See main article: 1908 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1908 United States presidential election in Iowa |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Flag Year: | 1908 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1904 United States presidential election in Iowa |
| Previous Year: | 1904 |
| Next Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Iowa |
| 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: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 275,209 |
| Percentage1: | 55.62% |
| Nominee2: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate2: | John W. Kern |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 200,771 |
| Percentage2: | 40.58% |
| Map Size: | 312px |
| 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 Iowa took place on November 3, 1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Iowa voted for the Republican nominees, 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 of Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 15.04%.
Bryan had previously lost Iowa to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
| County[1] | William Howard Taft Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | Eugene Wilder Chafin Prohibition | Eugene Victor Debs Socialist | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | ||||||||||
| Adair | 2,185 | 61.05% | 1,322 | 36.94% | 45 | 1.26% | 24 | 0.67% | 3 | 0.08% | 863 | 24.11% | 3,579 | ||||||||||||||
| Adams | 1,595 | 53.03% | 1,325 | 44.05% | 57 | 1.89% | 30 | 1.00% | 1 | 0.03% | 270 | 8.98% | 3,008 | ||||||||||||||
| Allamakee | 2,521 | 58.67% | 1,725 | 40.14% | 40 | 0.93% | 7 | 0.16% | 4 | 0.09% | 796 | 18.52% | 4,297 | ||||||||||||||
| Appanoose | 3,161 | 55.00% | 2,167 | 37.71% | 80 | 1.39% | 322 | 5.60% | 17 | 0.30% | 994 | 17.30% | 5,747 | ||||||||||||||
| Audubon | 1,701 | 60.86% | 1,050 | 37.57% | 33 | 1.18% | 9 | 0.32% | 2 | 0.07% | 651 | 23.29% | 2,795 | ||||||||||||||
| Benton | 3,180 | 55.08% | 2,418 | 41.88% | 76 | 1.32% | 94 | 1.63% | 5 | 0.09% | 762 | 13.20% | 5,773 | ||||||||||||||
| Black Hawk | 5,437 | 59.67% | 3,127 | 34.32% | 293 | 3.22% | 244 | 2.68% | 11 | 0.12% | 2,310 | 25.35% | 9,112 | ||||||||||||||
| Boone | 3,368 | 57.71% | 1,958 | 33.55% | 151 | 2.59% | 350 | 6.00% | 9 | 0.15% | 1,410 | 24.16% | 5,836 | ||||||||||||||
| Bremer | 1,656 | 45.30% | 1,925 | 52.65% | 56 | 1.53% | 14 | 0.38% | 5 | 0.14% | -269 | -7.36% | 3,656 | ||||||||||||||
| Buchanan | 2,552 | 55.76% | 1,889 | 41.27% | 118 | 2.58% | 16 | 0.35% | 2 | 0.04% | 663 | 14.49% | 4,577 | ||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 2,337 | 65.94% | 1,054 | 29.74% | 86 | 2.43% | 66 | 1.86% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,283 | 36.20% | 3,544 | ||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2,467 | 69.32% | 994 | 27.93% | 79 | 2.22% | 15 | 0.42% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,473 | 41.39% | 3,559 | ||||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 2,353 | 63.03% | 1,152 | 30.86% | 152 | 4.07% | 64 | 1.71% | 12 | 0.32% | 1,201 | 32.17% | 3,733 | ||||||||||||||
