North Carolina — 1908 presidential election
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Akashicstate1908 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentBryanD+8.7
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 54.2% | 136,928 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 45.5% | 114,888 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 726 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
98 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (98 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+66.4 |
| Ashe County, NC | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Burke County, NC | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Clay County, NC | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+51.4 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+82.3 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+60.0 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Graham County, NC | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+70.1 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Jackson County, NC | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Johnston County, NC | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Macon County, NC | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| McDowell County, NC | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+56.8 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Orange County, NC | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Person County, NC | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Polk County, NC | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Sampson County, NC | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+78.7 |
| Stanly County, NC | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Stokes County, NC | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Surry County, NC | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Swain County, NC | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+41.7 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+56.5 |
| Washington County, NC | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+1.5 |
North Carolina results by county
98 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | William H. Taft+71 | 2,11348.8% | 2,18450.4% | 340.8% | 4,331 |
| Alexander County | William H. Taft+281 | 79342.5% | 1,07457.5% | 00.0% | 1,867 |
| Alleghany County | William J. Bryan+58 | 63352.4% | 57547.6% | 00.0% | 1,208 |
| Anson County | William J. Bryan+1,189 | 1,49083.2% | 30116.8% | 00.0% | 1,791 |
| Ashe County | William H. Taft+35 | 1,63949.5% | 1,67450.5% | 00.0% | 3,313 |
| Beaufort County | William J. Bryan+524 | 1,82857.8% | 1,30441.2% | 311.0% | 3,163 |
| Bertie County | William J. Bryan+898 | 1,25877.8% | 36022.2% | 00.0% | 1,618 |
| Bladen County | William J. Bryan+472 | 1,13263.2% | 66036.8% | 00.0% | 1,792 |
| Brunswick County | William H. Taft+234 | 60741.9% | 84158.1% | 00.0% | 1,448 |
| Buncombe County | William H. Taft+66 | 3,50649.1% | 3,57250.0% | 620.9% | 7,140 |
| Burke County | William H. Taft+48 | 1,31049.1% | 1,35850.9% | 00.0% | 2,668 |
| Cabarrus County | William H. Taft+211 | 1,61046.9% | 1,82153.1% | 00.0% | 3,431 |
| Caldwell County | William H. Taft+332 | 1,41344.7% | 1,74555.2% | 20.1% | 3,160 |
| Camden County | William J. Bryan+234 | 39870.8% | 16429.2% | 00.0% | 562 |
| Carteret County | William J. Bryan+92 | 1,15252.1% | 1,06047.9% | 00.0% | 2,212 |
