New York — 1908 presidential election
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Akashicstate1908 presidential electionNew York · PresidentTaftR+12.4
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 53.1% | 870,070 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 40.7% | 667,468 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.2% | 100,812 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
61 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 39 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (61 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Broome County, NY | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Clinton County, NY | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Columbia County, NY | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Cortland County, NY | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Erie County, NY | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Franklin County, NY | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Kings County, NY | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Monroe County, NY | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Nassau County, NY | Republican | R+31.6 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Niagara County, NY | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Otsego County, NY | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Queens County, NY | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Richmond County, NY | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Rockland County, NY | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Seneca County, NY | Republican | R+8.6 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Ulster County, NY | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Westchester County, NY | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+25.1 |
New York results by county
61 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | William H. Taft+6,031 | 24,76355.9% | 18,73242.3% | 7821.8% | 44,277 |
| Allegany County | William H. Taft+4,114 | 7,50464.6% | 3,39029.2% | 7156.2% | 11,609 |
| Broome County | William H. Taft+4,034 | 10,70558.2% | 6,67136.2% | 1,0325.6% | 18,408 |
| Cattaraugus County | William H. Taft+3,224 | 9,32056.9% | 6,09637.2% | 9555.8% | 16,371 |
| Cayuga County | William H. Taft+3,910 | 9,69958.3% | 5,78934.8% | 1,1366.8% | 16,624 |
| Chautauqua County | William H. Taft+9,581 | 15,73965.6% | 6,15825.7% | 2,0888.7% | 23,985 |
| Chemung County | William H. Taft+1,444 | 7,41053.1% | 5,96642.8% | 5764.1% | 13,952 |
| Chenango County | William H. Taft+2,177 | 5,94957.5% | 3,77236.5% | 6216.0% | 10,342 |
| Clinton County | William H. Taft+1,608 | 5,47455.5% | 3,86639.2% | 5165.2% | 9,856 |
| Columbia County | William H. Taft+629 | 5,72651.5% | 5,09745.9% | 2862.6% | 11,109 |
| Cortland County | William H. Taft+2,474 | 5,09062.3% | 2,61632.0% | 4705.7% | 8,176 |
| Delaware County | William H. Taft+2,501 | 7,14258.3% | 4,64137.9% | 4723.9% | 12,255 |
| Dutchess County | William H. Taft+2,171 | 11,13253.6% | 8,96143.1% | 6823.3% | 20,775 |
| Erie County | William H. Taft+6,997 | 52,18252.4% | 45,18545.3% | 2,2932.3% | 99,660 |
| Essex County | William H. Taft+3,134 | 5,16769.1% | 2,03327.2% | 2793.7% | 7,479 |
| Franklin County | William H. Taft+3,064 | 5,99964.1% | 2,93531.4% | 4214.5% | 9,355 |
| Fulton County | William H. Taft+3,066 | 6,57458.0% | 3,50830.9% | 1,26011.1% | 11,342 |
| Genesee County | William H. Taft+2,623 | 5,79462.3% | 3,17134.1% | 3413.7% | 9,306 |
| Greene County | William H. Taft+480 | 4,19150.4% | 3,71144.6% | 4114.9% | 8,313 |
| Hamilton County | William H. Taft+46 | 63250.0% | 58646.4% | 463.6% | 1,264 |