| Carroll | 1,865 | 41.93% | 2,510 | 56.43% | 58 | 1.30% | 12 | 0.27% | 3 | 0.07% | -645 | -14.50% | 4,448 | ||||||||||||||
| Cass | 2,799 | 61.19% | 1,655 | 36.18% | 47 | 1.03% | 64 | 1.40% | 9 | 0.20% | 1,144 | 25.01% | 4,574 | ||||||||||||||
| Cedar | 2,455 | 54.17% | 1,986 | 43.82% | 67 | 1.48% | 22 | 0.49% | 2 | 0.04% | 469 | 10.35% | 4,532 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Gordo | 2,990 | 64.05% | 1,520 | 32.56% | 98 | 2.10% | 60 | 1.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,470 | 31.49% | 4,668 | ||||||||||||||
| Cherokee | 2,300 | 66.07% | 1,084 | 31.14% | 68 | 1.95% | 24 | 0.69% | 5 | 0.14% | 1,216 | 34.93% | 3,481 | ||||||||||||||
| Chickasaw | 1,571 | 44.87% | 1,877 | 53.61% | 35 | 1.00% | 15 | 0.43% | 3 | 0.09% | -306 | -8.74% | 3,501 | ||||||||||||||
| Clarke | 1,624 | 58.00% | 1,134 | 40.50% | 37 | 1.32% | 3 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.07% | 490 | 17.50% | 2,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Clay | 1,921 | 69.68% | 778 | 28.22% | 41 | 1.49% | 16 | 0.58% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,143 | 41.46% | 2,757 | ||||||||||||||
| Clayton | 2,773 | 47.04% | 3,026 | 51.33% | 61 | 1.03% | 30 | 0.51% | 5 | 0.08% | -253 | -4.29% | 5,895 | ||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 4,836 | 48.68% | 4,821 | 48.53% | 80 | 0.81% | 191 | 1.92% | 6 | 0.06% | 15 | 0.15% | 9,934 | ||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 2,169 | 47.28% | 2,322 | 50.61% | 69 | 1.50% | 22 | 0.48% | 6 | 0.13% | -153 | -3.33% | 4,588 | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas | 3,132 | 59.94% | 1,871 | 35.81% | 142 | 2.72% | 78 | 1.49% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,261 | 24.13% | 5,225 | ||||||||||||||
| Davis | 1,484 | 44.98% | 1,749 | 53.02% | 40 | 1.21% | 20 | 0.61% | 6 | 0.18% | -265 | -8.03% | 3,299 | ||||||||||||||
| Decatur | 2,149 | 52.53% | 1,809 | 44.22% | 56 | 1.37% | 58 | 1.42% | 19 | 0.46% | 340 | 8.31% | 4,091 | ||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2,396 | 60.35% | 1,471 | 37.05% | 65 | 1.64% | 36 | 0.91% | 2 | 0.05% | 925 | 23.30% | 3,970 | ||||||||||||||
| Des Moines | 4,153 | 48.92% | 3,975 | 46.83% | 103 | 1.21% | 233 | 2.74% | 25 | 0.29% | 178 | 2.10% | 8,489 | ||||||||||||||
| Dickinson | 1,109 | 66.57% | 503 | 30.19% | 26 | 1.56% | 25 | 1.50% | 3 | 0.18% | 606 | 36.37% | 1,666 | ||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 4,708 | 39.71% | 6,645 | 56.05% | 53 | 0.45% | 427 | 3.60% | 22 | 0.19% | -1,937 | -16.34% | 11,855 | ||||||||||||||
| Emmet | 1,401 | 70.58% | 522 | 26.30% | 24 | 1.21% | 38 | 1.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 879 | 44.28% | 1,985 | ||||||||||||||
| Fayette | 3,369 | 56.83% | 2,281 | 38.48% | 179 | 3.02% | 86 | 1.45% | 13 | 0.22% | 1,088 | 18.35% | 5,928 | ||||||||||||||
| Floyd | 2,462 | 65.13% | 1,250 | 33.07% | 48 | 1.27% | 15 | 0.40% | 5 | 0.13% | 1,212 | 32.06% | 3,780 | ||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 2,154 | 73.02% | 737 | 24.98% | 50 | 1.69% | 5 | 0.17% | 4 | 0.14% | 1,417 | 48.03% | 2,950 | ||||||||||||||