| Caswell County | William J. Bryan+447 | 82068.6% | 37331.2% | 20.2% | 1,195 |
| Catawba County | William H. Taft+146 | 1,86447.7% | 2,01051.4% | 350.9% | 3,909 |
| Chatham County | William J. Bryan+24 | 1,52150.4% | 1,49749.6% | 20.1% | 3,020 |
| Cherokee County | William H. Taft+528 | 78237.4% | 1,31062.6% | 00.0% | 2,092 |
| Chowan County | William J. Bryan+408 | 62174.5% | 21325.5% | 00.0% | 834 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+22 | 34351.6% | 32148.3% | 10.2% | 665 |
| Cleveland County | William J. Bryan+823 | 2,28261.0% | 1,45939.0% | 10.0% | 3,742 |
| Columbus County | William J. Bryan+464 | 1,84557.2% | 1,38142.8% | 00.0% | 3,226 |
| Craven County | William J. Bryan+950 | 1,39975.7% | 44924.3% | 00.0% | 1,848 |
| Cumberland County | William J. Bryan+379 | 1,83255.8% | 1,45344.2% | 00.0% | 3,285 |
| Currituck County | William J. Bryan+633 | 70191.2% | 688.8% | 00.0% | 769 |
| Dare County | William J. Bryan+46 | 41652.9% | 37047.1% | 00.0% | 786 |
| Davidson County | William H. Taft+214 | 2,12647.3% | 2,34052.1% | 240.5% | 4,490 |
| Davie County | William H. Taft+405 | 78039.6% | 1,18560.2% | 40.2% | 1,969 |
| Duplin County | William J. Bryan+283 | 1,50855.2% | 1,22544.8% | 00.0% | 2,733 |
| Durham County | William J. Bryan+39 | 1,85950.4% | 1,82049.3% | 90.2% | 3,688 |
| Edgecombe County | William J. Bryan+1,315 | 1,75380.0% | 43820.0% | 00.0% | 2,191 |
| Forsyth County | William H. Taft+404 | 2,47244.9% | 2,87652.3% | 1532.8% | 5,501 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,423 | 1,98478.0% | 56122.0% | 00.0% | 2,545 |
| Gaston County | William J. Bryan+428 | 2,39854.4% | 1,97044.7% | 400.9% | 4,408 |
| Gates County | William J. Bryan+316 | 65366.0% | 33734.0% | 00.0% | 990 |
| Graham County | William H. Taft+47 | 41847.3% | 46552.7% | 00.0% | 883 |
| Granville County | William J. Bryan+827 | 1,56168.0% | 73432.0% | 10.0% | 2,296 |
| Greene County | William J. Bryan+338 | 87662.0% | 53838.0% | 00.0% | 1,414 |
| Guilford County | William J. Bryan+959 | 3,82256.6% | 2,86342.4% | 731.1% | 6,758 |
| Halifax County | William J. Bryan+1,785 | 2,16585.1% | 38014.9% | 00.0% | 2,545 |
| Harnett County | William J. Bryan+454 | 1,50158.8% | 1,04741.0% | 50.2% | 2,553 |
| Haywood County | William J. Bryan+648 | 1,95259.9% | 1,30440.0% | 20.1% | 3,258 |
| Henderson County | William H. Taft+685 | 91736.4% | 1,60263.6% | 00.0% | 2,519 |
| Hertford County | William J. Bryan+486 | 83970.4% | 35329.6% | 00.0% | 1,192 |
| Hyde County | William J. Bryan+439 | 66274.8% | 22325.2% | 00.0% | 885 |
| Iredell County | William J. Bryan+662 | 2,46557.7% | 1,80342.2% | 60.1% | 4,274 |
| Jackson County | William H. Taft+64 | 1,02248.4% | 1,08651.5% | 20.1% | 2,110 |
| Johnston County | William H. Taft+234 | 2,59347.8% | 2,82752.2% | 00.0% | 5,420 |
| Jones County | William J. Bryan+270 | 58565.0% | 31535.0% | 00.0% | 900 |
| Lee County | William J. Bryan+270 | 83259.7% | 56240.3% | 00.0% | 1,394 |
| Lenoir County | William J. Bryan+427 | 1,39359.0% | 96640.9% | 30.1% | 2,362 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+5 | 1,22250.1% | 1,21749.9% | 00.0% | 2,439 |
| Macon County | William H. Taft+118 | 92747.0% | 1,04553.0% | 00.0% | 1,972 |
| Madison County | William H. Taft+1,165 | 86229.8% | 2,02770.2% | 00.0% | 2,889 |
| Martin County | William J. Bryan+917 | 1,33876.1% | 42123.9% | 00.0% | 1,759 |
| McDowell County | William H. Taft+50 | 95048.6% | 1,00051.2% | 40.2% | 1,954 |