| Herkimer County | William H. Taft+2,284 | 8,20255.9% | 5,91840.3% | 5593.8% | 14,679 |
| Jefferson County | William H. Taft+4,783 | 11,47757.9% | 6,69433.8% | 1,6428.3% | 19,813 |
| Kings County | William H. Taft+23,033 | 119,78950.6% | 96,75640.9% | 20,0258.5% | 236,570 |
| Lewis County | William H. Taft+1,349 | 4,15958.1% | 2,81039.3% | 1862.6% | 7,155 |
| Livingston County | William H. Taft+2,133 | 5,70059.7% | 3,56737.4% | 2752.9% | 9,542 |
| Madison County | William H. Taft+3,090 | 6,72761.3% | 3,63733.1% | 6145.6% | 10,978 |
| Monroe County | William H. Taft+10,546 | 33,25056.7% | 22,70438.7% | 2,6954.6% | 58,649 |
| Montgomery County | William H. Taft+2,317 | 7,57157.0% | 5,25439.6% | 4533.4% | 13,278 |
| Nassau County | William H. Taft+4,904 | 9,78763.0% | 4,88331.5% | 8555.5% | 15,525 |
| New York County | William J. Bryan+5,303 | 154,95844.7% | 160,26146.2% | 31,3939.1% | 346,612 |
| Niagara County | William H. Taft+2,571 | 11,14554.8% | 8,57442.1% | 6373.1% | 20,356 |
| Oneida County | William H. Taft+4,378 | 19,34654.6% | 14,96842.2% | 1,1233.2% | 35,437 |
| Onondaga County | William H. Taft+10,566 | 27,20958.7% | 16,64335.9% | 2,5035.4% | 46,355 |
| Ontario County | William H. Taft+2,761 | 8,24558.7% | 5,48439.1% | 3112.2% | 14,040 |
| Orange County | William H. Taft+4,476 | 14,41457.0% | 9,93839.3% | 9243.7% | 25,276 |
| Orleans County | William H. Taft+2,295 | 4,88562.3% | 2,59033.0% | 3654.7% | 7,840 |
| Oswego County | William H. Taft+4,275 | 10,44758.2% | 6,17234.4% | 1,3267.4% | 17,945 |
| Otsego County | William H. Taft+1,484 | 7,45953.4% | 5,97542.7% | 5433.9% | 13,977 |
| Putnam County | William H. Taft+906 | 2,27560.7% | 1,36936.5% | 1042.8% | 3,748 |
| Queens County | William J. Bryan+922 | 19,42044.1% | 20,34246.2% | 4,2469.6% | 44,008 |
| Rensselaer County | William H. Taft+4,034 | 17,19654.9% | 13,16242.0% | 9533.0% | 31,311 |
| Richmond County | William J. Bryan+570 | 6,83145.3% | 7,40149.1% | 8525.6% | 15,084 |
| Rockland County | William H. Taft+920 | 4,85752.6% | 3,93742.7% | 4334.7% | 9,227 |
| Saratoga County | William H. Taft+2,188 | 8,70654.5% | 6,51840.8% | 7524.7% | 15,976 |
| Schenectady County | William H. Taft+2,815 | 9,94452.7% | 7,12937.8% | 1,7899.5% | 18,862 |
| Schoharie County | William J. Bryan+448 | 3,39345.2% | 3,84151.2% | 2703.6% | 7,504 |
| Schuyler County | William H. Taft+722 | 2,41756.6% | 1,69539.7% | 1583.7% | 4,270 |
| Seneca County | William H. Taft+613 | 3,74952.8% | 3,13644.2% | 2163.0% | 7,101 |
| St. Lawrence County | William H. Taft+8,253 | 14,15167.9% | 5,89828.3% | 8003.8% | 20,849 |
| Steuben County | William H. Taft+3,947 | 12,31356.3% | 8,36638.3% | 1,1805.4% | 21,859 |
| Suffolk County | William H. Taft+4,812 | 10,68960.3% | 5,87733.1% | 1,1646.6% | 17,730 |
| Sullivan County | William H. Taft+682 | 4,59352.5% | 3,91144.7% | 2422.8% | 8,746 |
| Tioga County | William H. Taft+1,541 | 4,24758.5% | 2,70637.3% | 3014.1% | 7,254 |
| Tompkins County | William H. Taft+1,356 | 5,09055.1% | 3,73440.4% | 4084.4% | 9,232 |
| Ulster County | William H. Taft+1,915 | 10,47553.1% | 8,56043.4% | 7053.6% | 19,740 |
| Warren County | William H. Taft+1,781 | 4,80058.6% | 3,01936.9% | 3714.5% | 8,190 |
| Washington County | William H. Taft+4,340 | 7,93365.6% | 3,59329.7% | 5614.6% | 12,087 |
| Wayne County | William H. Taft+3,604 | 8,00862.7% | 4,40434.5% | 3652.9% | 12,777 |
| Westchester County | William H. Taft+11,092 | 29,43858.4% | 18,34636.4% | 2,6385.2% | 50,422 |
| Wyoming County | William H. Taft+2,423 | 5,30862.3% | 2,88533.9% | 3243.8% | 8,517 |
| Yates County | William H. Taft+1,348 | 3,27561.0% | 1,92735.9% | 1693.1% | 5,371 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.