| Fremont | 1,949 | 48.63% | 1,979 | 49.38% | 59 | 1.47% | 21 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | -30 | -0.75% | 4,008 | ||||||||||||||
| Greene | 2,574 | 67.28% | 1,152 | 30.11% | 84 | 2.20% | 16 | 0.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,422 | 37.17% | 3,826 | ||||||||||||||
| Grundy | 1,861 | 61.77% | 1,105 | 36.67% | 45 | 1.49% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 756 | 25.09% | 3,013 | ||||||||||||||
| Guthrie | 2,560 | 61.44% | 1,532 | 36.77% | 60 | 1.44% | 11 | 0.26% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,028 | 24.67% | 4,167 | ||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 2,765 | 68.17% | 1,145 | 28.23% | 109 | 2.69% | 34 | 0.84% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,620 | 39.94% | 4,056 | ||||||||||||||
| Hancock | 1,750 | 67.15% | 804 | 30.85% | 49 | 1.88% | 3 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 946 | 36.30% | 2,606 | ||||||||||||||
| Hardin | 3,123 | 69.76% | 1,187 | 26.51% | 146 | 3.26% | 19 | 0.42% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,936 | 43.24% | 4,477 | ||||||||||||||
| Harrison | 2,914 | 52.40% | 2,425 | 43.61% | 111 | 2.00% | 108 | 1.94% | 3 | 0.05% | 489 | 8.79% | 5,561 | ||||||||||||||
| Henry | 2,653 | 60.90% | 1,606 | 36.87% | 82 | 1.88% | 11 | 0.25% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,047 | 24.04% | 4,356 | ||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1,530 | 50.10% | 1,408 | 46.10% | 57 | 1.87% | 55 | 1.80% | 4 | 0.13% | 122 | 3.99% | 3,054 | ||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,818 | 73.66% | 587 | 23.78% | 54 | 2.19% | 9 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,231 | 49.88% | 2,468 | ||||||||||||||
| Ida | 1,367 | 52.98% | 1,181 | 45.78% | 19 | 0.74% | 13 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 186 | 7.21% | 2,580 | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2,230 | 52.58% | 1,907 | 44.97% | 83 | 1.96% | 19 | 0.45% | 2 | 0.05% | 323 | 7.62% | 4,241 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 2,542 | 48.51% | 2,545 | 48.57% | 35 | 0.67% | 109 | 2.08% | 9 | 0.17% | -3 | -0.06% | 5,240 | ||||||||||||||
| Jasper | 3,543 | 53.03% | 2,889 | 43.24% | 152 | 2.28% | 91 | 1.36% | 6 | 0.09% | 654 | 9.79% | 6,681 | ||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 2,271 | 58.29% | 1,439 | 36.94% | 166 | 4.26% | 17 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.08% | 832 | 21.36% | 3,896 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnson | 2,758 | 44.84% | 3,314 | 53.88% | 50 | 0.81% | 14 | 0.23% | 15 | 0.24% | -556 | -9.04% | 6,151 | ||||||||||||||
| Jones | 2,453 | 52.11% | 2,176 | 46.23% | 52 | 1.10% | 23 | 0.49% | 3 | 0.06% | 277 | 5.88% | 4,707 | ||||||||||||||
| Keokuk | 2,728 | 50.71% | 2,459 | 45.71% | 151 | 2.81% | 40 | 0.74% | 2 | 0.04% | 269 | 5.00% | 5,380 | ||||||||||||||