| Mecklenburg County | William J. Bryan+2,281 | 3,92670.1% | 1,64529.4% | 300.5% | 5,601 |
| Mitchell County | William H. Taft+1,258 | 55023.3% | 1,80876.7% | 00.0% | 2,358 |
| Montgomery County | William H. Taft+79 | 1,00848.1% | 1,08751.8% | 20.1% | 2,097 |
| Moore County | William J. Bryan+32 | 1,10950.3% | 1,07748.8% | 190.9% | 2,205 |
| Nash County | William J. Bryan+344 | 1,67855.7% | 1,33444.3% | 00.0% | 3,012 |
| New Hanover County | William J. Bryan+1,346 | 1,85778.4% | 51121.6% | 00.0% | 2,368 |
| Northampton County | William J. Bryan+1,540 | 1,72690.3% | 1869.7% | 00.0% | 1,912 |
| Onslow County | William J. Bryan+160 | 87055.1% | 71044.9% | 00.0% | 1,580 |
| Orange County | William H. Taft+56 | 1,01748.6% | 1,07351.3% | 20.1% | 2,092 |
| Pamlico County | William J. Bryan+127 | 62854.4% | 50143.4% | 262.3% | 1,155 |
| Pasquotank County | William J. Bryan+524 | 92969.6% | 40530.4% | 00.0% | 1,334 |
| Pender County | William J. Bryan+557 | 93071.4% | 37328.6% | 00.0% | 1,303 |
| Perquimans County | William J. Bryan+66 | 56853.1% | 50246.9% | 00.0% | 1,070 |
| Person County | William H. Taft+219 | 75043.6% | 96956.4% | 00.0% | 1,719 |
| Pitt County | William J. Bryan+1,529 | 2,41973.0% | 89026.9% | 30.1% | 3,312 |
| Polk County | William H. Taft+110 | 51145.1% | 62154.9% | 00.0% | 1,132 |
| Randolph County | William H. Taft+204 | 2,47248.0% | 2,67652.0% | 00.0% | 5,148 |
| Richmond County | William J. Bryan+567 | 1,02969.0% | 46231.0% | 00.0% | 1,491 |
| Robeson County | William J. Bryan+1,398 | 2,69867.5% | 1,30032.5% | 00.0% | 3,998 |
| Rockingham County | William H. Taft+121 | 1,88748.2% | 2,00851.3% | 210.5% | 3,916 |
| Rowan County | William J. Bryan+383 | 2,39253.6% | 2,00945.0% | 611.4% | 4,462 |
| Rutherford County | William J. Bryan+212 | 1,97852.8% | 1,76647.1% | 30.1% | 3,747 |
| Sampson County | William H. Taft+1,130 | 1,33535.1% | 2,46564.8% | 50.1% | 3,805 |
| Scotland County | William J. Bryan+629 | 71489.4% | 8510.6% | 00.0% | 799 |
| Stanly County | William H. Taft+194 | 1,49146.9% | 1,68553.1% | 00.0% | 3,176 |
| Stokes County | William H. Taft+650 | 1,06138.2% | 1,71161.6% | 50.2% | 2,777 |
| Surry County | William H. Taft+1,161 | 1,70937.3% | 2,87062.6% | 60.1% | 4,585 |
| Swain County | William H. Taft+329 | 60239.3% | 93160.7% | 00.0% | 1,533 |
| Transylvania County | William H. Taft+41 | 57048.3% | 61151.7% | 00.0% | 1,181 |
| Tyrrell County | William H. Taft+83 | 31244.1% | 39555.9% | 00.0% | 707 |
| Union County | William J. Bryan+1,195 | 2,02970.9% | 83429.1% | 00.0% | 2,863 |
| Vance County | William J. Bryan+480 | 1,12163.6% | 64136.4% | 00.0% | 1,762 |
| Wake County | William J. Bryan+752 | 3,71355.6% | 2,96144.3% | 100.1% | 6,684 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+770 | 1,06678.3% | 29621.7% | 00.0% | 1,362 |
| Washington County | William H. Taft+61 | 49547.1% | 55652.9% | 00.0% | 1,051 |
| Watauga County | William H. Taft+351 | 96242.3% | 1,31357.7% | 00.0% | 2,275 |
| Wayne County | William J. Bryan+703 | 2,20759.3% | 1,50440.4% | 110.3% | 3,722 |
| Wilkes County | William H. Taft+1,823 | 1,55931.5% | 3,38268.3% | 80.2% | 4,949 |
| Wilson County | William J. Bryan+718 | 1,73263.1% | 1,01436.9% | 00.0% | 2,746 |
| Yadkin County | William H. Taft+1,047 | 59726.4% | 1,64472.8% | 180.8% | 2,259 |
| Yancey County | William J. Bryan+28 | 97850.7% | 95049.3% | 00.0% | 1,928 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.