See main article: 1908 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1908 United States presidential election in Idaho |
| Country: | Idaho |
| Flag Year: | 1907 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1904 United States presidential election in Idaho |
| Previous Year: | 1904 |
| Next Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Idaho |
| Next Year: | 1912 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1908 |
| Image1: | William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William Howard Taft |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Ohio |
| Running Mate1: | James S. Sherman |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 52,621 |
| Percentage1: | 54.09% |
| Nominee2: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate2: | John W. Kern |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 36,162 |
| Percentage2: | 37.17% |
| Image3: | EugeneVDebs.png |
| Nominee3: | Eugene V. Debs |
| Party3: | Socialist Party of America |
| Home State3: | Indiana |
| Running Mate3: | Ben Hanford |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,400 |
| Percentage3: | 6.58% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William Howard Taft |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1908 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who selected the president and vice president.
Idaho was won by the Republican nominees, former Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 16.92%.
Bryan had previously won Idaho against Republican William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
| 1908 United States presidential election in Idaho[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | William Howard Taft | 52,621 | 54.09% | 3 | ||
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 36,162 | 37.17% | 0 | ||
| Social Democratic | Eugene V. Debs | 6,400 | 6.58% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 1,986 | 2.04% | 0 | ||
| Independence | Thomas L. Hisgen | 124 | 0.13% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 97,293 | 100.00% | 3 | |||
| Voter turnout | — | |||||
| County | William Howard Taft [2] Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | Eugene Victor Debs Socialist | Eugene Wilder Chafin Prohibition | Thomas Louis Hisgen Independence | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ada | 4,778 | 53.08% | 3,721 | 41.34% | 276 | 3.07% | 224 | 2.49% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,057 | 11.74% | 9,002 | ||||||||||||||
| Bannock | 2,690 | 56.75% | 1,892 | 39.92% | 133 | 2.81% | 20 | 0.42% | 5 | 0.11% | 798 | 16.84% | 4,740 | ||||||||||||||
| Bear Lake | 1,460 | 60.43% | 933 | 38.62% | 14 | 0.58% | 6 | 0.25% | 3 | 0.12% | 527 | 21.81% | 2,416 | ||||||||||||||
| Bingham | 3,277 | 59.90% | 1,750 | 31.99% | 390 | 7.13% | 41 | 0.75% | 13 | 0.24% | 1,527 | 27.91% | 5,471 | ||||||||||||||
| Blaine | 1,197 | 46.00% | 1,248 | 47.96% | 123 | 4.73% | 26 | 1.00% | 8 | 0.31% | -51 | -1.96% | 2,602 | ||||||||||||||
| Boise | 885 | 45.71% | 862 | 44.52% | 156 | 8.06% | 27 | 1.39% | 6 | 0.31% | 23 | 1.19% | 1,936 | ||||||||||||||
| Bonner | 2,537 | 59.12% | 1,223 | 28.50% | 448 | 10.44% | 68 | 1.58% | 15 | 0.35% | 1,314 | 30.62% | 4,291 | ||||||||||||||
| Canyon | 4,023 | 54.28% | 2,783 | 37.55% | 279 | 3.76% | 324 | 4.37% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,240 | 16.73% | 7,411 | ||||||||||||||
| Cassia | 1,049 | 58.73% | 600 | 33.59% | 105 | 5.88% | 22 | 1.23% | 10 | 0.56% | 449 | 25.14% | 1,786 | ||||||||||||||
| Custer | 521 | 43.09% | 598 | 49.46% | 84 | 6.95% | 5 | 0.41% | 1 | 0.08% | -77 | -6.37% | 1,209 | ||||||||||||||
| Elmore | 662 | 42.38% | 660 | 42.25% | 194 | 12.42% | 37 | 2.37% | 9 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.13% | 1,562 | ||||||||||||||
| Fremont | 3,920 | 54.44% | 2,854 | 39.63% | 405 | 5.62% | 15 | 0.21% | 7 | 0.10% | 1,066 | 14.80% | 7,201 | ||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2,129 | 47.83% | 1,833 | 41.18% | 397 | 8.92% | 86 | 1.93% | 6 | 0.13% | 296 | 6.65% | 4,451 | ||||||||||||||
| Kootenai | 4,407 | 55.02% | 2,206 | 27.54% | 1,094 | 13.66% | 284 | 3.55% | 19 | 0.24% | 2,201 | 27.48% | 8,010 | ||||||||||||||
| Latah | 3,101 | 56.12% | 1,802 | 32.61% | 296 | 5.36% | 324 | 5.86% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,299 | 23.51% | 5,526 | ||||||||||||||
| Lemhi | 809 | 48.88% | 777 | 46.95% | 58 | 3.50% | 6 | 0.36% | 5 | 0.30% | 32 | 1.93% | 1,655 | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,310 | 54.29% | 805 | 33.36% | 262 | 10.86% | 33 | 1.37% | 3 | 0.12% | 505 | 20.93% | 2,413 | ||||||||||||||
| Nez Perce | 3,871 | 51.51% | 2,843 | 37.83% | 551 | 7.33% | 233 | 3.10% | 17 | 0.23% | 1,028 | 13.68% | 7,515 | ||||||||||||||
| Oneida | 2,595 | 61.42% | 1,519 | 35.95% | 98 | 2.32% | 11 | 0.26% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,076 | 25.47% | 4,225 | ||||||||||||||
| Owyhee | 604 | 45.01% | 650 | 48.44% | 69 | 5.14% | 13 | 0.97% | 6 | 0.45% | -46 | -3.43% | 1,342 | ||||||||||||||
| Shoshone | 3,256 | 55.07% | 2,109 | 35.67% | 512 | 8.66% | 33 | 0.56% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,147 | 19.40% | 5,912 | ||||||||||||||
| Twin Falls | 1,757 | 55.57% | 1,053 | 33.30% | 259 | 8.19% | 91 | 2.88% | 2 | 0.06% | 704 | 22.26% | 3,162 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1,816 | 51.20% | 1,474 | 41.56% | 197 | 5.55% | 57 | 1.61% | 3 | 0.08% | 342 | 9.64% | 3,547 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 52,654 | 54.07% | 36,195 | 37.17% | 6,400 | 6.57% | 1,986 | 2.04% | 150 | 0.15% | 16,459 | 16.90% | 97,385 | ||||||||||||||