| Kossuth | 2,612 | 58.28% | 1,826 | 40.74% | 35 | 0.78% | 9 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 786 | 17.54% | 4,482 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee | 4,262 | 46.61% | 4,706 | 51.47% | 73 | 0.80% | 86 | 0.94% | 17 | 0.19% | -444 | -4.86% | 9,144 | ||||||||||||||
| Linn | 6,938 | 54.22% | 5,493 | 42.93% | 213 | 1.66% | 121 | 0.95% | 30 | 0.23% | 1,445 | 11.29% | 12,795 | ||||||||||||||
| Louisa | 2,025 | 65.92% | 978 | 31.84% | 46 | 1.50% | 19 | 0.62% | 4 | 0.13% | 1,047 | 34.08% | 3,072 | ||||||||||||||
| Lucas | 1,757 | 55.41% | 1,267 | 39.96% | 109 | 3.44% | 35 | 1.10% | 3 | 0.09% | 490 | 15.45% | 3,171 | ||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 1,650 | 58.93% | 1,064 | 38.00% | 29 | 1.04% | 56 | 2.00% | 1 | 0.04% | 586 | 20.93% | 2,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Madison | 2,425 | 59.54% | 1,404 | 34.47% | 182 | 4.47% | 56 | 1.37% | 6 | 0.15% | 1,021 | 25.07% | 4,073 | ||||||||||||||
| Mahaska | 3,326 | 48.51% | 3,035 | 44.27% | 395 | 5.76% | 92 | 1.34% | 8 | 0.12% | 291 | 4.24% | 6,856 | ||||||||||||||
| Marion | 2,625 | 46.12% | 2,739 | 48.12% | 160 | 2.81% | 154 | 2.71% | 14 | 0.25% | -114 | -2.00% | 5,692 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3,887 | 61.34% | 1,941 | 30.63% | 309 | 4.88% | 195 | 3.08% | 5 | 0.08% | 1,946 | 30.71% | 6,337 | ||||||||||||||
| Mills | 1,959 | 55.01% | 1,522 | 42.74% | 55 | 1.54% | 17 | 0.48% | 8 | 0.22% | 437 | 12.27% | 3,561 | ||||||||||||||
| Mitchell | 1,932 | 65.09% | 988 | 33.29% | 36 | 1.21% | 9 | 0.30% | 3 | 0.10% | 944 | 31.81% | 2,968 | ||||||||||||||
| Monona | 1,977 | 52.58% | 1,732 | 46.06% | 35 | 0.93% | 15 | 0.40% | 1 | 0.03% | 245 | 6.52% | 3,760 | ||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 2,686 | 51.58% | 1,979 | 38.01% | 112 | 2.15% | 418 | 8.03% | 12 | 0.23% | 707 | 13.58% | 5,207 | ||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 2,553 | 64.44% | 1,282 | 32.36% | 74 | 1.87% | 49 | 1.24% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,271 | 32.08% | 3,962 | ||||||||||||||
| Muscatine | 3,525 | 49.43% | 3,038 | 42.60% | 85 | 1.19% | 475 | 6.66% | 8 | 0.11% | 487 | 6.83% | 7,131 | ||||||||||||||
| O'Brien | 1,912 | 57.69% | 1,326 | 40.01% | 36 | 1.09% | 36 | 1.09% | 4 | 0.12% | 586 | 17.68% | 3,314 | ||||||||||||||
| Osceola | 1,000 | 55.34% | 777 | 43.00% | 18 | 1.00% | 11 | 0.61% | 1 | 0.06% | 223 | 12.34% | 1,807 | ||||||||||||||
| Page | 3,141 | 60.77% | 1,726 | 33.39% | 196 | 3.79% | 101 | 1.95% | 5 | 0.10% | 1,415 | 27.37% | 5,169 | ||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto | 1,639 | 52.82% | 1,340 | 43.18% | 59 | 1.90% | 61 | 1.97% | 4 | 0.13% | 299 | 9.64% | 3,103 | ||||||||||||||
| Plymouth | 2,622 | 53.18% | 2,168 | 43.98% | 99 | 2.01% | 39 | 0.79% | 2 | 0.04% | 454 | 9.21% | 4,930 | ||||||||||||||
| Pocahontas | 1,857 | 57.42% | 1,315 | 40.66% | 35 | 1.08% | 22 | 0.68% | 5 | 0.15% | 542 | 16.76% | 3,234 | ||||||||||||||
| Polk | 12,555 | 58.02% | 7,924 | 36.62% | 527 | 2.44% | 601 | 2.78% | 33 | 0.15% | 4,631 | 21.40% | 21,640 | ||||||||||||||
