Tennessee — 1908 presidential election
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Akashicstate1908 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentBryanD+6.9
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William J. Bryan ✓Democratic | 52.7% | 135,604 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 45.9% | 117,977 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 3,595 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+74.5 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+6.5 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+98.7 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+71.7 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+80.5 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+57.1 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+17.4 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+81.1 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+82.9 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+85.5 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+42.0 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | William H. Taft+1,390 | 63223.6% | 2,02275.6% | 190.7% | 2,673 |
| Bedford County | William J. Bryan+550 | 1,99657.9% | 1,44641.9% | 50.1% | 3,447 |
| Benton County | William J. Bryan+361 | 1,22157.1% | 86040.2% | 592.8% | 2,140 |
| Bledsoe County | William H. Taft+130 | 29540.7% | 42558.7% | 40.6% | 724 |
| Blount County | William H. Taft+1,721 | 84724.7% | 2,56874.8% | 180.5% | 3,433 |
| Bradley County | William H. Taft+443 | 62036.2% | 1,06362.0% | 311.8% | 1,714 |
| Campbell County | William H. Taft+1,276 | 53022.0% | 1,80674.9% | 743.1% | 2,410 |
| Cannon County | William J. Bryan+232 | 90457.2% | 67242.5% | 50.3% | 1,581 |
| Carroll County | William H. Taft+488 | 1,80243.1% | 2,29054.8% | 892.1% | 4,181 |
| Carter County | William H. Taft+2,693 | 45912.7% | 3,15287.2% | 40.1% | 3,615 |
| Cheatham County | William J. Bryan+680 | 1,20669.6% | 52630.3% | 20.1% | 1,734 |
| Chester County | William J. Bryan+126 | 70350.8% | 57741.7% | 1047.5% | 1,384 |
| Claiborne County | William H. Taft+666 | 97137.0% | 1,63762.3% | 190.7% | 2,627 |
| Clay County | William J. Bryan+130 | 76454.1% | 63444.9% | 151.1% | 1,413 |
| Cocke County | William H. Taft+1,061 | 68827.9% | 1,74971.0% | 261.1% | 2,463 |
| Coffee County | William J. Bryan+998 | 1,65470.5% | 65628.0% | 361.5% | 2,346 |
| Crockett County | William J. Bryan+21 | 1,22650.4% | 1,20549.6% | 00.0% | 2,431 |
| Cumberland County | William H. Taft+531 | 47932.2% | 1,01067.8% | 00.0% | 1,489 |
| Davidson County | William J. Bryan+5,588 | 8,30974.0% | 2,72124.2% | 2021.8% | 11,232 |
| Decatur County | William H. Taft+180 | 1,28446.7% | 1,46453.2% | 40.1% | 2,752 |
| DeKalb County | William H. Taft+113 | 84546.9% | 95853.1% | 00.0% | 1,803 |
| Dickson County | William J. Bryan+600 | 1,49960.8% | 89936.4% | 692.8% | 2,467 |
| Dyer County | William J. Bryan+1,114 | 1,78671.9% | 67227.0% | 271.1% | 2,485 |
