryan+511 | 52297.9% | 112.1% | 00.0% | 533 |
| Tallahatchie County | William J. Bryan+679 | 68199.4% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 685 |
| Tate County | William J. Bryan+811 | 86193.7% | 505.4% | 80.9% | 919 |
| Tippah County | William J. Bryan+962 | 1,01894.3% | 565.2% | 50.5% | 1,079 |
| Tishomingo County | William J. Bryan+426 | 53881.6% | 11217.0% | 91.4% | 659 |
| Tunica County | William J. Bryan+171 | 18591.6% | 146.9% | 31.5% | 202 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+986 | 1,08690.3% | 1008.3% | 161.3% | 1,202 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+1,155 | 1,31086.9% | 15510.3% | 422.8% | 1,507 |
| Washington County | William J. Bryan+688 | 76090.3% | 728.6% | 101.2% | 842 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+372 | 43085.0% | 5811.5% | 183.6% | 506 |
| Webster County | William J. Bryan+613 | 80276.9% | 18918.1% | 525.0% | 1,043 |
| Wilkinson County | William J. Bryan+526 | 53099.1% | 10.2% | 40.7% | 535 |
| Winston County | William J. Bryan+688 | 72891.9% | 405.1% | 243.0% | 792 |
| Yalobusha County | William J. Bryan+1,052 | 1,08595.6% | 332.9% | 171.5% | 1,135 |
| Yazoo County | William J. Bryan+966 | 97997.4% | 131.3% | 131.3% | 1,005 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.