| Pottawattamie | 6,137 | 51.16% | 5,520 | 46.02% | 169 | 1.41% | 162 | 1.35% | 7 | 0.06% | 617 | 5.14% | 11,995 | ||||||||||||||
| Poweshiek | 2,794 | 59.73% | 1,661 | 35.51% | 184 | 3.93% | 33 | 0.71% | 6 | 0.13% | 1,133 | 24.22% | 4,678 | ||||||||||||||
| Ringgold | 1,940 | 61.94% | 1,092 | 34.87% | 83 | 2.65% | 15 | 0.48% | 2 | 0.06% | 848 | 27.08% | 3,132 | ||||||||||||||
| Sac | 2,366 | 64.02% | 1,230 | 33.28% | 74 | 2.00% | 21 | 0.57% | 5 | 0.14% | 1,136 | 30.74% | 3,696 | ||||||||||||||
| Scott | 6,845 | 50.75% | 5,845 | 43.33% | 71 | 0.53% | 667 | 4.94% | 61 | 0.45% | 1,000 | 7.41% | 13,489 | ||||||||||||||
| Shelby | 1,973 | 49.34% | 1,935 | 48.39% | 53 | 1.33% | 33 | 0.83% | 5 | 0.13% | 38 | 0.95% | 3,999 | ||||||||||||||
| Sioux | 2,697 | 58.10% | 1,891 | 40.74% | 32 | 0.69% | 22 | 0.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 806 | 17.36% | 4,642 | ||||||||||||||
| Story | 3,790 | 71.05% | 1,195 | 22.40% | 293 | 5.49% | 52 | 0.97% | 4 | 0.07% | 2,595 | 48.65% | 5,334 | ||||||||||||||
| Tama | 2,774 | 49.78% | 2,550 | 45.76% | 151 | 2.71% | 38 | 0.68% | 59 | 1.06% | 224 | 4.02% | 5,572 | ||||||||||||||
| Taylor | 2,460 | 58.77% | 1,585 | 37.86% | 94 | 2.25% | 46 | 1.10% | 1 | 0.02% | 875 | 20.90% | 4,186 | ||||||||||||||
| Union | 2,207 | 52.36% | 1,843 | 43.72% | 124 | 2.94% | 37 | 0.88% | 4 | 0.09% | 364 | 8.64% | 4,215 | ||||||||||||||
| Van Buren | 2,133 | 53.86% | 1,730 | 43.69% | 77 | 1.94% | 17 | 0.43% | 3 | 0.08% | 403 | 10.18% | 3,960 | ||||||||||||||
| Wapello | 4,541 | 50.69% | 3,724 | 41.57% | 124 | 1.38% | 551 | 6.15% | 19 | 0.21% | 817 | 9.12% | 8,959 | ||||||||||||||
| Warren | 2,589 | 58.59% | 1,645 | 37.23% | 163 | 3.69% | 19 | 0.43% | 3 | 0.07% | 944 | 21.36% | 4,419 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2,631 | 53.81% | 2,119 | 43.34% | 122 | 2.50% | 17 | 0.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 512 | 10.47% | 4,889 | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 2,092 | 52.09% | 1,756 | 43.73% | 119 | 2.96% | 45 | 1.12% | 4 | 0.10% | 336 | 8.37% | 4,016 | ||||||||||||||
| Webster | 3,658 | 56.52% | 2,374 | 36.68% | 241 | 3.72% | 192 | 2.97% | 7 | 0.11% | 1,284 | 19.84% | 6,472 | ||||||||||||||
| Winnebago | 1,710 | 76.07% | 489 | 21.75% | 40 | 1.78% | 9 | 0.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,221 | 54.31% | 2,248 | ||||||||||||||
| Winneshiek | 2,767 | 56.79% | 2,008 | 41.22% | 65 | 1.33% | 29 | 0.60% | 3 | 0.06% | 759 | 15.58% | 4,872 | ||||||||||||||
| Woodbury | 6,587 | 53.52% | 5,222 | 42.43% | 256 | 2.08% | 230 | 1.87% | 12 | 0.10% | 1,365 | 11.09% | 12,307 | ||||||||||||||
| Worth | 1,433 | 74.33% | 449 | 23.29% | 30 | 1.56% | 16 | 0.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 984 | 51.04% | 1,928 | ||||||||||||||
| Wright | 2,498 | 72.34% | 866 | 25.08% | 77 | 2.23% | 10 | 0.29% | 2 | 0.06% | 1,632 | 47.26% | 3,453 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 275,209 | 55.62% | 200,771 | 40.58% | 9,837 | 1.99% | 8,287 | 1.67% | 665 | 0.13% | 74,438 | 15.05% | 494,769 | ||||||||||||||