| Fayette County | William J. Bryan+1,832 | 1,84998.9% | 40.2% | 170.9% | 1,870 |
| Fentress County | William H. Taft+562 | 33226.9% | 89472.6% | 60.5% | 1,232 |
| Franklin County | William J. Bryan+1,452 | 2,16874.7% | 71624.7% | 180.6% | 2,902 |
| Gibson County | William J. Bryan+1,804 | 3,17369.4% | 1,36929.9% | 310.7% | 4,573 |
| Giles County | William J. Bryan+1,471 | 3,04265.9% | 1,57134.0% | 50.1% | 4,618 |
| Grainger County | William H. Taft+636 | 67333.8% | 1,30965.7% | 110.6% | 1,993 |
| Greene County | William H. Taft+141 | 1,88648.1% | 2,02751.7% | 100.3% | 3,923 |
| Grundy County | William J. Bryan+315 | 57658.7% | 26126.6% | 14414.7% | 981 |
| Hamblen County | William H. Taft+196 | 79544.3% | 99155.3% | 70.4% | 1,793 |
| Hamilton County | William H. Taft+77 | 4,78148.1% | 4,85848.9% | 3003.0% | 9,939 |
| Hancock County | William H. Taft+1,026 | 37021.0% | 1,39679.0% | 00.0% | 1,766 |
| Hardeman County | William J. Bryan+1,015 | 1,56872.3% | 55325.5% | 472.2% | 2,168 |
| Hardin County | William H. Taft+412 | 72037.7% | 1,13259.3% | 573.0% | 1,909 |
| Hawkins County | William H. Taft+541 | 1,15240.5% | 1,69359.5% | 00.0% | 2,845 |
| Haywood County | William J. Bryan+1,026 | 1,21584.9% | 18913.2% | 271.9% | 1,431 |
| Henderson County | William H. Taft+248 | 90043.5% | 1,14855.5% | 221.1% | 2,070 |
| Henry County | William J. Bryan+1,300 | 2,36968.2% | 1,06930.8% | 381.1% | 3,476 |
| Hickman County | William J. Bryan+220 | 1,28554.2% | 1,06544.9% | 231.0% | 2,373 |
| Houston County | William J. Bryan+377 | 66568.0% | 28829.4% | 252.6% | 978 |
| Humphreys County | William J. Bryan+622 | 1,30165.2% | 67934.1% | 140.7% | 1,994 |
| Jackson County | William J. Bryan+438 | 1,40459.1% | 96640.7% | 40.2% | 2,374 |
| Jefferson County | William H. Taft+1,300 | 66225.0% | 1,96274.1% | 240.9% | 2,648 |
| Johnson County | William H. Taft+1,916 | 2329.7% | 2,14890.2% | 10.0% | 2,381 |
| Knox County | William H. Taft+1,727 | 4,09039.8% | 5,81756.6% | 3783.7% | 10,285 |
| Lake County | William J. Bryan+286 | 46471.3% | 17827.3% | 91.4% | 651 |
| Lauderdale County | William J. Bryan+796 | 1,31570.9% | 51928.0% | 221.2% | 1,856 |
| Lawrence County | William H. Taft+134 | 1,59147.8% | 1,72551.8% | 140.4% | 3,330 |
| Lewis County | William J. Bryan+111 | 46556.6% | 35443.1% | 20.2% | 821 |
| Lincoln County | William J. Bryan+1,619 | 2,31175.0% | 69222.5% | 772.5% | 3,080 |
| Loudon County | William H. Taft+542 | 44430.6% | 98668.0% | 201.4% | 1,450 |
| Macon County | William H. Taft+910 | 68429.7% | 1,59469.2% | 271.2% | 2,305 |
| Madison County | William J. Bryan+1,052 | 2,40962.0% | 1,35734.9% | 1213.1% | 3,887 |
| Marion County | William H. Taft+232 | 84243.2% | 1,07455.1% | 341.7% | 1,950 |
| Marshall County | William J. Bryan+1,104 | 1,54474.8% | 44021.3% | 813.9% | 2,065 |
| Maury County | William J. Bryan+1,704 | 2,32477.9% | 62020.8% | 391.3% | 2,983 |
| McMinn County | William H. Taft+394 | 92640.9% | 1,32058.3% | 180.8% | 2,264 |
| McNairy County | William H. Taft+243 | 1,05744.1% | 1,30054.2% | 401.7% | 2,397 |
| Meigs County | William J. Bryan+7 | 46450.2% | 45749.4% | 40.4% | 925 |
| Monroe County | William H. Taft+421 | 1,40643.4% | 1,82756.4% | 80.2% | 3,241 |
| Montgomery County | William J. Bryan+1,058 | 2,96160.2% | 1,90338.7% | 571.2% | 4,921 |
| Moore County | William J. Bryan+574 | 67786.4% | 10313.1% | 40.5% | 784 |
| Morgan County | William H. Taft+740 | 49628.5% | 1,23671.1% | 60.3% | 1,738 |
| Obion County | William J. Bryan+1,547 | 2,25875.5% | 71123.8% | 210.7% | 2,990 |
| Overton County | William J. Bryan+393 | 1,40156.6% | 1,00840.7% | 652.6% | 2,474 |
| Perry County | William J. Bryan+78 | 75652.3% | 67846.9% | 120.8% | 1,446 |
| Pickett County | William H. Taft+126 | 39143.1% | 51756.9% | 00.0% | 908 |
| Polk County | William H. Taft+428 | 74738.9% | 1,17561.1% | 00.0% | 1,922 |
| Putnam County | William J. Bryan+213 | 1,63253.4% | 1,41946.4% | 80.3% | 3,059 |
| Rhea County | William H. Taft+112 | 88346.7% | 99552.7% | 110.6% | 1,889 |
| Roane County | William H. Taft+929 | 59526.2% | 1,52467.2% | 1496.6% | 2,268 |
| Robertson County | William J. Bryan+1,663 | 2,41875.8% | 75523.7% | 150.5% | 3,188 |
| Rutherford County | William J. Bryan+1,538 | 2,76469.3% | 1,22630.7% | 00.0% | 3,990 |
| Scott County | William H. Taft+1,742 | 1908.8% | 1,93290.0% | 251.2% | 2,147 |
| Sequatchie County | William J. Bryan+145 | 39461.3% | 24938.7% | 00.0% | 643 |
| Sevier County | William H. Taft+2,839 | 2918.5% | 3,13091.4% | 20.1% | 3,423 |
| Shelby County | William J. Bryan+4,342 | 7,41168.9% | 3,06928.5% | 2762.6% | 10,756 |
| Smith County | William J. Bryan+582 | 1,63859.1% | 1,05638.1% | 762.7% | 2,770 |
| Stewart County | William J. Bryan+760 | 1,47564.5% | 71531.3% | 974.2% | 2,287 |
| Sullivan County | William J. Bryan+557 | 2,39356.2% | 1,83643.1% | 320.8% | 4,261 |
| Sumner County | William J. Bryan+1,670 | 2,34377.0% | 67322.1% | 280.9% | 3,044 |
| Tipton County | William J. Bryan+621 | 1,66261.0% | 1,04138.2% | 220.8% | 2,725 |
| Trousdale County | William J. Bryan+278 | 47670.0% | 19829.1% | 60.9% | 680 |
| Unicoi County | William H. Taft+793 | 677.2% | 86092.8% | 00.0% | 927 |
| Union County | William H. Taft+1,188 | 49622.7% | 1,68477.1% | 30.1% | 2,183 |
| Van Buren County | William J. Bryan+153 | 32964.6% | 17634.6% | 40.8% | 509 |
| Warren County | William J. Bryan+844 | 1,57367.5% | 72931.3% | 281.2% | 2,330 |
| Washington County | William H. Taft+680 | 1,57441.0% | 2,25458.8% | 70.2% | 3,835 |
| Wayne County | William H. Taft+960 | 45124.2% | 1,41175.7% | 10.1% | 1,863 |
| Weakley County | William J. Bryan+1,164 | 2,97661.4% | 1,81237.4% | 571.2% | 4,845 |
| White County | William J. Bryan+737 | 1,57264.9% | 83534.5% | 160.7% | 2,423 |
| Williamson County | William J. Bryan+1,323 | 1,92875.3% | 60523.6% | 281.1% | 2,561 |
| Wilson County | William J. Bryan+1,310 | 2,21271.0% | 90228.9% | 20.1% | 3,116 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.